By getting to know them over time in the main forum. That's what I typically do anyway.
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@NigelDoes: A couple of my best friends I met on EP, and I don't think either of them ever posted on the main forum ever. But that is just my experience =)
That's great Laifu. Results may vary. I just know if I was female, I wouldn't open PM's from men I didn't already know. I wasn't trying to argue. :-) Cheers.
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@NigelDoes: lol. No argument =) Just discussion. Promise.
No one that I can see accused EVERY male does this, but there are some that do and that isn't okay. The ones that don't are irrelevant in this situation. (not that they are irrelevant in general, just in this situation. They are actually far more important in general)