spanishchick00 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Even the name Plenty of Fish speaks volumes. Link to post Share on other sites
mammasita Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Its a dating site. You'll find the same faces on POF as you'll find on OKC as you'll find on match as you'll find on eHarmony. The name is simply a play on the popular phrase "there's plenty of fish in the sea". 6 Link to post Share on other sites
mr_dave Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I don't think I'm 'better' than anyone else, but my experience, as a guy seeking a respectable female, is that POF does not really have too many nice ladies on it. Sure, there will undoubtedly be some gems on there waiting to be unearthed, but a very large proportion of the female user base near me are quite undesirable. They seem to drink like fish, are covered in tattoos, are barely literate, and pull duck faces/show a sea of flesh in their photos, with headlines such as YOLO etc. I gave up on POF a long time ago.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
CarrieT Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Like most dating sites, it probably varies depending on where you live. In San Francisco, it is quite popular and has a lot of people to communicate with and chose from. Is that low-quality? Up to the user... 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Ready2DateAgain Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 yes,serial daters,fat woman,ugly personas,woman with issues.Woman who can't make up their mind on what they want.Woman with a long list that you must be able to cover the check list. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
girl-in-boots Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 There are good and bad on there just as in any walk in life. I've been on and off the site a few times and have gone on about 10 dates in total probably spoke at length to about 30 - 40 men and had quick going nowhere conversations with about another 30 or so. 7 of those 10 dates were exactly as their profile picture and we had a good laugh, 3 had pictures so out of date it was ridiculous. Out of the 7 that were honest I dated 3 for caring lengths between 3 months to a year and I still meet up with one of them for coffee every now and then. So in reply yes there are 1000's of men on there and it does take a bit of time and like everything in life there is no guarantee, but if you ignore all the negativity that people keep moaning about and put up an honest photo of yourself and don't fall into the trap of having to many negative points on your profile then you may enjoy it. It's like anything though, some will like it, some will love it and some will hate it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hotpotato Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I like to call it Plenty of F#%&ing 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EmperorR Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 there all the same to me, just like real life some people are quality some are not. Link to post Share on other sites
salparadise Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Quality of the users notwithstanding, the site itself is low quality. It is run by one guy, part-time, who is not a good programmer or designer, and has even worse judgement with respect to features, restrictions and function. From the visual and user interface perspective it's amateurish. For example, the site limits who you can contact by age and at the same time shows you tons of people outside the age range. Many of the links take you to a page asking you to pay money to enable that feature. Messages only available for 30 days, etc., etc. Where I live the users tend to be low quality as well. OKC is far superior. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
central Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I think the "quality" of the members is very mixed, and probably location dependent. And, to some extent, you get what you pay for. Even with so many insincere and dead profiles (heck, it's free, why not try it?), there are usually some real gems - if you can find them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
newmoon Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 if you like fishing in a dirty pool that's your site. for some reason the pics (of the men) look very scary on that site. i visited once or twice and never went back, although i'm sure there is cross-over from those users to OKC and Match and they probably come up on all three. my brother uses pof exclusively and has tons of success, the girls quickly meet and give up info. Link to post Share on other sites
radiodarcy Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've been off and on POF numerous times. I agree with the posters who say it varies as to the kind of people you meet. That being said, in recent years I seemed to get mostly guys who are looking for FWB and married men. There are people on there who genuinely want a serious relationship and I even know of a few people who have had success in finding them on POF. I am not one of them. Link to post Share on other sites
T732979 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I don't think I'm 'better' than anyone else, but my experience, as a guy seeking a respectable female, is that POF does not really have too many nice ladies on it. Sure, there will undoubtedly be some gems on there waiting to be unearthed, but a very large proportion of the female user base near me are quite undesirable. They seem to drink like fish, are covered in tattoos, are barely literate, and pull duck faces/show a sea of flesh in their photos, with headlines such as YOLO etc. I gave up on POF a long time ago.. First question! What even is a respectable female in 2015? My definition is someone who has self respect and yes, you can date 60 guys a year for all I care BUT, if you date 60, sex doesn't have to occur with all 60 of them, you obviously are out of the respectable category. Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Even the name Plenty of Fish speaks volumes. I recall a woman telling me she saw a "bum" on POF that she was aware of because he'd see him "talking to trees" downtown. Yes, it does speak volumes. lol A lot on there, I realize, I believe are there more so for the attention than actually meeting face to face. Kind of an extended version of social media to them. Some even add, "To see my Instagram page, go here..." Edited February 10, 2015 by LookAtThisPOst Link to post Share on other sites
