Guide & eBook Changes

[Austintheman]

Much needed update. However, I would strongly recommend reinstating the OGV team for these sections. (You may think im saying this because I'm an OGV. Does that motivate me to say this? Yes, im not denying that. But because I've seen the BTS structure of OGVs I know that they are essential in maintaining a legitimate guide selling section.

Having verified guides drastically increases the integrity of the guide section and the security for the buyer of knowing whether a guide is trustworthy or not. The OGVs are all market-hardened members who deliberate over each and every guide sent to them on whether it is good for the purposes of verification, using both their intelligence and a set of rules based on verification. Allowing a single, "trusted", user to "verify" a guide was previously against the rules and is in no way a better system than OGVs.

Very much agreed. We're now going to see a lot of spam going onto new threads by newcomers saying how they are "trusted". Yes, I understand that it's up to the seller, but then we'll have people arguing on the thread on who is trusted and who isn't.

It's gonna be a lot of mess, if i'm understanding everything correctly. OGV would be a lot better imho.

 

[WeRnIE]

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?p=9647685

A prudent guide/eBook seller is likely to give out one free copy of his guide to a trusted user on the condition that they review it, equating somewhat to verification. After that, users are more likely to buy the guide and further reviews will trickle in.

Hope this clarifies.

Very good system. We do this in one of the forums where I am also active.

 

[James]

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?p=9647685

A prudent guide/eBook seller is likely to give out one free copy of his guide to a trusted user on the condition that they review it, equating somewhat to verification. After that, users are more likely to buy the guide and further reviews will trickle in.

Hope this clarifies.

This will just cause a lot of spam "Shall I verify this for you?"
As will it cause additional 'fake vouching' as people can just make a second account now it doesn't matter who verifies.
Only difference is, it is not official.

I would like to see the OGV team back, though it's a waiting game I suppose.

 

[Rsaccounttrader]

At the very least, for now, please implement a set of parameters an unofficial verifier must follow when verifying a guide and how he will be punished if he is found not to have followed said parameters.

Ones I can think of
-Plagiarized guide
-Leaked guide (check youtube, google)
-Request IP check on seller from mod
-Check accuracy of M/hr or $/week
-Is the Guide on the forbidden list (http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=956919)

Also, put the forbidden list as a sticky in the RS forums
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[Hahanerd]

Nicee!

 

[They be trippin]

Thanks for the update finn.

 

[Wulfspade1]

Great updates, Finn!

 

[xx Sean]

Nice job!

 

[SuF]

Very good changes.

 

[Punkerpunk13]

Love this update. I was gone when this happened, but from what I can tell, this update has received a quite a bit of attention.

 

[OldFinn]

Love this update. I was gone when this happened, but from what I can tell, this update has received a quite a bit of attention.

Has anything I've ever done not?

 

[Jimmy]

Looks great, though perhaps a sub-forum wherein users would be able to advertise their guide-verification services should be created (to avoid the havoc that comes with allowing users to advertise of people's guide threads).

 

[Punkerpunk13]

Has anything I've ever done not?

Haha, guess not. ;P

 

[Sanctuary]

Has anything I've ever done not?

Finnface avatars. Although that was mainly me, I suppose xD

 

[KerokeroCola]

Sounds amazing, keep up the great work!

 

[Rockerr]

Good update. More organised.

 

[Guide Sales]

TBH I think this is one of the worst updates that could be done for Verified guides. The lay out is nice and im glad theres more sections for other guides... But what was wrong with free guides where it was or even ANOTHER sub section. Taking away verified in my mind is the worst thing you could have done. Verified guides give more peace of mind to noobs ( not in a bad way) so they dont have to sort through the bs of all the potential scammers. When i first stared i hardly looked at regular guides i went directly to verf and then looked at some other ones. My guide has been in the verified section proudly for almost a year. Now I have to constantly bump it to contend with these newcommer potential scammers (75% imo maybe less now that glitches are banned). I doubt you will read this or even do anything about my comment besides lol at my futile attempt to add a verified section again.

 

[sneaky82]

I think ogv's should be brought back it only makes guide trading safer!!!

 

[dorianking]

This is what was needed.

 

[Cami3532]

I think OGV team should be a part of this, otherwise everyone will spam the topic like. "Bro leme vouch this shit works bro?" And "Hello good sir, I am a valued member of Sythe and would love the opportunity to announce my experience with your guide/ebook to the rest of the community" and "Brol leme tel others haw gud this shit be k"

Yeah.