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Rive's Uncharted Settlements
by: Rive Caedo
date posted: Oct 01, 2005 4:15 PM  | 
updated: Oct 05, 2005 10:33 PM
Free Trials: Scourge of the Blogs
I was just looking at the "Feature list" for the RotS DVD on Amazon.com and lo and behold "DVD-ROM content includes a free trial of Hyperspace, the ultimate online Star Wars experience"

This doesn't indicate how long the trial is it could be the traditional 7-day trial already plaguing us with repetitive queries and polls (though mods are doing a better job at closing these down, thanks Moose, Mike, and everyone else lurking in the shadows!). It could however be a 30-day trial, not unlikely since this will be a "paid" free trial provided by the DVD.

Isn't this just asking for more problems here in the great fields of blogging? Now, not only will we be cultivated (ok, dropping the farm metaphor now) by people already browsing the site grabbing the trial, but by every Joe Somebody picking up the DVD with a drive.

We have gotten some new good bloggers through the trial system, and those that don't join fade away after a week so the problem isn't really growing, but the potential here is for people who have never even been to Starwars.com before asking questions for a month each.

Maybe I'm just tired of seeing 25 word "Did Plaguis create Anakin?" blogs followed 2 hours later by a 11 word "Sorry guys, this is my last blog, my trial is up" blog.

So again, personally I think restrictions need to placed on trial members for Blogs. Such as "Only 1 blog postable per day", other suggestions are welcome.
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lukewarren
Lukewarren's Cantina of Topics
date Posted: Oct 01, 2005 4:51 PM
I definatly agree
  martygirl7
Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader.
date Posted: Oct 01, 2005 5:25 PM
Maybe I'm just tired of seeing 25 word "Did Plaguis create Anakin?" blogs followed 2 hours later by a 11 word "Sorry guys, this is my last blog, my trial is up" blog.

I think you're right mostly, but not all free trial blogs are that stupid. I'm on the free trial...my entries may not be that interesting, but most of them contain more than 25 words. And I'm sure there are many others like me, who just want to try it a little and then fade away...since it's quite expensive. :|
  Master_Kenobi17
Takin Over For Talon
date Posted: Oct 01, 2005 9:11 PM
AHAHAHA when I saw the title I passed over the blog. Then I checked to see the author and realized it was a joke. Very clever, Rive. Very nice blog.
  jediknight2210
Where did you dig up that old fossil?
date Posted: Oct 01, 2005 11:40 PM
:^O Ha i did the same thing Kenobi hahaha.

I agree with everything you have said, especially this:

So again, personally I think restrictions need to placed on trial members for Blogs. Such as "Only 1 blog postable per day", other suggestions are welcome.
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