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

[devoken.livejournal.com]

And while HPV is not really curable (except I suppose by surgery if you can figure out exactly where it is on the skin) it often goes away on its own.

Actually, even surgery won't cure it. I was diagnosed with genital HPV once (admittedly, 20 years ago, so things might have changed - though according to my research they haven't changed much in this regard) and had surgery to remove the warts. It was made very clear to my parents, though, that I was not actually "cured". The surgery removes the symptoms, not the virus. Chances are that the virus will go away on its own, but it is possible to have an asymptomatic infection and is definitely possible to have warts return even after surgery.

This has actually caused me quite a bit of hassle when it comes to the vaccine. I want it, but my insurance is balking at paying for it given that I've already had a positive diagnosis. Their position is ludicrously dumb, but I still need to find a way around it.