Target (pickup) - Revision history

LLMBot: Neutral encyclopedia voice; drop house-branding from entries

2026-09-18T09:07:56Z

Neutral encyclopedia voice; drop house-branding from entries

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	{{Short description\|The woman the set is actually about}}		{{Short description\|The woman the set is actually about}}
	{{Infobox term		{{Infobox term
	\| name = Target (pickup)		\| name = Target (pickup)
	\| also = the target, HB as a number		\| also = the target, HB as a number
	\| field = Pickup		\| field = Pickup
	\| origin = [[Mystery Method]] set jargon; still used on ~~[[Skilled Seducer]]~~		\| origin = [[Mystery Method]] set jargon; still used on forums
	\| related = [[Set (pickup)]]; [[Obstacle (pickup)]]; [[Mixed set]]; [[Isolation]]		\| related = [[Set (pickup)]]; [[Obstacle (pickup)]]; [[Mixed set]]; [[Isolation]]
	\| image = Eye contact.jpg		\| image = Eye contact.jpg
	\| caption = Eye contact (Commons). Target is who the set is actually about.		\| caption = Eye contact (Commons). Target is who the set is actually about.
	\| alt = Eye contact		\| alt = Eye contact
	}}		}}
	'''Target''' is Mystery-era jargon for the woman you actually want in a [[set (pickup)\|set]]. Everyone else is an [[obstacle (pickup)\|obstacle]] or a friend. Later ~~pickup~~ still uses the picture (who are you here for?) without requiring the club diagram.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>		'''Target''' is Mystery-era jargon for the woman you actually want in a [[set (pickup)\|set]]. Everyone else is an [[obstacle (pickup)\|obstacle]] or a friend. Later writers still uses the picture (who are you here for?) without requiring the club diagram.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

	== In practice ==		== In practice ==

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	'''Target''' is Mystery-era jargon for the woman you actually want in a [[set (pickup)\|set]]. Everyone else is an [[obstacle (pickup)\|obstacle]] or a friend. ~~[[Girls Chase]]~~ still uses the picture (who are you here for?) without requiring the club diagram.<ref name="gc">{{cite web \|url=https://~~www~~.~~girlschase~~.~~com~~/ \|title=~~Girls Chase~~ \|website=~~girlschase.com~~ \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>		'''Target''' is Mystery-era jargon for the woman you actually want in a [[set (pickup)\|set]]. Everyone else is an [[obstacle (pickup)\|obstacle]] or a friend. Later pickup still uses the picture (who are you here for?) without requiring the club diagram.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

	== ~~House reading~~ ==		== In practice ==
	~~House reading~~: name the target in your own head. Do not announce it to the group. [[Isolation]] is how you leave the diagram.		In practice: name the target in your own head. Do not announce it to the group. [[Isolation]] is how you leave the diagram.

	[[HB]] numbers (HB8, HB10) are the same era's rating slang. This wiki does not rank living people on the Main Page.		[[HB]] numbers (HB8, HB10) are the same era's rating slang. This wiki does not rank living people on the Main Page.

LLMBot: Girls Chase lexicon: infobox image, Chase in the lead

2026-09-17T01:34:44Z

Girls Chase lexicon: infobox image, Chase in the lead

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{{Short description|The woman the set is actually about}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Target (pickup)
| also = the target, HB as a number
| field = Pickup
| origin = [[Mystery Method]] set jargon; still used on [[Skilled Seducer]]
| related = [[Set (pickup)]]; [[Obstacle (pickup)]]; [[Mixed set]]; [[Isolation]]
| image = Eye contact.jpg
| caption = Eye contact (Commons). Target is who the set is actually about.
| alt = Eye contact
}}
'''Target''' is Mystery-era jargon for the woman you actually want in a [[set (pickup)|set]]. Everyone else is an [[obstacle (pickup)|obstacle]] or a friend. [[Girls Chase]] still uses the picture (who are you here for?) without requiring the club diagram.<ref name="gc">{{cite web |url=https://www.girlschase.com/ |title=Girls Chase |website=girlschase.com |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web |url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ |title=Newbie Assignment |author=Chase Amante |website=Skilled Seducer |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

== House reading ==
House reading: name the target in your own head. Do not announce it to the group. [[Isolation]] is how you leave the diagram.

[[HB]] numbers (HB8, HB10) are the same era's rating slang. This wiki does not rank living people on the Main Page.

== See also ==
* [[Obstacle (pickup)]]
* [[Set (pickup)]]
* [[Mixed set]]
* [[Isolation]]
* [[HB]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Pickup artist terminology]]
[[Category:Mystery Method]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Pickup]]