Not sure what to do..?? New Reading Rules Complaint

mkittysabkworm

Ok.. I have noticed that Craxme has been having some major changes of late, especially when it comes to “The Reading Room”.

I am not really sure that the “ethics” behind these decisions.. I agree with.  It just seems so wrong to me. And It doesn’t really seem fair at least in my own case.  I get that you want to limit people from coming here to just download books and leech.  Most Forums do have rules and “min” posts.. etc.

But I read that we have to be “active” meaning in other groups as well.. outside of the reading room? So you are basically telling me.. I have to spend 12 hours or whatever the min is wasting time to upload a book.. I am a Mom so I have 2 boys that I take care of full time, I also have a LIFE... I mean most forums have like a 7 post min per month or not even that.

I have maybe downloaded 10 books tops here and uploaded..maybe 10. But I had issues trying to get used to the rules and as time when by I got frustrated and yeah.. went other places..I still have my own group I run on another site which is my main deal and takes up most my free time.  So I really think this is ridiculous and I think that in enforcing this new policy that you are actually turning people away rather than providing something worthwhile.  I can get books from 10 other places and I only came here because I found UCWebforum and then it closed and you guys highly promoted this new craxme site.. so that’s how I ended up here.

My one and only friend I made here actually doesn’t even post here anymore and joined where I go.. and I was wondering why and now I know. Mobile9 and Superiorz are way easier and especially Vkontare which is where I maintain my own book group. I also use book.cat and ebookbike as well as other platforms so it’s not like I’m not aware of how these things work.  I honestly thought that from the beginning the moderators were rude and demanding and this just takes the cake. So I will just take my happy book reading butt somewhere else to contribute I guess since what I do isn’t good enough for you guys. WOW. I am just flabbergasted. I also bought a premium membership from mobilism.. which has been awesome.. and I have a feeling maybe some mods.. here contribute there..?? I just feel like Craxme, could be more welcoming, and let go of some of these “demanding” rules.. It’s almost worse than work and it’s supposed to be fun..am I right??

So unless the rules change.. as of now I can’t even post a book that I reviewed because it said we had to “contribute more” and I”m not up to snuff.. because sorry I don’t come here every single day and spend hours trying to figure out what the rules are...which are constantly changing as well.. that’s frustrating..I mean.. why can’t I come here when I want to? To upload some books once in awhile.. that’s what I do.. that is what my group is a big giant book request list. People ask and I try to find their books..

ok well I pretty much got everything out I wanted to say. I won’t be suprised if I come back and my account is cancelled. I just think that it’s such a waste.. and I’m sad that I’d rather not even bother trying to get my status of a reader back.. even the post was like.. “if we even ok you... “ if you go that low.. we probably won’t bother with you” at least that’s the message I got reading it. Which is rude and I’ve kicked out 1-2 people in my group and I’ve had it almost a year now.

Ok Craxme... Craxmeout.

Pedro_P

Hi...
When a user generously shares a book here, another user (created with a temporary email and an unknown IP address) downloads that book and denounce to the Forum for distributing books without permission. Then, are accumulate so many complaints made by that type of malicious accounts, that the company that provides the service to host the CraxMe website, notifies CraxMe for violation of its service policies, consequently, CraxMe forum could be vetoed and removed as a site Web. Simply, CraxMe Forum would cease to exist.
Such situation, in which malicious  accounts have access to download content (books) and then denouncing to the Forum, places CraxMe in a state of vulnerability. For this reason it was necessary, as with any other website, to develop and implement a security policy, both to protect the forum from attacks of these malicious accounts, and to protect good users and the books they generously share.
The security policy of CraxMe Forum  is very simple, but highly effective, we simply seek to filter and recognize those users genuinely and honestly interested in accessing books, from those other users who only seek to enter the Reading Room section to denounce maliciously and compulsively all the books that are shared there. An honest and sincere user, you will understand that, it is necessary to protect this place, just as any of us would protect your home to avoid the entry of people who may cause us harm.
Sharing a book is not a waste of time, for us, that someone can share a book, it is a gesture of enormous generosity, and the true spirit of sharing, is to do it Without expecting anything in return. In CraxMe Forum we want to protect those who share their books here, and protect the books from those attacks that those malicious accounts.
CraxMe Forum, compared to other  services, has very few service policies, many people do not even complain about the policies that other services have.
If you feel that this place deserves to exist, you can understand that some measures are necessary to ensure the existence of this place.

You may request access to the Reading Room section in accordance with the provisions HERE

You can see that the requirements  that are requested are few and simple to comply with.

I hope you can understand that,  CraxMe Forum, unlike other similar sites, is a small and more vulnerable place than it may seem. That many people are trying to keep this place standing despite the difficulties.

Not long ago, CraxMe was offline for  a few hours. Happily, after some efforts, CraxMe was able to work again. That fact that may have gone unnoticed, shows us that CraxMe is still vulnerable to those threats that seek to pull down this place.
The only thing that CraxMe asks its users, is their understanding and participation to keep this place, active and open but safe for everyone here.

thingy

I so wholeheartedly agree with mkittysabkworm. Need time to read too!!!

LoneFighter

I too agree with @mkittysabkworm. I like to call myself as an avid reader and during UC days I used to check the ebook section(I bookmarked the direct link to the ebook section) after every 2-3 days or so to see what people are reading this week, what type of book people are requesting at the request section, what people are discussing about and downloaded 4-5 books max after checking the book summary, user review etc. Occasionally I uploaded few books also which are not in the forum. But conditions are not quite same with Craxme. Now most of the people(Apart from the core team and few senior members) are creating new posts, replying to others thread just to gain some online hours, post count. so that they can enter(or survive !!!) in the Reading Room.

On the other hand, being a techy guy I can understand your concern @Pedro_P . We have to protect this place but we can think of some other ways to solve this problem like 10:1 upload ratio, invite based system etc, the kind of methods followed by Demonoid and other popular torrent sites. We can definitely find out way if we think deep. We are readers and as readers I think we have that kind of intellect to find out a way out of this.

Please note that I'm not complaining or anything close to that. You people are doing a great work in this forum. When I saw the UC's closing notice I was quite sure that we can't get together again. But your effort, dedication made it possible and I really appreciate it. Just consider it as a humble suggestion from one of your old friends and well-wisher.

Thanks for your continuous effort and happy reading. Enjoy.