Jason W.

I used to be able to send a couple of dozen messages over a weekend, using an effective opening message I've developed which explains who I am and what I'm looking for. Now POF blocks them after the first few, saying copy and paste messages are not allowed.

This defies all logic; a standard greeting makes perfect sense because we know almost nothing about each other. And besides, they probably won't write back anyway so it's not fair to expect guys to invest a lot of time on a personalized opening message. The opener really needs to be standard, with the recipient's name added at the beginning if they provide one in their profile. Then the second message can be personalized sure if they show any interest.

The 14 year rule was bad enough, but now they won't even let me say what I want to say? Jeez, enough is enough. Time to look for alternatives, whether it be Tinder or a paid dating site. POF used to be good but they went too far with all their restrictions.