Checking others' profiles privately isn't a sure thing.

I'm primarily a forum surfer. I like to visit a person's profile before I comment on their posting. It's better to know your audience, and their profile may give an idea of where they're coming from.

Unfortunately, VIPs know when you've checked them out, yet they have the ability to mask their VIP status. Also unfortunate is that they may take my looking as more than it is. So I get cold-call messages from them hopeful that I'm up for chatting, friendship, or something other than just me prepping before making a forum comment.

This makes me reluctant to click on profiles altogether, which makes me less likely to post comments. Lose-Lose.

SW officials: is it really a good idea giving VIPs this ability to monitor the rest of us in this way--secretly, no less?

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Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

I dont think that many people pay for the vip thing, I don't, a lot of people surf them like you do.

gailo · 61-69, F

@Subsumedpat Perhaps you're right, yet I am receiving PMs such as I mentioned. But for them, I could spend most all my available time in the forums instead of having to make a polite answer to them. That's why I was moved to write my post.

Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

@gailo That is nice that you are so polite you feel you need to answer them.

gailo · 61-69, F

@Subsumedpat A polite intro deserves a polite response.

Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

@gailo I am guilty at times of making one of those cold call messages, I will be profile surfing and see an interesting profile but they have no posts at all on which to comment so I will sometimes message them about liking their forums.