Comments on: Dating Site Personality Testing Smackdown

By: Dr. Joel Block

Dr. Joel Block — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:34:04 +0000

What’s this, a friendly comment? OMG, what a cool shift!

But…AW, although your suggestion has me a bit intrigued, I’m not sure I understand it fully. Please do this, write again and flesh it out. don’t spare the details.

BTW, wanker? You must be a Brit. Not to worry, here in NY we have more Brits than before the revolution…

Regards, Joel

By: Alic W

Alic W — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:09:24 +0000

Instead of coming up with algorithms that set people on the path of new relationship searches too easily, why don’t you wankers come up with a site that helps people to work together to find each other. C’mon JB – it’s a good idea. Not unlike marriage counseling. But with more potential. Think about it – counseling for people who have never met before?!?

By: Bob Gaines

Bob Gaines — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:11:15 +0000

Dr. Block, those that question you are obviously scared Sh —t——–ss about your new software. Their only defense is to knock the credibility of ButterfliesAgain before it starts flying high and being quickly identified as the best such test out there. Keep setting the record straight

By: Dr. Joel Block

Dr. Joel Block — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:29:46 +0000

Fernando, I know you have a test of your own. At least you say you do. Let’s skip all the numbing talk about theoretical math that hardly anyone relates to-and that is uproven in the real world.

I’ve heard all this before. It’s getting old. Why don’t you take up the challenge?

Not interested?Then I’ve heard enough. We may as well discuss Argentine wine–very good!

By: Fernando Ardenghi.

Fernando Ardenghi. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:32:45 +0000

Dr. Houran had already debunked that test, because the Butterflies_Again_Compatibility_Test (24 questions) is an IPSATIVE instrument that profiles your behavioral patterns in four well_researched dimensions of relationships, based on the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation Behavior test, aka: FIRO B self_report instrument.

Serious online dating sites offering compatibility matching methods should be based on NORMATIVE tests.

Moroever with the way Butterflies_Again_Compatibility_Test shows compatibility/affinity between prospective mates, only a 2 integer figure like 75%, the WHOLE PRECISION of the matching algorithm is less than any client could achieve searching by his/her own!!!!
It will never reach high precision like:
3 most compatible persons in a 100,000 persons database,
12 most compatible persons in a 1,000,000 persons database,
48 most compatible persons in a 10,000,000 persons database,

You do not need to prove a *piston engine* when you need a *jet engine* to break sound barrier.

Regards,

Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com

By: Dr. Joel Block

Dr. Joel Block — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:10:04 +0000

David, I can understand you taking umbrage with my challenge. On the surface it seems a shameless publicity stunt.

Well, shameless stunt or not, the great one had something to say about the basis of my challenge:

â€œOne thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlikeâ€¦â€

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) U. S. physicist, born in Germany.

By the way, my challenge doesnâ€™t have to be containedâ€”itâ€™s open to anyone!

Regards, Joel

By: James Houran

James Houran — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:01:47 +0000

Hi Dave,

Yes, “Dr. James” still works with online dating sites — some of the biggest in fact.

Cheers,

James Houran, Ph.D.
http://www.OnlineDatingMagazine.com