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  • EdgeXXX
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2005
    • 5816

    #1

    What are your feelings about GUBA on GFY? I really want to know

    Since their seems to be such an immediate reaction to GUBA skinning the board, I want to know how everyone feels about it. I think I understand why GFY admin was ok with it (it costs a LOT of money to skin the board for a week, so it can be viewed as an increase in revenue), but personally I do not agree with the decision. How is what GUBA does any different than someone starting a site that allows its members to post stolen usernames/passwords and then charges a membership fee to join? I understand that what GUBA is doing is not illegal (yet) but that doesn't make what they do right. So how does everyone else feel about GUBA?
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    I'm cool with it
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    I don't really care either way
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    Who is GUBA?
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  • Young
    Bland for life
    • Nov 2004
    • 10468

    #2
    The other 40 threads didn't give you an idea?
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    • EdgeXXX
      Confirmed User
      • Oct 2005
      • 5816

      #3
      Originally posted by Young
      The other 40 threads didn't give you an idea?
      Yeah, I got an idea. I just want to put it to a vote and see where everyone really stands.
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      • Forkbeard
        Confirmed User
        • Feb 2002
        • 2236

        #4
        Since you asked, I'll post what I'm posting in all the other GUBA-hate threads:

        Somebody's got to speak up for GUBA, since nobody here seems to understand it. I guess I'm a good somebody to speak up, since GUBA sends me a huge check every two weeks.

        Long story short: Don't believe all these folks who slam GUBA. The "stolen content" rap is total bullshit; in the niches I promote, the *vast* majority of the content in the newsgroups is actually put there by the content owners to drive traffic to their websites.

        Remember, GUBA is just a friendly interface to the paleolithic part of the internet. Usenet newsgroups, the uncensorable built-to-survive-nuclear-war part. GUBA sells no content and thus is in no position to steal any. It's just an easy way to get at the newsgroups for folks who aren't techie wizards.

        I've had dinner with GUBA's head lawyer, and I'll tell you what: they have the legal shit covered. There's nothing illegal in what they are doing; if there were, some of the rich loudmouths here on GFY would have already sued them back to the stone age.

        Now for the good part: As an affiliate, GUBA is simply awesome to deal with. GUBA has been very very good to me. Their recurring billings are particularly sweet -- they recur at much higher percentages than anything else I've ever promoted. As for service, they are always johnny-on-the-spot for me by email or phone whenever I have a question or issue.

        Quality folks to deal with, great conversions, and the best rebills I've ever encountered. What's not to like?

        My advice: Ignore the haters, and give GUBA a try.
        Offering sponsored blog posts and custom writing services.

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        • u-Bob
          there's no $$$ in porn
          • Jul 2005
          • 33063

          #5
          Originally posted by Forkbeard
          in the niches I promote, the *vast* majority of the content in the newsgroups is actually put there by the content owners to drive traffic to their websites.
          Do you really believe that shit? Do you really believe paysite owners will post entire vids?

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          • EdgeXXX
            Confirmed User
            • Oct 2005
            • 5816

            #6
            Originally posted by Forkbeard
            Since you asked, I'll post what I'm posting in all the other GUBA-hate threads:

            Somebody's got to speak up for GUBA, since nobody here seems to understand it. I guess I'm a good somebody to speak up, since GUBA sends me a huge check every two weeks.

            Long story short: Don't believe all these folks who slam GUBA. The "stolen content" rap is total bullshit; in the niches I promote, the *vast* majority of the content in the newsgroups is actually put there by the content owners to drive traffic to their websites.

            Remember, GUBA is just a friendly interface to the paleolithic part of the internet. Usenet newsgroups, the uncensorable built-to-survive-nuclear-war part. GUBA sells no content and thus is in no position to steal any. It's just an easy way to get at the newsgroups for folks who aren't techie wizards.

            I've had dinner with GUBA's head lawyer, and I'll tell you what: they have the legal shit covered. There's nothing illegal in what they are doing; if there were, some of the rich loudmouths here on GFY would have already sued them back to the stone age.

            Now for the good part: As an affiliate, GUBA is simply awesome to deal with. GUBA has been very very good to me. Their recurring billings are particularly sweet -- they recur at much higher percentages than anything else I've ever promoted. As for service, they are always johnny-on-the-spot for me by email or phone whenever I have a question or issue.

