Vegan Vanilla and Secret Ingredient Cupcakes feat. Cinnamon Icing (see picture)

The new awards are fun! It's good to still be able to receive awards, now that my Personality Awards were revoked in favor of "traits".

I came to OkCupid because it was free. No other reason, but I stayed because it was fun. Not only was it free, and already by far the best dating website, but you continuously IMPROVED it as well! It was a dream come true!

I understand the financial lure of membership dues, and the market who is addicted to virtual worlds, but I fear this marks a departure from the original unique direction that set OkCupid apart from the competition.

At that time, OkCupid was on par with Google, Linux, Free Wi-Fi, and all that is Holy on the Internet. Lately, though, more and more, OkCupid looks like Match.com.

"OkCupid has Stalkers! Ha ha, that's really what they call them there! And WOOS! Ha ha, woos are for wimps!"

"OkCupid has WTF Reports, where you can compare your answers to another user! They say that it's a What To Fix report!"

"I have been awarded MORE COCKY! What's that supposed to mean? Is that a desirable quality? Ha ha, who cares? It's all how I answer the questions, and I can't change my answers until after a whole week! I will endure my badge of shame for seven days, with every intention of re-answering questions in a non-cocky sort of way, however by that time I have grown fond of it, and like my Boy Next Door persona says: without a touch of cockiness, I'm doomed with the ladies. More Cocky Award, what of it?"

But really, charging users for features is lame. OkCupid is an advertising company, and like other advertising companies, your revenue comes from advertisers. Get creative! Start an advertising campaign! Don't lie about where your revenue comes from, or how desperately you need support, just offer what you can afford to provide, and let the advertisers pay the bill.

Google is also an advertising company, one which never charges its users for features. Ponder on that.

I trust that the OkStaff will make an intelligent decision in the matter, in a way most financially beneficial to Humor Rainbow, of course.

cheyne/vegan-cupcake

In response to Martha MacGiver's Personality Awards by vegan-cupcake:

I will give it to her!

I am taking my life back. I took my life back.

Welcome to the first annual GRANDOPENINGSUPERFIESTA of 24/1!

For TWENTYFOURHOURS on ONEDAYOFTHEWEEK the cupcakes will come, in a wave.

Presenting: duh.surfing!

NOSLEEPATALL during the GRANDOPENINGSUPERFIESTA, but the cupcakes will be continuous.

FRIDAYMORNING begins the event with a POWERNAP after WORLDWIDEANNOUNCEMENT on TEHINTERNETZ through OKCUPID.