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<![CDATA[donteatpoop @ 3/9/2007 7:53:35 PM]]>30457« RTCA : It's actually a good idea, but the problem is that the threads move and then the next blogger comes and doesn't see it and either starts ...]]>2007-03-09T19:53:35+01:002007-03-09T19:53:35+01:00« RTCA : It's actually a good idea, but the problem is that the threads move and then the next blogger comes and doesn't see it and either starts a new one or goes to the regular pages and posts.

jaxomlotus is working on a final solution to all of this and I think, in the meantime, this is the best interim solution.Any way we can Sticky it, jax? I'll gladly start the thread? Also, should we link to it in the FA-Q?

UPDATE: Thread Started Feel free to post your blog/site there without the fear of nazis.]]><![CDATA[RTCA @ 3/9/2007 7:23:42 PM]]>30447« donteatpoop : Maybe we can start a "post your blog here" thread again? Would this help?It's actually a good idea, but the problem is t...]]>2007-03-09T19:23:42+01:002007-03-09T19:23:42+01:00« donteatpoop : Maybe we can start a "post your blog here" thread again? Would this help?It's actually a good idea, but the problem is that the threads move and then the next blogger comes and doesn't see it and either starts a new one or goes to the regular pages and posts.

jaxomlotus is working on a final solution to all of this and I think, in the meantime, this is the best interim solution.]]><![CDATA[donteatpoop @ 3/9/2007 6:51:24 PM]]>30439« RTCA : And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site? This is why bloggers submit blog articles in the first place. There are a lot of ...]]>2007-03-09T18:51:24+01:002007-03-09T18:51:24+01:00« RTCA : And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site? This is why bloggers submit blog articles in the first place. There are a lot of sploggers ALREADY posting a "ridiculous amount of rubbish". As users, we have to separate the wheat from the chaff regardless of the source or else why bother to vote at all? Isn't this the whole argument in a nutshell, not lumping bloggers and sploggers together. When you do that, it's just another form of prejudice.We started a forum thread that said "post your blog here". But no one posted their blog except me. I don't mind reading blogs from time to time, and when I read something I like in a blog, I am not adverse to posting it. If you want your stuff read, allow someone else who enjoyed it to post it so that it cannot possibly come accross as self-serving. And lets face it, as none of us are staring each other in the eyes, all we have in perception. To coin the old phrase, perception is reality.

I have a blog. I happen to think it's pretty good. If I make a blog post that leaves me thinking.. "Man, I'd like to share this with more than just the people who frequent my blog," I just put it in the forums. (and I've done this a few times).

Maybe we can start a "post your blog here" thread again? Would this help?]]><![CDATA[zebrahdh @ 3/9/2007 6:32:20 PM]]>304342007-03-09T18:32:20+01:002007-03-09T18:32:20+01:00<![CDATA[Ankabout @ 3/9/2007 1:31:22 PM]]>30341
I understand and agree with frowning upon 'personal gain' links. As some users have mentioned however, not all personal blog links are for personal gain.

I read a number of blogs, some of them are just ramblings or peop...]]>2007-03-09T13:31:22+01:002007-03-09T13:31:22+01:00
I understand and agree with frowning upon 'personal gain' links. As some users have mentioned however, not all personal blog links are for personal gain.

I read a number of blogs, some of them are just ramblings or people I don't even know, and have little content. It could be about a guy that had to wait at the traffic light. Some people have a talent to make such a story very very funny, and I enjoy reading it. If I read such a story, I would post it, to share with everyone else.

If I were to write a blog article that I get a lot of comments from, and hear from readers or friends that they really enjoyd reading it, I would consider posting it, just to share to the community. I think this should be acceptable if a user has proven their intentions on the site.]]><![CDATA[vexingmodstwo @ 3/9/2007 12:16:33 PM]]>303232007-03-09T12:16:33+01:002007-03-09T12:16:33+01:00
If you don't like it, vote it down. If you like it, vote it up. But don't be a bully with double digit karma and label us spam.]]><![CDATA[charbarred @ 3/9/2007 12:06:56 PM]]>30320« icepigs : In my opinion, there is a huge difference between a Blogger and a Splogger.
I completely agree with that. I run an enter...]]>2007-03-09T12:06:56+01:002007-03-09T12:06:56+01:00« icepigs : In my opinion, there is a huge difference between a Blogger and a Splogger.
I completely agree with that. I run an entertainment site and me and the rest of the writers strive to write good original material. I'd feel very bad if someone called me a splogger if I submitted my own material to Plime.
Just because something is hosted on Wordpress or Blogger, doesn't mean it's some guy ranting about his day or luring readers in to click on links.
There are very good writers in the blog-sphere and if it weren't for them, we'd all still be fed what the mainstream media feeds us.]]><![CDATA[icepigs @ 3/9/2007 12:00:33 PM]]>30314« MoreOrLess : I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to read or writ...]]>2007-03-09T12:00:33+01:002007-03-09T12:00:33+01:00« MoreOrLess : I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to read or write blogs?

