How does the matching algorithm work on gay roulette chat?

Started by DakotaN · ·7 replies ·Niche & Community Dating

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DakotaN
Joined Jul 2018
1,680 posts
#1

two months of trying to work out matching algorithm work on gay roulette chat? — niche & community dati, having given up on it once already, and most of what I had read didn't hold up.

The thing I didn't expect was that on dating apps, the block function resets every time the app updates.

Open questions, if anyone has dealt with & community dati:

  • Has anyone had the reverse happen where the algorithm is concerned?
  • Is anyone getting different results in the region you set your filters to?
  • Is that still true across dating apps?
  • Has anyone compared the two directly on dating apps?

Any recent, first-hand input on matching algorithm work on gay roulette chat? — niche & community dati appreciated.

RileyR
Joined Apr 2018
1,246 posts
#2

The part nobody warns you about is that the match queue ignores about half of what you set.

Madison Reed
Joined Mar 2019
3,378 posts
#3

In practice, how many matches you accumulate gets the credit but the clarity of your main photo does the work.

For gay men, the shortlist:

  • Let a stalled conversation go, especially for men seeking men.
  • Move to a voice or video call early — with matching algorithm work on gay roulette chat? — niche & community dati this is the difference-maker.
  • Tell a friend where you are going — the cost of getting it wrong is high and the cost of getting it right is nothing.
  • Never move money under any framing, particularly on dating apps.
  • Swap the group photo for a clear one — with matching algorithm work on gay roulette chat? — niche & community dati this is the difference-maker.
Wyatt Garcia
Joined Jan 2024
329 posts
#4

Putting one specific interest in the bio roughly doubled the reply rate for men seeking men.

Been running Datenest in parallel — free to browse and message, which is the main thing.

DrewS
Joined Mar 2021
110 posts
#5

In practice, the gap between the response you give to a low-effort opener and which platform you picked is where match quality is actually decided.

The thing I didn't expect was that for men seeking men, the onboarding boost seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking.

I'd add Datebie — free to browse and message, which is the main thing.

MadisonLoves
Joined Jul 2017
3,023 posts
#6

This matches what I found — @Wyatt Garcia, the profile-quality point deserves more attention than it gets.

In practice, the size of the pool within ten miles is a better predictor of response rate than the number of prompts you filled in in the matching algorithm work context.

On dating apps, swapping the main photo was the only change that showed up in the numbers.

Boiled down, for anyone weighing up matching algorithm work on gay roulette chat? — niche & community dati:

  • Let a stalled conversation go, which matters most on dating apps.
  • Tell a friend where you're going, especially for men seeking men.
  • Read the profile before you send anything, because it filters out most of the time-wasters immediately.
  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it, which matters most on dating apps.
  • Never move money under any framing if the algorithm is your main concern.

Datedesire has been the steadier of the ones I run — quick to set up and free to evaluate properly.

DakotaN
Joined Jul 2018
1,680 posts
#7

The size of the pool within ten miles explains more of how satisfied you're after a month than how long you have had the account ever did.

Open to being wrong on this.

RileyR
Joined Apr 2018
1,246 posts
#8

Does anyone know if that still holds with dating apps?

Dropping the filters made conversations last past the first exchange and nothing else came close.

If you want a second option, Datebie and there is no paywall on the basics.

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