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by davidjhall 5236 days ago
I came back here to say this as well. It doesn't look like there's moderation except by the community ... and if the community doesn't realize that the site is for free books and is just upvoting books they like, then it's not really free books. http://hackershelf.com/book/45/code-complete/
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Yeah, I noticed this as well. I was browsing from my phone on the bus and felt pretty helpless. I didn't realize moderation issues would crop up so soon. Hell, I wasn't even sure people would like it. Rest assured, I'm working on this over the next couple of hours. Thanks.
Perhaps the solution would be to simply include a "free []" checkbox in the post book form. That way those who want free books can just select a filter.
Which also ceases to make the site a community around free books.