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Started 17 years ago by zipplus11
Latest reply from Prince Rajkumar

zipplus11
Member

First of all a great big THANK YOU for the service you provide the internet community. This is a terrific way to test drive great software for FREE. Let me list a few things that might make the site more useful and pleasant.

1) Some of us are frustrated by the crude comments and language on the comments post for the GOTD. Perhaps block offensive language? Intelligent users can describe problems without resorting to such laguage. It is also unbelievable to see the griping over software that is provided for FREE.

2) Perhaps you could have a checkbox for comment postings that would identify a comment as postive, negative, or neutral. (Think eBay feedback comments) You could then post an icon by each comment indicating it as postive, negative or neutral. Often I want to read the comments of those that have negative comments but I have to hunt for them. I also like to read review-like comments that really discusses the software and alternatives by folks that like the software. Allow users to sort comments into these groups. Even if the sorting is not possible, the icons would be really nice.

3) Many of the comments about the software are completely useless. [Snipped - No need to post links to books that you may or may not have written or have some input to publishing, you being a teacher seems a bit 'sus' to me.] Even allow users to sort the comments based on usefulness. There are some knowledgeable folks out there with insightful comments and then there are those that just want to see there username posted online. This would help us to sort the crud from the gems.

4) When listing negative comments a user might be given a checkbox to categorize negative comments. The problems could be sorted by
A. activation problems (which are usually by folks who can't follow
directions)
B. system crashes, program doesn't work
C. Interferes with other programs, slows computer down
D. Spyware or adware issues
E. Features, better alternative programs available
Then allow visitors to the site to see perhaps a bar graph of negative comments by each category. Software developers would then be better able to evaluate comments as they develop and upgrade their software.

Again, thanks for the terrific idea. Software developers get to advertise their products for the cost of a few lisences and users get to test drive software for free. No doubt many users become customers of the software once they get addicted to it.

Posted 17 years ago #
Face
Member

Good ideas, obviously you put a lot of thought into setting it all out - now I hope somebody sees them.

Posted 17 years ago #
wizodd0
Member

I find it frustrating that so many posts obviously do not belong in the product post, but should be posted in the forums.

I'm not sure what can be done about many of these problems--they are related to the SPAM problem and the rapidly decreasing volume of 'real' information in the net.

It would seem that some sort of filter could remove many of these comments before they were actually posted and perhaps send the "filtered out" comment back to the submitter labeled "inappropriate"although I don't know how easily that could be done.

It also seems odd to me that the email messge telling me about the GOTD is not sent until 4 hours after the GOTD is posted. But I suppose it is possibly a measure of how popular the site is....

Posted 17 years ago #
kaman25
Member

I also love the service! Who wouldn't? I have two sites I'd like to see added.

1) retro.giveawayoftheday.com For people who were not here at the beginning. I'd like to try every program and game since day 1. Also to have a chance to get a program that at first I didn't need but then later said, "Oh <explitive deleted> I needed that program I saw on GAOTD!"

2) beta.giveawayoftheday.com We could download the beta version of the software, find the bugs and make suggestions and then when the full release comes out the people who helped with the beta would get the software free (even if it was hundreds of dollars)

If I had a complaint it would be that screen savers don't turn me on. Although it would be kewl to have one that you could put keywords into and have it display random pictures from the Internet. Something that would come on and save the screen but also have some function.

What say you?

Posted 17 years ago #
Michelle
Member

2.) Probably would be good for giveawayoftheday.com. Everyone would be a beta tester, but not so good for the company who is trying to sell software. I doubt that would happen unless Giveawayoftheday plans to make their own software.

Posted 17 years ago #
jongler
Member

Much as I like GOTD I think it a bit deceptive to represent limited versions, freely downloadable elsewhere, as 'give-aways'.

Posted 16 years ago #
goodgotd
Member

I guess it bears repeatimg:

there seem to be some posters that just don't grok that the goatd team isn't in control of what's offered. or the exact conditions. they can ask but not compel.

if tou want better stuff, ask authors of software you want to see if they would consider a giveaway for the coverage and advertisement value- just be real polite.

that's my suggestion for keeping gaotd viable.

be part of a solution and voluntarily join the team rather than carping about lack of relevant giveaways.

Posted 16 years ago #
LeKanaw
Member

Salut Goody

Indeed!!
Couldn't have said it better myself.

Wassup w all this complaining?
I can't even imagine how difficult it must be to find Softs/Games every damn day!!
Let alone control what other promotions/offers these cies &/or distributors decide to do elsewhere ...

