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[QUOTE=BillBlaskey2;6367455]I just signed up again on seeking after taking a few months off. First thing I noticed was that it was only 45 for 3 months. A lot less than previous renewal ls (huge new member discount? Two, even after I paid, it doesn't appear to be showing me all the members in my search. What am I doing wrong? When I click on other people's links in this thread, it won't show me the profiles (says they are no longer active or one of us may have blocked each other. On every single profile.[/QUOTE]You signed up for the wrong type of membership.

After texting for a week I had this chick stand me up for a paid meet and greet. Leads me to be believe she is a scam or will never actually meet. Just letting the information be known so you don't waste your time like I did.

"Paid Meet and Greet" by definition is a scam. Just say no!

[QUOTE=PvbGator20;6377884]After texting for a week I had this chick stand me up for a paid meet and greet. Leads me to be believe she is a scam or will never actually meet. Just letting the information be known so you don't waste your time like I did.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PvbGator20;6377884]After texting for a week I had this chick stand me up for a paid meet and greet. Leads me to be believe she is a scam or will never actually meet. Just letting the information be known so you don't waste your time like I did.[/QUOTE]Wait did you pay before meeting? If so never do that LOL. If not don't sweat it flakes are part of it. Only thing I found to help is move fast try to meet asap meet within 3 days. They get bored and distracted easily.

[QUOTE=Hal1957;6378215]"Paid Meet and Greet" by definition is a scam. Just say no![/QUOTE]I interpreted that to mean that he agreed to pay her for her time, if she actually showed up. That's not a scam. Well, maybe in this community it is considered as one. LOL.

I am supposed to meet this one for drinks at a nice public spot in Ponte Vedra. Seems to be seasoned. Is this the same girl who had a bad report a while back? That SA link is no longer available.

Cant get the photos to upload. I think her old SA name was Elaine25

So frustrating. Dealing with all the fake profiles, the scammers, the catfish, the picture sellers, and OF promoters. Not sure it is worth it anymore. Just that 1 in 100 find has kept me coming back for more. Not sure I can do it anymore though. Sucks because the girl I am seeing now is way down in Daytona. And I think they are serious now. I tried creating another fake / free profile and I think they figured it out and deleted it.

[QUOTE=RuggerForFun;6383302]So frustrating. Dealing with all the fake profiles, the scammers, the catfish, the picture sellers, and OF promoters. Not sure it is worth it anymore. Just that 1 in 100 find has kept me coming back for more. Not sure I can do it anymore though. Sucks because the girl I am seeing now is way down in Daytona. And I think they are serious now. I tried creating another fake / free profile and I think they figured it out and deleted it.[/QUOTE]You cannot fall for the girls that want to discuss things on the app, that's the fastest way to get banned. Somehow these girls profiles stay up even though they initiated. I would also avoid the ones that want to video chat, or talk lengthily on the phone. Rarely, and I'd say never leads anywhere. Just best to use snap to send pics so you know eachother is real, then move onto which direction you guys will go from there.

[QUOTE=RuggerForFun;6383302]So frustrating. Dealing with all the fake profiles, the scammers, the catfish, the picture sellers, and OF promoters. Not sure it is worth it anymore. Just that 1 in 100 find has kept me coming back for more. Not sure I can do it anymore though. Sucks because the girl I am seeing now is way down in Daytona. And I think they are serious now. I tried creating another fake / free profile and I think they figured it out and deleted it.[/QUOTE]Seeking uses a tracking cookie which you have to get rid of, there is an extension called ghostery which will block them. I found this out when I had a reddit account get banned & then another account I used was banned within 1 hour when I logged into it with the same browser. I would also use a VPN for a month or so until your IP address is recycled by your service provider.

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[QUOTE=StarsTunna;6383584]You cannot fall for the girls that want to discuss things on the app, that's the fastest way to get banned. Somehow these girls profiles stay up even though they initiated. I would also avoid the ones that want to video chat, or talk lengthily on the phone. Rarely, and I'd say never leads anywhere. Just best to use snap to send pics so you know eachother is real, then move onto which direction you guys will go from there.[/QUOTE]This 100%. I have only been on SA for about a year, but it's been a pretty damned good year overall. I've had a number of meetups and no real concerns about getting banned.

Fortunately I post on a couple of other forums with some long-time SA users who have learned the ins and outs of the system pretty well. I've benefited greatly from their insights so I'll pay it forward:

First, you need to get the conversation off of SA messenger as soon as possible, before getting into specifics about money and activities. If a girl has read your profile, had a little get to know you messaging and still won't leave the app to work out the particulars, then she's probably not serious anyway. There are lots of girls on there just dipping their toes in the water, along with all the scammers, fakes, etc.

Second, as Stars said, never engage a girl in negotiations even if she starts it out of the blue. I've had some girls want to float a number to me before we leave SA to be sure that they aren't wasting their time. The most they will get from me is a response like "That seems reasonable. Would it be OK if we take the conversation to text?" If they refuse then it's insta-BLOCK and move on.

