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PB, you say:
ReplyDelete"And if the last email I received from the site admin is any indication they may very well attempt the same again."
I never said I would try and shut you up. My sense is that's exactly what you want out of this.
But let's at least be honest about what we said.
Here's exactly what I said:
"why all the site bashing and people bashing on the blog?
if you don't like the site, why not move on? I thought I tried to work with you man to man on this stuff, yet you continue to hammer away on the site... why not start your own site? I'm not kidding... it sounds like you have a lot of good ideas, no need to keep bashing mine when you can do it yourself.
"it sort of bums me out PB... are you just trying to drive readers for your blog, or just trying to badmouth my site?
That's it. That's what I said to you.
And here's what you said to me (your personal info and reference to other RIA reviewers removed:)
"....I despise hypocrits though.
And RIA is filled with them. Most significantly YOU.
You pretend a great deal. About the users and about yourself. Joke wth others at Web 2.0 or at the bars in SF about how you are trying to be innovative or part of the "new internet". Don't sell that shit to me.
You are a money whore plain and simple and I detest it. You had a chance to provide something useful. Something worthwhile and instead you went straight for the money at the first chance.
That IS ALL YOU ARE ABOUT.
And don't you fucking dare tell me otherwise.
Save that shit for the dumbass buddies at the bar or un-conference. You are no better than any other predator who makes their money off people who know no better. That is why the Wal-mart and Microsoft analogies apply so well and why you are such a damned hypocrit with regard to your Enron posts.
You should be ashamed that you had a chance to create a worthwhile site filled with worthwhile commentary only to give in to the dollar.
You disagree? I don't really give a shit. I am not the one playing things off.
XXXXX is a complete fucking moron. You disagree with that too?
Okay big guy go read his comments and get back to me on that. Or would you prefer I send you a fine example of them?
You always had the power to influence the direction of the site. Only you had the power really. You made several mistakes with me. the most important was thinking I would just disappear. I did consider it once but frankly you make me sick.
You are nothing more than another capitalist piece of garbage in the vein of Haliburton and many others. You can't parade you lack of ethics on that grand a scale but that makes it no less disgusting.
You know damn good and well that users like XXXX nad XXXXX are ignored on that site. Fine commentary too.
You have done NOTHING to change it. Instead you go with this idiotic implementation of a "trusted" network" and the soon to be recommendation engine will be just as laughable.
No. You have XXXXX. And his gang. Do you even have an idea how many nimrods support that idiot. You let the likes of XXXXX spill religious crap o nthe site so badly it becomes distasteful. Then you let that moron harrass other users but since he does it in malicious but non-attack way it is alright.
You get off your ass to have quality matter and I will consider shutting up. I am simply exercising my right to disagree with something and I STRONGLY disagree with your choices on that site. Few actually involve helpfuls. Helpfuls are an issue because most of those idiots do care about them. And you damn well know it.
So why not take my suggestions. Two easy ones but far reaching...
Immediately reveal ALL ratings whether a comment was left or not and remove the helpful system completely.
I am not the one pretending here. YOU ARE. The ONLY thing that matters to you is making money. And you cannot get that without hits.
XXXXXX is a rgeat reviewer but she simply can't generate enough hits.
You would gladly sacrifice her for 10 more XXXXXXx and if you deny it you are a fucking liar.
But therein is your major problem.
You didn't build the system directly where hits are required but you have to live by it. So you have a choice... Focus on quality and steady growth with GOOD users or focus on any dumb piece of shit.
And don't give me this "Digital Camera's" review will have more value than a "Britney Spears" Bullshit.
How often are those cameras reviewed?
And how often would a list on Britney Spears be?
Yeah you hypocritical asshole...
You know the truth. And the painful truth is that it makes no difference if a digital camera review is worth 100 times what a britney Spears review is worth. The cheap dumb shit lists generate that and much more.
So the idea telling users such a thing is asinine and insulting.
You are in fact encouraging any nimrod to visit and use the site and any of their buddies to do the same.
If a group of high school boys got together and 10 of them provided the site with 100 lists with 100 items and 100 comments each on those 100 items you would be thrilled.
That would be THOUSANDS of pages of content and hits.
Would you evne raise one concern that their focus was the most obscure senseless and meaningless crap?
NO CHANCE. And if you deny that you are lying as well. I can already point to such things occurring at the site.
So it pains me to see users such as XXXXXX who put in YEARS and made an effort not just ignored by the idiotic users you seek but by you as well.
