@Adrian28 @Padraig0 @Lianne2
I agree with all of the above since it does become tedious that guests don't seem to read or care. Even mentioning it in my description didn't seem to change anything.
Best is having a boiler-plate reply ready for them accordingly that can just be cut and pasted. I also say that it is nicer for me to know a bit about a guest before I have them under the same roof with me. Scares away the party animals!
And in case of replying to a booking request, also state that if they don't reply back within the 24h of having sent the request that you will be forced to decline it, so as not to be penalized by ABB. But that they can reactivate it by resending a request together with the requested information about themselves etc.
However, as an aside, many guests are wary of putting out their face and info about themselves, especially those who did not grow up in times when people plaster all kinds of personal information about themselves out on the internet. I have come to host numerous guests, who only told me about themselves in their first message to me. Or I received a long description after my initial prod.
And they were great guests!