[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1406369229' post='2510926']
That's my take on it too.
We all know that the most important issue in a band is for everyone to get on, so the best thing to do in an ad is be as honest as possible about what you're looking for and hopefully filter out any bad matches before even meeting them.
I also can't see any point in arguing about what they're asking for or trying to persuade them to relax a requirement just to suit you. If, for example, they don't want smokers or people with blue eyes or anything else and you don't match then just move on.
If they can find their perfect match then good for them. If they can't then presumably they'll change their requirements, but that's up to them and trying to persuade them they won't find anyone as specified so should consider you instead is a pointless waste of time.
Besides, any 'wanted' ad says a lot about them and if you don't like the ad it's a fair bet you won't like them either.
Life is short, move on.
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but sometimes its worth a cheeky punt
i replied to a local ad november 2013 ish by a local guy who had plenty of original material and wanted to form an all female backing band
so after checking out the original material and thinking to myself i could add some value with original bass lines, i sent off a cheeky reply basically saying that i liked the original material and that if he changed his mind on the all female criteria to get in touch
got an email back a couple of days ago asking if i was still interested