I have been on the site close to 4 years now. During that time, I have met some incredible men and women I am proud to claim as friends, as I am sure many agree and may even consider me the same.
One thing I have always loved about this site is the openness, the sharing of the good and the bad, and the ability to interact and meet up with people who are open minded and free to say what they think.
One area where the site has excelled over other, similar, sites is that it allowed us to mingle and become friends, as much as or more than finding a sex partner for the day/evening or whatever.
Recent changes in policies, however, have curtailed the ability to chat privately with other members. Where we once were free to chat in private messages in the chat rooms, followed by chat only with confirmed friends, we are now unable to talk with anyone unless one or both are paid members. I believe this only hurts the site, as I, for one, find the main chat rooms dull and lifeless as, one by one, the most vibrant members of the site fade away.
I used to visit the chat rooms regularly, and if I do say so myself, I think I added life and fun to the mix of people. Since chat policies have changed, I find myself logging onto chat less frequently, to the point that I now rarely chat. Although I continue to check blogs, I find myself avoiding even those for the most part due to the general allowance by admin of blatant advertisement of meets rather than the creative works which blogs are meant to be.
It’s possible that Site Administrators are hoping for a different quality of (paying) clients who will use the site in a different manner. However, I think that they are overlooking a key factor: we come to this site because it encourages friendships. Other sites may promote and be successful in the Swinging Community because of their own services, but as far as I’m concerned, the site is the only one where friendships are forged and sustained.
I wish the site would revert to some of its previous policies of allowing member to communicate easily with each other, but do realize that profits are likely the main cause of these changes. In doing so, however, please be aware that many other sites do offer these services for free.
We arrived at this site for various reasons, remained because it was good, and now, sadly, say goodbye because we no longer find what we are looking for.
I am not leaving just yet, but felt the need to say all of this because I am sad to see the changes that have occurred. I hope this blog is allowed to remain up, and that anyone in charge takes heed of the valuable people who are leaving.
4:04 am Saturday, 30th April, 2016
Absolutely correct,dear Aphrodite xx
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9:40 am Saturday, 30th April, 2016
I have to agree. Really frustrating when you are trying this out to not be able to see the messages I am being sent. Last time I briefly used this site it was great. You could at least see one message per day. Cmon! |
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12:10 pm Saturday, 30th April, 2016
Thanks for voicing this Erotic. I would add that those automated messages are really wrong to be sent on your name or anybody's It actually makes even more difficult to start a proper line of communication. |
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1:06 pm Saturday, 30th April, 2016
Well what can I add to that, I may have not been on as long as some on here, but yes i too have noticed that the chat room has become very stagnant, just when a conversation gets going, some imbecile posts their contact detail, and to be honest I can do with out that.
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4:11 pm Saturday, 30th April, 2016
I have been here nearly 13 years and the chat is bloody awful to what it used to be. Endless cock and tit pics,,,,c'mon if we really want to see them its not hard is it? Why inundate the chat room with them? I agree a lot of the people who used to make the chat room enjoyable have moved on, as we all must but not being able to pm your friends is really the last straw. |
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9:59 pm Saturday, 30th April, 2016
Superb blog EG. Admin please take notice of this and don't delete it just because it criticises current policy, learn from the points raised.
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1:54 am Sunday, 1st May, 2016
I'd been thinking of writing something similar recently but EG has beaten me to it. Hats off to her because it had to be said. Sadly (??) I still have 8 months to run so I'll stick it out to get my money's worth. However I suspect I'd have been better served if I'd bought a fistful of premium bonds with my membership instead. |
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10:34 am Monday, 2nd May, 2016
Almost never visit the chat room now for exactly the reasons you state.
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10:52 am Monday, 2nd May, 2016
Well.....what do you know......? My reasoned and well thought out criticism has been torpedoed in the usual generic manner without as much as a by your leave :-) Perhaps there is an unwritten level of criticism beyond which posts get singled out for destruction, as I note this thread otherwise remains :-) Hilarious. |
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12:31 pm Monday, 2nd May, 2016
I've been on this site in one way or another for quite a while as well and have seen lots of changes some good some not so and the above reflects how i see things to. |
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8:30 pm Monday, 2nd May, 2016
Bump....
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7:48 pm Wednesday, 4th May, 2016
Seems that all the issues raised about the blogs are perfectly shown with the current list on display.
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9:19 pm Wednesday, 4th May, 2016
Well said EG! |
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3:40 am Thursday, 5th May, 2016
It is nice to see some people I have not seen for a while contributing to the blog. Yes, Turquiose and Rigger. I am a softy. I hope u stick around blogland. :) |
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4:05 am Thursday, 5th May, 2016
Yes, yes sorry I am going to get disowned by many people here. Also Averagejoe and Welcum xxx. I hope we all stick around and see how it goes. |
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12:04 pm Thursday, 5th May, 2016
Thank you freeforpleasure. Things have been busy the last few months but now I have more time so am back. Missed you and many others. x |
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12:54 pm Friday, 6th May, 2016
In comparison to some i am a relative newcomer... |
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8:14 pm Sunday, 8th May, 2016
here here EG well said there will son be no one left on this site , please take note admn before it's to late |
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11:56 pm Tuesday, 10th May, 2016
It seems me referring to phony messages isn't allowed. Ah well, I'll go and enjoy the irony! |
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1:47 am Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
"working on the problem to help the Censor Desk to be more consistent"
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4:01 am Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
"Even if one person sees my post, it more than compensates for the pain and angst I suffer when my words of wisdom are callously eradicated" :-)
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4:14 am Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
I read them too Skeebie :)...as you know out time zones are similar so I always catch the whole thing (that sounds dirty btw lol)...Well at least I did not say I would like to whack you (mafia style?)...img src="imagesadultemoticons026.gif" |
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5:54 am Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
Hear, hear, Mr Chok.
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3:40 pm Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
I agree with you erotic goddess such a shame the owners of the site have change the format |
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3:44 pm Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
I agree with you erotic goddess, it is a shame the owners of the site have change the format. I too have met some fascinating people on her and have spent many an hour in the chat rooms. Now it seems pointless. |
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7:30 pm Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
Spot on you have summed up everything the site has lost its soul it is not what it was not the same feeling or people I enjoyed coming on here and having secret chats why take away pm,s there is enough restriction on here!!!.
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7:43 pm Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
They've responded by deleting my post! |
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8:22 pm Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
Totally agree..owners or shareholders need to reconsider their business model...this site is effectively doomed within a couple of years unless they seriously reconsider their model...glad my monies are invested here |
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11:29 pm Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
I most definitely agree with you E.G...I was a regular visitor to the chat rooms, but now since the change in the way the site is run, I very rarely go there now...😞 |
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1:26 am Thursday, 12th May, 2016
"Do Me Daddy" lyrics??
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1:39 pm Thursday, 12th May, 2016
STILL NO RESPONSE!!!!! |
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3:23 pm Thursday, 12th May, 2016
Always music to my ears :-) xx |
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3:49 pm Thursday, 12th May, 2016
Dancing only needs 4 things...
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5:45 pm Friday, 13th May, 2016
Still no response from admin to Erotic Goddess,s post. |
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10:37 am Saturday, 17th December, 2016
100% agree i used this site back in 2010 to great affect but came back last week and its all changed so now im leaving again but this |
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6:18 pm Friday, 6th January, 2017
I don't have the experiences you had, I've only been here from the end of November 2016. |