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In my opinion, Ghost made a mistake in terminating the service without prior notice (although I think it would be okay for them to do so with prior notice). The
by GlitchMr 6y ago
In my opinion, Ghost made a mistake in terminating the service without prior notice (although I think it would be okay for them to do so with prior notice). The terms of the service allow doing so for any reason, but that's no justification. In fact, having such a term is a good reason to avoid Ghost.
Also, I find it interesting that Ghost didn't answer "What happens if an article goes viral and it breaks the 100k views boundary? Automatic charge?" question. The pricing page provides a reasonable response here.
> We never disable sites for traffic spikes, so no need to worry about the front page of Reddit or HN. If you exceed your limit consistently on a 3 month rolling average, we'll just let you know that you need to upgrade.
- searchableguy 6y ago> The terms of the service allow doing so for any reason, but that's no justification. In fact, having such a term is a good reason to avoid Ghost. This is a standard condition in most ToS: we can kick you out for any reason whatsoever.
- GlitchMr 6y agoNot really. I checked AWS ToS and it explicitly lists conditions when you can be kicked without prior notice (the illegal content that disrupts or threatens the Services or in accordance with applicable law or any judicial, regulatory or other governmental order or request, repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances). Generally you will have 2 business days to fix violations of AWS policies.
- nix23 6y agoHe said "most" not "AWS"
- searchableguy 6y agoI went ahead and checked ToS parts of all the big clouds and you are correct. Most have clauses to notify you before suspending the services unless [disruption]. I checked the consumer subscription services I use and they don't have such clause in theirs.
- njsubedi 6y agoThey forgot to add “unless our CEO doesn’t like your tweet. In that case we immediately delete your website.”