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Reviewer Liz::
Salford :: UK :: Female
Tried quite a few dating sites and this one is by far the best
!!
Rating 5
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Reviewer Dan :: UK :: Male
Midsummers Eve is full of great people and if you like to get out
and about the meets are the best. I have made loads of new friends
as well as some very nice dates.
Rating 5
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Reviewer Jody :: Lancashire :: UK :: Female
This is by far the friendliest and fun site I have joined. I found
it well worth the small subscription fee to upgrade to full membership
because I am nosy and like to know who has been looking, but honestly
in all real sense Midsummerseve is free. My only complain is it
took a while to get registered but the staff were very nice and
sorted it out for me.
Rating 4
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Reviewer Harry Starkus :: Male
There are two sides to MSE,as it is called, and you can indulge
the site in two ways
1. You can ignore the social networking side , and just concentrate
on contacting other members via their profiles, which works the
same way as any other site. This way you will go unnoticed by regular
forum posters, and you will be left alone to enjoy the site at your
leisure.
2. You can become involved with the social aspect of the site by
posting to the forums and attending the many regular members\\\'
meets which are held all over the country every weekend. There is
a nasty side to the social aspect of the site though, and many members
have been banned from the site as a result of contrived activities
against them by others.
The site has rules, one of which is not to make any unfriendly
remarks toward another member. You tread on dangerous ground by
making un PC remarks too, because my posting rights were withdrawn
for doing so, based on complaints from other members. Now there\\\'s
the rub, because the admin rely on the members to do their policing
for them. For example, two members could each make unfriendly remarks,
one will be banned , but the other will remain, why is this? I\\\'ll
tell you why.
The forums are run by a clique, so that if an unfriendly remark
is made to someone who has lots of friends (these are people who
socialise in real life a lot) then a myriad of complaints will be
made to admin about that post, and the poster will be removed from
the site. If however someone is nasty to a member who is unknown
or not liked, then no complaints will be received , and that person
will remain. I know through experience, and I have seen it time
again, there is no consistency to the moderation and fairness of
the site. I am no longer there, as I, and most that I ever bothered
with have been banned also.
These cliques have been on the site for years, they are protectionist
protagonists who will deny that cliques exist, but these people
have known each other for years now, in real life, as they regularly
attend gatherings. If you venture into the forums you will be entering
a tangled web of intrigue. There are busy bodies on there, so don\\\'t
make too much about yourself known , unless you want it spread through
a gossip network that distorts the truth. Look out for factions,
each of which will be led by one protagonist or another, though
some protagonists may not be at the fore in the forums, but they
are hard at work behind the scenes sending private messages. They
are all on the phone a lot to each other too. Look out for drama
queens, people for who the world has fallen out of their bottom.
If you go to a members meet, watch out for members who take the
opportunity for turning the occasion into a fund raising event for
their charity. Don\\\'t be surprised if someone holds a bucket up
to your face while you are enjoying a pint.
Back to the conversation forums. If you want to start a firework
display by winding people up to react, then this is the site for
you. Some are quite good at this, and they can be very subtle. Their
wording leaves me in no doubt as to their antics, but is worded
in such a way as to fool admin. They are also careful who to target,
being aware of who the A listers are, and they themselves are main
players, if you know what I mean. So just light the blue touch paper
and sit back. Have fun. You\\\'ll be amazed how serious this can
all get, sometimes between people who have never even met.
If you require full access to the site\\\'s features you will have
to pay for what they call essentials. Paying for the site gives
no guarantee of being removed from the site if the powers that be
deem your posts offensive or insensitive. Not a good way to lose
£40 for three months membership. Thankfully my membership
had all but expired when I was removed.
Rating 1
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