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Originally Posted by jalandar
Actually, nm, I've had these types of arguments before with people who are just anti-ad/anti-marketing types, and know there is no convincing them they are wrong, morally or otherwise, and no change at really having a logical or reasoning filled conversation with them about it.
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Oh I don't know. I've always thought of myself as quite logical
and reasonable.
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My answer to people like you is if you disagree with the affiliate links, then don't visit the sites that use them, and use only sites that do things the way you think they should.
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I
don't disagree with affiliate links. I disagree with affiliates getting credit for traffic beyond the one link I might have followed to a particular product that I then purchased (even if it cost nothing) in that session. A click-through.
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At least then you're being morally correct.
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Morals don't enter into it. I don't approve or disapprove of what you or other affiliates do with your personal time for yourselves and for Amazon. I frankly don't care about the affiliate program. Most of the time, I
don't make use of sites that provide links to free and cheap ebooks, as I'm not really much of a bargain hunter. But I often encounter affiliate links in places where I least expect them, to tell the truth. And I simply reserve the right to decide if and when I'm going allow someone to piggy-back on my shopping for 24 hours. It's my browser and my shopping after all.
As I said, it's nothing personal. It's just that
I get to decide. Because I
can... not because I
despise you or anything.