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by lutusp 4659 days ago
> I visited the site and still have no idea how it's any different than a Tumblr blog.

Yes, it's clear you have no idea.

> The OP was discussing businesses ...

It seems, as has often been said, to a hammer everything looks like a nail. If it's not a business, in the modern Internet, it has no right to exist, because in the modern Internet, everything is a business. As I already said, it's circular reasoning.

You may be surprised to learn that the internet was once a gathering place for intelligent people, not a perpetual electronic strip mall.

> Also we're talking about the topic of gradual engagement.

To which "we" does that refer? The topic is sites that require signups before revealing content.

> I'm not knocking your site ...

No, of course not. Who would think that?

> ... but it's hardly a relevant example in this discussion.

No, because I don't require people to sign up. Do you have any idea how you sound?

> If it is selling a product or a service, then it's a great case study on what not to do in terms of selling your product.

You just made my argument for me. There's nothing I need to add. With a little more effort, you could make racism respectable.

For the record, my site gets a huge amount of daily traffic and has an enviable pagerank of 6/10.