I don't think you can fix it. You take risks all along the continuum - if you are standalone you have more control but you need to get user buy in. If you go to

I don't think you can fix it. You take risks all along the continuum - if you are standalone you have more control but you need to get user buy in. If you go to a busy popular platform then you risk falling into the sinking sands caused by someone elses control. in both cases people will fail from things out with their control - its just easier to point at if its someone else changing the rules. (and easier to grumble about) edit: like the guy above says - you need to tailor your risk. On someone else's platform - look for quick rewards and work on the basis its only a matter of time until it goes away