Forum Subject: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/02/21 12:17am
By: Anonymous (Firebird)

It is a free site and you get what you pay for-namely nothing but rude people.

So how did this one man operation and his bunch of moderators make this such a huge site. I have tried this crap site for over two years and met three women.

Most of the women if they obhter to reply always use the same response like 'you are too negaive'.

These women could find negativity in anything.

this site is for losers and crazy people.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/03/16 06:34pm
By: Anonymous (Marty)

The people who run those sites just do so for a hobby.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/03/16 08:52pm
By: Anonymous (Chris)

It got big by being free. there are a number of them out there in the market right now, free sites. many of them trying to attract members such as http://www.imingle.ca , the newest site from Canada to try the free online dating market. many of them won't succeed because there is too much competition.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/04/21 07:19am
By: Anonymous (raddy1975)

i agree the people on there are rude! if you want nice serious people you have pay for dating there is this new site thats free to register but then you got to pay, when looking for a dating site i always go to the ones that charge but am very carefull to which one i choose, www.catchaheart.com is fab there are over 3 million profiles and loads of stuff to do.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/04/22 08:42pm
By: Anonymous (AIMna2719)

Anyone know any good reliable sites for americans? If so email me at (email removed)
I want to try match, eharmony, jdate but i dont know which one to choose???

Please help!

Thanks,
Nadine

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/06/23 10:34pm
By: Anonymous (Shreeves)

Hello,

I Have unfortunately have been on plenty of fish for about 3 & 1/2 years, and have found a lot of it to be just a game, Like stated before the women on that site are rude, and think they are better then everyone else and yet Marcus lets them get away it, ( Guess maybe he thinks he get a piece from them) I concider Plenty of fish to be a ses-pool of low life women. Was once bannish from there, unjustly,

Raymond

I honestly see the same posts about plenty of fish

Posted on: 2008/07/15 04:40pm
By: Anonymous (fb)

I was on this site for about 3 years under various user names. I would get fed up, banned, whatever, leave and ghen come back since it was free.

It is NOT free

You have wasted your time.

If you value your time as I do mine, those are years wasted while a dick like Marcus Fink gets rich. This site was a programming exercise that grew into an unreal money maker .

I don't undestand why all his moderators are so loyal since he does not seem to share his easy money. And i have read theat every time someone logs onto POF, Fink gets 30.00 a pop.

And he makes at least 10 k a DAY.

Surely that is enough to share with someone.

This guy is greedy. He does NOT dcare aboput the members on the site. All he cares about is adsense money.

I have heard that he plans to sell POF. It sems like he has a press to print money though.

And when a person finally realizes that it isn't going to happen in regards to meeting someone of even low qulaity character except for the bottom of the barrel (I have been on two dates and one was a hooker). The other one was a woman in her mid 40's that did not know what she wanted romatically. At this age, you should have a good clue.

If not, you never will.

Like I wrote. The real crimes are that people wwaste their time thining that they will eventually meet someone . I see so many posts on the fourms saying be patient and it will happen I say BS

Second. I have no problem with someone making money off a service or problem that beneftis people. But all POF dioes is benefit Marcus Fink.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/07/15 07:32pm
By: Anonymous (Marty)

Like I said before, fb... online dating is becoming more and more like CB radio. The only people who still take it seriously are the Markuses who make money on it.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/07/21 09:17am
By: Anonymous (Joeaverage)

I have been a member of POF since Feb. 2007. If you are just an average guy you will get nothing out of the site. I read a stat that 94 percent of the members are men. Some of the woman get 100 messages a day , i have gotten 3 messages in almost 6 months. I wont spend any more time on that site because it is a joke. I have spent hours and hours writing nice letters to woman and they wont even say Hi. It make me sick just reading some of the girls profiles most of them are just a rant or the girls have a shopping list so long that they will never be happy with any man. I thought i would meet a few girls , but oh no not there. I guess i should have lied. Sorry , i wish i had something good to say about POF but that place is just a big downer.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/07/22 01:36am
By: Anonymous (D)

I have to say that its not just woman that are the bottom of the barrel on this site!!! One of my guy friends encouraged me (a stable goodlooking woman) to go on this site about a year and a half a go. I did and I was hit on by married men and other bottom of the barrel men. What amazed me was how many men using photos that are not them. The scary thing is that I actually thought I met a good guy on there a year ago... we have been dating, living together and everything the last year... just found out he is a scammer too... took my money and is now mia. I am a career focused lady who makes good money and was just looking for a way to meet a good man. Not to play head games with!!!

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/07/22 07:52am
By: Anonymous (Joeaverage)

Exactly , that's my whole point ! Woman always say they want the nice guy but always pick the bad boy. Nice guys finish last. That's why i said i should have lied. The good guys are not taken seriously on POF. I'm not asking to marry these girls, i just wanted to go out on a few dates.
So , you dont know anything about this guy? Where does he work? You must have met his Mom & Dad.

