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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1990)
m C om puter M atching S e rv in g G a y M e n S in c e 1 9 8 2 "No matter who you are, there is someone for whom you are the perfect match." • Meet compatible men matched to your preferences. • Effective, nonexclusive. . . inexpensive (fees start at $20). • Assured confidentiality and discreet mailings. • Two-way matching (matches are your type and you theirs). • Satisfaction guaranteed (or your money back). What la Com Quasi? ComQuest is gay America's new, safe way to meet com patible guys. Com Quest's computer-based matching sys tem enables you to meet men from your area who match your preferences (and you theirs) far age, race, personality, lifestyle, physical attributes, interests, and local residence. ComQuest began providing gay matching services in 1982 and now has over 6000 members in 60 major cities. How doas It work? CamQuest's matching system, using advanced computer technology, analyzes your detailed questionnaire responses (see right side of page) and compares each of your weighted "ideal match" descriptive responses with the cor responding "self" descriptive responses of all current mem bers, and vice versa, keeping track of the members having the highest matching scores. What doas It coat, and what do I gat? For $20 you get the contact information for the 5 men who are your best matches among our current members in your area. (Add $10 per additional set of S.) Your contact information will be "listed" for three months (with free extensions) for other members to contact you (unless you leave Step 2 blank). You will know of these matches only when they contact you. What If my matchaa don't work out? ComQuest receives numerous letters from members who have found lovers or who are otherwise quite pleased with our service. However, if you are not satisfied, you will receive a prompt refund of your membership fee (you have 30 days to notify us and return your match printout). How long will It taka? Most orders are filled within a week. If the difference between your postmark date and ours is more than 14 days, we will include an extra $5.00 credit voucher with your order, applicable to future ComQuest orders. All corre spondence from ComQuest will be mailed in plain envelopes. OK, ru try It What do I do? just oui T 39 T June 199Ó This is the hard part But it can be fun, too. The ques tionnaire is on the righthand side of this page. Refer to the instructions to the right to complete Steps 3, 4, and 5. It is very important to read them carefully. If you do not follow the instructions we cannot guarantee the results. If you need help, call 1-708-991-0693 (9-5 CST, M-F). For addi tional application forms call 1 -800-633-6969 (24 hours). Send the completed form with $20 (for 5 matches) or $30 (for 10 matches) check, money order or credit card number to: Com Quest PO Box 1069, Palatine, IL 60078. Questionnaire Instructions Step 3 - D gqibc youncif by circling the word me beside each descriptive item which is a true description of your self. You should circle at least one me under each cate- gory. Circle more than one me if appropriate. Step 4 • Dafflibc your ideal milch by circling the word veto, no, ok or yes beside each and every item (including those by which you circled me) to indicate to what extent you would want that item to be true of your match. Circle exactly one of these responses per item, as described below: Circle yes if you want that description to be true of your match. This is a vote for a trait—not a guarantee. Circle ok if you don't care one way or the other. This is an abstention—no vote either way. Lines left blank are counted as ok. Circle bo if you do not want that description to be true of your match. This is a vote against—not a disquali fication. Treat it as a "maybe." Circle veto if you want no matches with anyone for whom that description is true, even if they have other desir- able qualities. This is a disqualification and is not affected by category rank. Treat it as an absolute "no." We reconi- mend that you circle between 10 and 20 vetos to restrict age, race, residence, and other important traits of your matches. Note: The use of vetoes restricts the number of members qualified to meet you. You are guaranteed the number of matches you order, but if you use too many vetoes you may get fewer matches than you ordered initially, in which case you will receive credit for the remaining matches. You can use the credit to alter your questionnaire and/or reorder matches anytime. Stop 5 - Rank the categories. The questionnaire is divided into 16 categories. To insure that your responses on the less important items won't override those on the more important items, you must indicate which categories are important to you. Using the Hank to the left of each cate- gory heading, either . . . Rank each category from 1 to 16 in its order of importance to you, with 1 as the most important and 16 as the least, using each rank once, or .. . Put a check mark beside the five most important cate- gory headings, leaving the rest blank. Note: Your matches will be based mostly upon the more important categories, with the less important ones serving only as tie breakers. Noes and yeses have very little effect in the lower ranked or unchecked categories. Some of your matches may have traits by which you circled no. However, vetoes are exclusive regardless of category rank. Com Q uest3" Application Form (see instructions to the left) Form JO9003- Copyright 1990 Step 1 - Confidential Mailing Address - Please print your Step 2 - Contact Information - This is the only information name and mailing address below. This is only for our use in we provide to others about you. Please print the contact infor mailing you your matches, and is kept confidential. mation below which will enable new applicants who get (Correspondence is mailed discreetly in plain envelopes.) matched to you to contact you. This must include at least vour first name and either a mailing address or phone number. Use Name _________________________________________________ only the space provided. Use some of the space to briefly describe yourself and your interests. If you do not wish for Addr ________________________________________________ _ others to contact you, or