finally shutdown my pof account.

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I shut down my pof account for many reasons. For one,

It doesn't make sense like how you guys put it out like that as an opinion. Two. It's pointless messaging members that dont exist on it. Three. Mostly the site doesn't have matches to choose from since its a fraudulent site.

Well, you've got to admit, it really is a scummy site.

Good for you...and good riddance! POF = plenty of fail. Join OkCupid, the best dating site on Earth!

OkC tends to only work well if you are in a city, many of the active members have left for Tinder now but again, I think it depends on location.

The people on OkC definitely seem more intellectual, PoF always seemed a bit simple and less alternative for me.

I don't get why people say this. I'm on both and so is everyone else. Everyone on okc is also on pof. I imagine much like me and you all other people also join multiple dating sites to increase their odds.

Hmm, OkCupid is typically viewed as white collar and plenty of fish as blue collar..it may be different in your city but this is what I am seeing from the demographics in my area.

Either way, it won't hurt your chances to try both demographics.

I see the same people on both.

Hmm, a survey shows that plenty of fish with a higher success rate.

http://www.jiposhy.com/2013/11/okcupid- ... kBfZ0ZFDK2

She mentions that the demographic is vastly different in her city, so I think it depends on location.

http://pollyannashines.blogspot.no/2013 ... f.html?m=1

Over 400 of 500 claimed to have been stalked, according to the survey. It is interesting how people throw around the term stalking, I can see why many people are afraid to approach other people in public.

Met the current BF on okc (free part only, on both sides) but have had some decent dates on free Pof too.

Hard to see how using free features only of any site can be considered "fraudulent"... you not getting dates might just be living in a region with few online eaters who meet your criteria, a bad profile or pic resulting in no dates, etc.

I had pretty much stopped looking at pof but I kept my profile up. I think it might be a good idea to keep a profile up even if you don't intend to message anyone. Someone may end up sending you a message. I know it doesn't happen often but as long as there is a profile there it's a possibility. It's better than nothing. It happened to me.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh man...don't even get me started about Tinder!

Tinder seems to work well for women who live in cities but for a lot of men, regardless of location, it is nothing but a big fat joke.
I joined Tinder a year ago and despite getting lots of matches, most women do not reply to msgs, or the convo's die out because they cease to reply. For the most part, you should bear in mind that the majority of women on Tinder actively DONT take it srsly and there's always the chance you'll meet someone but don't get your hopes up.

But Tinder now has a bigger problem for guys: The B0T invasion. Soooooo many fake profiles/bots that will show up as Tinder matches of attractive women in their 20s who send you fake phone #s and links to porn sites. Any kind of hookup site is going to have a plethora of porn scammers targeting men. I admit that about 8 years ago I actually tried posting an ad in Craigslist casual encounters and the responders were scammers soliciting iPorn.

I think I had an account on that site for maybe a week and then deleted it because it was a confusing site, and yeah did seem like a cesspool of fake/inactive profiles. I liked OKcupid much better, but deleted my account there too as I am in a relationship with someone I met on there.

Of course some people might find all such sites terribly pointless and/or disappointing, but POF is probably one of the worst.

With tinder I think that most if the profiles (at least in my area) are dummies. Fake profiles to make it seem like there are more female members. I've also run in to more spam bots than I can count.

I've messaged a few real people on it but nothing ever came of it.

Factors such as where you are, your age, your gender, what you are looking for, etc. can very much affect your experience of a dating site. Personally I find Tinder rather useless since even when people have profiles they are brief and don't tend to tell me anything I'd need to know.
In terms of profile information OKC appears to be the best of a bad bunch. Though they appear to be trying to emulate Tinder with their new 'Quickmatch'

If a woman messages me then I know it's a bot. Same if it says Someone liked me back.