Quote by: D

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/07/22 08:26am
By: Anonymous (SpecialSome1)

I have gotten tired of all the "free" dating sites myself. So I decided to write one. I am trying to keep the site free from ads because I can not stand those poping up scrolling ad things. So the site is www.specialsome1.com. The site is free and completely open right now. When you sign up you get 30 days full access. However it is catching on rather slow with only 2 members so I may extend the free period because that is not really fair at this point. Anyways it will be as low as $3 per month. This is just to keep the mean people off that are not really seriously looking. Come check it out....

SpecialSome1.com

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/08/27 02:28am
By: Anonymous (John_mickle)

Hello, there is no problem of money if u find sood and serious people on dating site. I am very careful when i submit my profile on dating site.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/09/02 04:30pm
By: Anonymous (Spirit)

I used Internet to make some money, but I think it's really bad bad idea to thinl you can find your friend on the Internet.
You have the church, friends, families who knows about single man...
Internet dating is really bad ideas to find a good man....be careful ladies!

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2008/09/23 09:27pm
By: Anonymous (billdav)

Quote by: D

A year??? And you had no idea? I assume you were living together - at YOUR house? If he is mia, apparently he didn't have a fixed address? Fixed job? Sounds like a pretty good scammer!

Guaranteed you don't have to get online to meet guys like that. I had one working for me. Lived with a woman for 2 years, while he rented out his townhouse. She had two daughters, so she paid 3/4 of the rent, food, etc. While he reaped the benefits of her cooking, cleaning, sex, etc. Then he just dumped her, and married another woman a few months later. And yes - I've done lunch a few times with his EX. So apparently men like that are not uncommon. A shame.

I don't suppose you're middle-aged, and live in Northern VA, and... okay - kidding!!

Hope you have better luck next time! We're not ALL dishonest - cross my heart and hope to... nah - we are, we're ALL complete liars, cheats, and thieves!!

bill

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2009/09/07 12:09am
By: Anonymous (Josey Wheeler)

Plenty of fish was ok - for a bit. The problem is actually finding someone that is compatible. I was actually searching for a little more.. and there wasn't a spot to put it. Like a couple seeking a 3rd. This may be odd to most of the people out here but I was just looking to spice things up a little.. I have been on these search sites including the infamous CL and really came up with 0.

Thanks for the support
Jo

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2009/09/08 04:11pm
By: Anonymous (john)

I agree 100% with all that these folks have said about POF. It is a bad....bad dating site.
I've written many women my own age group and have nothing in return.
I'm an average guy but I don't lie about stuff cause when the girl finds out then you
loose and she might be "the one".
But she won't be from POF.....lol

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2009/09/08 08:53pm
By: Anonymous (JOE)

I find this new dating site... It's free to use, no spams or ads, and its all real people in the site too... It's in beta testing for public to use...the site promise IM features coming soon too.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2010/02/12 11:36pm
By: Anonymous (L)

I signed up about 6 months ago.....that site SUCKS. I have done searches about once a week and there are about 2100 females in the age range and area I wanted, sounds good right? NO! I went through every page and found that out of the ones with pictures, a grand total of 5 that's right 5 were attractive...thats 0.24% ok so i sent messages to them and, you guessed it.....0 replies! It's a waste of time. The only messages I have gotten were from women who are bigger than I am(270lbs) wtf? If you are thinking about trying it and you are a man.....2 words-DON'T BOTHER. nuff said...

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2010/03/30 06:42am
By: Anonymous (MarshalTT)

I agree that many of the online dating sites are scams. Some do a great job though and I think if you study up on how to use them best you can find someone using online dating. I have.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2010/04/13 04:40pm
By: Anonymous (fisher929)

So I'm reading this thread... and all I see is a bunch of cryer's! And to the guy that had 3 responces in 6 months. Dude, you are obviously not doing something correctly. I get a response 40-50% of the time. That's not bad considering that girls DO get 100 emails a day. But you have to learn to stand out!! Mark even TEACHES and gives some tips on the website!

Listen, I'm no Don Juan. I'm an average guy working as a salesman in the computer field. How much boring can you get than that!! I'm Not a doctor, not a Lawyer, not a business owner. Just an average Joe. And a single father at that!!! Some girls won't go out with guys that have a kid. But they go out with ME! I have a date 2-3 times a week because of POF. And the girls are very attractive. Because I won't settle for anything less than thin, athletic women!! (something that I learned along the way)

My profile is FUNNY! Thats it! Thats the secret! I don't lie. I just ENTERTAIN! That's what women want most. To be entertained!! You have to read my profile on POF. Then you will see why I get emails and responses! (user id: fisher929) I'll tell you what... if you do not live in my city... you have my permission to copy and paste my profile as a guide. (I'm sure you'll have to tweek it a bit) As I have over the past year. Then go shopping for a nice shirt, comb your hair and shave. Then take a picture. I don't care WHAT you look like. This is a guaranteed to increase your emails!!

