I submitted a question to okcupid for the first time. It was rejected.

[darxus]

Do you have an incurable STD (Genital warts (HPV), genital herpes (HSV), or HIV/AIDS)?


[Poll #1050519]

The options were: 1. Yes 2. No


Here is some of the user feedback we received:

Response Comment

Offensive / worthless

Uninteresting or too obscure for most people
Near 100 % of sexually active adults have one or more HPV types, so you could just as well ask "Are you a virgin?" - which is a question that does not exist per se, but is part of the answer of a few others

Offensive / worthless

Too similar to other questions

Uninteresting or too obscure for most people
You thinkg soomeone with those conditions really wants to be reminded of this on a dating site?

Offensive / worthless

Too similar to other questions

Too similar to other questions(Emphases added.)

UPDATE: Resolution here.

Comments

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

It seems like you've not contemplated the the ramifications of your question for people who would answer "yes" beyond "I would like to know this before putting in any effort to getting to know someone". Until answering "yes" is not a social stigma, that question will always be offensive and inappropriate when it is on a site where the answer can be found by anyone with internet access. If this was your personal dating site where only you had access to the answers, it would be fine. Otherwise it's like writing "X told me they have herpes!" on the bathroom wall of The Global Single's Bar, which is Not Cool(tm). I'm afraid you'll have to find out the hard way, by actually asking them in person after you've put in the effort of getting to know them. Sucks, eh?