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Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by civilized »

CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

Did anybody else read the copy, then read this comment, then read the copy again and go "what planet is this guy from?"

How did "being such an ass" get defined down to something this mild? People are so easily offended these days.

You can sign up for any image hosting website you want. I mean, you wouldn't go to Chipotle and rant at them for three paragraphs about how their mild salsa is way too spicy for you.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

#32

Post by jessaustin »

stavros wrote: post #28
jessaustin wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The switch from 'StavrosK really confused me and seemed fake at first...

Oh yes, sorry! I legally changed my username, apparently you can do this and dang was very accommodating.

It's fine! I understand now, and it's nice this was possible.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

#33

Post by stavros »

BrianOnHN wrote: post #27
CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

That style reads like "ego defense." As in, "if I make sure it looks like I didn't try hard, then it can't hurt when they say..."

The numbers don't lie: 99,9999987% of humans don't use this site and I'm not hurt.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

#35

Post by DaiPlusPlus »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #30
CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

From the site: > Looking for a dead-simple way to share some images but are ashamed of what Imgur has become? I don't even know why I should be ashamed of what imgur has become. I still use it to host images I want to post to social media, be they funny memes, or screen shots of system/programming errors I'm seeking help solving. It works fine. What's the problem with imgur exactly? I imagine I'm not the only imgur u…

> What's the problem with imgur exactly?

Since yesterday, it's owned by the company that runs Genius.com

https://www.medialab.la/

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

#36

Post by busymom0 »

stavros wrote: post #17
busymom0 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Call me crazy but the funny pricing page and copy is what convinces me to throw some money at this site.

If you upload a video of you throwing money at the screen I will give you a year's subscription.

Join my onlyfans to get that video..

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by tgsovlerkhgsel »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #4

Very neat. The thing that scares me about doing any type of personal project for image sharing/hosting (especially with a free tier/trial) is that very quickly it will become a magnet for some very awful stuff. What are your plans for dealing with that?

The paid-only model makes the host a lot less attractive for this. The free trial accounts will likely become a problem at some point, but there's still a verified e-mail address, so the next step would be banning throwaway mail hosters, and/or limiting the lifetime of uploads by trial accounts.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

#38

Post by stavros »

theawless wrote: post #22
statico wrote: post #7

I've been hoping for an Imgur replacement for simple, hosted image sharing. I'm happy to pay $1/mo, but when I tried to upload https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9ec8d13de2878c899fda0bd43... I got this, which doesn't look like what I uploaded: https://cln.sh/4coS9T / https://imgz.org/i5qphFzd.gif

Nightmare fuel

This is hereby declared a feature.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

#39

Post by rexreed »

CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

Honestly I'd rather have this straightforward no-BS talk than the "take this amazing journey with us" all is happy BS that is much easier to be cynical and skeptical about. What about the copy is false? It seems true to me, if it is blunt. I can't say the same for other website content that is much more bland, but also much more false.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by romwell »

statico wrote: post #7

I've been hoping for an Imgur replacement for simple, hosted image sharing. I'm happy to pay $1/mo, but when I tried to upload https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9ec8d13de2878c899fda0bd43... I got this, which doesn't look like what I uploaded: https://cln.sh/4coS9T / https://imgz.org/i5qphFzd.gif

>I've been hoping for an Imgur replacement for simple, hosted image sharing.

If you are willing to pay for things, then any good old web host + FTP are your friends.

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