>Because no one sane is going to send a face pic
At what point did I mention "face pic"? Please point it out, I'll wait. I said
hand picture. This also serves other verification purposes, for those of us who only have a preference for Cis women etc.
>she's saying verification pics of any kind are completely useless as they can be purchased.
And I am saying they should be able to produce said verification pic on the spot. In under 5 mins, ideally in like 2 mins or less. I have NEVER seen a passable Photoshop, that has been produced in under 2 mins, that was anything other than laughable cringe, and I have seen plenty of attempts.
or ask them for hand verification pics on different days, with different word phases, anything "purchased" will not be consistent. Also I have NEVER seen a service that offers verified HAND pictures, in 2 mins or less. Add a curve ball, date, word AND a hand gesture "thumbs up, V sign" etc. The point of this is, its pretty much impossible to fake "on the spot".
>Multiple layers are the golden ticket. But it falls apart if the layers aren't reliable.
text and "trusting your gut" are the worst levels, on account of your guts having shit for brains
(that applies to everyone btw, even myself)
Personally my verification process is, in order of increasing reliability
1. Text chatting with the person for a bit.
2. Asking for a hand pic, with the current date. and a random word of my choosing, written on hand in pen. Any protests, excuses (my cameras broken, not my phone atm etc just make my eyes roll), or delays past 2 mins is an automatic failure. MAN has this produced some absolutely cringe attempts at photoshop, they thought would fool me. If it's a couple, one hand of each member. I have never had a "couple" successfully verify so far. If I am still sus, this gets repeated in different variations once or twice, on different days, different words, different hand gestures.
3. Voice chat on an anon secure app like wired, session. Just a normal, friendly "getting to know each other" chat, more than once.
Only THEN would I even think about meeting up for a coffee or a date.