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http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Sjetware
I would use a better-lit photo of yourself though. The one in the red shirt is much better that the shadowed one you have as the primary photo.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
Carthage: I scrutinized your profile closely and I really couldn't find anything to criticize. You have a very good profile (I am envious). I may steal some ideas from you, in fact.
Tejs: You already know this, but yes you definitely need better pictures. I think your profile is overall pretty well written. You have a small typo around "Office Space" that I'm sure you'd want someone to point out to you. I think your Friday Night answer could use some work... It's pretty boring compared to the rest of your profile.
Joe Chemo: Your pictures are interesting, but I'm going to echo the sentiment of getting better ones. Especially a main profile photo, which really needs to be a clear view of you. As for the profile, you seem to be a little inconsistent on capitalization. Yeah, I guess I'm nitpicking here.
Now I'd look to put my profile on the chopping block again. I want this thing honed to a razor edge (less dull, at least) before I unleash a torrent of desperate e-mails to strangers in 2010.
Also, you might want to consider highlighting more of your interests in your favorite book/movie section (the [[]] thingy).
Other than that, your profile is very well constructed and you have a nice set of pictures to go with it.
Joe Chemo: Other than photo suggestions mentioned by others, I would think you would want to collapse some of your entries. To me, it looks like some excessive use of line breaks, and your choice of item separator in different entries is incongruent. I'd think either sticking with numbering list items, or going with the double dash for list items. Do you want "KEXP' to be something people ask you about? It might be useful to explain what that acronym is (of course, it could be something I'm just completely unfamiliar with that everyone else knows).
The profile content is good though.
CyberJackal: Your self summary seems a bit oddly worded to me. Perhaps collapse it into more meaty sentences. Try changing some of them to just statements (ex: "It's a good thing my favorite color is green, because the number of trees here are just staggering. I thought Virginia Falls was a city, not a forest!"). The paragraphs seem a little passive to me.
In terms of pictures, I think adding one with a full body shot would be a good idea. Whenever I view a profile and there is no full body picture, it's a red flag to me.
Also, if that is Bruce Campbell in the last one - rock on.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
KEXP is a Seattle-based radio station. I would hope everyone in the area already knows about it.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
On the other hand, I just made a profile for Madison on Okcupid... competition! :x
Nah it's cool 8-) I'm actually kind of impressed with Okcupid's matching stuff so far, and I even got an unsolicited message today (only one day after making a profile!). Try it out.
To Carthage: That looks pretty good, overall. I'd probably make the picture of you in what appears to be a rug shop your default pic, maybe tag some more interests if you want to use Icebreakers, but other than that it's very solid. The bit about dinosaurs is great; I probably need to add some more humor to mine as well.
I think stuff like this is okay, but only if you actually understand what you're doing with it. Don't expect people to read it ironically, or basically any way other than literally. So if you're really only interested in dating people who read it and think "yeah, that sounds like someone I want to date," then run with it.
There's nothing wrong with mentioning exes in passing. I mean, ohmigod you've dated other people before?
Your profile honestly reads like you're trying to project the rich kid persona as much as possible. So if that's what you're going for, you've done it effectively. If not, you might want to change up the tone of a bunch of it.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
FIRE AWAY!
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/hfolkense
Well thank you dood!
I appreciate the corrections you made! I am kind of hardcore editor too, I just didn't ive my profile a proofread!
Will update! Just one sec!
Edit: I updated my profile with corrections and is now set to public! Now I should be getting tons of chicks all the time
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Distram
Pretty sure the self-description needs work. It's difficult for me to describe myself without sounding like a complete tool. So, I thought I'd just list off some random stuff about myself separated by semi-colons.
Thanks in advance.
I agree with you about it being plain, I'm just not sure what to add.
The pictures are the same because I took a bunch today and picked the best three. I don't really have any others. None of my friends are the "hey lets go do stuff and take photos" type and neither am I.
I've answered over a thousand questions over a period of five years. I really, really don't want to comb through each and every one.
Pretty much everything else you've mentioned has been taken into consideration, and a bunch of it was edited in. Last picture was cut; it's unfortunate that I'm terribly unphotogenic.
Salvation: If you really think your personality is being misrepresented, you may have to bite the bullet and go through some of those old questions. They affect match %'s, which people do pay attention to (whether or not they should is another question entirely). Up to you whether you think it's worth your time.
Haven't used it for a while, but intrigued to see what the American half think of British oddness.
PS I'm aware the name is shit, but I got bored getting choices blocked, and can't be arsed to swap it all over.
I believe the way you Brits put it is "Brilliant!" or maybe that's Aussies. Or both.
I'm not sure how excited you'll be about impressing a male American in Texas, but however excited that makes you, be about it!
EDIT: Upon further review, I didn't really say anything of substance.
I like the ironic tone of your profile, and it makes me think you'd be a fun guy to hang out with. However, I don't know that I learned much about you other than you're enjoyably sarcastic, in the army, like coffee, drink a lot, and like certain bands, movies, and TV shows. That may be enough, but really the only part that relates to your personality is the sarcasm. Not being female, I don't know whether you ought to let more of your personality/personal life through. I'll just point out the fact.
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/notquitezen
You sir, have an awesome sense of humor. This profile is tits.
You come off slightly douchey. You might also want to take "Casual Sex" off what you're looking for. I can guarantee there are a ton of girls who will see that and pass on by.
I don't know about the Facebook thing, but I do know you exceeded the maximum amount of "o"s in a post, and you're right on the cusp of the three question limit.
Watch your back tonight, dude. Shit is going down.
I agree with the others that are saying you have a really funny profile, but it doesn't say huge amounts about you. I think I'd message you though as you seem really fun to hang out with. As for the casual sex thing, pretty much every male's profile I've seen has said that so it wouldn't bother me greatly.
I'd just copy paste that shit. There is so much personal info possibly available on Facebook that it weirds me out. I've locked my shit down.
This shit is gold. Gold. Don't change a goddamn thing.
you go to the "irreverently dodging the prompt" well far too often. I read your profile and learned nothing about you except 1) you're in the army and 2) you used to be in a band. The rest of the profile is basically fluff that might be chuckleworthy, but is void of any interesting details that might inspire people to message you.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
What do you do if you're in your late twenties and still live at home whilst going to grad school and aren't completely financially independent? Save that bomb to drop after you've talked to someone for a bit? Put a disclaimer in your profile? Delete your profile? Shoot yourself?
or really push and finish grad school, then move out.
just move out really.
It's not like I'm not working on that. I don't have $Texas and, as such, it's difficult to live on my own AND go to grad school.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat