09-29-2011, 02:27 PM | #226 | |
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Since I don't know that I won't make a mistake by posting a link, or that this really is a full proof method, I probably won't bother doing so. All together, for me, it's probably not something I'll worry about clicking on one, since it's even just easier to believe that all links are affiliate and just not care. Which, really, I don't. They put in the work and the time, I don't care if they get a few pennies or not. I'm not paying them, so don't care if someone else does. As for keeping things simple for the moderators, I've only caught that part of their work is adjusting the headers to match changes in ebook formats when they're offered? If so, then why not just allow members to edit their own headers? One of the bigger forums I'm on it's easy to edit your own thread header. Comes in handy once in a while, and it's not something people do for fun. It also doesn't bump up the thread, so people don't do it to keep a thread going. Would that help at all or even be possible? |
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09-29-2011, 02:37 PM | #227 | |
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The bottom line from my own point of view is: The rules have changed and will not change back. SO now we figure out how to live with them. If it requires spending a few hours to learn about affiliate links and how to eradicate tags from them, then that's an inconvenience and hassle, but also a necessity. Believe me, if one day I decide to start posting links here, I will take the time to learn before posting. |
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09-29-2011, 02:55 PM | #228 |
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I have been a moderator here for quite a while, and I can tell you a big secret...
No matter what we do, there are people that like it and people that don't like it. For example, if we decided... you know what, go crazy, post all the links and duplicates you want, the moderators will just not respond to reports of duplicates and title edits in this section... Some people would be happy, this is what they want. Some people would tell us we weren't doing a good job, the section is full of spam. We leave it as it is, some people are happy with it, and some people not. BOb |
09-29-2011, 05:16 PM | #229 |
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Seems that a lot more people were happy before the rules changed than they are now.
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09-29-2011, 05:17 PM | #230 | |
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09-29-2011, 05:47 PM | #231 | |
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09-29-2011, 05:52 PM | #232 | |
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09-29-2011, 05:58 PM | #233 |
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When the status quo is suddenly changed, there ought to be a very good reason for it, and an explanation, if you want to ward off negative comments. First the reason was "complaints" about affiliate links, and that was allowed to be batted around for a few days; now the reason is overwork for the moderators, and that new reason has generated a whole 'nother round of comments. Is there going to be another reason next week?
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09-29-2011, 06:24 PM | #234 | |
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From a purely selfish point of view, this had made it undeniably more difficult to quickly find a list of the current cheap Kindle books. |
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09-29-2011, 07:05 PM | #235 | |
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09-29-2011, 07:48 PM | #236 |
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09-30-2011, 06:47 AM | #237 |
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I am a little saddened to see this rule as well. Now many of the very prolific freebies posters have disappeared. I depended on this site to filter out the freebies for me daily, and now those posters have stopped doing so because of the link rule.
I also don't see how it mattered in the case of free apps and books... Am I being lazy? Perhaps. But some users were doing a great and very consistent job of parsing this stuff out daily and now we've lost that resource. |
09-30-2011, 10:19 AM | #238 |
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09-30-2011, 10:29 AM | #239 | |
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I did actually like someones suggestion that the forum software just munges every product link to an affiliate link for MobileRead. Also, several of the moderators favor disallowing affiliate links 100%, and this was considered a compromise. I do resent the fact that people think we (moderators) don't listen or care. That is far from the truth. Most of my time on this form is spent doing mod stuff rather than just having fun and participating in the conversations that interest me. BOb |
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09-30-2011, 12:22 PM | #240 | |
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That's complete BS. If you didn't care, you wouldn't stay on as moderators. |
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