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Originally Posted by ATDrake
I see why people are upset; I simply don't subscribe to the extent of the expressed views that the deals will disappear because the bargain-posters will disappear because of this change. Especially not the "but what about the freebies!" ones, since that seems to be one of the main concerns, and those simply aren't being affected at all.
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Sure the freebies are being affected; they had included affiliate links, so now they have to go into one of the "Affiliate Links for ..." threads (or more than one, actually--lots of duplication now).
Yes, some freebies were posted by people who aren't affiliates, and yes, those will still be posted as they were, but I still want to check the threads of the "old reliables" who posted most of the deals, which means wading through their affiliate threads.
So whereas before I had to simply skim the titles in the deals posts to find possible titles of interest, now I have to also open each individual affiliate thread.
And as to the freebies disappearing, well, if the affiliates suddenly find any significant drop in their commissions because of the change, is it completely unlikely that in a month or two they may decide not to bother anymore?