Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Bella_Gee.
Well, unless there’s an unlimited supply of money to keep servers going? Running off a whole group that could have bought ads is probably not a good look to other potential advertisers. So yeah, that’s definitely Spoutible’s problem.
01:41 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
So by all means, call them Karen’s and float conspiracy theories about them, but I’d suggest the next time a group with money to spend comes on, this community reacts a lot differently, or there isn’t going to be a community long-term.
01:39 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
So now you have a host of members of a giant industry telling everyone they know not to come here. The whole “we don’t want them anyway” attitude is not conducive to building a successful platform or attracting advertisers. It’s not how anyone should be running a business.
01:37 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
Purely from a PR perspective? It looks like users will run potential advertisers off if they don’t like them. Or don’t agree with them. So why bother when you can already have the same problem over on Twitter with arguably more eyeballs?
01:34 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
In order for Spoutible to succeed, it’s going to need money. And if the very first bunch of people who would have spent some are run off, how on earth is that going to happen? Not to mention, OTHER potential advertisers likely watched this all play out, both here and on Twitter.
01:32 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
So what happened is everyone flew off the handle, told a bunch of people who really wanted to join the community AND WHO WPILD HAVE SPENT MONEY ON ADS to pound sand. Claim there’s a conspiracy against the platform.
01:30 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
An author who is also an attorney who has experience in this offered to help. Instead, everyone jumped on, claimed they were “making demands,” called them Karens, and basically told them they don’t belong here. (P.S., Courtney isn’t white, and Google would have told you that.)
01:28 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
One of the problems romance authors have run into on every single platform they advertise on is content. I can tell you as someone who worked in marketing for a romance publisher that developing an entire ad campaign and then finding out your ads can’t run creates a lot of monetary and time loss.
01:21 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Except that @courtneymilan is an attorney? And was offering to help avoid potential legal issues due to the TOS not being clear? Sorry, but this “I’ll do it all myself and if you don’t like it, make your own” isn’t sounding any different than what we’re leaving behind.
06:18 PM - Feb 19, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to I Smoked Threads.
To be honest, in my opinion, that’s what ruined Twitter to begin with, and why I’m looking for engagement and not increasing someone’s follower numbers.

I would’ve gladly paid $8/mo. for 2009 Twitter, not so I can have more content jammed down my gullet and my eyeballs count as capital.
09:10 PM - Feb 18, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to books.
Reagan
11:09 AM - Feb 18, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Lauraine Knight.
I don’t know what you consider “porn,” but I’ve never seen anything posted that I was offended by.
02:24 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
* since the #SecondWave , and I mean no disrespect, my feeds have become echo chambers. It very quickly went from getting-to-know-yous to the same political links I’m already reading. I don’t find a “same as Twitter without the other side” to be social. I had hoped for a return to social.
09:54 PM - Feb 14, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
So here’s where I’m at:
* never saw that survey question
* I have traditionally followed several sex workers, who deserve respect and community, and are, a lot of times, LGBTQ+ and activists
09:53 PM - Feb 14, 2023 (Edited)
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Myron Clifton.
No, this is legit BONKERS, particularly from a load balancing perspective. Bugs have been minor and that it was up at all today is unbelievable, much less actually working well.
05:23 PM - Feb 10, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Cyndy Aleo.
(Unrelated… just edited my first spout typo and WOW was that refreshing.)
12:19 PM - Feb 10, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Brian Canini.
I had resolved to never set foot in Texas again long before the latest shenanigans. I don’t see myself visiting Florida again, either. I don’t have a lot of money for travel, so why not spend what money I do have in states where I feel they care about their citizens?
12:17 PM - Feb 10, 2023 (Edited)
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Kim A.
This sounds much better (and less cost-prohibitive) than the current treatment… much more accessible.
11:25 AM - Feb 10, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I did that the second I had a URL to share. 😉
09:01 AM - Feb 10, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Phil Schnyder.
Thank you! Saving to share with my less-adaptable friends coming over.
06:38 PM - Feb 07, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Rep. Ritchie Torres.
What’s a circus without a 🤡?
06:36 PM - Feb 07, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
All good here!
02:39 PM - Feb 07, 2023
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Cyndy Aleo
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Loading is totally fine. Zero issues.
02:05 PM - Feb 06, 2023
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