On dating sites, I can usually tell how serious someone is by checking out their profile. If it looks like they didn't have more than 30 seconds to spend on it, I'll assume they're not looking for any kind of serious relationship.

I like trying to use systems in ways that weren't intended by the designer. It helps the owners refine their intended purpose. If they like the new use, they support it; if they don't, they close the loophole. OKCupid had a quite wonderful (though not as well moderated) discussion community for a few years until Match bought them out and shut down that feature. Match said it didn't facilitate their purpose, which tells me their purpose wasn't to help people get to know each other.

It might help, but most agnostics are statistically higher IQ than the general population, so they are more likely to appeciate intellectual discussions.

Most people on dating popular websites seem to be desperate to get laid, find The One, etc., with little interest in hanging out to chat.

In fact, in the book "Rules for Dating Online," women are advised to delete any male who hasn't set a date to meet up in person within five messages.
That wouldn't work well here, though, since most people have few compatible agnostic.com members living near them, as a rule.

Yeah and I think some people just like attention from people they like but wouldn't consider having a relationship with. When I was young I caught on too late about that with a guy and it hurt when I eventually found that he wasn't actually interested, he just liked attention and feeling wanted. Girls do that too to guys but it's actually easier to tell because if they refuse a face to face meeting or don't ever want to show or recieve affection then it's likely they just want your attention.

sounds like a good idea

I'm a fan of the platform for a dating site. It gives people a chance to see and share more about each other rather than just a photo and short bio.
It would be interesting to see how this type of this type of thing would work in a broader spectrum site with more people.

Good idea. Some people are just serial dating too. I had no trouble getting dates on those sites but I'm not looking for just dating.

I am here for the community and dating but i don't state either really ... love the site and the model !! A lot of great people..

I think this combo discussion-forum/dating site model is bloody brilliant. I think all dating sites should have (well-moderated) discussion forums so you can get to know people better.