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There’s no way to run a service like this without it turning into a hookup site. I would never trust a room here. Too many predators.

by 3qz 4y ago

uoaei 4y ago
This is an interesting point. The system would likely require some kind of reputation score like ratings on other rental sites.
cp9 4y ago
in the same vein as craigslist will this site likely be used for sex work? probably does that matter? not to me. sex work is work and sex workers usually make it clear as to what their listing is about (otherwise they won't get work).
- BlargMcLarg 4y ago
  It's obviously not about sex work, but about preying on the vulnerable. Your opinion aside, quite a few countries and cultures look down on predators and trading sex for a place to live.
nathanaldensr 4y ago
Honestly, the logo including a running shower gives that impression.
adrien248 4y ago
Hi there :) Thank you for your feedback! :) I'm not sure where are you from. But in London we have the "Flatshare" culture. Sometimes people move to a room without having a clue of who will be their flatmates (and it happen to me in my first home)... We recomemend our users to meet their flatmates before having a tenancy. But this should be applied for anyone, not exclusively LGBT+ people. :) Regarding "hookup site", we believe there's other apps better developed for that purpose. But actually, on Grindr (most used gay dating app) you can find enumerous profiles saying "Looking for room" or "Room available".
matthewmacleod 4y ago
Honestly this comes across as a "gays are sex-obsessed predators" argument and it seems kind of silly, even if that wasn't your intention. There are already loads of outlets which are focused explicitly on hookups. I struggle to see a reason that this pretty innocent "flatshares for people who don't want to be gay-bashed" site would become one.
imadierich 4y ago

4 ms·

There’s no way to run a service like this without it turning into a hookup site. I would never trust a room here. Too many predators.

by 3qz 4y ago

There’s no way to run a service like this without it turning into a hookup site. I would never trust a room here. Too many predators.

uoaei 4y ago
This is an interesting point. The system would likely require some kind of reputation score like ratings on other rental sites.
cp9 4y ago
in the same vein as craigslist will this site likely be used for sex work? probably does that matter? not to me. sex work is work and sex workers usually make it clear as to what their listing is about (otherwise they won't get work).
- BlargMcLarg 4y ago
  It's obviously not about sex work, but about preying on the vulnerable. Your opinion aside, quite a few countries and cultures look down on predators and trading sex for a place to live.
nathanaldensr 4y ago
Honestly, the logo including a running shower gives that impression.
adrien248 4y ago
Hi there :) Thank you for your feedback! :) I'm not sure where are you from. But in London we have the "Flatshare" culture. Sometimes people move to a room without having a clue of who will be their flatmates (and it happen to me in my first home)... We recomemend our users to meet their flatmates before having a tenancy. But this should be applied for anyone, not exclusively LGBT+ people. :) Regarding "hookup site", we believe there's other apps better developed for that purpose. But actually, on Grindr (most used gay dating app) you can find enumerous profiles saying "Looking for room" or "Room available".
matthewmacleod 4y ago
Honestly this comes across as a "gays are sex-obsessed predators" argument and it seems kind of silly, even if that wasn't your intention. There are already loads of outlets which are focused explicitly on hookups. I struggle to see a reason that this pretty innocent "flatshares for people who don't want to be gay-bashed" site would become one.
imadierich 4y ago