Yesterday I had a request to book from guest with no reviews, only email and phone number, single male, and very brief note, and no hometown listed. After the decline there was continued conversation. And I explained that host can't even see guest profile picture and it was up to guest to decide how much info they want to share, that only their name and emergency contact info is shared with host, etc, and up to host to select their own booking requirements. And I had no clue if he was 18 or 68. As it turned out he was retired and his wife had died recently. So I felt really bad for him and the situation. I keep changing my require gov ID setting, as I only want Airbnb to verify their ID, and not me requiring them upload a gov ID. I explained a bit about the booking process, that host will be less inclined to host a guest with such limited info, and encouraged him to feel free to book any time in the future, so it ended really well. My only other option was to send a special offer but he may have thought I was trying to scam him and complained about fees or something. Do all booking platforms also prioritize accepting guest with non verified ID? Or I suppose I just keep declining guest with no reviews and non verified.