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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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Occasionally someone turns up here with a sexual fetish request, and I know the app itself is listed as “teen”. So that is creepy to me, and in that instance I’ve been less than welcoming. But it’s easy enough to just block.
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@bijouxbroussard True true
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@bijouxbroussard but super sad.
@DarkHeaven Generally, if one isn’t joining Fetlife, one might want to get their bearings before flying the "freak” flag. But we’re being told not to make them feel bad about some of this stuff. So it’s easier to just block .
@bijouxbroussard yup. same. Unless it’s kids. Then I report.
@DarkHeaven The app is still listed as being marketed to “teens", so in a way it is, but fetish content is still allowed.
@DarkHeaven There’s one new person who’s been nasty to many people here, I finally went to report him, and the direction under "harassing someone else" says to block the person. I intended to do that, but that doesn’t stop them. And suggesting blocks when they’re not unlimited seems potentially problematic.