tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post8705811544310903993..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Follow Up to the Feedspot 100 Top RPG Blog List - New Email and ENWorld DenialTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-78590146747265258652017-12-21T20:39:00.893-05:002017-12-21T20:39:00.893-05:00I got this email too. I am on the list and have n...I got this email too. I am on the list and have not paid anything.<br />Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-65039055598176577562017-12-21T11:14:00.257-05:002017-12-21T11:14:00.257-05:00I got a response to my email (I posted about it ea...I got a response to my email (I posted about it earlier this morning)<br /><br />basically, its a mixed list - some "organic", some paid to be listed.<br /><br />organic is great. a paid list that is noted as such? fine<br /><br />a hybrid list that doesn't indicate that much of the list is essentially paid advertising? that's dishonest.Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-14526314600132302012017-12-21T09:08:01.373-05:002017-12-21T09:08:01.373-05:00We got that email over at Gnome Stew, and pretty m...We got that email over at Gnome Stew, and pretty much just ignored it. We've been getting "listed" on blogs and top video game sites forever. Feedspot is a pretty big name, but it seemed just like another one of those scams where they list you wanting to get support and traffic back to their list. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922426361230363186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-19574361199883138352017-12-21T04:03:02.259-05:002017-12-21T04:03:02.259-05:00My blog (dieheart.net) appears on it but I haven&#...My blog (dieheart.net) appears on it but I haven't paid. It was a surprise when the feedspot owner contacted me. Sophia Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115305037494906370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-45440092619405856052017-12-21T02:23:10.049-05:002017-12-21T02:23:10.049-05:00None of the RPG site owners I know personally paid...None of the RPG site owners I know personally paid to be in that list. Myself (UK Role Players, number 26) included.Dave McAlisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780621558215846131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-23077996640586304962017-12-20T23:30:40.292-05:002017-12-20T23:30:40.292-05:00Makes a lot of sense.Makes a lot of sense.Brett B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12071111929170098236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-27426759503135367332017-12-20T19:48:47.917-05:002017-12-20T19:48:47.917-05:00And thus have you sussed out their business model....And thus have you sussed out their business model. :-)<br /><br />These sorts of scams have been floating around since the earliest days of the Internet. In the pre-Google days, they might even have been somewhat useful, since it was hard to find sites devoted to things you were interested in, back in the days when Yahoo was manually curated.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-47769063870794291572017-12-20T18:36:18.483-05:002017-12-20T18:36:18.483-05:00to be fair, its 3 bucks a month - 36 bucks a year
...to be fair, its 3 bucks a month - 36 bucks a year<br /><br />but if 75 out of 100 pay 3 bucks a month = 225 a month - thats a lot of cash with pages upon pages of lists.Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-37035358949371735752017-12-20T18:28:15.122-05:002017-12-20T18:28:15.122-05:00Now I'm wondering if they "seeded" t...Now I'm wondering if they "seeded" the list with a few legit sites to make it look kosher, then got money to add the rest of them "Look, for just $300 a year your site can be listed along with RPGsite and Enworld"!Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-86647083010251645732017-12-20T17:28:14.635-05:002017-12-20T17:28:14.635-05:00I added the Alexa rankings of some of these "...I added the Alexa rankings of some of these "Top 100 RPG Blogs" and it is obvious that there is something screwy with the list. Now, it may be that the top 10 or 15 are legit - but if you take out Reddits and Youtube channels, your list of 75 shrinks to 66.<br /><br />Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-88097754837381178442017-12-20T16:58:52.480-05:002017-12-20T16:58:52.480-05:00I know that TheRPGSite did not pay for it, and app...I know that TheRPGSite did not pay for it, and appearing on it was a surprise.Brett B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12071111929170098236noreply@blogger.com