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Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Post by mcv »

Silhouette wrote: post #13

Is this the same Toptal that 1. advertises the "top 3% of freelance talent" on its home page 2. on an inside page says that what that really means is roughly the top 3% of freelancers who apply to join Toptal 3. on the same inside page states that it rejects nearly 3/4 of those applicants at the first step for unsuitable language/communication/personality before they start testing for technical ability 4. also on the…

> 1. advertises the "top 3% of freelance talent" on its home page

> 2. on an inside page says that what that really means is roughly the top 3% of freelancers who apply to join Toptal

Sounds like that first claim is a blatant lie, and the real top freelance talent cannot be found on Toptal. They won't hire everybody, so the talent they offer is probably solid mid-tier.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Post by jasonm23 »

gnu8 wrote: post #28
WFHRenaissance wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a secret keyword that you can use in comments to "sage" a post – i.e. using a secret keyword in the comments of a post will prevent it from gaining traction in the article scoring algo. I cannot say the keyword here because it would sink this post, but if you look around at some posts you can find it.

Is the word fnord?

It's actually Hagbard C3line... *but with the correct spelling.

FNords suffer from usually not being seen.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Post by jaclaz »

LBJsPNS wrote: post #26
PakistaniDenzel wrote: post #23

What happens if you respond to something like this with a simple "Fuck off"?

I refer you to the reply given in Arkell v. Pressdram. https://prunescape.fandom.com/wiki/The_Reply_Given_in_Arkell...

Personally I find that the best reply ever was this one:

https://lettersofnote.com/2011/02/14/regarding-your-stupid-c...

letters of note has also the Arkell vs. Pressdram letter:

https://lettersofnote.com/2013/08/07/arkell-v-pressdram/

though there it says that there never was a proper legal case on the matter.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Post by WFHRenaissance »

gnu8 wrote: post #28
WFHRenaissance wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a secret keyword that you can use in comments to "sage" a post – i.e. using a secret keyword in the comments of a post will prevent it from gaining traction in the article scoring algo. I cannot say the keyword here because it would sink this post, but if you look around at some posts you can find it.

Is the word fnord?

Us Gen Z'ers use the implicit (fnord)... we're forcing the adoption of inferential role semantics.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Post by jasonm23 »

PenguinCoder wrote: post #8
tnzk wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have never used but seen their name quite often as an ad in reddit app. Feels like 1 out of 3 times I see them.

More reason to avoid them. I don't fault a company for needing to advertise, that's a given. But incessant constant barrages of your company name in unrelated spaces, certainly aren't the way to do it. Kind of like the same damn ads 3 times in a row on Pluto TV, or Spotify, etc.

They think they're getting MindShare™

Instead they're getting Annoying™

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Post by jasonm23 »

Silhouette wrote: post #15
tnzk wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have never used but seen their name quite often as an ad in reddit app. Feels like 1 out of 3 times I see them.

On a related note does anyone happen to know how you can filter LinkedIn's job lists to exclude specific advertisers? The promoted entries already make the lists frustrating to use if you're seriously looking to make a move but then certain brands including Toptal seem to list dozens of generic roles at once that just get in the way. It's almost annoying enough to give up on LinkedIn entirely but every now and then s…

I'd recommend https://openuserjs.org/?q=linkedin
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