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We need New Users! => New Users are all Fake!

[u]SW users:[/u] We need more New users here!

• New, unique, real individuals, routinely join SimilarWorlds each day.

• New Users become more apparent with the addition of the "NEW" tag.

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[u]SW users:[/u] No way these are really New Users!
They must all be Alt Accounts and Catfish!

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Is there any surprise at why most new users don't stick around?
when they are [b]frequently Judged, Bullied, and told they are all "Fake"[/b]?


As SW Admins, [u]we can see and confirm that [b]the vast Majority[/b] of these "New Users" are indeed real, unique individuals[/u].
(We can tell by the referring sources they come from, their IP/Device info, etc...)

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[b][u]Additional Note:[/u]

Please refrain from making chastising comments on user's posts, about their interests/preferences.[/b]

We have observed many new users join here, post about something they are interested in or seeking,
then immediately made to feel unwelcome about sharing their personal interests, by other established users of this site.

(This naturally, quickly pushes many new users away from returning to SW.)


As long as their interests are Not Illegal, and Not against the SW TOS to share/talk about, other users have no businesses in bullying them about what they share.

If the post indeed is against SW's TOS or not legal, then kindly Report the incident.


We've even sadly seen some users ask for Advice about difficult situations, then be shunned or dismissed as being Fake or Lying.

(There are still thankfully, numerous users who do behave in a kind and appropriate manner, and do respond with sincere and helpful comments.)
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SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
Sorry...I'll try to be more welcoming to new users.

We are a jaded bunch, and we have seen a LOT of fakes, scammers, and just deranged people take advantage of our good intentions when offering advice and assistance.

But I like the NEW tag, and I will be more cognizant to extend a welcoming hand to the newbies here...we were all new once....
@SumKindaMunster Yes we have Kind Munster. We've had a lot going on at this site with trolls and what have you. Too bad Trolls are not just automatically tossed out because they don't belong here and we don't want them here, but here they are and all they do is disrupt this site and I say, after all the bull we've had to go through with these idiots, I say we put a stop to these ignorant trolls because we obviously know their agenda. And the way to do that is to not even answer them when they show up to answer one of your posts and I'm talking about any of our posts here. It's time to Stamp Out the trolls! If everyone would cooperate and completely ignore these trolls, not even answering them are there snide remarks just to cause disruption in this forum, then we wouldn't have all this disturbance. What I do now and it works, and I wish everyone would do, is the minute they come on my post acting ignorant, I don't even answer their first reply under my post now because I know who they are and even if I don't know them I know how a troll behaves and I know what to watch for as usual. Here are my rules and they work. I just wish everyone would follow:

Never answer bullies/trolls.

No response-----PERIOD!!! NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY.

NO CONTACT, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

DELETE THEIR FIRST REPLY TO YOUR POST, THEN BLOCK THEM.

This has given me a delightful, happy experience now here. We do not have to put up with these kindergarteners who have nothing better with their time than to bully people. This is a serious offense! This is not a game. Because we have seen people get hurt, people leave, people bullied so much they become suicidal. I have seen this and I have seen those most beautiful people leave here, because of these insecure trolls.