Third, always be polite and never give a girl grief for her boundaries or her expectations, especially on SA messenger. If you don't like what a girl has to say, just thank her for her time and move on. Second behind being accused of being a prostitution site is paranoia that girls will claim that SA did not do enough to protect them from harassment and predators. Don't give a vindictive girl anything that she can use to report you, again especially on SA messenger.

Fourth, resist the urge to report others, even if they do shit like ghost you. Ever hear of Whack-A-Mole? By all reports I've read, SA can behave like that. They don't want guys stirring up shit. They also don't like multiple complaints about fake accounts and scammers, probably because their business model relies on them for revenue and to make local listings look fuller. Just keep your head down and go about your business.

Finally, BLOCK fast and BLOCK often. It doesn't always prevent another account from reporting you, but it keeps them from building a negative SA messenger trail and prevents you from responding to those accounts further. That includes situations where a M&G or some other date just didn't go well and it's time to pull the cord. Sometimes I have the girl blocked before I leave the parking lot of the meetup spot.

Again these are not my invention, just rules developed by long time vets who have managed to stay on SA for several yeas, and meet countless women, without ever getting banned. I have followed these rules religiously and have had a good year on the site so far, so it seems to be working.

[QUOTE=SeekingHead;6384092]Seeking uses a tracking cookie which you have to get rid of, there is an extension called ghostery which will block them. I found this out when I had a reddit account get banned & then another account I used was banned within 1 hour when I logged into it with the same browser. I would also use a VPN for a month or so until your IP address is recycled by your service provider.

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Block ads, stop trackers and speed up websites.

Ghostery has three main components:

* Ad-blocking. Blocks all ads on websites you visit with your Chrome browser, including Youtube and Facebook, helping you to focus only on the information important to you.

* Anti-Tracking. Stops trackers' ability to collect your personal data, replacing it with random values and anonymizing your identity for data brokers. If you see a need to unblock individual trackers, we developed this option. The reasons are up to you!

* Never-Consent. Automatically removes intrusive cookie popups and expresses dissent to online tracking. This unequaled feature adds convenience to each website visit and acts like your privacy advocate towards content providers while using Chrome.[/QUOTE]That is great advice.

However, both SA and WYP, I believe are owned by the same people. I got banned on one and, automatically, I got banned in the other. I did sign up again using another email but they figured out when I put in my CC information. I have been trying to get a prepaid CC to be able to log in again.

Any advice?

[QUOTE=NbWill;6384742]That is great advice.

However, both SA and WYP, I believe are owned by the same people. I got banned on one and, automatically, I got banned in the other. I did sign up again using another email but they figured out when I put in my CC information. I have been trying to get a prepaid CC to be able to log in again.

Any advice?[/QUOTE]Get NEW harddrive, install windows on it, then chrome, then VPN, then incognito, then let them give you a screen name, then use a pic that you never used before that was never on your prvious unit that.

You used to get on before (get a fake one from a Spanish / Belgium / Swiss facebook page of anyone) and get a prepaid card. NEVER ever talk $, even you you say ALLOWANCE, don't do it. TAKE IT OFFLINE and once you do, then block her on the site. Try to make HER give you her #. That way it will be harder for her to find the correct profile and report you in case she gets nowhere with you offlibe and wants to be a ***** about things.

[QUOTE=NbWill;6384742]That is great advice.

However, both SA and WYP, I believe are owned by the same people. I got banned on one and, automatically, I got banned in the other. I did sign up again using another email but they figured out when I put in my CC information. I have been trying to get a prepaid CC to be able to log in again.

Any advice?[/QUOTE]If your banning is instant after these fake profiles used multiple fake accounts to report you, you'll have to access your modem and change your laptop I. P address. Hopefully, you have an address on your modem to make accessing it easier, otherwise you can call your provider. Besides changing the laptop I. P address if you're home you can also just use your phone. Once that's covered just need to change the card your using, doesn't necessarily need to be prepaid.

Any Intel on this one. I looked at her profile and she messaged shortly after. Gave sob story but didn't ask for anything up front. I set something up for Monday night, but I'd like to hear if anyone has details.

[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/ba80d746-0fcc-4382-acf1-9fb83c5a1d4a[/URL]

[QUOTE=FredFlintBc;6393494]Any Intel on this one. I looked at her profile and she messaged shortly after. Gave sob story but didn't ask for anything up front. I set something up for Monday night, but I'd like to hear if anyone has details.

[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/ba80d746-0fcc-4382-acf1-9fb83c5a1d4a[/URL][/QUOTE]Saw her a couple times about a year ago. She was legit and down for all of it. Nice girl and cute; but some of those mods are hard to look at and ultimately the ears were just too much for my weak constitution. I don't really like to go into more details than that; but she did not say no to anything.