Computer virus lets 30,000 “ugly” people join exclusive dating site

classicman · 06-20-2011, 09:04 PM

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A dating website that prides itself on matching only the best-looking individuals has deleted the accounts of more than 30,000 users after a computer virus accidentally allowed them to skip the site's screening process. BeautifulPeople employes a strict community voting system that only grants accounts to good-looking applicants, but the aptly-named "Shrek" virus changed that, letting new users skip the screening protocols and begin interacting with the "beautiful" people.

Dating sites like eHarmony and Match have gained popularity in recent years among people who simply don't have the time, and perhaps patience, to meet a potential mate by more traditional means. Virtual matchmaker BeautifulPeople takes this concept a step further, by screening applicants based on looks, allowing only the most perfectly sculpted specimens to join its ranks. Members who pass the test pay $25 per month to be matched with other hotties.

Once the virus was discovered, the site's managing director Greg Hodge decided that the only way to correct the problem was to boot the 30,000 less-desirable users from the site, stating, "We have to stick to our founding principles of only accepting beautiful people — that's what our members have paid for. We can't just sweep 30,000 ugly people under the carpet."

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WTH? Who gets to decide what "ugly" is?

kerosene · 06-20-2011, 09:26 PM

Me! I get to decide that one.

skysidhe · 06-20-2011, 09:27 PM

footfootfoot · 06-20-2011, 09:46 PM

I wonder how the membership cancellation notice read?

Quote:

U!
G!
L!
Y!

-- You ain't got no ALIBI...

Lola Bunny · 06-20-2011, 11:50 PM

Sorry, I find the article funny.

Crimson Ghost · 06-21-2011, 12:03 AM

MARILYN MANSON - The Beautiful People

And I don't want you and I don't need you
Don't bother to resist or I'll beat you
It's not your fault that you're always wrong
The weak ones are there to justify the strong

The beautiful people, the beautiful people
It's all relative to the size of your steeple
You can't see the forest for the trees
And you can't smell your own shit on your knees

There's no time to discriminate,
Hate every motherfucker
That's in your way

Hey you, what do you see?
Something beautiful, something free?
Hey you, are you trying to be mean?
You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean

The worms will live in every host
It's hard to pick which one they eat most

The horrible people, the horrible people
It's all anatomic as the size of your steeple
Capitalism has made it this way,
Old-fashioned fascism will take it away

Hey you, what do you see?
Something beautiful, something free?
Hey you, are you trying to be mean?
You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean

There's no time to discriminate,
Hate every motherfucker
That's in your way

The beautiful people
The beautiful people (aahh)
The beautiful people
The beautiful people (aahh)
The beautiful people
The beautiful people (aahh)
The beautiful people
The beautiful people (aahh)

Hey you, what do you see?
Something beautiful, something free?
Hey you, are you trying to be mean?
You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean

Hey you, what do you see?
Something beautiful, something free?
Hey you, are you trying to be mean?
You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean

The beautiful people
The beautiful people
The beautiful people
The beautiful people
The beautiful people
The beautiful people
The beautiful people
The beautiful people

infinite monkey · 06-21-2011, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I wonder how the membership cancellation notice read?

U!
G!
L!
Y!

-- You ain't got no ALIBI...

Say WHAT?
Say what you say?
Say WE
We don't agree.

richlevy · 06-21-2011, 12:16 PM

Sadly, none of the nerds who could have helped them met their stringent standards.

Aliantha · 06-21-2011, 06:36 PM

I don't get why anyone less than perfect (looking) by societal standards would even try to join a site like that. For one thing, the types of people likely to be members are most likely to be narcisists of the highest order who would only heap scorn on those they deem not worthy anyway.

BigV · 06-21-2011, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I don't get why anyone less than perfect (looking) by societal standards would even try to join a site like that. For one thing, the types of people likely to be members are most likely to be narcisists of the highest order who would only heap scorn on those they deem not worthy anyway.

BUT!!!!!

If you were voted in, and you got a date with another one of the beautiful people on the site, your chances of having a date that "just so happened" to have lots of chances to see yourself in a mirror would be much higher than one with ... those people. So, bonus!

Think about it, everybody wins!

glatt · 06-21-2011, 07:54 PM

Anyone else think it's all staged for free publicity? I had never heard of this site before this alleged incident.

Aliantha · 06-21-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Anyone else think it's all staged for free publicity? I had never heard of this site before this alleged incident.

I think only beautiful people know about it.

(and about 30k dorks)

infinite monkey · 06-22-2011, 07:59 AM

Well, we were SO happy when they got rid of the 30,000 riffraff. Ugh. I mean, it was totally scorching my groove and bumming my stone! Not to mention they made my hair look flat and my butt look big. Hmmph.

(Actually, who would WANT to be a part of a community of people who think their beauty is the be-all end-all of everything that transpires on earth? Not me! Have at it, lovelies!)

wolf · 06-22-2011, 12:46 PM

Can we start a dating site that excludes stupid people? I would find that more useful.

Lola Bunny · 06-22-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Can we start a dating site that excludes stupid people? I would find that more useful.

ohhh...I would join that one.

06-21-2011, 12:03 AM	#6
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	MARILYN MANSON - The Beautiful People And I don't want you and I don't need you Don't bother to resist or I'll beat you It's not your fault that you're always wrong The weak ones are there to justify the strong The beautiful people, the beautiful people It's all relative to the size of your steeple You can't see the forest for the trees And you can't smell your own shit on your knees There's no time to discriminate, Hate every motherfucker That's in your way Hey you, what do you see? Something beautiful, something free? Hey you, are you trying to be mean? You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean The worms will live in every host It's hard to pick which one they eat most The horrible people, the horrible people It's all anatomic as the size of your steeple Capitalism has made it this way, Old-fashioned fascism will take it away Hey you, what do you see? Something beautiful, something free? Hey you, are you trying to be mean? You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean There's no time to discriminate, Hate every motherfucker That's in your way The beautiful people The beautiful people (aahh) The beautiful people The beautiful people (aahh) The beautiful people The beautiful people (aahh) The beautiful people The beautiful people (aahh) Hey you, what do you see? Something beautiful, something free? Hey you, are you trying to be mean? You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean Hey you, what do you see? Something beautiful, something free? Hey you, are you trying to be mean? You live with apes man, it's hard to be clean The beautiful people The beautiful people The beautiful people The beautiful people The beautiful people The beautiful people The beautiful people The beautiful people __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

06-21-2011, 12:16 PM	#8
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Sadly, none of the nerds who could have helped them met their stringent standards. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-21-2011, 06:36 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I don't get why anyone less than perfect (looking) by societal standards would even try to join a site like that. For one thing, the types of people likely to be members are most likely to be narcisists of the highest order who would only heap scorn on those they deem not worthy anyway. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-22-2011, 12:46 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Can we start a dating site that excludes stupid people? I would find that more useful. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-20-2011, 09:26 PM	#2
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Me! I get to decide that one.

06-20-2011, 09:27 PM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828

06-20-2011, 11:50 PM	#5
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Sorry, I find the article funny.

06-21-2011, 07:54 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Anyone else think it's all staged for free publicity? I had never heard of this site before this alleged incident.

06-22-2011, 07:59 AM	#13
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well, we were SO happy when they got rid of the 30,000 riffraff. Ugh. I mean, it was totally scorching my groove and bumming my stone! Not to mention they made my hair look flat and my butt look big. Hmmph. (Actually, who would WANT to be a part of a community of people who think their beauty is the be-all end-all of everything that transpires on earth? Not me! Have at it, lovelies!)

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