Well,
Where do I start, I don't want be horrible (its just not me), but I don't want to be nice either.
So firstly, this post here is where it should start:
https:// www. affiliateguarddog. com/forums/providing-id-documents-affiliate-programs-t3133.html
Right, well it started from my post 2 days ago regarding my stolen content or 'atolen' as I type it :
https:// www. affiliateguarddog. com/forums/atolen-content-t3277.html
Ok, so basically I found a site that had ripped of my review and posted it, I was not happy about it, and also not being in a great mood that day, I wrote an email demanding it be removed, maybe a little hard in the wording, but was in a bad mood anyway.
I posted here and at GPWA as the link above, I also in turn contacted the affiliate manager at the program to let them know, which they said they would look into it.
The other site who had my content then emailed me and told me that he was given this content by his account manager, *cough* spilt my drink was my reaction. I Skyped with them and told them what I found out and that this is not acceptable.
Heres the extract from our conversation:
I have not heard of another program doing this and even if they did which they would not, how did it get mixed up? I really don't believe this.
I then received an email this morning, subject: unacceptable behavioral, saying that I have put them and affiliates in bad light and basically remove all content relating to them and they are closing my account down.
Which I don't care about, as I was doing this today anyway.
Just to clarify, I have now sorting this out with the fellow affiliate in question and all is OK between us. and have said so in both forums. This affiliate did not steal my content.
I can only assume as I did not bad mouth Stiletto in any of my forum posts at all in any way, that one reason they mention about me putting them in a bad light (I repeat, which I cannot see anywhere) is that "maybe" something unethical may have been happening! but without knowing how things work in some places I cannot say it has or has not.
There is probably more, but I cannot be bothered with it now, so this is a warning to any affiliate wanting to deal with Stilettopoker, I am not saying don't deal with them, but if you don't want your unique content being archived with the chance of being "mixed" up with other content that maybe passed to other sites then I would make sure you check your dealings thoroughly.
So, I will not be dealing with them anymore this is just my view.
Where do I start, I don't want be horrible (its just not me), but I don't want to be nice either.
So firstly, this post here is where it should start:
https:// www. affiliateguarddog. com/forums/providing-id-documents-affiliate-programs-t3133.html
Right, well it started from my post 2 days ago regarding my stolen content or 'atolen' as I type it :
https:// www. affiliateguarddog. com/forums/atolen-content-t3277.html
Ok, so basically I found a site that had ripped of my review and posted it, I was not happy about it, and also not being in a great mood that day, I wrote an email demanding it be removed, maybe a little hard in the wording, but was in a bad mood anyway.
I posted here and at GPWA as the link above, I also in turn contacted the affiliate manager at the program to let them know, which they said they would look into it.
The other site who had my content then emailed me and told me that he was given this content by his account manager, *cough* spilt my drink was my reaction. I Skyped with them and told them what I found out and that this is not acceptable.
Heres the extract from our conversation:
[18:27:19] Stiletto Poker: hi
[18:27:45] Scot Lester: is this the same person I spoke to earlier?
[18:27:51] Stiletto Poker: yes
[18:27:56] Scot Lester: who is this?
[18:28:08] Stiletto Poker: its Stephanie from support
[18:28:34] Scot Lester: Hi, Stephanie, I have been emailing with the owner of the site who has copied my content
[18:30:06] Scot Lester: and he informs me that he got the content from ''##''' from you place, I am not happy with this at all, can you please see why this happened, as this is not an ethical thing to do.
[18:30:56] Stiletto Poker: I will tell the manager to speak to you directly...he should be here soon
[18:31:00] Stiletto Poker: will you be online?
[18:31:10] Scot Lester: I will be here yes, thanks
[18:31:21] Stiletto Poker: he should be here any minute
[18:51:25] Stiletto Poker: hi scot
[18:51:27] Stiletto Poker: its ';';';'#''#;
[18:51:45] Stiletto Poker: support just notified me that there are some issues with content and artices of stiletto
[18:52:51] Scot Lester: No, theres no issues of content with and articles of Stiletto, the issue is #';'#'#' has given another affiliate of yours my content to use on there website, with find completely wrong
[18:53:17] Scot Lester: sorry which I find completely wrong
[18:53:23] Stiletto Poker: ok correct
[18:53:32] Stiletto Poker: did support notify you that we will check what happened
[18:53:42] Stiletto Poker: i assume that it was a mix up with our archive
[18:54:22] Scot Lester: They said they would find out what has happened, why would my article be on your archive?
[18:54:41] Stiletto Poker: all of the online atrticles on affilates are stored
[18:54:47] Stiletto Poker: of course they are realted to my company
[18:54:58] Stiletto Poker: so of course we store them for our record and for leagal reasons
I have not heard of another program doing this and even if they did which they would not, how did it get mixed up? I really don't believe this.
I then received an email this morning, subject: unacceptable behavioral, saying that I have put them and affiliates in bad light and basically remove all content relating to them and they are closing my account down.
Which I don't care about, as I was doing this today anyway.
Just to clarify, I have now sorting this out with the fellow affiliate in question and all is OK between us. and have said so in both forums. This affiliate did not steal my content.
I can only assume as I did not bad mouth Stiletto in any of my forum posts at all in any way, that one reason they mention about me putting them in a bad light (I repeat, which I cannot see anywhere) is that "maybe" something unethical may have been happening! but without knowing how things work in some places I cannot say it has or has not.
There is probably more, but I cannot be bothered with it now, so this is a warning to any affiliate wanting to deal with Stilettopoker, I am not saying don't deal with them, but if you don't want your unique content being archived with the chance of being "mixed" up with other content that maybe passed to other sites then I would make sure you check your dealings thoroughly.
So, I will not be dealing with them anymore this is just my view.