I've noticed that yesterday and today that Woot has been having a Woot-Off on just sellout. What are they doing holding out for Meh to pull the trigger on the "Meh-a-thon" and then have a Woot-Off the same time?
@phatmass I remember that video. It Made me happy to see that you received a GPS unit (after yours got ganked). I also though it was cool that you used the drink holders right away. Awesome video, thanks for reposting.
I gave up commenting there once I realized that they silently delete comments that are even slightly sarcastic about the products they sell, even when it's a wristwatch for $4K. No sense of humor I guess. (although I've never had a comment deleted from the mothership...go figure)
@Thumperchick Maybe so, but if the other mods and management aren't doing anything to stop the rogue mod, then they're somewhat responsible for it as well. It's a bit like saying, "Oh, that's a great school, usually only one of the teachers molests the students."
@Starblind So, molestation = moderating comments. o_0 Your point is valid overall. One overly domineering person interacting with the public in a negative way is one too many.
They've been trying anything and everything to gain back some community, hence the crossword puzzle too.
I have no idea if it's meeting any of their expectations - if there was any to begin with. Sometimes, I still feel they're running the place like they used to - with a dart board.
@narfcake I looked at the comment levels on the Sellout deals during the Woot-off- only a handful got 5 or more comments (8 was the highest number I saw), and if you don't count bot posts, some items would have no comments at all.
Is it sad that I don't even care about woot offs anymore? Even after this?
@phatmass I remember that video. It Made me happy to see that you received a GPS unit (after yours got ganked). I also though it was cool that you used the drink holders right away. Awesome video, thanks for reposting.
@phatmass Nice "Fitz my Schlitz"
I gave up commenting there once I realized that they silently delete comments that are even slightly sarcastic about the products they sell, even when it's a wristwatch for $4K. No sense of humor I guess. (although I've never had a comment deleted from the mothership...go figure)
@Kerig3 There's really only on mod that does that, usually. She tends to go a bit overboard.
@Thumperchick Maybe so, but if the other mods and management aren't doing anything to stop the rogue mod, then they're somewhat responsible for it as well. It's a bit like saying, "Oh, that's a great school, usually only one of the teachers molests the students."
@Starblind So, molestation = moderating comments. o_0 Your point is valid overall. One overly domineering person interacting with the public in a negative way is one too many.
@Kerig3 slightly unrelated but we bought modnazi.com to poke fun at this (and then realized it sounded like a horrible political faction).
@snapster Or a fantastic fashion site!
They've been trying anything and everything to gain back some community, hence the crossword puzzle too.
I have no idea if it's meeting any of their expectations - if there was any to begin with. Sometimes, I still feel they're running the place like they used to - with a dart board.
@narfcake I looked at the comment levels on the Sellout deals during the Woot-off- only a handful got 5 or more comments (8 was the highest number I saw), and if you don't count bot posts, some items would have no comments at all.
The 'W**tilati' tab has the hard-core believers and gamers. I don't think they edit comments there.