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Just some basic info about the quality of the trades, these are non deniable, and pretty much say it all I think.
We have 91,258 Total trade requests as of this posting.
OF THESE WE HAVE:
26,943 Total active, trades completed and being tracked. 30% of ALL requests have turned into active trades.
45,802 Total denials. Almost exactly 50% of requests end up denied at one point of the request stage.
18,513 In Limbo, requested but not denied, waiting links etc, 20% are in limbo.
Now in my opinion, factor almost 1,100 different webmasters preferences, their site dossier, their experience and quality of their sites and then also 'idiot' and 'spammer' factors and ending up with 30%-35% off all trade requests sitewide going live is pretty solid.
I think it's more then solid, I think it's completely badass. A system like this is user based, no matter what we try and do, we need users to join. We need new webmasters as much as we need old webmasters. And like anything that is user based, we have to factor in and expect, different types of users, ones who may not have much experience, or have much resources (sites) to utilize.
What we do have is numerous ways to combat it and make it so it shouldn't be an issue for those who want to limit those trade requests or dealings with other people. You can simply hide the domains you don't want requests to, you can block the user who spammed you with weak trades. You could comment back to that user and tell him you want 3-4 links for your 1, or you could comment back and tell him to pound salt and not bother you until he has some sites added with what you see as value.
Most of the latest updates that have been added as of late are user based convenience features (quickurls/quick anchor, and similar) but also have been towards filtering and allowing a user to filter what he sees and does. Filtering out what a user allows OTHERS to see and do is a much more complex thing, and we are still a 'young' site at only 6 months old. Rest assured there will continue to be updates and features added to make more efficient use of your trading time, that is the entire goal here. Put 10's of thousands of sites to trade with at your fingertips, and make it all idiot proof.
I am always interested in tweaking the system, and want to remove people who attempt to abuse the system, or take advantage of the users, I need you to Report these Users to myself on the site (The button saying REPORT) so I can have all the data in front of me and make educated decisions based on it.
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