It seems to me this is kind of the point of the discussion. What purpose do blogs serve?In my opinion, there are is a huge difference between a Blogger and a Splogger.

For example, one of my favorite blogs is Security Monkey on ITToolbox. To me, that's a blog.

Another example of a blog is Mark Cuban's Blog Maverick

I have no problems with those.

A Splogger is those blogs that have little to no original content and/or a ton of ads (or off-site links).]]><![CDATA[jaxomlotus @ 3/9/2007 11:28:02 AM]]>30306« hmtksteve : I think I had about 500+ hits from Plime on March 8th. I'll know more when I check my server stats tonight.

Plime does generate good t...]]>2007-03-09T11:28:02+01:002007-03-09T11:28:02+01:00« hmtksteve : I think I had about 500+ hits from Plime on March 8th. I'll know more when I check my server stats tonight.

Plime does generate good traffic. Not as good as Netscape but it is nice and steady traffic. As long as you can figure out a way to keep the sploggers off and not scare away new users Plime can become a big player in social media.That's pretty good. Considering that when it launched in October it was averaging 100 hits on articles, color me impressed with the growth.]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 10:45:37 AM]]>30293« jaxomlotus : As an aside: How much traffic did the plime article give you?As much as I would like to answer that question my "eas...]]>2007-03-09T10:45:37+01:002007-03-09T10:45:37+01:00« jaxomlotus : As an aside: How much traffic did the plime article give you?As much as I would like to answer that question my "easy access" tracker (MyBlogLog) is acting up at this time and I see no data for today.

I found Plime by checking my server logs. Someone else had submitted my site to Plime and I jsut followed the back links.

I think I had about 500+ hits from Plime on March 8th. I'll know more when I check my server stats tonight.

Plime does generate good traffic. Not as good as Netscape but it is nice and steady traffic. As long as you can figure out a way to keep the sploggers off and not scare away new users Plime can become a big player in social media.]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 10:32:01 AM]]>30283« Hoosker : First of all, I didn't vote you down to zero. I simply voted your submission down and gave a reason.
Second, If you were going to ...]]>2007-03-09T10:32:01+01:002007-03-09T10:32:01+01:00« Hoosker : First of all, I didn't vote you down to zero. I simply voted your submission down and gave a reason.
Second, If you were going to review a site, maybe you should have spent a little more time here to find out what the general attitude was about submissions. This might have made your review more accurate, as reviews should be, and you would have found out that Hoosker just ain't the coddling type.
All that said, I'm glad someone found your thread and bumped your Karma back into the plime, but if you post another Q & A to your blog, I for one, will vote it down.
Welcome to plime.I applaud your honesty and I have no way of knowing who voted me down because I can only see who voted me up.

I tried to spend more time on the site before writing my review but I was dropped down to zero karma rather quickly. This made it hard for me to test out the site properly. Think of it as walking into a restaurant, ordering some food, eating part of your appetizer and then being kicked out and having to complete your experience by looking in through the big plate glass window!

I still think my review was fair and the only truly negative thing (as mentioned in the review) was the problem I had with community members in regards to comments left and being knocked down to zero karma.

I listed far more good items than bad about the site and told readers to check the site out and decide for themselves.

