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When I was an OkCupid user, those questions seemed like a smart way to design matching at first, but the more profiles and match evaluations I looked at, I real
by heleninboodler 4y ago
When I was an OkCupid user, those questions seemed like a smart way to design matching at first, but the more profiles and match evaluations I looked at, I realized that the data they gathered was extremely dirty because too many people didn't understand this system. You'd see questions where they had filled out the "answers you'd accept" answer as if they were answering for themselves, or that they didn't realize they were supposed to check all the answers they would accept (thus rejecting people who actually aligned pretty well). A prime example is the question that asks "would you prefer to give a massage or receive one." You'd see all kinds of people saying they'd like to receive a massage, but they wouldn't accept a partner who said they'd prefer to give a massage.
- SturgeonsLaw 4y agoIf a dating app is filtering out people who can't comprehend a simple question then that's a bonus
- heleninboodler 4y agoVery Darwinian of you but it's not just a simple question, it's an oddly-presented survey whose directions are a little confusing and unlike any other survey you've ever taken. Proficiency on this task isn't really part of my dating criteria. I ultimately married a pretty smart person who utterly failed to understand it, but I had already learned to discount the "match percentage." When such a large percentage of people blow it, I tend to blame the UX, not the individuals.
- naasking 4y agoGood surveys are hard. Good online surveys doubly so.
- lelanthran 4y ago> If a dating app is filtering out people who can't comprehend a simple question then that's a bonus Conversely, if a question cannot be understood by, say, 25% of the population, it's not a simple question.