            Quality folks to deal with, great conversions, and the best rebills I've ever encountered. What's not to like?

            My advice: Ignore the haters, and give GUBA a try.



            Thanks for spamming my thread with this crap

            ...and as for the responses that say "my conversions are great with them", try focusing on something other than greed.
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            • Forkbeard
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2002
              • 2236

              #7
              You're welcome, EdgeXXX. Always happy to oblige.
              Offering sponsored blog posts and custom writing services.

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              • Scott McD
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Nov 2002
                • 67792

                #8
                Seems a bit of a strange one...


                I Buy My High Quality Traffic Here, You Should Too!

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                • Dagwolf
                  President of Canada
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 23141

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Forkbeard
                  You're welcome, EdgeXXX. Always happy to oblige.
                  And why not? Without the content producers and paysites which support this board, you'd have to work for your money. Your gratitude is understandable.

                  Other products which offer easy conversions and long retention:
                  Cocaine
                  Heroin
                  Methamphetamine

                  If you're willing to sacrifice your self-respect and the respect of others, money is easy.
                  Sleep well, and dream of large women.

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                  • SilentKnight
                    Megan Fox's fluffer
                    • Oct 2005
                    • 24812

                    #10

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                    • Headless
                      Registered User
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 26727

                      #11
                      edge hit me on icq please....

                      wana know if your down for some more cross promo...

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                      • EdgeXXX
                        Confirmed User
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 5816

                        #12
                        Originally posted by SilentKnight

                        ROFL






                        Originally posted by Headless
                        edge hit me on icq please....

                        wana know if your down for some more cross promo...

                        No problem
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                        • Forkbeard
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2002
                          • 2236

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Dagwolf
                          And why not? Without the content producers and paysites which support this board, you'd have to work for your money. Your gratitude is understandable.

                          Other products which offer easy conversions and long retention:
                          Cocaine
                          Heroin
                          Methamphetamine

                          If you're willing to sacrifice your self-respect and the respect of others, money is easy.
                          Ah, but I don't need to sacrifice my self-respect, because I know that the rap against GUBA is bogus. Those products you list are illegal. Despite all the screaming, nobody here has managed to explain why GUBA's interface product is any different from Google Image Search -- which is to say, perfectly legal and quite respectable.
                          Offering sponsored blog posts and custom writing services.

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                          • Libertine
                            sex dwarf
                            • May 2002
                            • 17860

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Forkbeard
                            Ah, but I don't need to sacrifice my self-respect, because I know that the rap against GUBA is bogus. Those products you list are illegal. Despite all the screaming, nobody here has managed to explain why GUBA's interface product is any different from Google Image Search -- which is to say, perfectly legal and quite respectable.
                            Google links to sites containing the content. Guba hosts the content.
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                            • Jace
                              FBOP Class Of 2013
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 35562

                              #15
                              to be honest, I had never heard of Guba til it was on GFY, but thanks to GFY I have a new place to search for stolen content to pass on to my lawyer

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                              • EdgeXXX
                                Confirmed User
                                • Oct 2005
                                • 5816

                                #16
                                Originally posted by punkworld
                                Google links to sites containing the content. Guba hosts the content.
                                Good Point punkworld




                                ... and to GFY admin: Thank you for removing the GUBA skin (for whatever reason). For affiliates, it's not quite as big of a deal because we are (technically) able to sell memberships for sponsors sites or for GUBA and get paid either way. But it's not really a fair deal for the sponsors, and I tend to be somewhat loyal to the programs that I choose to affiliate with (which is why I tend to be anti-GUBA).




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                                • Rui
                                  web
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 9533

                                  #17
                                  Interesting results so far...

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                                  • Brujah
                                    Beer Money Baron
                                    • Jan 2001
                                    • 22157

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Forkbeard
                                    Despite all the screaming, nobody here has managed to explain why GUBA's interface product is any different from Google Image Search -- which is to say, perfectly legal and quite respectable.
                                    See http://www.chillingeffects.org/

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                                    • reynold
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 51271

                                      #19
                                      i could not care less...





                                      it was gone before i saw it.

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