if you live outside the areas listed in the Residence category below, cross out this section. City ___________________________ S t____ Zip_________ Phone (______ )_____________________________ (optional) hereby affirm that I am at least 18 years of age and that I will ! I hold neither ComQuest nor its agents liable for the accuracy of information provided or the behavior or health of the people I g meet as a result of its services. (Signature is required.) g Signed_______________________________ Date____________ \ » ! \ | , | I \ Steps 3,4, and 5 - See instructions ____ R asld an cs ma ma me me me me me me veto veto veto veto veto veto veto veto no no no no no no no no ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Honoiulu/Hawaii Vancouver, BC Seattle/Tacom a Portland/Vancouver Las Vegas D enver/Boulder Phoenix/M esa Tucson 1 ____Preferred Relatlonship/HIV Status Circle one m e per group. I * me me me me me me me me veto veto veto veto veto no no no no no ok ok ok ok ok yes yes yes yes yes Lover/life mate Rom antic affair C asual sex Friendship/penpal Roo mate veto no ok yes H IV negative veto no ok yes H IV positive veto no ok yes Not tested C ontact listing (Step 2) in clu d es. . . me me me me veto veto veto veto no no no no ok ok ok ok yes Both phone & address yes Address but no phone yes Phone but no address yes Sexually explicit words ____ R atig lo u s/P o litic al B allate me me me me me me me me veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no ok yes ok yes ok yes ok yes ok yes ok yes veto no ok yes veto no ok yes ____Vices Circle one veto veto veto veto no no po no ok ok ok ok yes yes yes yes Party-going D anang/C lubs Cooking/Entertaining Q uiet evenings at hom e Conservative Liberal me per group (required). C ircle one m e per group (required). me me me me veto veto veto veto no ok no ok no ok no ok yes yes yes yes Shorter than 5*6" B etw een 5*6" and 5V" B etw een 5 V and 6 feet T aller than 6 feet me me me me veto veto veto veto no ok no ok no ok no ok yes yes yes yes Stim m er than average A verage for height H eavier than average Very heavy (chubby) ____Race/Nationallty/Body Hair You m ust indicate your raca/nationality. no no no no no ok yes Black ok yes A sian/O riental ok yes Pacific Islander ok yes H ispanic ok yes C aucasian (w hite) I I I I I I I I veto no ok yes veto no ok yes Non or light drinker M oderate drinker ____Hair Color/Faclal Hair Non drug user Occasional user R egular user me me me me me veto veto veto veto veto me me me veto no ok yes Sm ooth or d ea n shaven veto no ok yes M ustache veto no ok yes Beard yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes In dependent/confident Easy-going/laid back Good sense of humor Shy/reserved/quiet Re sponsible/m ature Youth ful/spon taneous Intellectual Em otional no ok no ok no ok no ok no ok yes yes yes yes yes Black or brown hair Blond hair Red or auburn hair Graying or white hair Baiding ! . ____Hobbies/lnt ere ets/S ports ____Body Bulld/Genital Attributes | me veto no ok yes Com puters/electronics me veto no ok yes Muscular/bulky I me veto no ok yes Photography/arts/crafts me yeto no ok yes Swim m er's build I m e veto no ok yes Aerobics/body building me veto no ok yes A verage build <-} m e veto no ok yes Voileyball/softball/etc. ____Masculinity/Appearance me veto no ok yes Not athletic me veto no ok yes Tennis/racquetball/etc. Ej me veto no ok yes Very m asculine/m acho me veto no ok yes A verage endowm ent s me veto no ok yes Cyding/)ogging/running me veto no ok yes Fairly straight-acting me veto no ok yes "W ell endowed" m m e veto no ok yes Cam ping/hiking/nature me veto no ok yes A verage masculinity me veto no ok yes Circum cised (cut) m me veto no ok yes Reading/language arts me veto no ok yes Som ewhat fem inine me veto no ok yes N on-drcum dsed I ____Incoma/Education Completad me veto no ok yes Considered handsome ____Favorite Bedtime Activities 1 me veto no ok yes Less than $ 10 ,00 0 me veto no ok yes Considered cute ! me veto no ok yes $ 10 ,0 0 0 -8 2 0 ,0 0 0 me veto no ok yes A verage looks Circle no m ore than three m es. | , me me veto no ok yes $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 -8 4 0 ,0 0 0 veto no ok yes M ore than $40 ,00 0 me me me me veto veto veto veto no no no no ok ok ok ok yes yes yes yes Som e high school High school graduate H S grad + some college C ollege graduate me ____Age Range You must indicate your age. me me me me H ave privacy at hom e m e H ave transportation me Not openly gay w/friends me Handicapped me ____Misceilaneoua/Contact Info veto no ok yes no no veto no ok yes | me veto no ok yes | me veto no ok yes I veto no ok yes Plain/hom eiy veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 18 21 25 30 35 40 50 60 to 20 to 24 to 29 to 34 to 39 to 49 to 59 or over - ‘ | ) ' I 1 ^ ~ £ I { me me veto no ok yes C u dd lin g car es sing veto no ok yes J /O (m anual stim ulation) I I me me veto no ok yes French active (gives BJ) veto no ok yes French passive (gets BJ) ( , me me veto no ok yes G reek active (anal top) veto no ok yes G reek passive (bottom ) I I me me veto no ok yes veto no ok yes j V ersatile* Expenm ental/kinky * If you enjoy both French and both G reek a d iv i- ties, just o rd e the m e for V ersatile. Send this form with $20 (plus $10 per additional set of 5 matches) to: ComQuest, P.O. Box 1069, Palatine, IL 60078 Visa/MC # I veto no ok yes Sm ooth (tittle body hair) veto no ok yes H airy chest veto no ok yes Very haky/teddy bear me me ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok I I i I me me me Non smoker Light smoker Heavy smoker veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no veto no . veto veto veto veto veto veto no ok yes veto no ok yes veto no ok yes me me me me me me me me I me me me me me me me me . ____Entertainment/Soctal Activities me veto no ok yes no ok yes Fine arts events | m m e e veto me veto no ok yes no ok yes Popular concerts me veto no ok yes I m e veto veto no ok yes Spectator sports events 1 me veto no ok yes Dining out/m ovie-going ____Personality me me me me Catholic Protestant Jewish New Age/Spiritual Very religious Agnostic/not religious ____Height/Welght Exp date______ Signature____________________ ___ Amt I | We've served over 50,000 gay men. Now it's your turn! 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