I wanted to cover the fact that you can go back and edit a post/comment after the fact (I love that 'cause I can's spell) as well as a few more items but, having zero karma locked me out and frustrated me.]]><![CDATA[thenegativeone @ 3/9/2007 10:30:57 AM]]>30282« RTCA : And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site? This is why bloggers submit blog articles in the first place. There are a lot of sploggers ...]]>2007-03-09T10:30:57+01:002007-03-09T10:30:57+01:00« RTCA : And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site? This is why bloggers submit blog articles in the first place. There are a lot of sploggers ALREADY posting a "ridiculous amount of rubbish". As users, we have to separate the wheat from the chaff regardless of the source or else why bother to vote at all? Isn't this the whole argument in a nutshell, not lumping bloggers and sploggers together. When you do that, it's just another form of prejudice.O.k, Fair point, I guess i was a bit quick to start criticising stuff without reading through properly.]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 10:22:56 AM]]>30279« MoreOrLess : I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to re...]]>2007-03-09T10:22:56+01:002007-03-09T10:22:56+01:00« MoreOrLess : I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to read or write blogs?

It seems to me this is kind of the point of the discussion. What purpose do blogs serve?That is a good question and the answer is not cut and dried.

In the beginning, blogs were personal web diaries. they were used by people to tell about their life and share things of interest to them.

Over time, some blogs became very popular and were able to draw in advertisers. these blogs slowly mutated into news sites. Think TechCrunch, Engadget, BoingBoing. These sites are still blogs but they are often not looked down upon as most blogs are. Because they have risen to the top of the 'blogosphere' they are seen as being more of a news site than a blog.

New bloggers show up, find a niche and write. My own blog covers social media, gaming (board and video games) with some 'fluff' content thrown in to allow my readers to form a more personal bond with me. I do not have the traffic numbers of an "A" list blog but I do have other writers who contribute to my blog. some of my writers are better than others.

Do I run advertising? Yes I do. Is the site created around the advertising? No it is not. I do take the occasional 'sponsored post' but I only take them if they are in line with my blog or of interest to my readers.

I do not think this discussion needs to delve into the "paid vs. non-paid" debate going on among bloggers but I did want to give some background on my particular blog.

To put it simply, most news sites are blogs but most blogs are not news sites. Any site that posts stories and allows for reader feedback is a blog.]]><![CDATA[jaxomlotus @ 3/9/2007 10:22:44 AM]]>302772007-03-09T10:22:44+01:002007-03-09T10:22:44+01:00<![CDATA[2manyusernames @ 3/9/2007 10:18:19 AM]]>30275

There area ways to submit articles from your blog and have it accepted.

1) Become an ac...]]>2007-03-09T10:18:19+01:002007-03-09T10:18:19+01:00

There area ways to submit articles from your blog and have it accepted.

1) Become an active member, posting links, stories, articles, etc that have nothing to do with your site. Then when you post the occasional self-article it will be looked on much more favorably. The main complaint, and the ones that caused the problems is those who post nothing but their own material. Posting nothing but your own stuff, turns it from a sharing conversation to a lecture.


2) Some personal posts belong more in the forum than on the news page. These are usually short little snippets of a story such as the one about funny girls getting the guy. The forum is for more personal interaction. A place we can hang out together and discuss things on a more intimate, personal level.


3) If your blog post is about some news story or is an opinion piece, than post a link to the original story or subject and then follow that up with a comment about your thoughts and even include a link to your site.
Those type of posts are especially appreciated by many of the users. We do want to hear your opinion, thoughts, analysis. We just want the aticle that is posted to the front page to be as unbiased as possible than we can engage in friendly conversation.

[plime]
I didn't add this because I was too lazy to look up the link but as an example of #3 see this:



Friedbrains posted an article linking to his site. It was voted down partially because of that.

I submitted a link to the original story, than followed up with my thoughts as well as additional links discussing it, giving details on the books, and even to Friedbrains site.

Instead of being voted down it started a conversation and was voted up by many members.]]><![CDATA[Hoosker @ 3/9/2007 10:18:08 AM]]>30274« hmtksteve : Aside from being voted down to zero karma?

to be honest it was the way you responded one I replied about the nature of my tw...]]>2007-03-09T10:18:08+01:002007-03-09T10:18:08+01:00« hmtksteve : Aside from being voted down to zero karma?

to be honest it was the way you responded one I replied about the nature of my two submissions. Rather than say,

"Oh, you're doing a review? Why not check out our 'work in progress' FAQ and these few links to help you out."

