Talk:The Rise and Climax of Tinder/@comment-27012100-20151029020227

Your proposal at its current state look cohesive and poses several fascinating questions. I enjoyed how you took time to explore the general subject of online dating prior to commencing your discussion regarding Tinder. Wonderful use of quotes as well. Be careful of stating your opinion as fact however. Always provide a source to back up your statements.

I feel you could separate your thesis from your method. In your method you speak of what you hope to uncover (i.e. that people are looking for casual relationships, as opposed to serious ones), but perhaps you can create a new subsection titled "Hypothesis" and explain why you expect your findings to prove this occurence. Make sure to stay unbiased when collecting your data. Let the information speak for itself.

There a few technical details, which also caught my eye. One is when you talk about "gender stereotypes" and then proceed to say how there is an equal number of male and female participants on dating sites/apps. I feel that "stereotypes" isn't the best word to use. Consider changing it to "negative stigma associated with participating in online dating" and then clarifying that this stigma used to apply more so to men than women. Second is several instances when you use jargon to explain the topic. Stay away from neologisms, unless they are absolutely indispensable.

Lastly, consider the risks of online dating. An article that discusses this is:

Couch, D., Liamputtong, P., & Pitts, M. (2012). What are the real and perceived risks and dangers of online dating? Perspectives from online daters: Health risks in the media. Health, Risk & Society,  14(7-8), 697-714.

Also, p erhaps you can talk about the fact that it is easy to manipulate your personality online. This practice is often referred to as "catfishing". There is a 2010 documentary you can refer to called "Catfish". It shows how a man falls in love with a woman on Facebook and when he attempts to meet her in person, realizes that she doesn't exist. You can look into that.

You're doing good work. Keep it up and good luck.