The administrator of this lists knows of this issue but has not weighed in.
There are no posted rules that I know of. This is BOO, not OBOL. Am I missing
something regarding rules or guidelines for BOO? Thanks!
FYI:
"Monetized" blogs have ads, which is a choice of the blogger. The blog in
question uses WordPress:
https://wordpress.com/support/monetize-your-site/#advertising.
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-sell-ads-on-your-wordpress-blog-step-by-step/
Not sure which type of ad platform he is using, but a simple one is:
"CPM (cost per mille) or cost-per-thousand-impression are ads that are sold
based on how many times they are displayed. This means you get paid for
displaying ads on your website whether users click on them or not."
Just went to the blog, currently there are ads for life insurance, men's
shirts, and bankruptcy lawyers.
So, with the CPM scheme, (if he is using this monetization platform) he is
making money by getting people to simply click on the links in the BOO list
that go to his blog. He could post the content in BOO, but has chosen again
and again to try to get people to go to his $$$ blog. Not ok use of BOO in my
opinion.
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From: boo-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <boo-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Mary
Garrard <springazure1@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 4:16 PM
To: BOO List <boo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [boo] Re: Question about this list...
Hi friends, I’m not an admin either, and I agree it’s a simple matter to either
delete or ignore any posts that you don’t want to read. I do that all the time
either because I’m not interested or I don’t have time.
I’m uneasy with discussing this online in this way. The previous time it was
brought up there was a sense of people piling on and I don’t like to see that
on OBOL. Live and let live. If posts don’t violate OBOL’s rules, ignore.
I propose that if anyone has an issue with a poster to contact the
administrator of the list first to find out if the posts violate standards,
(with the exception of bullying or incivility which I would want to address
immediately). Then she can decide what to do, if anything.
Meanwhile, keep cool—pun intended!!!
Mary
On Jun 25, 2021, at 3:51 PM, Andrew Thomas
<andy.t@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:andy.t@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I am not an admin, and I don't know what happened to your original post. I
don't think HF "dominates" this list; he just happens to be the only one who
posts regularly. I too would prefer that he post his messages directly, but it
is easy to refrain from clicking. That's what I usually do. I don't know how
his blog is MONETIZED. It is free to read...and free to scroll past or delete.
I agree, though, that it is annoying that he expects people to click through in
order to read what he has to say. No one else does that.
Andrew Thomas
On 06/24/2021 8:58 PM Margaret Stephens <mlstep@xxxxxxx<mailto:mlstep@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
So, this didn't get posted, or got removed? If it got removed, admins, please
advise! Thanks!
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From: Margaret Stephens
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 1:25 PM
To: boo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:boo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<boo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:boo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: spam, again
Didn't we have this conversation already? So much posting from a single
person, who does never actually posts anything, but puts links into the message
that go to his MONETIZED blog. Bait and switch. For example:
June 2021: 9 posts, 6 from this person.
May 2021: 9 posts, 5 from this person
April 2021: 7 posts, 5 from this person.
Admins? I want to get a digest of the posts, many of which are of great
interest, but am really sick of this person continually dominating the list
with spam.
