So, we have a member that beside the fact of making money with FREEWARE, also uses something like 5 or 6 fake accounts (that I can find, probably are more) that don't interact, leave comments, or up vote other posts with much more value and importance.
Still, these accounts ONLY exist to up vote this particular user posts, and clearly using a VPN, as these accounts basically up vote the posts immediately after being posted, or when the post gets a negative rating!!!
If this is just not more than obvious, then I must be stupid.

Yet, the Administrators, don't want to talk about this and seems to ignore users and prefer to block users to comment or talking about this.

Here's some of the fake accounts: Lootly, minoren, parla90, Teguril, Legren

I know I'm not alone and you should also leave your opinion on this

 

Why should be free content posted exclusively on AudioSEX? AZ does have quite clear rules about that.

 

So now you have started topic here? It is ok, Vader
If you are not in the theme - the main problem is that you and your company make spam progressive downvotes on my free posts. You shouldn't downvote my posts just because they are free. OK? No? So read the rules of AZ again. Free post made under rules is allowed. And i DON"T HAVE to put direct links into it - homepage only.

What is the problem? So main problem - is massive downvotes regardless the content of posts

 

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Let's welcome the new fake account on Audiosex:
Junioro

 

Welcome to our team.

So Vader, free posts are allowed, how will you live with the fact of that? I'm sure alrighty.
So you are not right. We should rename the topic to

SHOULD SAINT BAN THOSE WITH FAKE ACCOUNTS DOWNVOTING FREE POSTS? TEAMVTX, HETISFRANK AND ANOTHERS?

Don't you think that spaming downvotes is ok? How about that? Is this fact don't lead to any consequences?

Saint told thus who are against making money with free posts - if you don't like how another do it - do it yourself

 

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I agree. Free posts are allowed. People should not dislike any free post just because it's free. Some of us do not have enough time to check many different websites for plugins/samples etc.
Instead of disliking, people should use their brain and download the free product from the link given below.
I have seen almost all free posts with link given to product website.

 

Again, i want to underline the fact - i have got downvotes by the same group of people. THE SAME (<10 pcs).
I don't have to put zippy etc - it is not subscripted in rules - moreover it is my choice.
Moreover of moreover - i do everything under the rules.
So I wrote to Saint to do something about it. I still need his help.

 

a bit irrelevant, the discussion is as to how they should be displayed here..not IF they can or not....
if only dev's site was posted to free things the amount of clicks to get to it would be pretty much the same

with occasional sign up from dev's site required, which you can use a disposable email for many of them

when you agree to this condition, you are missing the point as well, the free posts
themselves are NOT being downvoted, rather the making of money off of plugs, presets etc. that the dev is offering for free and out of good will , in order to get a little traffic for their site

 

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Use your brain.

 

Don't really have feelings either way about this. If they are known fake accounts then ban the fake ones. Sure i'm over simplifying things.

 

I know it's not in the rules and I know you don't have to put a zippy. What I was saying is IF YOU DID you would recieve less downvotes. But as you've clearly demonstrated - you are totally unwilling to do so and because of that, you will continue to recieve downvotes from these people who don't like it.

You say it's your 'choice' but by putting paid links only you are choosing to risk getting downvoted by people that don't like paid links to freewares. How can you not see that?

 

I truly appreciate the heads up about free plug-ins but don't understand at all the reasoning behind monetarizing something that is free. Why should we not, as Herr Durrski just said...

 

So much drama over this stuff all the time. I understand it's distasteful, but IMO just click the developer link and keep it moving. Maybe he lives in some shithole country and needs the money. Or maybe he's just a parasite. Given the way the freeware uploaders spam a bunch of crap whenever real releases come out to try and confuse people who don't know better, I'd say strong odds for parasite. But since the devs only stood to make, maybe, some ad revenue off those plugins, theyre still partly accomplishing their goal of getting their name out. Perhaps better than they could have done it without AZ. Shades of grey I guess.

I do feel for the devs, but it is the warez scene after all. Not just the developers who give away freeware are getting screwed. Actually, especially not the devs who give away freeware. I downloaded tons of stuff in the past without any thought to the developers. It's the apparent act of generosity in making it freeware that seems to offend our sense of righteousness, but really it's pretty much all the same. The guys who are making a living from developing software stand to lose much more.

 

The point is to avoid uploads of freeware, but I laughed hard anyway

I agree with the people who thinks this is not a big deal. Nor a small one, just saying...

 

uploading freeware just to make money out of should not be allowed . if you like to post freeware just post it with direct link only and on another section .

 

How can not you see that:
IF MY POST is under rules IT SHOULD NOT BE downvoted regardless its CONTENT!
DOWNVOTE SYSTEM is provided for valuating the content of the post! Not the links, not the picture of the post, but the GOODNESS of CONTENT, the practical moments of contents etc!
Feel the difference? Or you didn't know that?

 

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Who cares...
Too much free time to think about this kinda things

 

I never downvote anyone but extremely dislike those making money on free stuff. I take it as an immoral, disgusting and unethical act getting monetary benefit from an already freely available material. Interestingly, you will find a trend among all these uploaders that as soon as some reputed uploader starts sharing, they also start poking nose to highlight themselves. Just like vultures eating on leftover. Giving benefit of doubt, if these uploaders do have good intentions of spreading the word, there is a very good thread running where they can post all free stuff.

 

Well said. As a point of principle I never download freeware from monetized links.