vibeone:
i'm not suggesting it is a democracy? I dont really get your point, since it just says what I already knew - of course people should give feedback, because if they didnt listen or want it, everyone would leave.
please could you let me know what point you are making and then ill respond?
i think the telling remarks in that post are the following:
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If I don't listen to the life of the site then one day I may think everyone on the site wants only cold deals on the front page or everyone who starts with "B" wants to be banned, take this action, and then end up losing all the members as they take off somewhere else.
and
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Further, the implicit agreement between members and myself is that there is an expectation I will make decisions that are positive for the site as a whole. If I fail to do this then members can exercise their power and leave. This means that sometimes a member may really really really passionately believe in their idea or criticism but I may decide not to follow that advice/criticism. As the decisions are made for the site on a whole as judged by myself this may be frustrated for an individual, however they still have their right to exercise which is (a) trust the judgement of myself or (b) leave the site.
i.e. if the site hasn't improved considered in a day or two people should consider voting with their 'feet' and going elsewhere (MSE for example) as then, and only then, would it seem that the Admin
may listen.
I've already stopped visiting as often, and i'm sure the Admin will see that page impressions have fallen and i'm sure the number of 'clicks' through the various affiliate programs will have dropped considerably. Perhaps when it starts hurting financially they may have a little bit of a rethink about it.