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online dating questions...
Some of these questions may be really dumb...but I'm new to this so I figured I would ask. And I like knowing I'm not alone in this crazy endeavor of online dating 
When guys message you, do you always respond?
How often do you initiate contact?
If the site you are on gives you a compatibility percentage, do you stick with the higher percentage matches - like 80 or above - or do you just go based on looks and then profile information?
How often do you usually get online to see what kind of crazies - oh, I mean eligible men - there are out there?
I've noticed on OKC (the only site I've been on so far) that there are a lot of sex related questions. If you are not looking to find a FWB, do you answer some of the more detailed questions publicly for all to see? Example of one I just read, how easy is it for you to achieve an O...really? I don't think I would want some dude that I may only meet once to know that kind of information about me...but maybe I'm being a bit prudish?
Re: online dating questions...
I don't answer the questions they provide. I think they're dumb.
If someone is nice and sends me a thought out email I will write back thanks but we're not a good match. This goes over well for some and others go all nutso. I block the nutso ones. For those who say something like "Hi", "Wuts up?" or anything using the words cutie, sweetheart, gorgeous or some other gratuitous term of endearment I just delete.
Ditto all of this. Unless I'm in a snarky mood. Then I might to respond to some of the stupid emails that start out with, "Hey beautiful," or the ones that say something along the lines of, "your boobs look great."
"You don't get to be all puke-face about your kid shooting your undead baby daddy when all you had to do was KEEP HIM IN THE FLUCKING HOUSE, LORI!" - doctorwho
I definitely have to agree! Some of those questions are ridiculous.
OMG god help the idiot who emails me when I'm in a snarky mood!
Just for this purpose, I may have to keep my profile up for a while!!
When guys message you, do you always respond? No. But on OkC, as you continue to not reply, it changes your "status" to "replies selectively" or some other things to that nature. Which then makes you look less approachable as well.
How often do you initiate contact? I used to more often at the beginning, but then realized I rarely got responses, so I stopped.
If the site you are on gives you a compatibility percentage, do you stick with the higher percentage matches - like 80 or above - or do you just go based on looks and then profile information? I don't look at the percentages, I don't even know how they figure that out. I go based on profile content and photos, and what they say in their initial email.
How often do you usually get online to see what kind of crazies - oh, I mean eligible men - there are out there? I used to go once maybe twice a day, to see who's checked out my profile, and to check messages. The pool didn't change much.
I've noticed on OKC (the only site I've been on so far) that there are a lot of sex related questions. If you are not looking to find a FWB, do you answer some of the more detailed questions publicly for all to see? I haven't answered a lot of the questions. I think they're silly. Example of one I just read, how easy is it for you to achieve an O...really? I don't think I would want some dude that I may only meet once to know that kind of information about me...but maybe I'm being a bit prudish? I'm in total agreement.