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How does this thing work?

If you submit an ad, an e-mail is sent to the address you specify. It contains a verification code, so that we know that your e-mail is valid and you are who you claim to be. If you verify it by following the link, the ad is put in a queue. Within 24 hours, the ad is accepted or declined by a human being. Once accepted, it goes "live" and stays around until you remove it. Potential friends can then find your ad.

If you send a response to an ad, a verification letter is sent and the same thing happens as with ads. If it's accepted, it will be e-mailed to the poster, who can then choose if he or she wants to contact you. All this makes sure that you never get any spam or other junk responses.

What does it mean that a response has been "accepted"?

It refers to the fact that a human moderator has accepted the response after it has been verified by the person who wrote it. This doesn't mean that the person who wrote the ad has "accepted" it; we don't know what the person who wrote the ad does with the e-mail responses. It is entirely up to him/her to reply back to the responder. Thus, the number of "accepted" responses for an ad doesn't necessarily mean that the person who submitted the ad has actually accepted all those as their friends.

Why can't I put romantic relationship ads here?

A "dating" service would have to be constructed a bit differently. Since we are trying to keep the service as clean and easy to use as possible, the added complexity would not be a good thing.

Why can't I put "adult" related ads here?

Because our sponsors don't fancy that and we'd like to keep them. See also the answer to the previous question.

How come I didn't get any e-mail even though you said that you had sent me one?

If it's been longer than "a moment", there is reason to believe that it got stuck in some anti-spam filter along the way, most likely at the final destination (your account). Please check your "spam" folder for any e-mails from robot@iwantapal.com.

If you are tech-savvy, you may want to "whitelist" that address in order to make sure that e-mails from us always reach you. We will always use that one for automated letters. If you get any "strange" e-mails that appear to be coming from this domain, it is most likely somebody pretending to be us. We do not spam or otherwise bother you for any reason unless you (or somebody else, entering your e-mail address) request it here on the Web site.