Well, if the Avatars start geeting boring, I'm off :cry:
I'm sitting on the fence for the mo, hope I don't fall off.
I have sent the link to the other swingers site run by symbios via PM. I should point out that I have previously seen other start pages to this group. The link I am sending via pm is the main front page. But they have other front pages hidden away, which they tag to keywords on google. They basically use different front pages depending on who they want to attract.
If you are a guy searching for naughty pics on google, that is not the best front page to link to, so they use something a bit more seedier.
I will see if I can find some of these.
I agree with you Dawn, and I said something along the same vein on the previous page of this thread, only I didn't put it as so concisely as you did............. BUT
I remember a thread running on here within the last two months (I'll go and look for it), that was basically taking the piss out of a certain swinging site that had registered similar sounding names to SH (Swining Heaven for example), so that if people inadvertently made a typo when searching for SH they would be taken to their site............. Yes this is the same mob !
I still stand by what I said I want this community to survive, because I like those of you that H and I have met, and I know by what a lot of people post we would really get on well with a lot of the others if we get to meet one day. But I think it is good that anything people are finding out now about the new owners does get posted, because at least then we know who we are dealing with. There is no need to jump ship yet and hopefully there will never be any need, but at the same time lets look at what these guys are already into
M
A very good morning to you, once again I will try as best as I can to answer a few questions.
1. Your pictures (ownership) firstly as already mentioned you own these we will never remove, sell, or do anything with your pics. The new improvements will allow you a few more options
Firstly you will be able to have more if you want to upto about 15 each
Secondly you can have a private invite gallery that you can manage, this is useful to send peeps that you are interested in passwords for that expire at set times.
Thirdly they are your pictures as you delete them from your control panel they are real time deleted from the server.
2. Picture gallery two parts
Firstly YOU specify if you want a picture included in the gallery, you can either remove it or have it in our own gallery. Basically you will have complete control over who sees what (unlike now). There is a non members gallery that only has page 3 type pics in, this is one of the legal morality issues at the mo with the site.
Secondly there is a members gallery, basically all the same pics as above with all others included. The gallery only has thumbnails on then when you click on it it would take you to the member profile.
The gallery on the other site is really useful to members to search on, basically if they like the look of someone they then click through to see the profile, rather than hunt through adds then look at the pictures and think no, not my type etc. This can be used with the new location search.
Please remember here you have control if you want your pics included in this way! Basically its your call how you want your pictures displayed, private, public, or both, if both non members cant see anything risky. A major concern right now that some peeps are concerned that anyone on the net can look at all of your pics when they go on the site here.
These improvements are not to force anything on you, they are about letting you have choice to use more features. We are confident that these new features will help not hinder.
To answer the other question about peeps joining to see naughty pics rather than being swingers it goes like this.
Anyone new visiting this site is not able to see anything more than page 3 type stuff on thumbnail our experience with this is good ,as people will not join thinking it is a free porn site. This and our other sites are never promoted in a way that promise sex or play on adult pics etc etc.
The last point to cover was made that we promote pictures to single men to join etc, this is not the case because of what is above. If you can validate your statement we would investigate it.
You will also have the facility to have video on your profiles or record and send video messages to other peeps on the site (if you want to).
No one will force you to do anything that you dont want to with your content, we will just provide improvements based on more options.
Martin
Something else i forgot about pictures
Watermarking, at the moment when you upload your pictures it puts the site name on it. We will improve the way it works based on the following.
1. The location of the watermark is on one edge, this means that you could have your pics cropped and used elsewhere without your consent.
We will use a clear but visable watermark that goes accross the middle to ensure ths can not happen, basically it will make your pics non useable if someone was to take them from the site.
2. We will have the user profile that submitted the picture onto the site, this is very useful because we noticed on the other sites that a few people were pretending to be someone else for whatever reasons. If anyone tries to do this by submitting one of your pics on this or any site then you will know where the picture came from and who it belongs to. It is also then an easy hit for the mods to pick up and take action on.
Both the above will help to ensure that you do not get your images exploited elsewhere.
Thanks
Martin :P
I believe that people must be VERY naive if they don't think this is the end of SH.
It's finished forget it. It doesn't need to be the end though.
I've seen what a strong community has grown on this site and although i'm not particularly active in it, I think it's sad that it coming to an end. I think it's sad for the people who have built such strong friendships. So I say this:
GO MAKE YOUR OWN!!
The closest community on this website is in the forums IMHO. This forum is a plug-n-play phpBB forum. Go have a search for phpBB on the web. You can set one up in literally minutes as I did the other day. You require a website with PHP and mySQL which you cna buy for a pitance. You could be up and running in a few days with a minimal amount of administration.
PS. Don't forget to send me the link when you do.
Well my main concern was our pic page,im happy with what ive heard so far so thats a relief :thumbup:
Oh and any chance of some better emoticons??? :giggle:
Dear Mr Ben
Thanks for your input, we already know that some people resist change on all accounts.
The only things I can say on this note is as follows
1. Kick us when you have a reason to, when we do not deliver what we promise then feel free to kick me hard and fast from behind!. Until then it seems a little unfair unless there is something else behind it?.
2. Without improvement to things we would all still be driving around in Ford Modal T s. Live in huts in a forest somewhere and certainly would not be using the web or own a computer.
Its ok to resist change, it really is but good improvements to something that is good?
Martin
I read the post by Silk & BigG with sadness. Through all they wrote that's what jumped out at me :( 
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