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I can't say any clearer, we have no affiliate links. The '?ref=littlelingua' appended to every URL is the same as Product Hunt links having '?ref=producthunt'.

I can't say any clearer, we have no affiliate links. The '?ref=littlelingua' appended to every URL is the same as Product Hunt links having '?ref=producthunt'. We are not making money from it. It is not affiliate marketing. But even if it was, I don't know what would be wrong with that. It's a useful resource, and would benefit from a source of revenue to improve it further. What's going on here? Read this: http://www.cyrilchandelier.com/dont-be-a-free-user http://www.cyrilchandelier.com/dont-be-a-free-user

drieddust 8y ago
Haters gonna hate. I think you are doing a good job so ignore these comments and continue. If you monetize too, I don't think its immoral. Money is the driving force of Capitalism so taking money for a useful service is not a sleazy activity.
- graylien 8y ago
  Definitely, thanks for voicing your thoughts here, other audiences we have shared this with have also been very supportive so we will definitely continue :)
  - ziont 8y ago
    I think we have very different values. This is an example of a dark pattern. You create a clickbait title, for what is more than just a collection of websites with affiliate links, slap on a buzzword. I've never attacked you personally, I just asked you to be more transparent. I can't be the only one thinking I landed on a affiliate landing page. The main problem with recommending paysites you share profit with is it contradicts the entire purpose of crowdsourcing, which is building consensus based on the wisdom of the crowd, not the sole proprietor of the website seeking to benefit commercially. Note that I've never mentioned it was wrong to make money, but simply telling you I was misled, like among others, to a clickbait affiliate landing page. If this was crowdsourced I would've gone about differently, but if you feel attacked then I think that just speaks for itself.
    - graylien 8y ago
      Hello, there are no affiliate links. I have even removed the ?ref thing for you too. I don't know which are the clickbait affiliate landing pages you're referring to. It'd be helpful if you would mark on the spreadsheet which links you believe to be clickbait affiliate links. That would help me make sense of your feedback, as right now it is unclear to me.

drieddust 8y ago

Haters gonna hate. I think you are doing a good job so ignore these comments and continue. If you monetize too, I don't think its immoral. Money is the driving force of Capitalism so taking money for a useful service is not a sleazy activity.

graylien 8y ago
Definitely, thanks for voicing your thoughts here, other audiences we have shared this with have also been very supportive so we will definitely continue :)
- ziont 8y ago
  I think we have very different values. This is an example of a dark pattern. You create a clickbait title, for what is more than just a collection of websites with affiliate links, slap on a buzzword. I've never attacked you personally, I just asked you to be more transparent. I can't be the only one thinking I landed on a affiliate landing page. The main problem with recommending paysites you share profit with is it contradicts the entire purpose of crowdsourcing, which is building consensus based on the wisdom of the crowd, not the sole proprietor of the website seeking to benefit commercially. Note that I've never mentioned it was wrong to make money, but simply telling you I was misled, like among others, to a clickbait affiliate landing page. If this was crowdsourced I would've gone about differently, but if you feel attacked then I think that just speaks for itself.
  - graylien 8y ago
    Hello, there are no affiliate links. I have even removed the ?ref thing for you too. I don't know which are the clickbait affiliate landing pages you're referring to. It'd be helpful if you would mark on the spreadsheet which links you believe to be clickbait affiliate links. That would help me make sense of your feedback, as right now it is unclear to me.