WikiDating, Does This Make Sense?

Jared Goralnick emailed me a few days ago about a pretty amazing feature that had been added to the Ok Cupid website. Apparently, OK Cupid has decided to let other edit your dating profile. Want to know the real truth about someone? Now you can since their friends will be able to edit it. Thankfully, you must approve any of the changes to your profile. Access is not as unlimited as a brand new wiki page on Wikipedia but it’s a unique concept.

It’s fairly similar to the Honesty Box Facebook application that enables users to anonymously post comments about you. This is definitely a controversial feature for a dating site though. Have a bad date? Go let them know by posting how bad they are for a date. I wouldn’t expect that to get approved though. Conversely, this is a great concept if you have friends that want to help you get a date. They can come and post testimonials about how great a person you are.

Rather than just posting testimonials though you can actually edit the content of their profile. This is a great tool for someone that makes a business off of optimizing dating profiles. Do you think wiki dating is a good idea?

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