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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Positives of the current situation:
People who want free MR books have to come here. Have to see comment threads, are exposed to the "similar threads" section underneath each post. Have an opportunity to participate in the discussions.
Negatives of bulk downloads:
More people who collect ebooks, esp. MR ebooks, without saying hi.
One of the goals of MR is to encourage discussion about ebooks. Distributing free, well-formatted ebooks came about because of that goal, and many people at MR, including those formatters, don't want want that ignored.
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True, but what about people who do participate in the discussions, but would like a more convenient way of accessing the collection? I fail to see how that would violate any of the goals?
I certainly respect their right to place any terms they wish on the downloading of the material they voluntarily make available. I'm just commenting that the reasoning behind dictating those terms doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It certainly sounds like I'm not alone in that opinion. They are certainly free to ignore that feedback from their users, if they wish.