I still maintain a couple of directories.* One of them has recently gotten some purchases of “Featured Links”.* The way it’s set up, people submit the link as a Featured Link, then they’re directed to pay through PayPal.* Some of them never bother to pay, so the link just sits there in my database “pending”.
Of the two who did pay, one was a perfectly decent link.* The other was a poker site.* My rules - posted on the submission page, very clearly - state “no gambling sites”.* Yet this person did it anyway.* So I’ve amended my policies on that page to state that if you submit a site for a Featured Link that clearly violates the rules of the directory, not only will I not approve it - I’ll also not refund your money!* Yeah, that’s right.* I’m sorry, but people who can’t be bothered to read rules do not deserve better.* I also clearly state that if your link is rejected for a reason NOT clearly stated on the page, you’ll get a prompt refund.
I have no desire to make money off of spammers or people who don’t follow rules: this isn’t entrapping them.* It’s just me realizing I have better things to do with my time than correct mistakes made by these people. My hope is that this will stop people from wasting my time with bogus link submissions - well, the paid ones, anyway.* I’m sure nothing will stop spammers from submitting sites for free.*
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