r/couchsurfing • u/mad-de • 29d ago
Messages despite profile being inactive
So I stopped using couchsurfing when they introduced their fees. However just recently I started getting CS requests again for people wanting to stay with me.
1) I wouldn't really mind hosting them if I have time, but I'm not going to pay CS to just host people. Is there a way to get around that?
2) It seems a bit fishy, that my profile gets shown to other CSers despite me not being able to access the site / app. Is that a new thing to artificially "boost" the numbers of profiles?
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u/laurentlb 29d ago
I agree this feels fishy and that was one of the reasons for me to look for CS alternatives.
It's probably possible to email CS to hide your account.
If you want to respond to messages, you'll have to pay.