Quote: (07-23-2012 06:33 PM)Icarus Wrote:
Things on the independent women thread are getting really, really weird. Some deranged broad posted this:
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1)there should be a 21+ age limit for joining and specific compulsory guidelines for vouching for sb(eg validating their profile info in detail), which should be "refreshed" by the next individual vouching.
2)registration SHOULD be more elaborate and include LOTS more personal info(like medical records -you worry about predation when there could be ppl spreading HIV out there)and at least a formal ID number..any number that proves that the person is real
3)if a couch request is not rated "very good" there should be mandatory sublist points providing feedback and the same should apply for any request denied so SB in CS can filter it.All it takes is an algorithm.
4)I host men and to my mind there is NO predicament.If a female is so gullible naive immature irresponsible or ignorant to the dangers of accepting a COMPLETE stranger in her home then she shouldn't chance it-especially if she is living alone-and should host strictly females or exit the site.
So...before sb joins ..besides an outline and a fancy presentation of the cs spirit, they should be forced to read up in detail TONS more about the site.this shouldn't be optional but mandatory.Hell , you could quiz them at the end and if they fail have moderators contact them via msg and inform them that unless the read everything they will , for example, be blocked for a month!This is called raising awareness.
5) Set limits to EVERYTHING.the best way to filter freeloaders for example is to apply a probationary period of a whole month!It's that simply:your account is activated a WHOLE month after registration..this alone will filter the cheapskates, they can't sign up last minute and pretend to "belong" ...until they finish their holiday that is!Another example, set a simple condition:you CANNOT surf unless you have hosted!haaa!there's an idea!
6)I think the star rating idea is great but how do you value individual feedback?this is more complex..you would need a psychologically-engineered test to statistically collect TRUE feedback.
7)Why isn't there any legal support in CS?shouldn't there be a person or dpt that handles such allegations?that promotes and informs members of any such activities?shouldn't there be sb from cs investigating this and protecting the members?why did it take a member to draw attention to this incident?(thank you by the way)
8)ppl shouldn't treat the site so flimsy...in the real world..no, let me rephrase that:this is the real world...you take precautions ,you are careful..you don't pick a complete stranger off the streets and invite them to your home...don't you think for a minute that a profile is proof enough...
9)the female members involved in the harrassment should find themselves a kickass laywer(i would be surprised if they haven't already been approached pro bono!) and sue the hell outa CS.and that my fellow members would get the ball rolling in a jiffy!
Typical female approach to security: more unenforceable laws and regulations, instead of common sense. Ryan, the lone voice of reason, responded:
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WHATTTTT???? Really??? I didn't get through the rest of your post this part stopped me short and I had to respond immediately.
In order to register for CouchSurfing you should upload your medical records?????? Including HIV screening????? uh.... NO NO NO NO NO.
1. that's crazy
2. nobody would do it. the site would die immediately.
3. it's nobody's goddamn business what my medical history is. Least of all CouchSurfing's.
4. a medical history isn't going to tell you whether or not someone is a sexual predator anyway.
5. If the site is not about sex then why are you worried about contracting HIV?
6. Even if you DID host someone and you DID have sex with them and they WERE HIV + and you DIDN'T use a condom and you allowed them to ejaculate inside of you for some reason.... the transmission rate of HIV from an infected partner to an uninfected partner is so miniscule it's unlikely you would catch the disease yourself. Maybe if you were having vigorous unprotected anal and he ripped your ass so you started bleeding and then came into your butthole... then you'd have something to worry about... but... if that's what your idea of a good couchsurfing experience is then a) get in touch with the guys from Roosh's site immediately I'm sure they'd want to meet you, and b) that places you in the small minority. Just because you like doing it raw in the pooper doesn't mean everybody does and shouldn't be reason to mandate medical screenings for everyone who joins the site.
Sorry for going off... that's just.. ridiculous.. briefly scanning the rest of your post some of those other suggestions seem extreme as well. Suing CS because some guys on the site bothered you is obviously a dead end. Where on Earth would that work? Not even in the USA, and I thought we were the most litigious place in the world.
You go girlfriend!! I can just picture this woman.... Im a strong independent women, headstrong, feisty and super intelligent, most guys cant handle me........ I would like to see this women do something in the real world that would work, can you imagine this women trying to invent something, start a business etc?