Some people have no business sense!! Grrrr
This gimme gimme attitude is getting on my nerves!!!!!!

Mangoette

Posted 16 years ago #
goodgotd
Member

thanks- I just got tired of nearly nobody engaging their brains before, during, or after hammering on keyboards.

if you look here you'll see what I'm doing to spammers.

Posted 16 years ago #
LeKanaw
Member

Bonsoir Goody :*)

You are bad!! :-(
You sent me on a voyage yesterday that lasted many hours!!!
And when I say many hours, I really mean it, since I had one of those insomnias ...
Was up for ~34hrs, again !!! *sigh*

Anyway, your link sent me to that thread, that I hadn't followed that close.
It's links galore in there!!!!!
So then got to Lady Gray's post ... Oh boy!!!
Well, her links led me to another and another and on it went ...
In the meantime got lost in the InterTubes, had 2 FF opened w tons of tabs each ...
Kept bumping into lots of interesting articles & tutôs.
Haven't finished yet, have BMed *entire* sessions to got back and read more!

Just wanted to say: I hate you!!! There, I said it!!
Bwaaahaahaaa

Huhmm, also wanted to Thank you :D
Got a lot of answers I didn't even had the questions for yet ;-)

Ciao
Tired Mangoette

Posted 16 years ago #
goodgotd
Member

LeKanaw, where did I send you wrong? sorry about that, anyway.

FWIW, if I have a 'white night' and can't get to sleep, the best I can hope for is 42-44 hours up- as soon as I pass 45 hours, I'm stuck 'on' (not sleepy anymore- tired, some) and fall over between 60 and 72 hours. drives the wife nuts.

I've had to push it a time or three on the road and start hallucinating a bit when I get to 95 hours- not good ones, alas.

Posted 16 years ago #
LeKanaw
Member

Bonjour Goody :*)

Yes Yes Yes, I do know *exactly* what you are talking about!!!!
There is like a Point de non-retour, probably different for everybody.
If you get in that zone, it's hell.
Like you said, it's like the switch gets stuck on "ON" and then we just keep going & going ... ...

I did a 6 day stretch in the mid-80's, end of October. It was hard enough that I still remember it clearly. Happened just *ONCE*, got me scared.

I kept working during all of it. Unable to do that anymore, body refuses to follow!!

My usual is 2 to 3 days. If your usual is 4 days, must be very tough indeed, specially if you keep on going to 60-72 and more.

Yeah, mind becomes fuzzy, don't know what's real or not, drifting in & out. Very confusing!!!
Agreed, not the good kind of *Fuzzy* at all ...

You telling me you managed to drive like that? You must have been scared, oui?

Past a certain point can't eat either, staring at walls seems interesting :*) In the beginning I keep blabbing & giggling, then go very quite. Then get in a very bad mood :-(

What do you do when you are in the middle of it? You just go on as usual?
Is there something you do that helps stop it?

Anyway, glad to know there is somebody out there that understands what I'm talking about, cause when I say I'm stuck "ON" or I'm fuzzy, ppl think I'm loopy ...
Well, yes I am loopy :D - But not that kind of loopy ...

Ciao
Awake Mangoette

Posted 16 years ago #
paradox
Member

clash and slash worlds away
http://www.enkord.com/games/clashnslashworldsaway/

Posted 16 years ago #
ldahl
Member

Kaman25 you said:
<If I had a complaint it would be that screen savers don't turn me on. Although it would be kewl to have one that you could put keywords into and have it display random pictures from the Internet. Something that would come on and save the screen but also have some function.>

Check these two links out,
http://flickrvision.com/
http://play.blogger.com/

All you would need then is a program to open the window and go to the link when you have been away from your computer after a set time. There is probably a script out there somewhere that will do just that.

Posted 16 years ago #
Yahya
Member

Please get rid of that annoying "Stickr" software on GOTD pages! Although it could be useful on the right websites - those where people share a common degree of seriousness (or lack of it) about their participation - on pages open to everyone, the lowest common denominator ends up setting the tone and taking up lots of space - purely to annoy others and waste their time.

Posted 14 years ago #
walkerpbus
Member

Why does GOTD page list yesterday & day before page?

Posted 12 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

@ walkerpbus

What's wrong with that? You can go back to former giveaways to read the comments.

To be honest, I'm not quite sure if I understand your question.

graylox

Posted 12 years ago #
Prince Rajkumar
Member

Walkerpbus. For example you are on a vacation and not able to check giveaway site for a day you cannot download and activate the software in that case you can look at the previous giveaway comments and look for a better software which is free and with more facilities.

Posted 12 years ago #

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