guest569 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The site itself is not great compared to tinder and okcupid.. It just not as user friendly. Same peopple on there tho Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The site itself is not great compared to tinder and okcupid.. It just not as user friendly. Same peopple on there tho They also added rather intrusive questions to determine compatibility like "Longest relationship you've ever been in" or how many members are in your family. Some of which are NOT optional, but required to answer. Link to post Share on other sites
PegNosePete Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Yes, I would say it's a low quality dating site. There are frequent bugs (all photo captions disappeared recently), options frequently switch between being paid and free features (eg. "hiding" your profile, that is always switching), there are rendering issues (last week all the menu buttons started appearing on top of each other), the forums have no moderators and have become a bit like 4chan recently. Changes are implemented without any notice or apparent testing. Oh, were you talking about the quality of the people rather than the technical aspects of the site? I guess so. I find it a bit crass to talk about the "quality" of people. Every person is an individual. To describe someone as "low quality" is pretty insulting thb. Can you be a bit more specific on what constitutes "low quality"? Do you simply mean that they have different goals than you? Personally I found that everyone I met (30+) from POF, was nice, interesting and seeking the same goals as me. We didn't always click of course but they were all "quality" people. I met my gf there and we've been together 10 months now. So despite the low technical quality, I would definitely say it's a good quality site, and it worked very well for me. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I've noticed an upswing in cleavage photos or women posing in a sexual fashion in lingerie or bikini pictures in the bathroom mirror or the Target dressing room (lol). (not the beach or pool)...which is quite telling and means they are more interested in the attention than actually meeting someone. Link to post Share on other sites
guest569 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 or women posing in a sexual fashion in lingerie or bikini pictures in the bathroom mirror or the Target dressing room Lol what the? Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Lol what the? Seriously, there's this one woman that EVERY single one of her photos she's taking selfies of her in revealing outfits in a dressing room of a department store and then posting it on POF. Link to post Share on other sites
PegNosePete Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 And does that make her a "low quality" person? Link to post Share on other sites
katinlc Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Its a dating site. You'll find the same faces on POF as you'll find on OKC as you'll find on match as you'll find on eHarmony. The name is simply a play on the popular phrase "there's plenty of fish in the sea". This In my experience, there are a lot more people on POF than other sites which meant that there were a lot more "low-quality" people on there (ie people not looking for a relationship, FWB, married, etc...). The same quality people that were on match were also on POF but you had to filter through a lot more people. I've said it in many posts, but I had a lot more success on getting dates on POF vs. match, but ultimately met my fiancé on match. I don't think it is necessarily the site as being lucky because most people I saw on match were on POF (except my FI was not). Link to post Share on other sites
insert_name Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 And does that make her a "low quality" person? In my view that is what I would class as low quality as there is a connotation that they are trolling for likes if they are going on a dating site and posing in underwear or any form of clothing thst displays most of their body. Its very crass and to me indicates poor judgement/a lack of social awareness on their part. Of course, they may think I am low quality as I dont spend my weekends sky diving or pulling hand stands on a beach. Which is fine, we are each entitled to our own opinions- i wont be messaging them and they certainly wont be messaging me so its not hard to avoid dealing with each other. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 In my view that is what I would class as low quality as there is a connotation that they are trolling for likes if they are going on a dating site and posing in underwear or any form of clothing thst displays most of their body. Its very crass and to me indicates poor judgement/a lack of social awareness on their part. Wow, speak of the devil and she shall appear. She even describes herself as a "Demisexual" on OK Cupid. Interesting read. Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Even the name Plenty of Fish speaks volumes. you get what you pay for and in this instance you pay nothing therefore you recieve nothing 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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