I find myself not logging in for months at a time because I'M DATING!!!! lol Hope this helps out all my brothers in the "Game".

What do fisherman do if they aren't catching any fish??? You change the bait!

Blessings...

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2010/05/25 02:44pm
By: Anonymous (somebody)

LOL.. some of you people keep saying that PoF is full of "bottom of the barrel" types, both men and women. Really, what do you expect to find on a dating site? The one thing that you all have in common is that you have a hard time getting dates in real life (for whatever reason). Socially, that puts you squarely in the bottom of the barrel. So really, when you're on PoF, you are just meeting your peers. Your peers on PoF probably don't consider themselves to be "the bottom of the barrel" and maybe when they see your profile they view YOU as lowest common denominator.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2010/06/10 06:04pm
By: Anonymous (Anonymous Dog)

POF is so big because a fair percentage of the profiles are "dead", haven't been logged into for months or years.

Those dead profiles inflate the number of "members".

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2010/10/11 02:49am
By: Anonymous (PImpzsta)

That's a nice profile! Very positive attitude and energy! I can feel the energy radiating off the page. I am not gay nor will I be, but I tempted to date you.

Quote by: fisher929

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2011/11/27 01:58am
By: Anonymous (Looking4you)

I guess it depends on what you are fishing for - if you go to PoF, I just joined a couple of days ago along with Date Hookup and AF. Thought about paying AF because my friend gets laid there all the time but he is younger, black, and plays to that fantasy with couples - not my style.

Plus I'm old, like 60 and no hot 25-year-old will be for me, only after money. So I have been looking in the still unrealistic 40-year old range, I have always dated 10 or 12 years younger - but I was with someone for 15 years and now I'm single again. A 12-year younger woman, sadly, does look a lot older then they used too. lol

Anyway I looked up fisher929 and he does have a funny interesting profile and his picture is hidden. I have a picture and a crappy quickie profile. But I looked through the profiles of girls and used the 'meet me' feature and clicked on some of the better looking 40 something's and have had about 50 views on my profile in two days and 6 woman said they would like to meet me. I just replied to them today and one replied back and we did a few emails.

Then I saw someone - who 15 years ago would have been far too cute to date me - and I sent a funny comment on her hair style, since it made her look like a tomboy, and she emailed me right back.

We have emailed 5 times and she asked me to keep in contact with her.

So no 25 hot model girls after me - like on the free side of AF- but damn for 43 this woman looks great in all 8 of her pictures. Says she lives in my area and if I can keep up the funny banter we have so far - I'm pretty sure I have a shot at a date with a 17-year younger woman.

At DH I have had 4 emails - 2 from girls out of my area and 2 nearby if they aren’t lying. One is a very cute 32-year-old allegedly near me, but I know it is unlikely she has any real even interest even though she has contacted me 4 times.

If she wanted she could get someone way younger and I'm not that good looking, plus there are other warning signs, like wanting to chat through yahoo.

And like the other people have said - winks and added to the hot list - on AF is just scamming. I'll never see the naked body of those girls for real. I'll see about DH but I do wonder about it.

But as fisher929 knows, the truth is - a well-done profile is necessary bait - and you have to jiggle the line right and set the hook. Can an old man without any practice for 15 years pull it off? I don't know - my game is all rust and not that good when I was younger. I guess I'll see. But used right I think the internet can be an advantage. You have a chance to talk and banter before you meet and that can be good, plus you can put up your best photos. (True they can too) still…

There's an old saying - "If you have someone by the genitals their hearts and minds will soon follow. " I think on the Internet you have a chance to get a woman - …by the heart and mind and soon their genitals will follow.

Happy fishing regardless of the pond.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2014/02/19 11:41pm
By: Anonymous (jmk)

Don't forget, POF started at the right time when there was no such thing of free dating sites. Now, many people are creating free sites hoping that they would also generate revenue from corporate worlds. . However, there probably too late for the piece of the pie. Everyone knows about POF so many will not even consider leaving the site.

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2016/02/02 05:36pm
By: Anonymous (Gemma)

I always wondered how it grew so fast

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2016/02/03 05:56am
By: Anonymous (richard)

early adopter ! now all lowlifes are jumping on the scamming bandwagon as its easy money but the market is mighty crowded so they have to resort to fake profiles and shills to get them off the ground

Re: How did plenty of fish get so big?

Posted on: 2016/02/03 06:01am
By: Anonymous (jim)

plenty of fish is about right......past their sell by date stinking old trouts ....

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