You came back with a simple statement saying you don't care about why a new user is here but instead you only care about Plim. Which is quite a strange thing to say to someone who has just told you they are doing research for a review.First of all, I didn't vote you down to zero. I simply voted your submission down and gave a reason.
Second, If you were going to review a site, maybe you should have spent a little more time here to find out what the general attitude was about submissions. This might have made your review more accurate, as reviews should be, and you would have found out that Hoosker just ain't the coddling type.
All that said, I'm glad someone found your thread and bumped your Karma back into the plime, but if you post another Q & A to your blog, I for one, will vote it down.
Welcome to plime.]]><![CDATA[RTCA @ 3/9/2007 10:06:53 AM]]>30269« MoreOrLess : I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to read or writ...]]>2007-03-09T10:06:53+01:002007-03-09T10:06:53+01:00« MoreOrLess : I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to read or write blogs?The answer is difficult to articulate. For most, it's a sense of community just like what you find here, but in a different format. Some blogs are support sites for software/hardware that you may be interested in or already have. Some blogs are support sites for places like this when places like this are new. I'm talking about good blogs. There's also bad blogs you want to stay away from and I do believe my fingers are too tired to type them all out.]]><![CDATA[MoreOrLess @ 3/9/2007 10:01:28 AM]]>30267« RTCA : And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site?I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to kno...]]>2007-03-09T10:01:28+01:002007-03-09T10:01:28+01:00« RTCA : And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site?I'm not trying to judge or anything - I really want to know. Why do I want to know about a blog site? What motivates people to read or write blogs?

It seems to me this is kind of the point of the discussion. What purpose do blogs serve?]]><![CDATA[Hoosker @ 3/9/2007 10:00:45 AM]]>30266« hmtksteve : Aside from being voted down to zero karma?Yes.

Steve;
The only problem I encountered was...]]>
2007-03-09T10:00:45+01:002007-03-09T10:00:45+01:00« hmtksteve : Aside from being voted down to zero karma?Yes.

Steve;
The only problem I encountered was related to a particular user and not the site itself.
]]><![CDATA[RTCA @ 3/9/2007 9:53:24 AM]]>30263« thenegativeone : I think, what this person fails to see is that if everyone did what he did and posted links to personal sites there would be a ridiculous ...]]>2007-03-09T09:53:24+01:002007-03-09T09:53:24+01:00« thenegativeone : I think, what this person fails to see is that if everyone did what he did and posted links to personal sites there would be a ridiculous amount of rubbish (And possibly offensive) content on this site, if i wanted to read someones blogs, i would go to a blog site, which this is not.And how, pray tell, would you know about the blog site? This is why bloggers submit blog articles in the first place. There are a lot of sploggers ALREADY posting a "ridiculous amount of rubbish". As users, we have to separate the wheat from the chaff regardless of the source or else why bother to vote at all? Isn't this the whole argument in a nutshell, not lumping bloggers and sploggers together. When you do that, it's just another form of prejudice.]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 9:51:19 AM]]>30258« Hoosker : 
What specifically do you disagree with in the way you were treated?Aside from being voted down to zero karma?2007-03-09T09:51:19+01:002007-03-09T09:51:19+01:00« Hoosker : 
What specifically do you disagree with in the way you were treated?Aside from being voted down to zero karma?

to be honest it was the way you responded one I replied about the nature of my two submissions. Rather than say,

"Oh, you're doing a review? Why not check out our 'work in progress' FAQ and these few links to help you out."

You came back with a simple statement saying you don't care about why a new user is here but instead you only care about Plim. Which is quite a strange thing to say to someone who has just told you they are doing research for a review.]]><![CDATA[Hoosker @ 3/9/2007 9:49:41 AM]]>30255« hmtksteve :  you need to have something in place that educates new users in how to act and behave on Plim.That is exactly what was don...]]>2007-03-09T09:49:41+01:002007-03-09T09:49:41+01:00« hmtksteve :  you need to have something in place that educates new users in how to act and behave on Plim.That is exactly what was done in lieu of our FAQ's.
Now, while I don't agree with the fact that your comments were voted down until you reached a zero Karma, I do agree with your submission being deleted.
What specifically do you disagree with in the way you were treated?]]><![CDATA[RTCA @ 3/9/2007 9:41:06 AM]]>302462007-03-09T09:41:06+01:002007-03-09T09:41:06+01:00
If a blogger is submitting original material, what's the harm of that getting through if the same blogger is helping the system instead of hurting it? Yes, I'm one of those that downvotes the sploggers as soon as I see them. Yes, I've taken a few out. And yes, I've also submitted my own stuff (some of which was rightfully deleted). As a "noob" however, I felt insulted at first and I really don't want other people to go through that. A lot of people don't have the thick skin I have (I'm a retired jarhead).

