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Old 04-17-2003, 01:05 PM  
wimpy
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I know tops still convert because mine makes sales but the ratio has dropped a lot over the years.

I'm moving to an all reviewed list soon. No more open signup. I'll still rank, but traffic volume and "click productivity" will not be primary ranking criteria.

"click productivity." Heh.

I fucking hate this, btw. The cheaters took a totally automated money maker and turned it into a millstone that I gotta push every fucking day.

But, the bright side is that back in the days any idiot could run a toplist, so there were too many of them. Today the only tops left are the ones who understood cheaters early on and did something about them. Even they will disappear, I predict, as the bots get smarter.

Manually ranked list links are even harder to manage but the traffic is best. That means even less competition because the NWS (newbies with script) can't compete with you.
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