Comments on: Flattr – Critizism, and what they should do about it

By: Criticism | iThoughts.de

Criticism | iThoughts.de — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:27:14 +0000

[...] I lately got criticizm for the way I write (in the comments). My content is too unstructured, too badly laid out and sometimes incomprehensible. I think that is true, and I think I have to embrace these comment. So I’ll try to write more clearly, more to-the-point and better structured from now on. [...]

By: Akku

Akku — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:53:27 +0000

Hey, somehow your comment was spammed. Thanks for the tips, maybe I’ll try some of those. And whoa, I didn’t know I write too confusing, but well, I’ll try to get better.

By: Bonny

Bonny — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:29:10 +0000

Not sure if it will be nice of me to add that I think the way you wrote the post about flattr, which would have gotten a lot more flattrs if you had put some effort into how you wrote it, could have been better.
Work on structure, present what you want to say better, and easier to read. I get dizzy when I try and read it. Your points could be structured a lot better.

Oh and how is the traffic to your site? This should be generally considered as well for if you will get flattrd or not!

I really hope that some of these things I wrote will come in handy for you! :)

By: Bonny

Bonny — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:25:26 +0000

I just replied on another post where I said I would get back to you, so here I am.
Even though you clearly stated here that your commentator had a good point you didn’t seem to take it to heart. Since you went all bitch mode in the other thread. But that’s beside the point.
I really wish Agge here had an account/blog attached to him so I could show him my appreciation.

My tips to you after having looked around on your site a bit: add a Flattr button on your sidebar as well, for the entire site. It draws attention and then later people will be aware they can flattr you, before finishing reading your posts.
Invite your friends to flattr! You have 3 invites waiting for you in your account.
Oh and be clever, add the flattrcomments plugin as well! ;)

By: Akku

Akku — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:16:37 +0000

Thats true – Thanks for the comment.

By: agge

agge — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:15:17 +0000

I’ve seen a lot of people critisizing flattr, based on what they expect other people will be flattring. In your case, “The big bloggers will take all the money”.

I can’t really see this critisism as legitimate. When I click the button, I am chosing to donate money to this person, who are you to say that sucks? It just strikes me as pure envy on your part. Besides, if there was not some ‘pooling’ of money, and everyone gave exactly what they recieved, what would be the point?

The only cause for concern I can see based on what people will be flattring is is deliberate scams such as passing other peoples stuff off as your own. I can’t see this critisism fatal though. Just don’t flattr indescriminantly, there’s a risk for scams with anything involving money online.

As for everybody having to pay, it’s very deliberate, in an ideological egalitarian spirit. They don’t want there two be two seperate classes of creaters and consumers. Think of that what you want, but I doubt it will change.

Anyway, I doubt that flattr incomes will amount to any more than beer money for anyone, at least in the near future. And this is fine. I wouldn’t want to rely on flattr for a living, people are fickle, it would be a very unstable income source.