Mods: Please make a single "Free EBooks" thread.

tiredofspammers · 11-30-2010, 04:41 PM

Dear mods,

This forum was, at one time, useful.

However, spammers such as "Koland" and "Arcadata" have spammed this forum with innumerable threads for every single eBook for every single platform.

This forum would be much more useful if such spammers were either relegated to a single "Free Ebooks" thread.

Just a suggestion.

Worldwalker · 11-30-2010, 05:24 PM

I don't want to have to dig through a hundred-page thread to find free ebooks.

I'm sorry your threads aren't as prominent as you want them to be (that is why you've made this secret identity to post from, isn't it?) but I think the words "tough noogies" come to mind.

kindlekitten · 11-30-2010, 05:32 PM

you're completely out of line.

go away

Elfwreck · 11-30-2010, 05:52 PM

I find Mobileread forums plenty useful, and don't think multiple listings for free ebooks should all be combined.

It might be nice if similar-themed ones got combined sometimes--three free mysteries, or a handful of science fiction books--but, meh, I don't mind if they're all separate.

And if someone thinks it's actually a problem for forum participants (as opposed to "for people who want to promote their books"), they should say so... while logged in as someone who's been here for a while. No idea why anyone would think the mods should take seriously a complaint from someone using an account made yesterday. If the forums were "at one time, useful"--show us what time you're talking about. When do you remember them being useful, and when did they stop?

desertgrandma · 11-30-2010, 05:54 PM

reported.

First time post?

Uses it to complain about the site?

wvcherrybomb · 11-30-2010, 06:53 PM

A single THREAD? That would be a rather unpleasant way of finding current info.

You don't have to click on threads you don't want to read.

RCR · 11-30-2010, 07:21 PM

I'm surprised at this comment. I thought Koland and Arcadata were performing a useful service. I certainly wouldn't call them spammers.

It's also an odd comment for a first time poster to make. Am I missing something here?

poohbear_nc · 11-30-2010, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCR

I'm surprised at this comment. I thought Koland and Arcadata were performing a useful service. I certainly wouldn't call them spammers.

It's also an odd comment for a first time poster to make. Am I missing something here?

Just a display of really bad manners!

ATDrake · 11-30-2010, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiredofspammers

This forum would be much more useful if such spammers were either relegated to a single "Free Ebooks" thread.

1) Gratuitously insulting the posters who actually take the time out of their day to post those "Free Ebooks" you want so much is counter-productive.

2) The problem with having a single thread is that someone would have to maintain it, as is done for the freebies thread in the Kindle forum here, and the NOOKbooks discussion board over at B&N.

I don't see the mods or anyone else stepping up to do so, especially after your little tirade, and I doubt you're willing to, either, if you're whining for someone else to do it instead of constructively proposing the creation of a sticky thread over in the Feedback forum.

kindlekitten · 11-30-2010, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCR

I'm surprised at this comment. I thought Koland and Arcadata were performing a useful service. I certainly wouldn't call them spammers.

It's also an odd comment for a first time poster to make. Am I missing something here?

they ARE providing a useful service! I know I have karma'd koland a fair amount!

Worldwalker · 11-30-2010, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

reported.

First time post?

Uses it to complain about the site?

Naw, we know him. I don't know who, but it's someone's sock puppet.

Sock puppetry is bad.

doreenjoy · 11-30-2010, 11:06 PM

GraceKrispy · 12-01-2010, 12:09 AM

I do find koland's thread useful in the kindle forum for finding all the free books at once. I don't mind the individual threads in the deals forums, but I tend to look at the kindle thread instead, since the individual threads bounce all over depending on who responds and when and all that. The kindle thread is a new sticky each month, which is useful. I would love to see a thread for each type of book (nook, epub, etc) as I do find it easier to follow, but I have no complaints about the individual threads.

I certainly wouldn't call either of them spammers, as that's the point of that forum (to find deals and freebies). I appreciate the effort they (and others) put in.

I don't think this is a bad suggestion, really, but I think it would have gone over a whole lot better from a signed-in member who offered it as a suggestion instead of a complaint. But, eh, what do I know?

doreenjoy · 12-01-2010, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

A single THREAD? That would be a rather unpleasant way of finding current info.