Many of the good bloggers are leaving places like digg and reddit specifically because of the site nazis. I wrote a post about that earlier on my blog (which I won't link here). I know how to help them, if they want the help, but that's beside the point. Do we want Plime to turn into one of those other sites, or do we want something better?

I look long and hard at a submission before I downvote it, compared to upvoting without looking so hard. I also read ALL the comments and vote on them as well (and some of you may have noticed that). I think this is how it SHOULD be handled or Plime will indeed turn into another digg clone.]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 9:09:20 AM]]>30230« jaxomlotus : 

That'd be pretty easy to circumnavigate. :)True. Spammers can also just make a ton of dupe accounts and use them...]]>2007-03-09T09:09:20+01:002007-03-09T09:09:20+01:00« jaxomlotus : 

That'd be pretty easy to circumnavigate. :)True. Spammers can also just make a ton of dupe accounts and use them to spam with.]]><![CDATA[Bornbad @ 3/9/2007 9:03:17 AM]]>30226« Hoosker : I think it would be fair to post his link, If we are to discuss how, in fact, he was treated.
omment...]]>
2007-03-09T09:03:17+01:002007-03-09T09:03:17+01:00« Hoosker : I think it would be fair to post his link, If we are to discuss how, in fact, he was treated.
omment by Wild Bluff Matt
2007-03-08 18:58:43
Hah. I was scrolling through the “deleted” section and came across your submission Steve. That Hoosker is a real d**k.
HAHAHAHA! That's why we love him!]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 9:02:38 AM]]>30225« jaxomlotus : Let people comment first and get a feel for what is and is not acceptable before diving right in with something unacceptable, gettin...]]>2007-03-09T09:02:38+01:002007-03-09T09:02:38+01:00« jaxomlotus : Let people comment first and get a feel for what is and is not acceptable before diving right in with something unacceptable, getting shot down and not returning.Plime does have multiple categories for content but there is a need for a single document (the FAQ work in progress) where a new user can go to see just what is and what is not acceptable for posting here.

All on line communities develop biases based on their most active members. Just look at Digg and you can see that they have an obvious left wing, Apple bias. Much of that comes from the 'cult of personality' that has built around Kevin Rose. One day he mentions how much he likes a certain dot com and the next week the site is flooded with stories from that dot com!

If I, as a new user, see a comment from a high karma member I'm going to feel there is more weight behind that comment and act accordingly. The high karma members set the tone for the community. I understand the desire not to see spam and junk links on the site (and that is a good thing) but, if the site wants to grow, you need to have something in place that educates new users in how to act and behave on Plim.]]><![CDATA[jaxomlotus @ 3/9/2007 8:59:49 AM]]>30224« Hoosker : I think it would be fair to post his link, If we are to discuss how, in fact, he was treated.
« Hoosker : I think it would be fair to post his link, If we are to discuss how, in fact, he was treated.


I'm sorry. You weren't rude at all. I was confusing your comments / actions with another members against a new blogger (which was already discussed in the forum).

« hmtksteve : Also, if you want to enforce a "don't submit your own stuff" rule why not block all submissions from a user if it comes from the site they registered as being their own?
That'd be pretty easy to circumnavigate. :)]]><![CDATA[hmtksteve @ 3/9/2007 8:49:34 AM]]>30220
Why not set a user to only be able to submit one or two items a day until their karma goes up?

You also need to do something about the zero karma lock-out. It makes it very hard to respond to someone when you can't ...]]>2007-03-09T08:49:34+01:002007-03-09T08:49:34+01:00
Why not set a user to only be able to submit one or two items a day until their karma goes up?

You also need to do something about the zero karma lock-out. It makes it very hard to respond to someone when you can't do anything!

I'll be reporting on Plime after a month or so. The only problem I encountered was related to a particular user and not the site itself. I like moderated link sites such as Plime. The transparency is great!

