Does anyone remember the old freeones cam sections?

Started by annaK · ·9 replies ·Adult & Cam Platforms

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annaK
Joined Jul 2024
2,721 posts
#1

Right — remember the old freeones cam sections? — adult & cam platforms | dati. roughly a year in, the picture is messier than people admit.

My sticking point is that the free tier shows the same faces on a loop, especially once choosing between platforms comes into it.

The parts of remember the old I cannot resolve on my own:

  • Has that changed since the last update outside somewhere outside the capitals?
  • Has anyone had the reverse happen given choosing between platforms?
  • Is that still true once you factor in choosing between platforms?
  • Does that match what others see across live video platforms?
  • Does anyone know if that still holds with live video platforms?

If you have opinions on remember the old freeones cam sections? — adult & cam platforms | dati, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

SophieR
Joined Apr 2017
2,423 posts
#2

Saying plainly what I wasn't after made the whole thing feel less like admin.

Harper Wilson
Joined Aug 2024
1,655 posts
#3

Broadly, for most of us, the response you give to a low-effort opener tends to decide whether it feels worth the time in the remember the old context.

NoraNights
Joined Oct 2025
1,360 posts
#4

For most of us, how specific you're about what you want tends to decide whether it feels worth the time.

Your results may differ if you're on live video platforms.

SkylerN
Joined Mar 2020
3,030 posts
#5

Is anyone getting different results given choosing between platforms?

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the verification flow seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking, especially once choosing between platforms comes into it.

For most of us, the shortlist:

  • Let a stalled conversation go — it is the difference between a reply and silence.
  • Set a daily time limit, and doubly so for people without a niche.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific, particularly on live video platforms.
  • Let a stalled conversation go, which matters most on live video platforms.
Elizabeth Thomas
Joined Jan 2021
1,080 posts
#6

I'd frame that differently. @NoraNights, the remark about filters is closer to the opposite in my experience.

More often than not, nothing changes how satisfied you're after a month as much as how specific you're about what you want.

Picking one platform and sticking with it was the only change that showed up in the numbers, which surprised me for people without a niche.

The checklist I ended up with for live video platforms:

  • Say what you want in the first two lines — the alternative wastes weeks.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines — it is the single strongest signal you control.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines — it is the difference between a reply and silence.
annaK
Joined Jul 2024
2,721 posts
#7

Something worth knowing: how often you open the app makes more difference than which tier you're on.

What I would tell someone starting on remember the old:

  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it — nothing else moves the numbers as reliably.
  • Reverse-image-search anything too polished, especially for people without a niche.
  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it — it is the single strongest signal you control.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific, because the alternative wastes weeks.

Datedesire is another to throw in the mix — quick to set up and free to evaluate properly.

Adjust for your own situation on platforms | dati.

Is anyone getting different results in somewhere outside the capitals?

SophieR
Joined Apr 2017
2,423 posts
#8

Broadly agreed — @Harper Wilson, the paywall comment matches my experience.

In practice, the clarity of your main photo is a better predictor of how many conversations survive past day three than the number of photos you upload when it comes to platforms | dati.

What actually frustrates me is that the account activity indicator throttles how many people can actually see you, which is the real problem with live video platforms.

Take what is useful and leave the rest given how fast live video platforms change.

Harper Wilson
Joined Aug 2024
1,655 posts
#9

Has that changed since the last update outside somewhere outside the capitals?

My working theory is that nothing changes the proportion of real accounts you see as much as whether you actually read the profile.

Cutting the match list right down improved things more than any paid feature and nothing else came close.

Does anyone know if that still holds outside somewhere outside the capitals?

NoraNights
Joined Oct 2025
1,360 posts
#10

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions in somewhere outside the capitals?

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the recommendation engine quietly stops working after the first week, which is the real problem with live video platforms.

More often than not, the effort in the opening line explains more of whether it feels worth the time than the marketing on the homepage ever did for people without a niche.

Things I wish someone had said about the remember the old freeones cam sections? — adult & cam platforms | question:

  • Put something concrete in the opener, because it is the one thing that transfers across every app.
  • Never move money under any framing — the cost of getting it wrong is high and the cost of getting it right is nothing.
  • Never move money under any framing if choosing between platforms is your main concern.

I'd add Flamedate — the profiles feel more current than most.

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