FAQs

Yes, we've just added this feature to our website. Everybody who joins SpeedDater or SpeedDater Online now has a unique web address for their profile in the format www.speeddateronline.ie/screenname.

You can post up to 12 pictures with SpeedDater. The first one cannot be flagged for friends only, and should be a picture of you. Pictures 2-12 can be flagged for friends only - and you chose who you list as a friend. You need to upload your picture first, then select 'for friends only' so that the words "for friends only" appear under the heading for that picture.

Members are not allowed to change sex status by themselves. If you have a compelling reason to change your sex status (like you made a mistake when registering), please contact us.

To update your location:
1. Click on the "my account" link in menu.
2. Click on the "General Details" link in Profile block.
3. Enter your new location and press on the "update" button.

You can change your pictures at any time by simply uploading new ones. At the moment this service is free, but we do process all pictures manually, so please do not treat the site as a free photo-album! If too many members change their pictures as the site grows we may introduce a charge, or allow pictures to be changed once per renewal. Once you have updated new pictures please make sure you clear your computer's cache. Otherwise, you may find that your old photographs are displayed...even though the rest of the members are seeing the new pictures you have loaded. This can be done in Internet Explorer from Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Temporary Files. It normally takes about a day to process your pictures. We will mail you to let you know that we have received them and then again once they are loaded.

If for some reason you want to remove your pictures simply replace them in "my picture" in "my account" section.

You can easily upload all image formats and converted them into JPG format on SpeedDater Events. We check every picture before it is published and will not post pictures of children or pictures of clipart or screensavers. Click here to upload your picture today!

Usually 15-20 minutes is enough to approve your photo. Our Approval team works 24 hours a day to ensure that you don't need to wait and lose the potential contacts because of the lack of a profile photo.

You can add as many people as you want to your friends list. Just click on the 'Add to friends' button on their profile to add them to your list of friends. If you haven't made any friends yet, go to 'Search Members' and find a friend!

Not everyone has a scanner or digital camera, so if this is you, and you do not have a digital image, you can post us a picture. We will scan it in and upload it for you. Send your pictures to

EasyDate Ltd (SD_IE)
23 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DX
UK

Make sure you put your screenname on the back and if you send more than one, add which position you want to show them in (ie:1 - 12). If you want them back, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope.

It is your nickname that you would like others to know you by.

When you are log in on your own profile you cannot see yourself in the search only other members can see your profile from the list.

Yes, we can't over emphasize how important it is to include a photograph. Profiles with photographs generate ten times more interest. Many people will not reply to profiles without pictures on principle. And if you've attended a SpeedDater event, a good picture will remind people who you are.

Profiles with a photo get much more attention than incomplete profiles, so it's important to know the reasons why it can be denied. First of all, we don't accept clipart, graphics, drawings and landscape photos as a profile photo. Children's photos are unacceptable as well as photos of animals and acts of violence. One of the most frequent situation is uploading a female photo for a male profile and vice versa. If you indicated the wrong gender during the registration process, please don't try to upload a photo as it will be declined anyway. All you need to do is re-register indicating the correct gender.

Only if you ticked one of the 'auto-renewal' options when you upgraded to Platinum membership.