People using Couchsurfing for dating/hookups/casual sex

I have a few points to make:

  1. I don’t think using Couchsurfing for dating or hookups should be viewed as a bad thing at all. Consenting adults should be able to do what they want. The negative part comes in when people get a) unsolicited, rude and lewd comments in messages and b) are being creeped on in real life despite having clearly said no.

  2. Getting rude messages: I am inclined towards having a report system, but having to moderate these messages and users will be a strain on manpower, especially when we are a non-profit where everyone’s a volunteer. Is it reasonable to lower a user’s community standing by a few points whenever they have a report lodged against them for inappropriate messages? And this is automatically, without moderation on our end. This could potentially be misused, but I’m not sure what other alternatives there are.

  3. Feeling uncomfortable in real life: To be totally honest, I don’t have a good suggestion for this. Using the community standing score or any other rating with an average still signals that your last guest gave you a less-than-ideal score. I’m a bit confused actually - from what I remember, it wasn’t possible to edit your review after both parties have submitted them. Can somebody enlighten me on why there were fears of ‘revenge references’?

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