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ScottK is offline ScottK Post #21  June 17,2011, 7:25am
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JEGG wrote :
That being said, reality is sometimes accepted as what we are presented with. Who's to say EH can't have accounts show whatever login activity they want in order to present the "reality" that the site is full of active members. EH is a business after all, and nothing beyond that, and we should never forget it.
Because you inevitably have to have a certain amount of trust, even with corporations.

Sure, eHarmony can make every one of them as "Active Today".
There is no way any of us would know for sure that they are just making that up.
But, as far as I can tell so far with my Matches, the indicator seems to be reasonably valid.

(Although, I believe they have their "Today" counter wrong. Instead of starting at midnight as "Today", they are considering anything from "right now" - 24 hours as "Today")

To me, the real question is, what constitutes "Active"?

Is it the act of logging in?

Is it the act of logging in AND viewing at least 1 Match?

Is it the act of having the iPhone/Android App running in the background on your Phone, even if you aren't actively logging in?

Is it just having Matching turned on?
(Which seems quite bogus, and I doubt even eH can use this as an "Active" indicator)

I don't believe eH has ever come out and told us exactly what triggers an "Active" activity.

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I am soooooo done with EH for good...
Haha! That is what they all say!

eH is like crack.
You want to get off it, because you get burned out on it, and it is sometimes quite depressing...

But that inevitable pull of finding the "The One", and well, "Hope Springs Eternal" feelings that we all have, will ultimately lead you back here, regardless of what you WANT.

So we should expect you back... In what, a couple months?
 
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Seriously now...

How many non-paying members do you REALLY think log in each day?

Now, I am not talking about the people that hang here on the Advice side of things who are more involved and active with eHarmony, even if they aren't paying members right now, and perhaps DO check into eHarmony proper more often.

No, I am talking about the typical non-paying member that is in the system today.

Do you honestly believe that these non-paying members are truly logging in each day???

I don't believe that for one moment!

Heck, I suspect most of them can't even remember their login and password, let alone be logging into eHarmony each day.

Thus, I believe the time stamp a good judge of paying versus unpaid.

Sure it can be fooled by some of the oddball non-paying members that log in each day for whatever reason, but in general, I think the time stamp CAN show the ratio of paid/non-paid pretty well.
Using your argument then I can extrapolate from this that the high number of non-responding matches are then because people are just basically rude and therefore won't respond or close.

I guess, for me, I just prefer that most people are good and if they could respond they would either respond or if not interested then close.
 
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Using your argument then I can extrapolate from this that the high number of non-responding matches are then because people are just basically rude and therefore won't respond or close.

I guess, for me, I just prefer that most people are good and if they could respond they would either respond or if not interested then close.
Greatguy why is it that you think people are being rude just because they prefer to talk to individuals who they find interesting and attractive and look past people who they find less interesting and attractive (and possibly not even bother to close). The simple fact is is that some people just attract more attention than others do. It doesn't make someone rude just because they like talking to 8, 9's and 10's vs 4, 5's and 6's. If you fit into the less attractive category you are just going to have to accept the fact that you weren't meant to be a chick magnet and the girls simply are not going to have much desire to initially go out of their way for you.
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The simple fact is is that some people just attract more attention than others do. It doesn't make someone rude just because they like talking to 8, 9's and 10's vs 4, 5's and 6's. If you fit into the less attractive category you are just going to have to accept the fact that you weren't meant to be a chick magnet and the girls simply are not going to have much desire to initially go out of their way for you.
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You should post your picture in your avatar so we can see what a 8, 9 or 10 chick magnet looks like.
 
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ScottK wrote :

Haha! That is what they all say!
Increasingly "they" have been backing it up through action, though.
 
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Increasingly "they" have been backing it up through action, though.
Pshaw!

Trust me, when you have been haunting eHarmony Advice as long as some of us, you will see this same declaration by many a frustrated member.

Then, a few months later, after not having much success offline, they then come back saying they rejoined "just to see if anything has changed".

Just like Hotel California...
"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave".
 
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