From an Ex User of Yuwie

Just a few minutes ago I deleted my Yuwie account.
Just got to tired of dealing with people who are hell bent on destroying the site. Couldn't make myself stick around to watch.

Yuwie started out a great place. It's turned into a not so great place.

Unless you belong to the favored group, the ones with extensive down lines, unless you are one who bring in lots of page views; your voice means nothing. You are expected to tow the party line and agree with whatever the administrator says is necessary. If you shake your head yes and say what the administrator wants to hear...you are rewarded with a radio show and free reign to bash and harass your fellow members.

Cliques, censorship, blame games, cheaters, bullies, and back stabbing galore! Yep, it's matured into a regular grown up social network. Long gone are the days of camaraderie, helpfulness, pleasant people sharing hints on how to succeed. Now we have a microcosm of the bigger, real world...with all it's attending problems. And the administrator can't seem to get a handle on it all. It's a MySpace waiting to happen. Law suits are just around the corner if those who feel cheated out of page views and members who've been bullied off the site do not get a voice and some satisfaction.

Everyone looking out for the other guy has now turned into everyone watching their back afraid of adding the 'wrong' person and getting locked (locked is when you can't use your profile to obtain page views) or of being bullied or cheated.

Greed is killing Yuwie.

There are still those who try and make the site respectable and dignified. Talented and bright, intelligent folks who try to raise the level of fun to something resembling civilized. Those who write poetry and make music, those who write socially conscious blogs and funny folks who write to entertain. Those who try to bring others UP to their level...instead of giving in and wallowing in the cesspool of dirty jokes, sexual innuendo, ethnic and gender slurs, bashing and harassing others. But they are getting fewer and farther between as many long time members leave.



I realize that it takes all kinds to make up what is called society. I mean, we NEED all kinds to keep it interesting. Right? There is a time for light hearted fun, there is a place for serious thinking and I support it all. What I cannot and would not support is the middle -school clique mentality being supported by administration in the form of favoritism.

If you are not making the site any money by bringing in massive amounts of referrals and getting the page views to go with it, you are nothing. You have no voice in policy and at any time you do venture to speak out, the dogs are called on you and you get bashed all over the site. Let's keep social networking 'fun' is the buzz word now on Yuwie. But you are not allowed to question Big Brother!

So what if you got locked for not agreeing with a new policy...shut up, sit down and HAVE FUN!

I guess I am mad...angry! I invested two years and got no where...except new ulcers for caring if it succeeded or failed.

I will post more later. When I calm down.