Would Plagiarism Make You Think Twice About Booking a Pro? 👀

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• disneysamurai

  September 2

  I’m pretty sure a lot of people are using AI to write their profiles, but I only read profiles to gather pertinent information (eg unable to host, offers virtuals, doing an American tour). It is very hard to gather someone’s personality immediately so that’s why booking an initial call is important.
• AngelNextDoor

  September 2

  Oh absolutely — I think using AI to help write your own profile is completely different from copying or closely rewriting another Pro’s existing bio, ads, or posts. I’m talking about the latter.

  But your answer is interesting because it sounds like originality probably wouldn’t factor heavily into your booking decision if the pertinent information was accurate? That’s exactly what I was curious about — whether clients see the profile as an expression of the individual or mostly as a place to gather the practical details before talking to them. 😊
• Allure22

  September 2

  lol men don’t care about that!
• Allure22

  September 2

  I literally have to rewrite most of my rules in our messages because they don’t read the profile
• SpicyNSweet

  September 2

  I would have to agree that most people haven't read the profile when they reach out.
• VibeSeeker

  September 2

  It goes other way around too. Pros not reading client profile or text messages. I've also had to repeat myself for questions that were clearly adressed
• AngelNextDoor

  September 2

  Okay, I am CRYING because apparently the real revelation from this thread is that nobody is reading anybody’s profile 😂😭

  But this is actually really interesting to me! I put a ridiculous amount of thought into mine because I assumed people were using it to get a feel for who I am before deciding whether to reach out. Apparently I may have wildly overestimated how much homework everyone is doing. 😂

  And @VibeSeeker , totally fair point — I’m sure it happens in both directions!

  I’m still curious though: even if you hadn’t noticed it yourself, if you later found out that the bio/ad that initially represented a Pro was copied or closely rewritten from another person’s content, would that affect how you viewed them? Or is everyone basically saying, “If the session is good, I genuinely do not care”?
• sean2589

  September 2

  I read every Pro's profile that I end up booking for a session. In most cases, I'll read it through many times. When or if I reach out to potentially book a session, it's helpful to know what they're about, what their boundaries are, and what a session with them is like. To me, that makes the conversations flow easier, and no one's wasting anyone's time.

  The authenticity of the profile matters a little bit to me. Only in that you can get a feel for the person's personality. But I do also try to take into consideration that it could be hard for a Pro to write up a full profile. There's many directions you could go in. If I ever did see overlap from someone else's profile (I haven't yet; certainly nothing that was egregious), if they offer a video chat/public meet, or if there's a build up to booking the session via exchanging several messages here first, that can help establish a little bit more about who they are.

  For me, I look at the profile as what initially brings you to the person. But it's the subsequent conversations with the Pros themselves that secure me booking them.

  Last thing, if I have any lingering doubts or worries if someone really is who their profile represents, I may pick out something from the profile, and ask more about it. If it says they enjoy something, I'll ask what they enjoy about it maybe as an icebreaker. If they're good with and understand people with mental health struggles, I may ask about what cuddling has meant to them and/or their clients when it comes to their mental health. Those are just a couple of examples, but it's the little things that can be expounded upon, and help make booking the session more comfortable, if there was any doubt.
• Lev136

  September 2 edited September 2

  They all copy from each other and use the stuff from the more expienced cuddlers.
• KansasDad

  September 2

  Not everyone is a good writer, and I am not sure whether there is any real difference in directly adapting someone else’s profile or having AI do so. I could make an argument that plagiarism is less lazy and more environmentally responsible. What really matters is compatible personality and cuddling styles. To the extent that written communication is an element of compatibility for someone, it would matter. I look at availability, hosting preference, age preference, location and price before reading anything else. Red flags and green flags can come in many forms.
• Parad0x

  September 2

  It depends how long and detailed the description is. A few sentences to a paragraph is usually going to be too generic to have any sort of distinction, in which case it is impossible to tell if it has been copied. My general rule is that the longer the profile, the better. More information gives a clearer picture of the cuddler's personality and the experience I can expect. In the case of a pro, it also reflects how much effort has been put into crafting a good profile, and thus how serious she is about cuddling.
• ProfHermes

  September 2

  I read all profiles, and I do have an issue if I notice plagiarism. If you put in some effort to make it unnoticeable, then that’s fine. This is a business and if you are trying to sell services to the best clients (and not just average clients) you want to put in the effort to make your profile pop. I’ve seen pros make custom photos/posters, which would be harder to plagiarize.
• MelNYC

  September 2

  Just want to say how much this irks me. As a professional who does this full time, I take great care for my profile to accurately reflect who I am and what I’m offering. I’ve had other professionals view my profile and when I click on theirs, they’ve very clearly copy and pasted parts of my profile into theirs. They don’t even attempt to rephrase. I find it very frustrating because I DO put so much time and effort into my profile and it just comes across as so lazy and careless.
• AngelNextDoor

  September 2 edited September 2

  These responses are actually really interesting because I didn’t realize how differently everyone uses profiles! 😂 Some people are reading every word (sometimes multiple times!), some are mainly looking for logistics, and apparently some of you are lucky if people read them at all. 😭

  I definitely agree that there’s going to be natural overlap, especially with shorter profiles. There are only so many ways to say you’re affectionate, enjoy cuddling, want people to feel comfortable, etc. I’m more talking about distinctive sections, wording, ads/posts, or combinations of ideas that someone clearly put time into developing suddenly showing up in someone else’s content.

