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Old 04-21-2009, 08:16 PM   #16 (permalink)
ScottW
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I don't really understand what the problem is with the way the system is right now. It was already stated that spam posts will be deleted, and in the rules it states they will only pay the first 100 posts per day that meet their requirements.
Spam isn't the only problem. We're losing money paying nearly $3,000/mo for this program. We have to shape it into something that benefits both us and deal posters. People post WAY more deals to other deal sites and receive zero compensation for doing so -- they just do it to feel special when their peers say "wow that's a good deal you posted there". We want people to post for that reason at Dealighted but we also want to reward, through prizes or dollars, people for posting great deals.

We have way too much volume though and not enough really good deals. Also, other sites have a lot more people verifying each deal post and posting replies to say whether or not it's a good deal (and the bad deals always get blasted as such). So, we need to shape this program in a way that improves quality, encourages feedback about the quality of each deal, and still rewards people for posting. I'm reviewing all the feedback in this thread.
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