A (not so) Disturbing Horror
Created on: February 7th, 2008
This is retarded I know :P
Sponsorships:
| user | amount | user | amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| No one has sponsored this site ( ._.) | |||
| Sponsor this site! | Total: $0.00 | Active: $0.00 | |
Vote metrics:
| rating | total votes | favorites | comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| (4.48) | 650 | 145 | 182 |
View metrics:
| today | yesterday | this week | this month | all time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27,749 |
Inbound links:
| views | url |
|---|---|
| 44 | https://www.bing.com |
| 13 | http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=52268494&f=135 |
| 7 | https://www.facebook.com/ |
| 4 | http://mashamoto-auctions.com/cars/ |
| 4 | http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/ |
How? This still would have been in up and coming regardless of whether or not I was featured. Being featured had nothing to do with the site's rating. I've made plenty of sites below 4. This is a reflection of the types of expectations of the majority of users found on ytmnd, more than anything. It shows that most come here for a cheap laugh, and they don't mind a site as dumb as nails as long as its amusing to them. That being said, I hope original creative content is rewarded more than this.
Oh Umfuld. I remember when you were never on this silly crusade against sites you didn't like, and that Umfuld was a better user in general. I don't care about ratings. How many times do I have to reiterate this? Just because you don't like a site doesn't mean it has an ill-gotten rating. And there isn't much you can do about it except whine, and that's just annoying. I have never asked anyone to upvote my sites, and I have never voted highly on other sites in the hopes I would get fives in return.
There's only one problem with your observation. I don't just vote on every ytmnd I see. I usually vote on up and coming stuff only and sometimes the featured user section. That's why you see me vote 5s usually. If I voted on every ytmnd I saw, I would go crazy with boredom. Also, I like how you assume your opinion is god, and therefore everyone else should think my sites suck too. Thanks a lot. Get over your superiority complex and realize not everyone thinks like you, or should think like you.
Like I said before, its not my fault featured users take up most of top viewed, and as I have already stated I would rather not have featured users at all. And tell me, what kind of ytmnds do you like? If my ytmnds are so awful, why don't you make something "better" and show it to me? Stuff like Clive Owen's nintendo site, is kind of what the majority of ytmnd is made up of...and always has been. So you are betting against the majority here.
Umfuld, stop being a f*cking crusader. If you don't like what the majority likes, then stop wasting your time with Top Viewed and just do searches for the stuff you DO like. Also, wisdumcube has had numerous sites on Top Viewed before he was featured, and if you think about it, most of the featured users are featured because they've capable of doing the same. being featured isn't the only thing making sites appear on top viewed.
So you are basically saying that most people vote based on the user and not the ytmnd? In general, I don't think that happens. But I suppose it is a possibility in certain situations (i.e. garnering more downvotes if you are a dick to other users). If you really want to test out that theory I will make you a site.
Yes there are revenge downvoters, and shameless upvoters, but I think you are overstating their significance. The majority of users don't form relationships with other users so they don't have grudges, and they don't blindly upvote their friends either. These are the guys who only visit the site maybe once or twice a week. I think there aren't enough abusers to make or break a site...well I guess there are exceptions. Like if you kiss everyone's *ss then you probably get a nice boost or something.
But where do you draw the line? How do you know if its a revenge downvote or if it is just someone that doesn't like your site? When do you know its *ss kissing and when its just someone who is a lenient voter?
When do the conspiracies end and reality begins? I hate having debates on ytmnd because its mostly speculation and people are just going to believe what appeals to them the most. (i.e. I don't like this site, but its high rated so it must because he votes five a lot and gets a lot of returning fives)
If I stopped making sites right now, I would still vote the exact same way. I don't care about high ratings. I don't want *ss kissing. I just want to make whatever, and not be criticized at every turn. I feel like I have to justify everything I do even though there should be no need to. It's just ridiculous.
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