I've had something happen a couple of times and I think I know what is happening, but I'd like some confirmation.
I've had several people start conversations, usually in a general, complimentary style, you know the kind that makes the hair on the back of your neck raise because they just talk about appearances and seek more personal information than should be discussed in a first-time conversation. I try to be less skeptical but when I engage on a real level, calling out their attenuated subject of the conversation, when I come back the next day or two days, not only has the conversation disappeared, but also the member.
I understand trolls, but are these trolls creating and deleting accounts, and that's why they (and their mail) disappears?
Pet peeve, I suppose, more than anything. 
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.The fact that you don’t see a conversation that you have already participated in would mean one of several things. (1) The person had communications with other members that resulted in a complaint that lead to a moderator deleting the account and all communication. (2) The individual had second thoughts and blocked you. (3) The individual deleted his account. The fact that you had multiple experiences with some variation of Charlie seems to make number on the most likely. I don’t have any first hand knowledge about how this forum operates, but I’m basing my opinion from having moderated the Tascam Forums for a number of years. Any website that has a dating component built into it always attracts a certain number of predator males who have a standard come on that is just about cut and paste and focuses on physical beauty. Of course, being skeptical is perfectly acceptable. It is probably one of the characteristics that made you an Atheist.
smithkf51
Level 4
Jan 19, 2020
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And it just happened again. Damn. Someone writes me, talks about my looks, I tell them I don't like convos that are so vacuous, and my first impression was not good, and they disappear the next day, along with their conversations. From now on, if your name is Charles (2 of the last 3) you are going to have to work to prove you aren't a troll LOL!
Kymmacg
Level 7
Jan 17, 2020
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Alleged female msg: " hello handsome " their yes they work in teams their photos are always of young females near a bed with visible large mammary cleavage and yoga pants big ass.....hacked account age is 55-75 so I am their target age 67.....my latest reply was: " tell me about Clayton Missouri? " on the off chance "she" really is a youthful Atheist from Ethical Culture Society....but as usual they want to get me fast before admins delete their account THEY ASK ME FOR MY PHONE NUMBER refusing to answer about Clayton MO.....so I report the criminals and they disappear a few hours later
That is disappointing. Most of life is. But hey every once in a while it's amazing, eh?
Bigwavedave
Level 8
Jan 15, 2020
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Are you talking about private messages?
Cutiebeauty
Level 9
Jan 15, 2020
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Yes. Now that I know people can be blocked, perhaps I embarrassed the guy by calling his bluff and he blocked me.
A lot of people visit this site only once or twice and then give up and go away, perhaps they just get bored.
I am also told however, that this is especially a problem for women on the site, since many of the short term visitors are theist males, from fundamentalist congregations. Who have been repeatedly told by their church and preachers, that none religious people are all immoral and sexually depraved. They therefore sign up for this site in order to make contact with secular females, in order to fulfill curiosity or seek casual sex. When they find that what they were told is not true, they either, get bored and leave, or get kicked out after they misbehave. Personally I have not seen many such, but that could be because I am male. The best thing to do is to contact some of the senior female members for advice if this becomes troublesome.
Fernapple
Level 9
Jan 15, 2020
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Yes there are female scammers on our site....I block them instantly they ask for my personal data
Larry68Feminist
Level 7
Jan 15, 2020
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They've probably done excately what they've done to you (make the hair on the back of your neck stand up) to other members and been reported and banned, or they blocked you so you couldn't report them.
Edit: once someone blocks you it's kinda hard to tell, but whomever responded before me has me blocked. Note how in the pic it only shows my comment and says 1 comment, but the little green bar should say double points for first comment.
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Jan 15, 2020
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