Is there really any other reason to put seperate lists than to give smaller muds larger exposure? I don't think so, maybe other than sour grapes. If you can knock a few muds off the the top of your list, maybe you can get a couple new players next month. All this BS about commercial muds being unethical and now perhaps scamming is just plain dumb.
I don't know much about business/marketing/advertising but if I came to this site as a new comer and saw on one side "FREE MUDS" and the other "COMMERCIAL MUDS," I would definitely pick from the side labeled "FREE." So yes, to me, it seems like that would harm them. But we don't care of course, just make sure we get the smaller muds up in rank!
And what do you mean by commercial muds having leverage to help influence control and strong-arming themselves? Seems like encouraging their players to vote less will hurt their own mud much more in the long run than it would affect TMS. And for ads, I thought all muds had the equal opportunity to buy them, it's just that they were seized by others first...correct me if I'm wrong. (which of course you all won't hesitate to do  |