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A website where opinions/posts don't get to the top based on likes from others

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Re: A website where opinions/posts don't get to the top based on likes from others

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Post by craftyguy »

Well, what is the ranking based on? It would be refreshing for a platform to be completely transparent about how post rankings are established, but then I guess you'd have spammers gaming it to get their crap at the top. The alternative is you have spammers paying money to get their crap at the top.

Re: A website where opinions/posts don't get to the top based on likes from others

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Post by meesterdude »

can't pronounce the name easily; maybe/probably noneglish based?

reading one of the posts about ads, the admin writes:

> We are going to have to implement ads at some point anyway

oh that sounds like a fun rollercoaster to ride again.

> I know ads can be annoying, that's why we try to use them in an non intrusive way that can benefit both us and the users.

total wanker. ads do not benefit users, and saying they do means they take users as idiots; or are able to lie to themselves.

So, that right there kills any interest; let alone the site itself being in no way novel or interesting. There isn't an interesting community of folks, or a meaningful platform to engage across.

Actually, this post, and entire posting history of this user(24 days old), are just marketing efforts for the site.

Re: A website where opinions/posts don't get to the top based on likes from others

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Post by adrianN »

meesterdude wrote: post #6

can't pronounce the name easily; maybe/probably noneglish based? reading one of the posts about ads, the admin writes: > We are going to have to implement ads at some point anyway oh that sounds like a fun rollercoaster to ride again. > I know ads can be annoying, that's why we try to use them in an non intrusive way that can benefit both us and the users. total wanker. ads do not benefit users, and saying they do me…

I don't like ads either, but you can argue that ads benefit the user by paying for the service that they want to use. Until we have some viable micropayment system that allows me to pay the fraction of a cent that the website would otherwise receive by showing me an ad it's hard to finance popular services.

Re: A website where opinions/posts don't get to the top based on likes from others

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Post by disqard »

egypturnash wrote: post #4

Damn, that is one hell of a condensed font. Nigh-illegible on the 72dpi monitor I use at my desk.

It is surprising how much discomfort a badly-chosen font can create.

Also, their ads currently look rather intrusive. I wish them well in this "off the beaten path" endeavor. Maybe they'll try out other fonts and better ad placement strategies.

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