“Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to the following”

Re:“Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to t... by curiousllama on Monday November 02, 2020 @01:58PM (#24971677)

They're not burying this. They're _highlighting_ it. You've already agreed; they're making sure you're bluntly aware.

Could the phrasing be better? Of course. One option is "I have deleted all private content on this account. I understand that anything remaining will be made public as part of our 'Free Tier.' Click here to delete your presentations if you have not done so already."

But calling it immoral to screw up in the manner of highlighting the issue seems a bit much to me.

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Re:“Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to t... by ChrisSD on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:21PM (#24971950)

They're "highlighting" it AFTER you "agreed". Not before you agree to it. What kind of ethics is that? "I'll screw you over but I'll admit to it afterwards"?

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Re:“Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to t... by mlyle on Monday November 02, 2020 @03:23PM (#24972764)

I'm not sure how they're screwing you over. You are not allowed to have free, private content. If you stop paying, you need to decide whether to delete or make public stuff.

Friendliest way to do this would be to keep content for a month after cancelling, but only let -you- see it if you renew or decide to make it public.

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Re:“Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to t... by mumblemumble on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:21PM (#24974642)

In cartoons, the Devil also liked to highlight what the contract said. In much the same way as is being done here, too: by springing it on victims long after the contract was signed and sealed, and timing the delivery of the news to cause maximum mental distress.

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