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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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| How is ConnectU different from other networking and dating sites? |
| ConnectU brings together the best of both worlds. It combines the fun and playful nature of friendship and dating sites, along with the utility of a professional networking site. We aim to create niche communities at the university level, instead of catering to a much larger and generic audience with limited quality control. |
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| What is Wave? |
| The Wave function allows you to unassumingly express interest in some user on ConnectU. |
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| What is Messaging? |
| Send messages to users through the site. |
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| Can I search and see any profile at any school? |
| Yes |
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| What are Forums? |
| Forums are similar to discussion groups. Any user can create a topic in our categories. Users can also post at will to any topic. The most recent forum post is displayed on all user's homepage. |
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| What is the "Most Popular Profiles"? |
| This page lists the most popular profiles on ConnectU as well as at your school. This is based on the number of hits a given profile receives. Views of your own profile do not count. Hit Counters are reset every Sunday night at 11:59pm. Here is your chance to get your 15 minutes of fame! |
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| How many pictures can I put on ConnectU? |
| You can put a maximum of eight pictures on your profile, where one is the default picture that shows up on search results. The others are viewable when someone sees your profile. |
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| How can I protect my privacy? |
| You can adjust your privacy settings in the edit my account section in order to set which users can view your profiles. For example, you can specify that you only want a user from your school to be able to view your profile. Take a look your privacy settings and set them to your needs. |
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| If I reject a friend request, will he or she find out? |
| No, they will not be notified. They will also not be able to send another request for some period of time. Think, see no evil, hear no evil. |
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| Where do my friends show up? |
| You can choose to display your friends on your profile page. |
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