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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Is it costing you anything? Is it costing us anything? do we see bothered by it? How about the person posting the affiliate link can also post a non-affiliate link so we can choose which link to click. Basically, what the moderators are doing is treating us (the users) like children. Grow up, we are mostly (can't say for all) adults.
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Well, one of the moderators eventually said somewhere back in one of these threads (sorry, have to go catch a train and don't have time to find it), that it wasn't really (or at least totally) user complaints that led to the new policy - it was the hassle for the moderators of eliminating duplicate affiliate links, which was taking up tons of their volunteer time. I could accept that, although I don't like it. I haven't complained about that since we were provided with the explanation.
BUT, what has me still upset is the "liar" comment from a moderator for someone who, as most of us believe, inadvertently posted a third-party affiliate link in the "$2 Amazon mp3" thread.
Instituting a somewhat unpopular new policy, but which saves the moderators work, fine. Enforcing it so publicly and harshly, not fine - at least to me.