



The NEW DCMerlin's Guide to OKCupid --- Don't Panic! ---

Useful tips for the novice or the advanced user Originally posted Feb. 16, 2008

in the now defunct OKCupid journals









As in the fictional book (within a real book) The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy,

DCMerlin's Guide to OKCupid is less of a "guide" and more of a REFERENCE MANUAL.

This guide was *never* intended to be read sequentially from its first to its last

chapter, any more than a dictionary is meant to be read from cover to cover. Anyone

complaining this guide is "Too Long" will be forced to sit and listen to VOGON poetry.

If you find any defects in the links or anything else here which does not appear to work, please email me at DCMerlin@gmail.com To link people to this guide easilyTo link those who have not yet joined OKCupid to the orientation chapter

(These chapters are periodically updated and occasionally replaced entirely)

I've created a custom prioritized list of chapters especially aimed at the as-yet-not-joined user. Unless you are a seasoned user or have come here seeking a solution to a specific problem, please CLICK HERE to see the prioritized list.This is the story of How the guide came to be

Ever since OKCupid deleted its own journals, there are now fewer ways to publicly show your appreciation for the guide. Post a comment on LJ (which is currently my preference) Why join LJ? . orYou can help proliferate knowledge of the guide by mentioning it in your OKCupid profile. For tips for how to post a pointer or link in your profile, journal, blog, etc, please see this link **The Two Of Us (aka TTOU), (an explanation and advanced tips for understanding this important feature)**Why Icebreakers are really a FANTASTIC idea even if they seem stupid (too bad OKC got rid of that feature before I got around to writing a guide to it)