I didn't find the people unfriendly - in fact quite the opposite, with one evening at the Champ de Mars being invited by a bunch of locals to hang out, play music, and talk.

Now, I speak broken French so I was able to communicate pretty well.

I agree the Web site was handled badly - and that was reflected in the way voting and selection times happened. I had little problems with social events - but I chose to not go out to bars every night.