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jayeff · 10-14-2006, 09:12 PM

I have added my 2 cents to several threads, pointing out that the focus was becoming too narrow: not only in sponsor terms, but in creating the impression that Zango was the only scumware company. Come to that, the clowns who promote scumware installs have also got off very lightly.

That said, I think the people who have been keeping these threads alive need to recognize that the broad message has now reached everyone who wants to hear it. Without some direction and focus, this will just fizzle away in a few more days. Even if a few stalwarts try to ensure it doesn't, they are going to be repeating themselves and preaching to the choir.

So far this is just another skirmish in a war which isn't going to be won for another 5-10 years. I'm not downplaying its importance, because at least within the confines of GFY, the response has been more encouraging than when similar topics have come up in the past. But unless we are willing for the scumware customers to breathe a sigh of relief a few days from now and carry on doing business as usual, this needs to be raised above the level of what someone implied earlier today was just another GFY p*ssing match.

I know the issue has been brought up on other boards. But on some it has barely been mentioned and on others it soon drifted away. There are many serious webmasters who don't come near GFY, so that's one thing which needs a solution.

It has to become counterproductive for anyone to work with or benefit from scumware. That isn't going to happen via reasoned argument and I seriously doubt there are near enough people willing to jump on everyone associated with scumware, every time they stick their heads up. If this is going to be tackled at all, there has to be a way to identify who will make a sustained effort and then to pick targets for them to focus on. Much beyond this point, a few people taking random potshots here and there isn't going to have any further impact.

10-14-2006, 09:12 PM
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	I have added my 2 cents to several threads, pointing out that the focus was becoming too narrow: not only in sponsor terms, but in creating the impression that Zango was the only scumware company. Come to that, the clowns who promote scumware installs have also got off very lightly. That said, I think the people who have been keeping these threads alive need to recognize that the broad message has now reached everyone who wants to hear it. Without some direction and focus, this will just fizzle away in a few more days. Even if a few stalwarts try to ensure it doesn't, they are going to be repeating themselves and preaching to the choir. So far this is just another skirmish in a war which isn't going to be won for another 5-10 years. I'm not downplaying its importance, because at least within the confines of GFY, the response has been more encouraging than when similar topics have come up in the past. But unless we are willing for the scumware customers to breathe a sigh of relief a few days from now and carry on doing business as usual, this needs to be raised above the level of what someone implied earlier today was just another GFY p*ssing match. I know the issue has been brought up on other boards. But on some it has barely been mentioned and on others it soon drifted away. There are many serious webmasters who don't come near GFY, so that's one thing which needs a solution. It has to become counterproductive for anyone to work with or benefit from scumware. That isn't going to happen via reasoned argument and I seriously doubt there are near enough people willing to jump on everyone associated with scumware, every time they stick their heads up. If this is going to be tackled at all, there has to be a way to identify who will make a sustained effort and then to pick targets for them to focus on. Much beyond this point, a few people taking random potshots here and there isn't going to have any further impact.