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Uh, what? Is that really a product RPG.now wants to be associated with?
It looks mostly like a sort of scam.
You can say that you don't like the idea, but it's wrong (and borderline libelous) to call it a scam.
I've read Geek's Dream Girl for a while now, and while I've never used it, the service is one she's offered since her page went up, and seems completely legitimate in every regard.
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wow...$250...
so many comments possible...
Interesting idea though. Seems to reinforce the whole "geeks have no social skills" stereotype, but I bet most people, geeks included, just don't know how to present themselves in a profile.
Actually, that's not really out of line with a professional dating service in the physical world. You can pay even higher fees for the more discerning companies. (Ones that do background checks, ensure you have a certain level of education and income, and generally connect people who expect a lot more out of their partner.)
While I don't know anything about this particular service, the kind of help their offering is certainly worth the $250 fee. (If they are of good quality, that is.)
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That is a very very iffy service for RPGNOw. I know the supposed value of these services, but hteir results are so emphemereal and vague that the line between thier service and getting nothing at all is a very fine line.
Yes, there are tricks to getting better results form online ads and profiles, but I see little value in their "service" and the OP seems to me to be an advertisement, and not a discussion of the validity of this kind of service, so I think it violates Enworld's ruels.
Except in terms of value judgments. But yes, it is a genuine service, and the only difference between GDG from other dating services is the audience she's focusing on (Geeks) and that it's focusing primarily on internet dating.
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Actually, that's not really out of line with a professional dating service in the physical world.
Aye. Matchmaker International, for instance, costs $1,500 for their lowest level package.
I was seriously ripped off by MatchMaker, so I'm very wary of any dating service.
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but I bet most people, geeks included, just don't know how to present themselves in a profile.
I recall hearing something on the John Tesh show about a book on Online Dating, and how men don't know how to communicate with women. It's not just profiles, but email communication, IMs, etc etc.
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I've been off-and-on watching GDG's site. e seems like a really nice person. I have issues with the whole thing, but I hold nothing against e.
I follow her on Twitter- she is legit, and she seems to put a lot of work into coaching these guys, and takes it very seriously. I think she's found a genuine niche, and for a self employed writer, I applaud her creativity.
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What I would like is a gamer match up site. Some service that could match up local gamers. Something with a human in the middle to make introductions and get things rolling. That would be interesting, and there is at least one time in my life I would have used that service.
What I would like is a gamer match up site. Some service that could match up local gamers. Something with a human in the middle to make introductions and get things rolling. That would be interesting, and there is at least one time in my life I would have used that service.
For dating, or gaming purposes?
Because I can't help but imagine a gamer match up site would be to connect gamers with gaming groups that suit their needs.
I'm confused. I don't mean to be offensive, and I haven't clicked the links(paranoid about clicking a "BUYNOW!" link and getting charged), but is this service advertising tips for online dating, as in, how to talk to people in IM text message to have 'e-GF's' or 'e-BF's'?
Or is it more akin to stuff like "eHarmony for geeks"?
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I'm confused. I don't mean to be offensive, and I haven't clicked the links(paranoid about clicking a "BUYNOW!" link and getting charged), but is this service advertising tips for online dating, as in, how to talk to people in IM text message to have 'e-GF's' or 'e-BF's'?
Or is it more akin to stuff like "eHarmony for geeks"?
Tips for online dating like "How to actually get a date using a site like eHarmony"
Basically: they provide an assessment of your online dating profile (what's wrong with it, how to make it better), tips on writing the initial emails to women on dating sites so they respond to your emails, and things along those lines.
For instance, one of the tips that is repeated in various that the author posts is: Never put 'Hi' in the subject of an initial email to a woman, because that will not grab their attention. They likely have 10 emails in their box, and a woman is more likely to click on one that says something funny, or references something the woman put in her profile, compared to one that says "Hi".
Ah. See, I was getting confused whether there was a 'reality' component involved or if it was tips for getting to date someone via the internet without a real component... which doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Accessible at almost any time: http://www.d20srd.org/index.htm
Complete Arcane
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Mage
Complete Divine
Libre Mortis
Heroes of Horror
Drow of the Underdark
Monster Manual 3.5E
Monster Manual 2
DMG/PHB
Psionics Handbook
Expanded Psionics Handbook
Spell Compendium
Tome of Magic
These I can access rarely:
Complete Adventurer
Complete Warrior
Complete Psionic
Races of Stone
Draconomicon
Complete Champion
A few assorted Monstrous Manuals... I can't recall which ones.
I MAY be able to access the Forgotten Realms and Eberron Campaign settings.
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