After a few weeks on free dating sites without credit card the only question left was whether the moderation is real or decorative.
About 60 profiles into that one, the pattern around what the real cost is after the trial became obvious.
Where that one works it works fast; where it doesn't, how quickly reports get acted on is usually the reason.
Where the site stands or falls is how the platform handles repeat offenders.
Rewriting the opening line did more for the service than a month of tweaking what protection exists before you meet.
Someone in another thread pointed me at how Souldate handles it and it was a fair shout.