RE: What REALLY Goes On Behind The Scenes of The Daily Gems?
@bacchist mate, I don't see the problem.
If @dragonslayer109 is linking to other posts that is fine. That is what the internet is about.
If he was copy/pasting the articles of others it would be a different matter and I would agree with the condemnation but that is not what seems to be happening.
I would be flattered if people linked to my posts or website or recommended my work to others? How is this different.
Also just because he also takes suggestions from people on the chat does not mean he doesn't do the work to find them himself too.
I spend a lot of time using both methods myself. It would be just stupidity not to use other people's suggestions too.
Frankly mate, unless I'm misunderstanding something I think this is a gross over-reaction to something that is of potential benefit to people.
oh, you said everything I feel in best words possible! :)
Just want to point out that the votes on this post are from @gavvet and bots... Don't take that as some expression of community support of this point of view.
@thecryptofiend I respect your opinion, however I disagree with your opinion that what he is doing is "something that is of potential benefit to people." Unless you're going to fixate on the potential to help... in my previous post, I started building a case that it does not provide any actual benefit. The fact that it is not providing a benefit is far more important than the idea that it could hypothetically provide some benefit.
Whether it provides no tangible benefit or not - how is linking to someone else's post a problem?
Like I said the whole internet is based on the principle of linking.
How is it any different from what for example Google does? They make money off linking to other people's work.
Nobody is rushing to have Google remove their articles - quite the opposite - people complain if they are not included.
In what way is this harming you?
Reading through all this drama, this has been my question also:
Thanks for making that point.
If someone in the community is being less than honest about their contribution to the network and the value they are brining, I just note it and move on. Those who try too hard will be found out eventually and in no way that I can see am I being "harmed" by someone else doing something which might be considered gaming the system.