Comments on: Follow-up on Interfacelift and their witch hunt

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By: Rarst

Rarst — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:22:24 +0000

@Transcontinental

Yep, flexibility is something that humans and businesses often lack. Nothing bad about that in general but in relatively dynamic online environment it can lead to decision that are way too… conservative.

Thank you for you support and it is excellent that it comes from careful evaluation of facts. The way it should always be.

By: Transcontinental

Transcontinental — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:16:36 +0000

Any industry related to the Web, be it music, or whatever other publishing must understand that flexibility in their minds and in their attitudes is the only way out. Some publishers still seem to handle everything in terms of battles, and struggling in such a way calls war, not intelligent, wise ad peaceful relationships.
They will advance, some slower than others. Which does not mean that end-users as well must be responsible. So I have not taken my part on the present facts by demagogy but by conviction on the basis of evidence. Here in France we’re in a law project called Hadopy, and I happen to defend that project, therefor I am far from being an enlightened excited “liberal”, but I aim to stay neutral and therefor free in my positions. And free I am by defending rarst.net against InterfaceLIFT, here and now.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:56:52 +0000

@Transcontinental

I wonder if I even have readers and friends that think otherwise. :) Opinions are completely one-sided so far.

Unfortunately how publishers handle syndication has very long term and hard to measure results. Because of that publishers that provide RSS just because it is common have no clear understanding that it is way more than just providing updates.

My personal wish is that Interfacelift gets some wisdom indeed amd improves its advertising practices. Otherwise who knows what will get in their heads next time. :)

By: Transcontinental

Transcontinental — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:44:18 +0000

Personally I’ve always had but one attitude towards websites behaving as InterfaceLIFT : boycott. Such attitudes as theirs are of another time, another world. There are hundreds, thousands of sites dedicated to icons and wallpapers, so I couldn’t give less a damn of forgetting those who believe that because their content is that of quality should allow them to act as pure dirty insanity.
Poor InterfaceLIFT, may God and/or wisdom help them :)