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Originally Posted by Gwen Morse
... I haven't "promised" anything to Amazon. Nor do I hold them to any promises. ...
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I wasted a little time and went through the account sign-up for Amazon and then for B&N. Pushy sods aren't they? I can certainly understand the argument that their agreements are obscure, and hard to find, fine print (especially fine at B&N). Both could learn a lot by taking a look at the simple and clear sign-up used on this forum, for example.
But then I thought: Amazon and B&N probably already know what it's taken me all this time to understand. That no one reads their agreements, and even if they did they will ultimately decide for themselves what parts they care about. Why put such messy and uninteresting details in the way of customers eager to give them money? If the customer doesn't care about such minor things as what exactly it is they are buying then why should they complicate the process and possibly put them off?
Leaving aside my cynicism about commercial sites for a moment: What about this site? Does the agreement you made to join these forums actually mean anything to you? Or is an adherence to the rules purely coincidental? If you don't believe you have agreed to anything in order to access these forums then does that mean you see those users that break the rules here are not actually doing anything wrong?