Mingle2 Review
Mingle2 has had an interesting history to say the least. The original internet dating site, Mingle2, was acquired by JustSayHi, and all its members were migrated to the new site. Then JustSayHi went JustSayBye when it ran into some issues with a large search engine (maybe you’ve heard of them?), so it underwent another name change to OnePlusYou. OnePlusYou then changed its name back to Mingle2. I would assume all of this was quite confusing to members so let’s hope that for their sakes mingle2 will be the last change.
Having said all that, I was prepared to dislike this site, but I have to admit that my first impression of this site is favorable. The color selection of orange, green, yellow and gray is an interesting one and surprisingly enough it works. I’ve seen some merged sites that seemed to take the worst of both and the end result was a disaster, but not so here.
The site is well designed with a clean uncluttered look. Since membership is free, this site relies on advertising for its revenue, and I didn’t find the advertising placements intrusive. They’re there, but not in your face like on some other free dating sites. In some cases it’s hard to tell the ads from actual content so be sure to look for the “Ads by xyz” before clicking and ending up somewhere you’d rather not go.
The sign up process is relatively painless, though I would have appreciated the opportunity to fully browse the site without having to register for a profile.
You can choose to do your own searching via the basic and advances searches, or let the system do the work for you with “mutual match”. This feature will bring up a seemingly endless list of profiles to which you can reply either “yes”, “no” or “maybe”. Although I initially liked this feature, it becomes tiresome after awhile so now I just ignore it, preferring to use the advanced search or “who’s online” feature.
If you find yourself in need of assistance, there is a help section available with frequently asked questions. The only problem with it is that you have to return to your profile page to find it. Once I figured that out all was good, but there should be a link to the FAQ’s on every page.
The community forum is well attended and has a wide variety of topics for discussion. Like all forums they can be a great time waster and a lot of fun. You’ll find a wide variety of opinions here, so tread carefully; some of them are not for the faint of heart.
Communication with other members is easily accomplished using the email and chat functions. I really found the “who can mail me” feature very handy. You can easily select who can contact you via the site’s email or instant messaging by selecting the gender, age range and distance from you of people you’d like to hear from. In addition you can block the following users; married, looking for intimate encounter, those who smoke, and those who drink.
All in all, a good site and definitely a worthy Datepad competitor!
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February 9th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Interesting. Which search engine did they run into issues with?
February 17th, 2009 at 6:38 am
I am a 36 year old female member who was recently permanently banned from the Mingle2 website. This was done without warning, explanation or further notice. The only reason I can imagine is that I predominantly posted on the “General Religion” forum and had been accused of “Christian Bashing.” I would very much like to launch a complaint for discrimination based on my religious views. I’m not sure if this is possible however.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Commenting usually isnt my thing, but ive spent an hour on the site, so thanks for the info
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Yes, just be careful what you say on that site. They will ban you.
April 12th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Nice to see a site that actually takes action against religion bashers. I can’t even remember the number of sites I’ve given up on due to constant atheist trolling.
May 24th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I’ve been on the site since it was JustSayHi and one thing I can say is the forums are moderated as they should be and problem members are dealt with. I have never known the site to ban anyone that did not deserve it in the long run.
The forums are well maintained Mods & Admin always take the time to answer to your problems as well as return your e-mail about any concerns you may have within the site. As well as all suggestions one may have.
I would highly recommend the site to anyone.
May 31st, 2009 at 10:46 pm
I am another banned mingler… I have been on this site for some time and recently posted a news item about a doctor murdered in his church.
The thread was about the murder or the doctor. I didn’t bait. I received a warning that abortion was a banned subject. So, in Feedback I posted a question…since in the forum rules abortions wasn’t a banned subject.
Every trace of the subject and my question in feedback has been removed. I looked for anywhere to address the admin to no avail. Please….let’s find a way to talk to Mingle2 admins or at least let other know what a mess Mingle2 is?
Suspensions? sure but when you cannot even ask why?
June 1st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Regarding the above post, you were banned for repeatedly breaking our rules. If you wish to tell the story, that’s fine, but do include the entire story.
Continually protesting admin actions for the rules you agreed to, in joining. Continually bashing our mods. Continually baiting members (after being warned numerous times).
And now, here you are bashing the site on the internet…Mingle2 is the fastest growing free dating site on the web. We keep it that way, by keeping our forums civil.
Mark, lead forums moderator,
Mingle2.com
November 1st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
wynper,
I am another banned member from the site Mingle2. This was done with no clear explanation provided other then I was a “Christian Basher.” You will also notice that Mark who posted above and several of the members of the Admin team are all listed as Christian on their profiles. If you wish to contact me so we can discuss further action, please do. Thanks.