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372 46 November 30, 2024 at 07:42 PM
They are not even sharing affiliate Amazon deals these days. It's a shadow of what it was since past few years but this year it has been abysmal.
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11-30-2024 at 09:15 PM.
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Quote from sg3709a :
They are not even sharing affiliate Amazon deals these days. It's a shadow of what it was since past few years but this year it has been abysmal.
It is what you make it. But also, old timers have learned the ropes and reaped the deals over the years. Newcomers don't know any better and find the site useful. I still find some parts of it a little useful.
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12-01-2024 at 01:52 PM.
12-01-2024 at 01:52 PM.
Quote from sg3709a :
They are not even sharing affiliate Amazon deals these days. It's a shadow of what it was since past few years but this year it has been abysmal.
This is a community-based site...."they" is really "all of us". Many of the long time staff deal posters were once regular members who were hired because they posted lots of deals. Want to see more deals posted? Post the ones you find.

I would say merchants seem to be offering fewer deals this week than in prior years, choosing to spread sales out more widely so there's less available to be posted.
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12-01-2024 at 03:34 PM.
12-01-2024 at 03:34 PM.
Quote from acesmuzic :
This is a community-based site...."they" is really "all of us". Many of the long time staff deal posters were once regular members who were hired because they posted lots of deals. Want to see more deals posted? Post the ones you find.

I would say merchants seem to be offering fewer deals this week than in prior years, choosing to spread sales out more widely so there's less available to be posted.
I so agree. Deal are not what thet used to be. SD is a community. Wish it was a bit more community related but them are the times
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12-01-2024 at 08:04 PM.
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Quote from sampsonti :
I so agree. Deal are not what thet used to be. SD is a community. Wish it was a bit more community related but them are the times
^^This.

Tastes have changed too and what used to be considered a good deal is no longer.
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12-02-2024 at 02:08 PM.
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Quote from acesmuzic :
This is a community-based site...."they" is really "all of us". Many of the long time staff deal posters were once regular members who were hired because they posted lots of deals. Want to see more deals posted? Post the ones you find.

I would say merchants seem to be offering fewer deals this week than in prior years, choosing to spread sales out more widely so there's less available to be posted.
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^^This.

Tastes have changed too and what used to be considered a good deal is no longer.
Also the culture of SD has changes. SD wants the money from links but do not seem to encourage this. Blame users( probably true) for affiliate links.

No more secret Santa's that so many of the forums had… why…. People have been driven away. Just a simple example of dwindling followers
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12-02-2024 at 03:36 PM.
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Quote from sampsonti :
Also the culture of SD has changes. SD wants the money from links but do not seem to encourage this. Blame users( probably true) for affiliate links.

No more secret Santa's that so many of the forums had… why…. People have been driven away. Just a simple example of dwindling followers
SD users from way back when have become older and less participatory.
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12-03-2024 at 01:36 PM.
12-03-2024 at 01:36 PM.
Quote from acesmuzic :
Many of the long time staff deal posters were once regular members who were hired because they posted lots of deals.
So THAT explains why I wasn't hired when I finally applied and got an interview for a mod position. Bomb I tend to post deals in spurts (insert joke here) and most of them were in store YMMV, which are never very popular. Though I think a few went front page.
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12-03-2024 at 08:15 PM.
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Quote from CheapestGamer :
So THAT explains why I wasn't hired when I finally applied and got an interview for a mod position. Bomb I tend to post deals in spurts (insert joke here) and most of them were in store YMMV, which are never very popular. Though I think a few went front page.
i'm in trouble if mods start getting judged based on deal posting skills laugh out loud.

i was speaking mostly of purple (deal editors) and pink (deal hunters) bars [i speak colors for classic users]

for example, long timers will remember iconian (deal editor), daisybeetle (deal hunter), persian_mafia (deal editor), tofuvic (former deal editor) and more from their before times when they were just regular members posting a lot of deals
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i'm in trouble if mods start getting judged based on deal posting skills laugh out loud.

i was speaking mostly of purple (deal editors) and pink (deal hunters) bars [i speak colors for classic users]

for example, long timers will remember iconian (deal editor), daisybeetle (deal hunter), persian_mafia (deal editor), tofuvic (former deal editor) and more from their before times when they were just regular members posting a lot of deals
Yeah. Icon really sold out.

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12-03-2024 at 11:23 PM.
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Quote from acesmuzic :
i'm in trouble if mods start getting judged based on deal posting skills laugh out loud.

i was speaking mostly of purple (deal editors) and pink (deal hunters) bars [i speak colors for classic users]

for example, long timers will remember iconian (deal editor), daisybeetle (deal hunter), persian_mafia (deal editor), tofuvic (former deal editor) and more from their before times when they were just regular members posting a lot of deals
I wasn't being serious.Thumbup I just always wonder how I messed up when I don't get a job after an interview.
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12-04-2024 at 08:31 AM.
12-04-2024 at 08:31 AM.
Quote from sampsonti :
Also the culture of SD has changes. SD wants the money from links but do not seem to encourage this. Blame users( probably true) for affiliate links.

No more secret Santa's that so many of the forums had… why…. People have been driven away. Just a simple example of dwindling followers
Most forums across the internet have dropped off quite a lot in activity, this isn't the only one I'm part of that used to have a Secret Santa and no longer does.
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I wasn't being serious.Thumbup I just always wonder how I messed up when I don't get a job after an interview.
I don't know if you know this, but sometimes you can be an abrasive personality Wink
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12-04-2024 at 11:14 AM.
12-04-2024 at 11:14 AM.
Quote from CheapestGamer :
I wasn't being serious.Thumbup I just always wonder how I messed up when I don't get a job after an interview.
That's why I only apply for jobs I don't want.
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12-04-2024 at 12:57 PM.
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Yeah. Icon really sold out.

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He wanted to better the bar that Lux set! Big Grin
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I don't know if you know this, but sometimes you can be an abrasive personality Wink
i thought that was part of the job description in the "lounger" app Confused
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