I was reading some of these responses and I think the top 3 reasons webmasters dont like auto-submitters are
1.) cheaters almost all use auto-submitters (if they are going to cheat they probably arent going to submit by hand - most auto-submitters dont cheat but the ones that do spoil it for the rest),
2.) auto-submitters dont read the rules (which is kind of a mis-leading reason because most tgp's have basic, standard tgp rules. Ones that dont are maybe not worth the extra time?),
3.) auto-submitters dont see the sponsor ads on the submit page.
Its unfortunate that the cheaters have turned a great tool that can potentially make a submitter alot more money into a taboo to <u>some</u>. I dont know about link lists but tgp's are a completely different thing. Most tgp auto-submitters worth their salt have changed with the times. They have 2 databases, 1 is human-mode and the other is auto-mode. Human mode is for the big tgp's and the ones that dont allow auto-submissions. Auto mode is for the gazillion small tgp's and the ones that allow auto-submissions. If you know and follow the standard tgp rules and you build good galleries, you shouldnt have any problems with auto-submitting tgp galleries. I dont know which auto-submitter is best or worst but Ive heard chameleon submitter is good and russian submitter is bad. I wouldnt rule out auto-submitters though, they have been around for a long time and are used by alot of very successful submitters.
But auto-submitters arent for beginners. First you need to learn the basic tgp rules, you need to learn how to build galleries that get accepted, and most importantly you need to learn to build galleries that make sales. Tgp galleries can make you alot of money and they can also cost you alot of money. If you build a gallery that gets accepted all over the place, gets 100,000 visitors, but doesnt make you any sales. Youre probably going to go broke paying for your bandwidth / hosting bill.
I dont mind playing the devils advocate on this one
I dont submit tgp galleries, I dont use an auto... anything, but I believe they are a great tool and if used properly can make a good tgp gallery submitter alot of moola.
Cheers
WB