Kolyma Dating
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| Kolyma Dating | |
| Type | Online dating service |
| Foundation date | November 13th, 2022 |
| Creator | KolymaNET |
| Homepage | [1] |
Kolyma Dating was a cross-network dating service ran by KolymaNET. It consisted of 19 chatrooms in total, allowing for two users to occupy a room to talk.
Background
The idea for Kolyma Dating was announced on November 3rd by Kuz on Telegram[1]. On November 12, he officially announced Kolyma Dating on November 12th[2] alongside a preview screenshot of the site[3].
It briefly launched the day after at 12:00 PM EST for a 4 hour test run, but was closed a little over an hour. Afterwards, the site redirected to a message from KolymaNET's Internet Services Directorate that stated the following:
"The program has concluded earlier. All matched contacts will be offered positions within the network and certification of union. 6 successful matches. Thank you for your participation, it may re-open in the future."
Later, Kuz went onto a thread on /soy/ discussing the website and revealed that the site had closed due to "underaged Ukrainians trying to sell pics of themselves", and as such the site would not be coming back[4].
Layout
The site consisted of a total of 19 chatrooms, two of which (13 and 14 respectively) are designated as "TR - Halal". Each chatroom was capable of hosting up to two users at a time. Users could either enter a vacant room and wait for another user to enter, or simply enter a server of someone waiting. They could also enter a small tidbit about themselves, and select their sex as either Male or Female.
Whoever joined a chatroom first would control it, being able to clear the chat or kick a second user that joined.
Reception
According to Kuz, most of the users were trolling rather than using it for its intended purpose. However, there were at least 12 users who actually attempted to e-date, as KolymaNET announced there were 6 successful matches.
/soy/teens agree that Kolyma Dating overall was coal[5][6].
Gallery
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Kolyma Dating, during its test run on November 13th, 2022.
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Kolyma Dating in its current state.
