If needed, could branch this off into another conversation. But the conversation around “Safety” kind of stemmed from conversation about the frustrations most often faced by women(but not exclusively) of low-effort individuals that send unwanted images, or crass comments.
That’s where the “review” conversation came from, and while I support the idea, I don’t think people are taking into consideration the increased effort that would have to be put forth by our fearless leader, Michael. Because the site is free, and you could feasibly create an infinite number of profiles. That means any review system would basically be rendered useless. Anyone with a low rating, could just start new.
I love that monetary participance is voluntary. It allows for explorers to get acquainted with the site, before deciding to contribute. I will always advocate for people to contribute if they are enjoying what they are using, but voluntary makes it less exclusive, and I feel that’s the way it should be.
It’s not the only way, but one of the best ways to keep people from endlessly creating new profiles, is to require a monetary contribution. As stated, I feel like the voluntary way is the best way to go.
So, you can see, there’s a bit of a slippery slope here. You could limit the system to “verified members only.” But that doesn’t do much for preventing unwanted contact, and obviously limiting one’s search to verified members only, would greatly reduce their “pool” of potential partners.