Also, if you want to enforce a "don't submit your own stuff" rule why not block all submissions from a user if it comes from the site they registered as being their own?]]><![CDATA[Hoosker @ 3/9/2007 8:49:24 AM]]>30219« jaxomlotus : I think his points were dead on for the most part. People were rude to him, not for the sake of being rude, but it felt that way to ...]]>2007-03-09T08:49:24+01:002007-03-09T08:49:24+01:00« jaxomlotus : I think his points were dead on for the most part. People were rude to him, not for the sake of being rude, but it felt that way to him nonetheless and the hurt feelings weren't really necessary.

I think it would be fair to post his link, If we are to discuss how, in fact, he was treated.]]><![CDATA[RedSodaPop @ 3/9/2007 8:14:56 AM]]>30211
I think that this thing is working itself out rather well, with a kind and caring owner in the frey...things can always improve within a community.]]>2007-03-09T08:14:56+01:002007-03-09T08:14:56+01:00
I think that this thing is working itself out rather well, with a kind and caring owner in the frey...things can always improve within a community.]]><![CDATA[jaxomlotus @ 3/9/2007 7:45:39 AM]]>30208
This is the same complaint communities like Wikipedi...]]>2007-03-09T07:45:39+01:002007-03-09T07:45:39+01:00
This is the same complaint communities like Wikipedia garner though. There are active users needed to moderate out the good from the bad, and when users who submit bad stuff get moderated, they accuse wikipedia of being arbitrary "content nazis".

The solution I think is to make it take longer to post new links here. Let people comment first and get a feel for what is and is not acceptable before diving right in with something unacceptable, getting shot down and not returning.]]><![CDATA[thecritters @ 3/9/2007 6:53:38 AM]]>302042007-03-09T06:53:38+01:002007-03-09T06:53:38+01:00<![CDATA[thenegativeone @ 3/9/2007 6:49:02 AM]]>302032007-03-09T06:49:02+01:002007-03-09T06:49:02+01:00<![CDATA[Ankabout @ 3/9/2007 6:33:15 AM]]>30201« charbarred : It's not about MY problems with the site. I've already stated that I like Plime.Sorry I slightly misunderstood.
2007-03-09T06:33:15+01:002007-03-09T06:33:15+01:00« charbarred : It's not about MY problems with the site. I've already stated that I like Plime.Sorry I slightly misunderstood.
« charbarred : I just think it's a shame that people are driving potential members away.
I posted a reply to his article, and it's a shame he feels this way. The biggest problem with that however is that he has his facts wrong. Other than commenting on posts like his, how else can we correct these people?]]><![CDATA[charbarred @ 3/9/2007 6:29:30 AM]]>30200I just think it's a shame that people are driving potential members away. From the article, it really seems that this guy was looking for a new community to join. If you c...]]>2007-03-09T06:29:30+01:002007-03-09T06:29:30+01:00I just think it's a shame that people are driving potential members away. From the article, it really seems that this guy was looking for a new community to join. If you check out the comments on the stories he posted, I don't think he'll be back.
Moreso, in this article's comments you can see that other people have had the same bad experience.]]><![CDATA[Ankabout @ 3/9/2007 6:23:11 AM]]>30198« charbarred : In terms of how it's programmed and designed, Plime is my favorite of the social news sites.
Most sites have people submitting t...]]>2007-03-09T06:23:11+01:002007-03-09T06:23:11+01:00« charbarred : In terms of how it's programmed and designed, Plime is my favorite of the social news sites.
Most sites have people submitting their own material before fully joining the community.
It's a shame that people do everything possible to drive new users away.Could you please specify what exactly your problems were/are?

I see some points on that article that are inaccurate. Moderators for example. Plime does not have any. The only person that can be called a moderator is the site's creator. All other users are regular users. By gaining status in the community (thanks to up-votes), they gain more 'power' to control the site. Someone who does not follow the rules and who is a bad person in the community will not reach such a level.

Furthermore, plime is rather new. So the point about the FAQ makes sense. The plime FAQ is being worked on (my the community again) in this forum topic: http://www.plime.com/f/593/]]><![CDATA[charbarred @ 3/9/2007 6:01:56 AM]]>30197Most sites have people submitting their own material before fully joining the community.
It's a shame that people do everything possible to drive new users ...]]>2007-03-09T06:01:56+01:002007-03-09T06:01:56+01:00Most sites have people submitting their own material before fully joining the community.
It's a shame that people do everything possible to drive new users away.]]>