I think the questions posted by wombat (and others) were clear, straightforward, and most important, pertinent.
Pertinent because if you are new in the forum and you find information which is unclear or potentially misleading, then you are quire right to ask clarification.
And even as dumb it might seem the question (or any other question) it deserves a polite answer.
I have browsed the forum and the matter has not been clearly addressed, although it has been the cause of many reactions: from sarcastic and humorous comments (at the best) up to hasty negative attacks.
So far what I have gathered from different answers is this:
1. This is not a dating site, but a place to promote the exchange of information about the experience of visiting Riga, including (as the website name suggest), meeting and socializing with Latvian girls.
2. However creating profiles is open to everybody with all sorts of intentions. The administration claims they do their best to keep clean the forum from illegal or unsuitable profiles according with the forum's rules. However they can't guarantee it’s 100% free of scams.
3. Despite this explanation, it is not clear what is its ultimate purpose - and who are the direct beneficiaries - from all this nice, inviting but strangely short and mute profiles:
a. The forum's owners as the traffic and the number of users increase attracted by these beautiful images?
b. Scammers who attract unaware bystanders to the mail-order-bride trap?
c. People in the sex business targeting the sex tourist market?
d. Regular individual in the social network game? despite not being a dating site.
e. All of the above???
f. None of the above???
All I know is I don't know.
