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    OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds

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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    09/16/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    Truth be told, this actually gives me some hope that I will not remain single for the rest of my life. (a fate I've come to accept)

    Maybe I can forge a few friendships at the very least...
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    Image of Erwin Erwin
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    I fit everything there... but I'm a huge Lit nerd. And history nerd. And psychology nerd. And a bit of a language nerd. Pretty much anything academic outside of high school math. And I live with my mother post-18. Perhaps I'm just lucky?

    Flimshaw. Even aside from all of that, I'm still extremely fortunate.
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    Image of DranzerKire DranzerKire
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    So they analyze first messages? Kind of creepy...
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    Image of Scottaholic Scottaholic
    09/15/09

    @DranzerKire: The privacy process they use is detailed in their blog post. Some kind of word-scanning program with all personal information (user name, timestamps, etc) stripped out. They claim that humans never saw more than five words in a row.
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    Image of svenhoek svenhoek
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    Hi AJ, how's it going? I find your profile pretty much fascinating. You mention zombies. I play video games with vegetarian zombies in them. I am an atheist and I apologize.

    What are you doing, say, tomorrow?
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    Image of -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties! -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    I thought Atheist Zombies were impossible? I was taught they turned into trees?
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    Image of Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons! Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons!
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    I found my girlfriend on OkCupid, it works.
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    09/15/09

    @Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons!: She called elbot? [www.elbot.com]
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    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    I talk about zombies, I like reading but don't define myself as a literature nerd, i don't netspeak and I'm atheist n rather apologetic (though not about being an atheist)
    But I'm single... :(
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    Image of svenhoek svenhoek
    09/15/09

    @deanbmmv: Ill love you.

    You are a girl right?

    ....

    Screw it.
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    Do you need a date AJ?

    I think there are roughly 500,000 readers on here that would be more than happy to take you out ;)
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    Image of PegasusActual PegasusActual
    09/15/09

    @Yossarian: Easy there creepy Internet stalker dude.
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    Image of adaorardor adaorardor
    09/15/09

    @Yossarian: but...but your handle is yossarian, does that make you a lit nerd? MASSIVE FAI.... oh wait, um...
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    09/15/09

    @PegasusActual: Easy there Mr Thinks I'm Talking About Me Personally.

    Excuse me, but I find the follow up on gaming dating ironic given the very public knowledge of AJ's recent breakup (and yes, I do know this much about other Kotaku writers).
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    09/15/09

    @adaorardor: and I'm not an aethist (more of a humanist with a "who really knows so I'll hedge my bets" attitude towards God)... so I guess I'm screwed... or not screwed ever as the case may be...

    I AM self effacing, though, and I don't mention video games, so maybe that brings me back to almost even...
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    Image of Scottaholic Scottaholic
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    OKCupid is as cool as this survey makes it sound. It's totally free, incredibly well-designed, and way less creepy/sleazy than any other dating site.

    I am curious about how it attracts users... I've never seen any ads for it, so it might be content to attract an audience by word of mouth in places like this.
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    Image of adaorardor adaorardor
    09/15/09

    @Scottaholic: if i remember correctly, the people who run (or at least started) okcupid used to have another site called thespark.com, which was a sort of proto-blog that had contests and personality tests and all kinds of crap. it was the funniest thing to ever happen to the internet, and it is missed.
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    09/15/09

    @adaorardor: Oh yeah, I remember! I think that fueled the first big push of users. They use an optional Spark-y test to establish your dating personality, like "One-Night Stand" or "Window Shopper."
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    Image of TaylorEatWorld TaylorEatWorld
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    I told MY girlfriend I play video games with zombies in them and that I don't believe in God.

    BOOM, we're together; I approve of this survey.
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    Image of Pslw Pslw
    09/15/09

    In reply to OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
    GRAINSSSSS...
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    Image of FBH (seems to be banned for that). FBH (seems to be banned for that).
    11/25/08

    In reply to Felicia Day's World Of Warcraft Dating Tips
    I have a 79 human female Rogue and a 71 Draenei male Paladin and I have indeed noticed that everyone's a bit more courteous to me as the female. However, in all my 79 levels I have not once received anything free from anyone who wasn't a guildmate (who already knew I was male).


    Hell, I don't even get tipped for opening lockboxes.


    Also, to counter the benefits of "friendliness", you have the fact that no one will take you seriously when you're put into a role of being assertive. For all of you playing female characters, try it. Stop dancing on tables and just try it. It'll be enlightening for you.


    Anyway, with all of that said: You have personal issues that you need to work on if the sex of a person's avatar is any kind of stumbling block towards a relationship. That's a sign that you need to back off and pick up a bit of perspective. You should at least attempt to have enough self-respect to pursue a relationship with a person you have known well, and known well for a very long time.

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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/25/08

    @futurebiblehero:


    Do female players really do that kind of stuff? Cause I've never felt the urge to do such a thing. Most of the time I try to stay ambiguous about my gender and then, god forbid, they find out...most people don't really care too much.


    Encountering assholes on WoW isn't limited to what gender you are, they'd likely act that way to anyone.

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    Image of WPack911 WPack911
    11/25/08

    In reply to Felicia Day's World Of Warcraft Dating Tips
    Been there, done that and advice from a person experienced in this subject, seriously just don't do it. Meeting a girl online and having a long distance relationship is a horrible idea, even if you truly do both love each other it is just gonna hurt that much worse when it ends, and trust me it's gonna end and end badly.


    Because even if you really care about the other person the mere fact that they are not there with you, that you can't truly be with them, will slowly eat away at the relationship until it kills it and it ends painfully and sadly.


    So in closing it's NOT worth it, the only way it might be is if that person just happens to live in the same area as you and you can truly meet face to face (good luck with that needle in a hay stack), if not don't bother.

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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    11/25/08

    @WPack911: amen. been there, done that multiple times, and it never gets any easier.
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    Image of kylenalepa kylenalepa
    11/25/08

    In reply to Felicia Day's World Of Warcraft Dating Tips
    Felicia Day, the incredibly adorable star of the web sitcom "The Guild" and "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"


    She is extremely adorable. I just watched "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" a couple days ago for the first time and was blown away. Great cast, great songs, and great humor.

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    Image of Channing Channing
    11/25/08

    In reply to Felicia Day's World Of Warcraft Dating Tips
    I trust Felicia Day.
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