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Scribd reminds me quite a bit of my interactions with experts-exchange: * Locked behind a content wall: You must use their web reader, or jump through hoops to

Scribd reminds me quite a bit of my interactions with experts-exchange: * Locked behind a content wall: You must use their web reader, or jump through hoops to download the original document. * Pollutes my google search results: Usually appears before a more direct link to the original document.

diN0bot 17y ago
agree. plus, their interface is cluttered. it's worse than reading a pdf in the browser. it's seems like step backwards. perhaps i'm missing the neat niche it is filling.
- yangyang 17y ago
  It just feels so seedy. Like they're ripping people off. Their flash rendition also doesn't look as good as PDF.
- paulbaumgart 17y ago
  Being able to embed documents in another page is neat sometimes, but putting up with all the other hassle that ability apparently implies isn't so neat.
iamwil 17y ago
I'm not sure why this thread was flagged. There's nothing off-topic or trollish about it.
- mikeyur 17y ago
  Scribd got a bunch of people to flag it? (conspiracy theory) Original article link: http://mayank.name/2009/06/20/want-to-download-a-file-from-scribd-upload-one/ http://mayank.name/2009/06/20/want-to-download-a-file-from-s...
  - ryanwaggoner 17y ago
    Pretty sure that all the YC alumni have the power to kill a story, so no need to get people to flag it. Could be wrong on that, though. Feature suggestion to PG: show who killed stories / comments and why (manual or due to multiple flags).
    - mikeyur 17y ago
      I like that idea. There is a bit of gaming/favoritism here (obviously) - seeing who killed it and why would shed some light on this (and/or make people think twice about killing a story just because they don't agree with it - there are comments for a reason).
- ankhmoop 17y ago
  I hope it's not due to the negative tone of the article and comments, coupled with scribd being a YC company -- I believe flags are administrator-reviewed.
mayankdhingra 17y ago
whoa, what makes this conversation flagging worthy ?

diN0bot 17y ago

agree. plus, their interface is cluttered. it's worse than reading a pdf in the browser. it's seems like step backwards. perhaps i'm missing the neat niche it is filling.

yangyang 17y ago
It just feels so seedy. Like they're ripping people off. Their flash rendition also doesn't look as good as PDF.
paulbaumgart 17y ago
Being able to embed documents in another page is neat sometimes, but putting up with all the other hassle that ability apparently implies isn't so neat.

iamwil 17y ago

I'm not sure why this thread was flagged. There's nothing off-topic or trollish about it.

mikeyur 17y ago
Scribd got a bunch of people to flag it? (conspiracy theory) Original article link: http://mayank.name/2009/06/20/want-to-download-a-file-from-scribd-upload-one/ http://mayank.name/2009/06/20/want-to-download-a-file-from-s...
- ryanwaggoner 17y ago
  Pretty sure that all the YC alumni have the power to kill a story, so no need to get people to flag it. Could be wrong on that, though. Feature suggestion to PG: show who killed stories / comments and why (manual or due to multiple flags).
  - mikeyur 17y ago
    I like that idea. There is a bit of gaming/favoritism here (obviously) - seeing who killed it and why would shed some light on this (and/or make people think twice about killing a story just because they don't agree with it - there are comments for a reason).
ankhmoop 17y ago
I hope it's not due to the negative tone of the article and comments, coupled with scribd being a YC company -- I believe flags are administrator-reviewed.

mayankdhingra 17y ago

whoa, what makes this conversation flagging worthy ?