Editorial policy
How we write the guides on this site
The guides on GyDate are written in-house by the GyDate editorial team. This page explains how they are produced, what they are based on, what we refuse to publish, and how to tell us when we get something wrong. It is deliberately specific, because dating advice touches safety and money and a vague policy is worth nothing.
Who writes this
The guides are written and edited in-house by the GyDate team — the same people who build and moderate the product. We publish under “GyDate Editorial Team” rather than inventing named authors or credentials we do not have. Nobody on this site is presented as a doctor, therapist, lawyer or certified counsellor, because nobody writing it is being held out as one.
What we do have is direct visibility of how a gay dating product actually behaves: what gets reported, which scam scripts recur, what makes a profile unanswerable, and which safety advice people ignore. That is the expertise this content is grounded in, and it is the limit of it.
What the advice is based on
Most of it is operational: patterns from running an 18+ dating platform, the behaviour the community guidelines exist to address, and the practical logistics of meeting someone from the internet. Where a guide leans on outside work — a named framework from relationship research, for example — we name the source in the text so you can go and check it rather than taking our word for it.
Where something is our opinion rather than an established finding, we say so in the sentence. “This is our editorial read” is a phrase you will find in the guides, and it is there on purpose.
If a claim in a guide is not sourced and not labelled as opinion, treat that as a defect and tell us — it is one.
What we will not publish
These are not aspirations. They are rules applied to every page on this site.
- Invented statistics, made-up survey results, or research we cannot point you to
- Fake testimonials, fake reviews, fake ratings or fabricated member quotes
- Member counts, local headcounts or match numbers we cannot substantiate
- Photographs presented as real members when they are stock images
- Claims about features GyDate does not have
- Paid placements or sponsored recommendations dressed up as editorial
- Content that contradicts our own community guidelines or child safety standards
- Medical, legal or emergency advice presented as professional guidance
Review and updates
Guides are reviewed when the product changes, when a factual detail becomes stale, or when a reader tells us something is wrong. Every guide shows its published date and, where it has been revised, an updated date — both reflect real edits rather than an automated timestamp bump.
Legal and safety context ages quickly and varies by country. The location guides describe legal situations as of their last review, and none of it is a substitute for local advice.
Limits, and when to go elsewhere
This site cannot help in an emergency. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services. For crimes including extortion and fraud, national cybercrime services are the right route — the safety guides name the relevant ones by country.
For anything clinical — sexual health, mental health, medication — talk to a qualified professional. Our guides can tell you that testing should be routine and unembarrassing; they cannot tell you what is right for your body.
- The safety guides — scams, fake profiles, privacy and first-meet logistics
- Community guidelines — what the rules are, and what we act on
Corrections
If something on this site is inaccurate, out of date, or describes a feature that does not exist, email support@gydate.com with the page and the problem. We would rather fix it than defend it, and we correct the page itself rather than quietly deleting the claim.
- Contact the team — corrections, safety reports and account questions
- About GyDate — what the product is and who runs it
Frequently asked questions
Who is the GyDate Editorial Team?
The in-house team that builds and moderates GyDate. We publish under a team byline rather than inventing individual authors or credentials. Nobody here is presented as a clinician or a lawyer.
Is the content sponsored?
No. There are no paid placements, affiliate recommendations or sponsored reviews anywhere in the guides. Where we mention GyDate's own features we say so plainly, including the ones that cost money.
Do you use statistics?
Only where we can point at the source. We removed invented base rates from these guides rather than leave plausible-sounding numbers in them, and we would rather write “most first messages get no answer” than attach a percentage we cannot stand behind.
How do I report an error?
Email support@gydate.com with the URL and what is wrong. Corrections are made on the page itself, and the updated date reflects the edit.