Bear411

It was nice being on there for awhile but the owner he is a rude and being on the computer dating online it's a little old-fashioned and everyone uses apps now welcome to the future so i don't care if they block me because he is a rude about it

Not only ahve I been locked out over a month now but my message count has been going down making this site seem so much more shady than I thought, First I was asked by the owner to video chat with him nd when I declined he deleted my account 3 times! Sorry I have standards and they werent met.

As for this being a free site? Its usually locking folks out just after they start messaging back and forth in an attempt to get you to pay for a site that must have been designed by an infant in 1980. Truly super clunky and run by a nut job. PS I am told by many he reads all messages and filters some private messages out.

This is the absolute worst of the gay dating sites. People who have walked away from the site and have not been active for years are still counted as users. People who pay for the site and don't renew (because it truly is not worth what Greg is charging) get locked out until they pay again. That's extortion. That's what the site is like. Plus it looks like it was designed by a child.

Allows you to join. Then blocks access to messages for days trying to force you to pay for a membership. ALOT of glitches. They are not helpful and they are typically out to get your money. Once you do pay, payments will continue to accrue month after month. There's way too many dating sites out there. This one should be avoided like a plague.

Every single night between 8p-10p EST the ability to send messages to other members fails to work.
Me and multiple friends on the site have tested and proven it - we report it - sometimes it gets fixed for a day but 98+% of the time the chat function doesn't work after 8pm - which is when a majority of working people want to use the site - totally dsyfunctional and complaints are totally ignored.

The web master seems to have some mental problems. He will not answer question about why certain pictures will not be allowed; like me wearing a pair of western Boots and my Rolex watch. I have been on the top 10 list for over a year, since pushing my question, I have been removed from the list. As I told him he is not hurting me, because my money spends just as good on other sights.
No telling what "Buddy Bear" Greg is doing with all the private info. He is collecting on every member?

Similar issues as other reviewers. The site is coded from the 1990's, and the total number of members is actually quite inflated, the actual active member count is quite low.

The site just went thru another week of 'only VIP members (paid) can log in', and oddly enough my paid subscription had just run out days before... I think it's set up so it locks you out so you'll pay up again... sorry dude don't think so.

Do a google search on "bear411 sucks" or "bear411 problems" and you'll see there's quite a few problems with the site and the webmaster.

False Advertising. "Join Now Free" But you cant's really use the site unless you pay. This guy is making a lot of money off of the bear community... over priced... Rip off! Stay away... there is no way to delete your profile... he wants to make it look like the site has a lot of members but most are just unsuspecting bears that were lured in with the false advertising and unable to remove their profiles.

This site is VERY unprofessionally run. The webmaster changes the rules of how things operate, on his whim.

Membership is a lot more expense than some of the other, similar services, but offers less. No app on iPhone or Android, and the very POOR see experience.

Now, boom, has decided to cut access to non-paying users.

No way to delete my profile, or even change the profile that is there.

Bear 411 is the worst dating site I ever seen, I was a paying member for 3 month, communicating with other members was not user friendly at all so I stopped paying but even though it says joining is free, all is free is using your pictures and profile to show they have lots of members, no way to delete my profile.
It's more like scam, I hate the site.
Stay away from it.

It had become a horrid site after a few years of being on. "Free" customers had more and more taken away as the WebMaster forbid more and more. And having to go 90 days of inactivity in order for them to delete your account? Heck with that. Go to their Terms of Service and see what will get you deleted / cancelled and pick one. Within a few short hours, You're gone! Why wait 90 days when you can be gone NOW!

I have been a member since the beginning and only recently get blocked for days if not weeks at a time. Not nice. However he has the ability to put an option on the profiles he does not think are hot. Those people get blocked when the site is in high demand. Also he picks and chooses who is aloud on the site and what words can be said. This is a breach of the Freedom Of Speech and I think a lawsuit may be inevitable!

