Bells and Whistles to PAA - What Will Our Administrator Say

 

I know some people love PostAnyArticle (PAA). Many users of the site want it to have all the bells and whistles of other sites. The ability to add images to posts is one such bell and the ability to add links to posts is one such one such whistle. Sites that allow all or most of its users the ability to make posts public with little to no oversight have demonstrated clearly that such practices just do not work.
Too many users do not understand or do not care about copyright laws and image distribution licenses. Thus, too many users steal images to enhance their content and then get paid for it. It is simply irresponsible to allow that sort of conduct to run rampant on any site.

It is my understanding that the image bell and the link whistle are NEVER coming to PAA. I hope that is the case, because otherwise it will become even more like other sites that have earned a reputation for inappropriate use of images and links. Further, this will also hurt its sister sites FullofKnowledge (FoK) and ExpertsPages (EP) and cause unimaginable damage.

Therefore, I hope that the Administrator will lay to rest the speculation that the arrival of these sorts of sound makers are not simply being delayed, but rather that they are they are NEVER coming to the PAA town. Those that work to build credibility for FoK and EP via writing, editing and performing administrative duties deserve to rest assured that a surprise announcement, indicating otherwise is not under any consideration.

It really goes back to the old quality vs quantity debate. The volume of posts that spew out of PostAnyArticle's belly is vast and continues to grow everyday. It will never be able to responsibly allow and manage the use of images and links.

Image credit : Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic

Copyrighted and originally published on FullofKnowledge on October 27, 2013