Question for owners & submittters

[oldbrad]

What i meant by this is that some people want to be listed on the same page as "big name" link lists and so even if a person isn't submitting to them they might use the recip to give the other link lists the impression it would be submitted to them and perhaps help it get listed. Perhaps being the keyword.

It's not my practice, just stating a reason as to why it could be. And i didn't say could, i said perhaps they are more likely to list it. If you don't think a recip table could sway the vote for a site a little i believe your wrong.

Whether or not it should, i think that if there are 2 sites with equal quality and one has 10 sites in the recip that are newer or not very well known and you have one with all the big players and they had to choose 1 site, the big name one would be chosen over the other. Or if the reviewer is on the fence as too accept it and it could go either way, i think seeing the recips could sway it a little.

[obalee]

I see what you're talking about, I guess I would be doing the same thing if I owned the list. It just seems like it would be extra work to have to check up on every submission to see if they were listed on the big sites.

[Lemmy]

The grouping of my recip on a freesite doesn't sway me at all with regards to whether or not I will list it. I judge each site on its own merits and couldn't care less who else it gets submitted to. That said, I do raise an eyebrow when I see my recip with the big boys. I guess the submitter is a newbie and doesn't know any better.

I do consider padding your recip table with "fake" recips to be cheating and react accordingly. I need to be certain, though. Not long ago I thought I smelled a rat and e-mailed a subitter to ask if he really had an account with such-and-such LL. Turns out he did and he gave me the links to prove it. He took it nicely though and still submits to me.