My observations and thoughts on helping keep the Giveawayoftheday website a pleasant place to do business.
I was peering at the comments page made for this past week on the day that there was no Giveawayoftheday offer. Several thing struck me while I was reading the comments. First off, it appeared that those posting comments were on the whole nicer than the ones that post comments on the day-to-day comment page. I have noticed this friendlier approach when we have had circumstances that for one reason or another, have lead to no offer being made available on a given day. Are there ways it is peace and goodwill toward men, attitude be captured and woven in to other parts of the website? I think so and I have a few ideas on how to do that. I am not going to list those ideas tonight. I hope that everyone that reads this will give some thought to that question and observation - how to establish a friendlier atmosphere!
I see no particular reason to be a stickler for rules when it comes to the offers on this website. No one pays much attention to the rules when to do otherwise better suits what they want to do and say. So let us come up with a list of circumstances that will permit suspending the rules temporarily - a list generally acceptable to reasonable men and women. Again, I am not going to propose a list tonight. I will mention though, one suggested instance for rule suspension in the paragraphs immediately below. I would ask the others of you to consider what circumstances you would like to see on such a list. Also I would ask you to comment on the advisability of requesting additional moderators with or without a rotational schedule so that no one gets burned out or rises in power to become a tyrant. You know, as I think back to that part about becoming a tyrant - I doubt anyone that we would choose to become a moderator would ever think of abusing his power. I would like to quickly add that editing a comment in part or in whole is not tyrannical behavior. .
Concerning extending a giveaway time period beyond the normal one day limit, it seems quite reasonable if no new offer is going to be made available for that day. There are other circumstances that should justify suspending the 24 hour time limit on downloading Givawayoftheday promotions. Perhaps not all software authors would agree to this, but I bet many would and some might even add a bonus giveaway to go along with the original promotion.
I hope I do not come across as being "holier than thou" because that is not at all like I feel. I enjoy reading the comments that many of the regular Giveawayoftheday website visitors make. I would like there to be a place where others y'all for I do can go and enjoy ourselves as we experience a feeling of community.
I really do not expect those responsible for the Giveawayoftheday website to go out of their way to set up anything special. We the community can do that. I would ask that the Giveawayoftheday folks make some effort to respond occasionally, in some outward way, to the comments and suggestions made by responsible website visitors.
What say you?
Bigun
I can use only one hand to type. Because of that I use a dictation program, Dragon Naturally Speaking. The program often continues to scan a document, and may make changes on its own in the text after it has been finalized by me.
