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Did anybody else read the copy, then read this comment, then read the copy again and go "what planet is this guy from?"

How did "being such an ass" get defined down to something this mild? People are so easily offended these days.

You can sign up for any image hosting website you want. I mean, you wouldn't go to Chipotle and rant at them for three paragraphs about how their mild salsa is way too spicy for you.

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It this was a normal startup, the tone wouldn't inspire trust or be good PR. Fortunately this is a personal project, so the author can do whatever the heck he wants with its public image.

TBH, I find the following from that site as "being a bit of an ass":

> You are a guest here. You can use IMGZ, and it'll always be great, because I'm great. I've even open-sourced it.

(in particular, due to the "because I'm great.")

> It's super cheap. Like, $5/yr. And that includes bandwidth. There's even a free trial because I'm nice.

(same theme: "because I'm nice")

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past that, the honest talk is nice to see, IMO.

Not to mention:

> Already have an account? No you don't.

> Try to log in below if you think you do anyway.

Yeah, I was confused by the copy. I also thought it wasn't a real service.

On the "Money" page (with title "Buy my shit"):

> That's because we want to avoid having to sell photos of your vagina to shady Russian oligarchs to pay for our servers and cocaine.

I'm not offended by the language. It just doesn't give me a sense that this is a serious business.

> I'm not offended by the language. It just doesn't give me a sense that this is a serious business.

That was very much the intent, as it's not.

This is what I’d expect a bot to write if it was only trained on zlatan ibrahimovic comments.

It’s all about context.

In the context of informal Internet chat, this is mild.

But as a business, in my own personal subjective opinion, it’s a real turn-off. I don’t ever EVER want companies to feign personality. At the moment it seems like this site exists purely because someone’s upset with Imgur. That’s a trrrible business model. I’m not about to rely on this existing in six months.

What I want is the most dead simple version of:

1. What it does

2. What’s in it for you

3. What’s in it for us

Everyone misses 3 but it’s imperative. Tell us why you’re here and how you plan on staying in business. If you don’t I’ll assume the worst.

1. It stores images.

2. I get money.

3. You get stored images.

I thought this was quite clear from the opening blurb, even.

Then go with that. With as few words as you need.

I did, the front page has exactly as many words as I needed.

Preach!

This is a good comment. #3 is important, as it can build trust if it seems genuine or plausible. If not, you have probably done a lot of damage to potential trust.

Stackoverflow only exists because someone was upset with expertsexchange. The business model seemed to work for them.

Yeah I was having the same problem. If he posted I host images , people would probably be less likely to join. People just like to complain about nothing

I was fine with all of it except the domestic violence jokes. Those weren’t funny enough to warrant the topic.

Alright, I'll bite. Which one? Seriously scoured the pages searching trying to be offended, couldn't find a "domestic violence joke".

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Ah the ToS, the one thing I never read. I thought it was pretty funny FWIW.

Never got the point to being offended by a joke myself or on someone else's behalf. Jokes help you cope and heal, they work wonders for overcoming dark situations.

The trick is to lighten up and learn to recognize an insult from a joke. Noone was insulted or attacked.

https://imgz.org/help/terms/

That's one of my favorite jokes on there, it's meant to draw attention to the excuses abusers use to make it sound like it's the victim's fault. It's not making fun of the victims, it's saying you shouldn't fall for that manipulation.

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