Agreed.

taming · 12-01-2010, 07:24 AM

I actually came to the feedback forum to suggest something similar. I'd like to see the deals forum turned into a category--like E-Book readers--and then have separate forums/subforums for free books, hardware discounts, coupons etc. I appreciate the work people do to post about freebies--though, quite frankly, I'd prefer to see threads like "10 new romance freebies", prepended with the format.

11-30-2010, 04:41 PM	#1
tiredofspammers Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle.	Mods: Please make a single "Free EBooks" thread. Dear mods, This forum was, at one time, useful. However, spammers such as "Koland" and "Arcadata" have spammed this forum with innumerable threads for every single eBook for every single platform. This forum would be much more useful if such spammers were either relegated to a single "Free Ebooks" thread. Just a suggestion.

12-01-2010, 07:24 AM	#15
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I actually came to the feedback forum to suggest something similar. I'd like to see the deals forum turned into a category--like E-Book readers--and then have separate forums/subforums for free books, hardware discounts, coupons etc. I appreciate the work people do to post about freebies--though, quite frankly, I'd prefer to see threads like "10 new romance freebies", prepended with the format. Last edited by taming; 12-01-2010 at 07:39 AM. Reason: clarity

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
A Life Transparent: freebie found on "finding free ebooks"	BookCat	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	2	03-06-2010 09:50 PM
UK Daily Telegraph "Ebooks will make authors soulless, just like their product"	Sparrow	News	46	09-18-2009 06:55 PM
The "WHAT EBOOKS DID YOU BUY THIS WEEK" Thread	Dr. Drib	Reading Recommendations	68	08-19-2009 03:54 PM
VistaNews asks "Has eBooks time finally come?" Answers "No"	Donnageddon	News	7	02-19-2009 02:21 AM
Help! the "Make Sony Reader File" under "Options" is different	Dr. Drib	Sony Reader	6	04-23-2007 02:56 AM

11-30-2010, 05:24 PM	#2
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I don't want to have to dig through a hundred-page thread to find free ebooks. I'm sorry your threads aren't as prominent as you want them to be (that is why you've made this secret identity to post from, isn't it?) but I think the words "tough noogies" come to mind.

11-30-2010, 05:32 PM	#3
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	you're completely out of line. go away

11-30-2010, 05:52 PM	#4
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I find Mobileread forums plenty useful, and don't think multiple listings for free ebooks should all be combined. It might be nice if similar-themed ones got combined sometimes--three free mysteries, or a handful of science fiction books--but, meh, I don't mind if they're all separate. And if someone thinks it's actually a problem for forum participants (as opposed to "for people who want to promote their books"), they should say so... while logged in as someone who's been here for a while. No idea why anyone would think the mods should take seriously a complaint from someone using an account made yesterday. If the forums were "at one time, useful"--show us what time you're talking about. When do you remember them being useful, and when did they stop?

11-30-2010, 05:54 PM	#5
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	reported. First time post? Uses it to complain about the site?

11-30-2010, 06:53 PM	#6
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	A single THREAD? That would be a rather unpleasant way of finding current info. You don't have to click on threads you don't want to read.

11-30-2010, 07:21 PM	#7
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	I'm surprised at this comment. I thought Koland and Arcadata were performing a useful service. I certainly wouldn't call them spammers. It's also an odd comment for a first time poster to make. Am I missing something here?

11-30-2010, 11:06 PM	#12
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous

12-01-2010, 12:09 AM	#13
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I do find koland's thread useful in the kindle forum for finding all the free books at once. I don't mind the individual threads in the deals forums, but I tend to look at the kindle thread instead, since the individual threads bounce all over depending on who responds and when and all that. The kindle thread is a new sticky each month, which is useful. I would love to see a thread for each type of book (nook, epub, etc) as I do find it easier to follow, but I have no complaints about the individual threads. I certainly wouldn't call either of them spammers, as that's the point of that forum (to find deals and freebies). I appreciate the effort they (and others) put in. I don't think this is a bad suggestion, really, but I think it would have gone over a whole lot better from a signed-in member who offered it as a suggestion instead of a complaint. But, eh, what do I know?