[ale] This is True #828: 25 April

[ale at pcartwright.com (Paul Cartwright)]

On Mon April 26 2010, This is True wrote:
> LAST WEEK I NOTED the demise of the Bonzer Sites feature. I'll post
> ? ?something from time to time (and include any write-ups I do in the
> ? ?archive, which again WILL remain online), but not on any particular
> ? ?schedule anymore. The archive: http://www.BonzerSites.com
>
> ? ?So THIS week, I'm pondering Groxx, my weird news "social bookmarking"
> ? ?site. Despite a new version of the software it runs on, it remains
> ? ?HUGELY popular ...with spammers, who have been posting garbage on it
> ? ?regularly. HOW popular? They post, or attempt to post, around one
> ? ?THOUSAND garbage links per DAY. I'm personally spending at least an
> ? ?hour a day keeping the site clean -- and there are several readers I've
> ? ?granted admin privileges to so THEY can delete any spam they see too!
> ? ?That's a HUGE amount of attention being paid, and I'm about to throw in
> ? ?the towel. Yeah, there are probably better software packages that can
> ? ?run the site, but which one(s)? (It currently runs on Pligg.) And since
> ? ?the site makes no income at all (even when I had ads on it, it brought
> ? ?in literally about $5/month, which is why I didn't bother to put them
> ? ?on again when we upgraded the software), I'm not really prepared to
> ? ?spend much on it. If you're a site admin with a suggestion, I'm all
> ? ?ears. It's at http://Groxx.com

I figured if anyone could help him, this group could:)
anyone have any ideas on how to administer Groxx better ??
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