And no excuse you make will alter that reality.
You hide behind the idea you can't determine what quality is and it is bullshit. Complete bullshit.
You could easily determine quality adn reward effort. You don't because your goal is hits and money and to do so would hit you in the only place that matters. The pocketbook.
You refuse to allow users to be "flamed" or so you claim. The very idea is asinine. But you have to do this because you know how many idiots are on the site and you can't very let other users flame them. And that old like that saying "xxxxxx is a moron" as opposed to "xxxxx made an idiotic commet"... That fine line you draw is so laughingly pathetic and stupid it doesn't even deserve a legitimate response.
But XXXXXX routinely flames other users. He has done so to many users. But he is your golden boy. Not just in terms of hits but he does provide quality. More so thatn XXXXX dumbass one liners or XXXXX restate the obvious crap.
You also govern language. You govern flames. You govern many things. You choose not to govern quality for one reason. MONEY.
Your desire to try and take the high road with "Who am I judge" makes me so sick that every time you mention it is hurl chunks. And then I would proceed to rip into it. You unilaterally do many things. Almost all of which protects your bottom dollar.
You can pretend to be whatever you want. But I will speak my mind when I see hypocrasy and stupidity.
If you don't want me to speak on those things then eliminate them. Stop being a fucking hypocrit.
Stop allowing stupidity.
Those are also your choices.
It is bad enough the site lays claim to ALL CONTENT posted on the site. Its offensive. And the very BLOG you use has a ToS too... It reserves the rights and ALL CONTENT to?
The BLOG creator.
You should strongly consider that.
Do I plan on influencing change?
Not at all. But I will speak my mind. It wasn't my decision to let the site become a haven for stupidity and nepotism. A buddy buddy area where any nimrod can invite his nimrod friends.
Can you control all things? No. But you damn well can make an effort.
And te next time you exchange message with xxxxx or xxxxxx go ahead and tell them what great reviewers you think they are. How much you respect their quality and effort. But don't forget that you will compliment XXXXX on his humor as well.
You play all sides. But ultimately it is XXXXX and his kind you need most.
XXXXX. XXXXX. XXXXX XXXX. XXXXX girlfriend. XXXXX other friend. XXXXX love interest.
On and on. Can you eliminate issues like this? No. But you sure as hell can cerate ground rules and disallow stupidity.
Amazing too... I have BARELY mentioned helpfuls in this reply. Isn't that INTERESTING. But how many times did I mention hypocrasy and stupidity?
Helpfuls are a part of the sytem and part of the problem so I focus on it a times to put it in terms users understand. But I think I have made clear my views.
I can't imagine you replying to this and have no interest in reading your excuses any longer.
You, XXXXX and anyone else can rip on me all you want. I am sure xxxx is fully aware of my criticisms on the BLOG. He can claim to ignore me but I know better. I know which users read that BLOG for the most part and he is aware. His silence means nothing.
And as to bashing users on the blog... Grow fucking up. This is the real world. If they don't care about the helpfuls or the criticisms it will be meaningless.
Oh wait... How did my criticism on the RIA Reviewer list go?
That's right. A rating of 3 that was mostly complimentary cause several to go APESHIT. But then again you choseto have that thin skinned type reviewer.
So they may very well dislike my presence and request you do something to remove me etc...
Do what you like. I will say what I want and get my point across when I deem it necessary. Hide and it will only make me more determined. At the very least I can send posts that you can read. I don't care. I don't care how many listen or if changes occur.
I care about things that are wrong, hypocritical and/or stupid.
I strongly dislike nimrods like XXXX being praised while users like XXXX are ignored.
You created that atmosphere and only you can change it.
Just don't expect me to sit idly by while you pretend about things or try to portray them as something they are not.
You could do a great deal to eliminate my criticisms. But most would involve financial risks that at this point I can't see you taking.
While I can see the reality it doesn't mean I will just shut up or ignore what I see.
People in life have to make hard choices. It would have been easy for me to ................
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Does that mean I am better than you? Nope. But I think it means I am damned certainly more true to myself and my own principles.
And that is what irritated most once when I read over your comments on RIA in various places on ethics and doing what is right. SHowing respect to elders, praising effort and many other things.
Fucking hypocrit."
You're a class act PB.
Sorry to anyone who might have been offended by the nasty language but if someone is going to imply that I said something I didn't, I prefer to just put it out in the open and let folks decide for themselves.