Apologies for putting the cat amongst the pigeons on profile reviewing. There has been really useful feedback on mine and I hope my comments have helped others. I didn't want anyone to feel that they were automatically distrusted, more just for folks to be cautious and read back a bit to get a feel for the personalities of the potential reviewers. Anyway enough said.
On messaging, I think it's very unfair to expect them to flow at the rate you desire, and to expect someone to apologise for every break. In an average day with DS I have maybe two one hour windows in the morning and the evening and try to message when I can in between but would only be contributing noise if I pointed out every bit of unavailability. I'll probably cover messages with friends and groups in those longer periods too. Not to mention posting here and elsewhere. I wouldn't get antsy about someone else's frequency either - I prefer quality not quantity! (Yes, still talking messaging)
@MrDrummer @vwman There was a blog post I encountered in which some guy tried the same (very forward) lines out on Tinder, while varying his profile pics from his natural self to a guy with model looks and great body. I think it's true to say you can get away with a lot if you're fit. But if not, then generic messages won't help.
Currently talking to Ms Goldfish and Ms Flabbergast. The former is totally sound, straightforward and I like her a lot. The latter is, erm, flabbergasting, but I feel may chew me up and spit me out.