I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora

Re:I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora by pg on Thursday February 14, 2013 @02:39AM (#5218296)

Their content? I don't think even Quora would claim that.

And how exactly is creating an account taking off one's shoes before entering? I would not be contributing anything to the Quora community by creating an account. I'm not depriving the community of anything by not creating one.

I believe the reason Quora tries to force people to create accounts is not because this helps the community, but simply because this is the first step of the funnel of their viral spread mechanism.

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Re:I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora by mickhagen on Thursday February 14, 2013 @03:01AM (#5218357)

I think we both agree on why Quora does this (viral spread mechanism, juicing numbers, etc). That's besides the point.

When we are guests in someone else's home, seems only fair that we honor their requests. Asking you to simply create an account shouldn't be such a massive chore.

I believe this attitude is dangerous for our community. I fear for what happens when we ask you to pay.

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Re:I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora by nollidge on Thursday February 14, 2013 @11:10AM (#5220065)

> When we are guests in someone else's home, seems only fair that we honor their requests.

This is a ridiculous analogy. It's not a home, it's a business. If my friends want me to take my shoes off when I visit them, no big deal. If Best Buy does, that's frigging insane.

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Re:I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora by salvadors on Friday February 15, 2013 @06:24AM (#5225623)

What if there was a competitor to Best Buy, where everything was free, but only if you took your shoes off when entering?

[And no, I'm not saying that that's a true analogy either — I'm just exploring what makes this one right or wrong, and where you think the insanity lies]

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Re:I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora by bambax on Thursday February 14, 2013 @03:08AM (#5218368)

I will certainly not pay a dime to read anything on Quora, but I'd be less upset if asked, because it would seem to make some sense.

Asking to download an app to do the exact same thing as without the app is upsetting because it seems completely pointless.

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Re:I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora by darkarmani on Thursday February 14, 2013 @11:18AM (#5220102)

> When we are guests in someone else's home, seems only fair that we honor their requests. Asking you to simply create an account shouldn't be such a massive chore.

Or we can choose not to enter at all. They aren't asking us to just create an account, but to download an android/iphone App.

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