  And @MelNYC , YES — that’s exactly the kind of thing that prompted my question. I put a ridiculous amount of thought into how I present myself and what actually represents me (which is unique to me!), so discovering that other Pros have dealt with people literally copying and pasting their work makes me feel slightly less crazy for being so bothered by it. 😂

  I also think there’s an important difference between using AI to help write something and using someone else’s work as the source material. If I tell AI about my personality, boundaries, policies, experiences, and what I want to communicate and have it help me organize that into better writing, those are still my ideas and experiences. If I give it another Pro’s content and essentially say “make this mine,” that’s just plagiarism with an extra step. 😂

  @sean2589 ’s point about actually asking someone about something specific from their profile is really interesting too. Ultimately the conversation and actual session are going to tell you whether someone is who they presented themselves to be.

  I think my takeaway is basically: inspiration is inevitable, especially in the same industry. But there’s a difference between seeing another Pro doing something well and thinking “that gives me an idea for how I could better represent myself” versus thinking “perfect, I’ll take that.” 😂
• JustAGuy215

  September 2

  I chose "Depends" mainly because if they're copying disclaimers, that's less worrisome than them copying personal rules, preferences, or personality.
• wilderdude

  September 2

  No. We're not talking literature or music lol profile plagiarism is no biggie
• SpicyNSweet

  September 2

  @Lev136 that's a ludicrous claim
• AngelNextDoor

  September 2

  We don't get a like button, but if we did @SpicyNSweet that would be a +1 from me!
• SpicyNSweet

  September 2

  @AngelNextDoor 😘
• Bear

  September 2

  I’ll read everybody’s profile as well as reading here in the forums. More so since I’ve read a lot of professionals in the forums complaining about clients who don’t look at their requirements of not the same day or don’t ask me about this or I don’t do this. It seems there’s a lot of people who don’t read the profile.

  There’s even some that reach out to women who are enthusiast and treat them as professionals asking to book an appointment. So it varies. There are also professionals that come across as kind of fake or phony. A lot of times I use my intuition in general.

  Right now I don’t connect too often with professionals just because I can’t afford it and have been dealing with depression and struggling to make it to work all the time. So it’s just a luxury I can’t afford at the moment. If I do go with a professional, I usually look for one that is inexpensive and I found a few that are genuine at that as well. When I did have more financial solvency, I would research the profiles and see who I felt comfortable with.

  As for plagiarism, I probably would not go too much with somebody like that because it would just seem too phony or fake. Plus, it would be hard sometimes to figure out who copied who unless one person was here years over the one who looked very similar.

  There are a lot of different and varying reasons as well as intentions in what people say and what people read. As well as what they’re looking for. There are some real genuine male enthusiast, as well as not so genuine all the way to predators. Not as numerous, but I’ve seen the same for the professionals.

  Some people Vet, their clients or enthusiast and some don’t it’s all different. But the profile does help with that.
• MishaAntonov

  September 2

  I am new and have yet to even book a cuddle with someone, so take this with a grain of salt I guess. It doesn't matter much to me. If someone who isn't very good at articulating their thoughts in writing sees another pros profile and thinks it applies to them too, I can see them plagiarizing and just changing a few words. As long as they aren't misrepresenting themselves, that's fine with me. What has kind of blown my mind is the number of profiles that essentially tell me nothing about the person. I would rather they plagiarize, as long as it's not a misrepresentation. To be fair, I think most of the empty profiles have been enthusiasts and not pros.
• TxTom

  September 2

  Ideally, noone would plagiarize someone else's work. And with some profiles, the wording is just different enough that's it's ambiguous at best.

  I have reported to one of my Pros directly when I thought someone had copy/pasted her bio.

  But, ultimately, it's not a booking killer for me.

  If there's any silver lining at all, compared to the myriad of completely blank profiles, copy/pasting at least took some effort.
• ahuman

  September 2

  I have read the profiles of each cuddle I have booked, some more than once before reaching out. I will read them again before we meet, too.

  I think the forms are just as much a representation of ourselves (maybe more so) than a profile. I have booked and found bookings to be better with those I like in the forms. If we share similar thoughts or had experiences, or I want to understand their view that differs from mine, I want to book with them have those conversations.

  Longer profiles to a point can be better if the information is good. A few lines tells me nothing and not someone I want to book with.
• a_cactus

  September 2

  I don't think im gonna book a pro but if I would I don't think I would care to much unless the person is nothing like what the profile said and it was all a lie.
• 7gem

  September 2

  How would I know if it was plagiarism?
• AngelNextDoor

  September 2

  @7gem I ask my ChatGPT if I'm honest. There are genuinely moments where I'm just being paranoid, and I don't want to assume. So I fact check with AI in order to check myself.

  Something I've noticed - if the bio does not match their "ad" but instead resembles the ads/bio of another pro. Dead ringer for plagiarism. i.e. bio says shy but ad says outgoing. 😏
• VibeSeeker

  September 2

  Absolutely - if someone is clearly not genuine then I can't be sure if they're intentions or if they are even who they claim to be
• AmazingEmbrace

  September 2

  Well, I don’t think I could lean on a person too hard for plagiarism as this is not an academic setting. What counts is if the person can deliver the quality of service that they advertise even if their profile is plagiarized.
• Cuddlesofcuddle

  September 2

  A pro once copied my bio almost word for word. A cuddler that previously booked with me booked with her next and when I told him his pro had the same bio as mine and I had reported her for it he just laughed. He legit didn't care one bit.
  I don't think anybody did bc after CC made her update the bio she had a simple hugging emoji 🤗 for a whole year. All while continously getting great karma. 🤣 might not be nice or professional but middle finger to those who can't write their own bio or use the tools we have nowadays to generate one.
• jdev25

  September 2

  If their profile starts with "My best friend would say...", I just stop reading.