As a paying member can I opt out of the spam messages ?
Opt out of spam messages from Alexj-12 ?
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The wording of the messages makes me think it’s likely AI driven. I’m curious if there is actually a person involved with the messages from the “ staff “ with that user name
I don’t want to sound like an ungrateful member but I wonder the same thing. They are very annoying.
I reported the messages and asked to be removed from the mailing list.
I got a really stern response from an admin that they're automatic, I can't be removed, and to not report them again, OR ELSE!
Funny enough, I don't think I've gotten another one since then. I'm not saying to do what I did, but...
I got a really stern response from an admin that they're automatic, I can't be removed, and to not report them again, OR ELSE!
Funny enough, I don't think I've gotten another one since then. I'm not saying to do what I did, but...
Frank is going to monetize this place out of business.
you can't
https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/members/alexj-12.158954/ignore
great way to get every member to turn off email notifications for new conversations
https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/members/alexj-12.158954/ignore
great way to get every member to turn off email notifications for new conversations
Came here to finally create this thread and I'm glad someone else has spoken up. I have all but stopped engaging with the site due to the un-optional spam. I get that you're trying to monetize, but this shit is more annoying than the entertainment value of the content here. I had 6 admin messages queued last month, and currently have two messages, a banner, and now notifications for messages. At this point, any alert from this site is meaningless which is a shame because there were two threads I liked to follow, but thread engagement is now lower than the stupid admin messages.
Please don't drive people away.
Please don't drive people away.
I was curious, so I took a look at how many members are here: 208,000. It's been several years since I noticed that, and I recall it being in the 220,000 range several years ago.
Part of the issue Frank is dealing with is AI; forums are going to be a thing of the past soon, so I'm sure that is driving his diversification with things like Hide TV. That said, the utility of this forum has declined; the content of posts is lower quality than it once was, and I believe some of that is driven by the over-monitization. Frank is a greedy dude, and that is going to bite him in the ass soon.
A bright spot for Frank is the growing extremist community in the Bear Pit, so he's got that going for him. I'm sure he'll find a way to monetize that, maybe selling them special supplements or prepping gear, think Alex Jones.
Yeah, I don't know. I know one data point, me. Before the AI summary thing, if I wanted to learn something related to the topics on this forum, I would Google the term and then Snipers Hide. Usually, I'd get several helpful links on this forum for what I was looking for. Today, I just google the term and started reading the AI summary, then linked off from there. The AI summary is changing internet traffic.
It is grooming you.
It will be the same as paid placement asap. Re-written slant to highest paying site .
To top it off you will probably pay a fee to use it at all. Extortion.
Paywall will slow participation and add revenue drop. Fees will increase and entire venues will take a shit.
Ultimately the activity will take a hit as interest drops.
Money it's a hit.
Back in the day dumb shits used robots exclusionary text html v2 I think . I thought WTF.
I rewrote it as robots read all and return in 24 hrs. People that have enough money don't have to inovate they just spend their way up
I see sites wanting to verify your not a bot? Think that crap through before your never found on a search again.
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