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Old 07-25-2006, 12:08 PM  
Nathan
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Originally Posted by Brujah
What I'd like about NATS, is some built-in Shortcuts. An AdultElite example, which many other NATS driven sites are similiar..

Login, click Link Codes and presented with a typical NATS form.

Generate Link Codes for which? Make a choice..
- Go to Step 2
Choose Linking Point. Make a choice..
- Go to Step 3
Choose your Price Point. Make a choice..
- Go to Step 4
Designate Campaign. Enter something (optional)
- Generate Code Now.

All those fucking pages of choices just to get your link codes.

I'd like to click Link Codes, and immediately be presented with a list of links to use. If I want other options, -then- walk me through the interrogation process.

Let's get some Promo Tools now. Damn, NATS interview again.

Ok, so I click 'Browse Free Hosted Galleries'
Step 1 - Choose program
Step 2 - Choose link point
Step 3 - Choose price point
Step 4 - Designate campaign
Step 5 - Choose gallery type
Step 6 - Choose by site or niche
Step 7 - Choose sites
Step 8 - View online or download text file
Step 9 - Finally, we're presented with our gallery links.

So, I think some Shortcuts would be VERY useful instead of the typical NATS interrogation. I appreciate and enjoy the flexibility involved, but the process is lacking in my opinion.
Both link codes and hosted galleries have different ways to be handled... actually hosted galleries is an extreme example since there are many ways of displaying them, its up to the program owner.

For link codes for example, any relatively new (newer than a few months) install simply has to go to the configuration page and check "SHOW_ALL_LINKCODES". This makes NATS dump all linkcode combinations instead of asking you to pick.

Its up to the program owner, the default skin coming with NATS is just a sample, many people do not change the inner workings because they feel the affiliates know it so why change it on them, they are comfortable with it.

In the end, they can make it look and ask whatever they want.
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