Dito We pride ourselves at being flexible with regard to most things, but when it comes to our personal preferences, some of that flexibility vanishes. We have g-rated pictures posted, but we do not require that someone do the same. We would much prefer to see a g-rated (only) picture of the people that we plan to meet, and so far have agreed to forego this preference on only one occasion. While the results were not disastrous, they fell considerably below our expectations, but since we have another preference of meeting socially before playing, no one was placed in the uncomfortable position of feeling pressured.
But as has been said earlier, when there is a demand that we change to accomodate someone, all flexibility will magically disappear. One couple who said that they are not looking for friends demanded that we be ready to play at the first meeting. When we explained that it would be highly irregular and unlikely that we would comply, they called us wimps and "game players" and "not for real", etc., etc. Result: they went their separate way but continued with a few rather derogatory messages before finally giving up. Asi if that would make us change our mind! POOF!!!!
