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[–] [email protected] 116 points 9 months ago (4 children)

We goof on this person, but in my experience this kind of shameless begging usually works to some degree.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (2 children)

β€žFake it til you make itβ€œ

There is a debate to be had about how far this is morally acceptable. If youβ€˜re trying to promote your nonprofit and ask friends to ask their friends to look at it Iβ€˜d say thats fine.

But asking bluntly for fake reviews is not ok imo. Iβ€˜d report this person immediately. Iβ€˜d rather make a nice post on every social media platform that fits my topic and plainly ask folks for feedback. This just seems lazy and uninspired.

But you do you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

'you do you' to harmful behavior?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Generally, yes. I'm not gonna infringe on someone else's actions as long as they dont endanger someone (themselves or other) because its not up to me (or anyone else) to be helicopter parents and "correct" everyone else.

As I said, I would report this person immediately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

imo it's fine if its something like sub for sub on youtube, or follow for follow on twitch, where you're manipulating an algorithm, but with reviews it's misleading people and not okay.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I can relate. Sub4sub is pretty inconsequential as well imo whereas someone might buy something based on a fakre review.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

Upvote my comment and I'll upvote yours

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

I'd go out of my way to give a negative review stating that they wanted to bribe me into giving a positive review.

If multiple people did that, you'd see that nobody trusts the reviews anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Which is why it should be reported.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This reminds me of heart4heart levels in LittleBigPlanet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I miss that game. Not much tickles the same creativity and playfulness that I've tried since then. I used to spend hours in the level creator doing dumb stuff.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

seems legit tbh

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Putting an app on the app store was one of my worst mistakes. I still get spam years after it getting delisted due to being abandoned.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

Sub for sub?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sub for sub is a pretty standard social contract between upstarts. It looks beneath you because your livelihood isn't going up against goliaths.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

I remember old YouTube having these kinds of exchanges. I would get DMs asking for a five star rating on a video they uploaded about some relevant topic in exchange for a likewise five star rating. I miss those days

[–] lushness5654 1 points 9 months ago

no if it contains ads(don't let anyone extract money from chldren). up to your choice if it doesn't