I am 12clicks dammit!

[Hell Puppy]

Cost of entry goes up, scamming goes down. Cost of entry drops, scams go thru the roof.

The more it costs to play the more idiots you eliminate.

However, there are a lot of people here now who have made enough money and contacts that nothing short of a full fledged enema will ever remove them.

Unfortunately, we've all decided to set up shop in a bad neighborhood. So all you can do is protect yourself and keep your eyes open. Adult is the ghetto of the internet. No one cares much of what happens here. They figure if you come here, you know you're taking your chances.

[softball]

Adult is the ghetto of the internet. No one cares much of what happens here.

Remember when we were the internet?

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

Remember when we were the internet?

yeah, i still miss that along with weekly 5 figure checks from Xpics. i was young and dumb then myself, they were the ones that taught me how much money can be made from scamming surfers and how long term it taints your traffic.

but i did enjoy the checks.

alot.

but alas, they are long long gone, and i still get checks from recurring member bases created back then. treat 'em as customers and with respect, and they KEEP ON giving you money.

there's an ethics question hiding in there someplace....

if you could go back in time, knowing what you know now, would you go down the path of "free joins" with the back end credit card slams and all that traffic, put millions in the bank and bail when things got hot? or do you stay on the straight and narrow?

[tony404]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

Cost of entry goes up, scamming goes down. Cost of entry drops, scams go thru the roof.

The more it costs to play the more idiots you eliminate.

However, there are a lot of people here now who have made enough money and contacts that nothing short of a full fledged enema will ever remove them.

Unfortunately, we've all decided to set up shop in a bad neighborhood. So all you can do is protect yourself and keep your eyes open. Adult is the ghetto of the internet. No one cares much of what happens here. They figure if you come here, you know you're taking your chances.

Very wise words.