Had my profile on for many years as a free account. I rarely expect much as I don't financially support the site. That being said it's all the free members uploading pics for them to use "for free" that make the site interesting in the first place.
I don't mind having access and features limited but now the site is so locked out to free members there is not much reason to visit.
It used to be a good site but it is dying a slow death.
There are other gay sites that let free members interact to some degree to keep the traffic up and fun for all, paid or free.

Terrible site! I have been a non-paying member for years and all I ever get id you are blocked for paying members and now you cannot see who is looking at your profile unless you pay for a subscription. Disappointing to say the least. Don't bother!

Refuses to accept requests to delete profiles. Blocks you from making changes (at all) unless you're a paid member - which I've been many times over the years.
Currently ignoring requests to delete entirely.
Serious mental problems at the helm of this site.

If he does not like what you say on his site, he will delete you. I was a paying member, but then I stopped. Then you start getting the upgrade notices. Then I complained about it to him. He deleted. Yes rip off the community, is correct, Mental problems FOR SURE.

I wanted to get off the site and sure enough my profile was deleted as I have requested. But then my card was charged not once but 3 times after that. I sent Greg an email demanding my money back. But nothing... This is illegal and very frustrating.

It's getting more difficult to delete your profile with bear411. As he is catching on. He needs the numbers to impress advertisers. What I did that finally worked was download a comic face. Which was accepted. Then a while later a dog or cat head. It was then deleted. He uses only a face recogniser system. Which only sees a face. Then it's passed. Whether of a cartoon man or a fluffy kitten. This should work for a while unless he starts checking the pictures himself.

Been a member for years and met my husband on there. Still use it to keep in touch with friends. Good new features, decent price. Heard about run ins with the owner, but haven't experienced that. Some words are autoblocked (like Facebook), which I think is pretty lousy, otherwise a perfect site.

The guy who runs this dump has worked the hardest on building a reputation for himself as a larcenous fraud with all the charm and social grace of The Bad Seed.

Only older, fatter, and uglier. And allegedly Male.

His website is failing miserably. He has no subscribers. He has only hostages.

Refusing to allow any one who has ever logged on to delete their profile.

While he systematically removes every single reason why anyone would WANT to stay.

Legend has it... he'll only allow you to leave if you say something unkind about him personally on your profile, and post a plug for another Bear Site.

Have fun. And be cruel.

He's totally earned it.

Just be sure to delete any sensitive photos beforehand.

And maybe wait a week before finally slamming the brat.

Because he'd likely go and post 'em on a porn site somewhere.

And even more likely for cash.

Had issues with a member! Asked for Help! Got No Response! After asking several times, i asked to delete my Profile several times! No Response! I read a review of a guy having the same problem... He says to write something negative on your profile note about this site... And then they will block you an only then! They'll remove your profile from the site! So! That's What I Did! I believe it worked! I met Mostly Great Guys on this site! Don't get me wrong! But the Web Master IS & $#*! HOLE! A Real JERK! You loose control over your profile! And you're his Slave! Unfortunately Until You Break Away! As many don't Yet Know How To Do! Please be careful of this site! Bearwww is much Much better! I've dealt with Fred for years! He is a Great Web Master Guaranteed bros!

The best way to get your profile removed is to update it and slam b411 while commenting favourably on other bear sites. It appears that "Greg" is not only a narcissistic brat who stamps his little cyber-feet when he sees something other than what HE likes, but is as (financially) dodgy as all hell and could, quite possibly, be a complete and utter moron.

My experience was the same as many listed and I had a friend who tired to join and never was allowed it would appear that the site has country club practices of the 50's and 60's very odd and yes there seems to be no way to contact the webmaster...

Like what others have said, when my priority access expired I was no longer able to access the site. Buddybear takes awful vengeance when you stop paying. I have friends who have NEVER paid and they get blocked once or twice a month. My priority access ended at the end of May and today is June 13 and I've not been able to get in for over a week.