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How are we doing at LowEndBox?
A lot has changed the past couple years at LowEndBox.
This year we've:
- Added @AXYZE to our team (https://www.youtube.com/c/LowEndBoxTV)
- Added @SirFoxy to our content team (https://lowendbox.com/blog/author/sirfoxy/)
A bunch of other back end improvements, etc.
So, is LowEndBox worth reading? Do you check it now to see what we've written and industry news?
What can we do better or differently?
Comments
I'm really like @SirFoxy articles , good job @jbiloh
Regards
❤️
To be honest I've never looked at lowendbox, I go directly to lowendtalk.
I'm just interested in the discussions and the occasional offer, and while the offers are still pretty good the level of the discussions have seriously deteriorated over the years.
Take a look at LowEndBox and let me know what you think?
More comics on lowendbox !!!
The routine emails are nice to keep up with updates. Great job, well done!
Havent checked it for years, to be honest.
What its supposed to even be nowdays?
Offers from dubious providers that were not legit enough to get provider tag in the past?
News/Drama articles about recent stuff?
Tutorials?
All of the above?
You need to decide already lol.
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Yes , i'm like comics
I love our LowEndLoLs
https://lowendbox.com/?s=lowendlols
Three years ago we pivoted away from an endless stream of low quality offers.
Now we feature better offers, plus news, opinion articles, tutorials, etc. I like our mix of content now and I think it provides value to our users.
Looks like your doing a great job.
First impression, the layout is horrible. Seriously, it looks like the kind of site you find trough a google search but immediately press the back button and try the next one instead.
Read trough a couple of articles and kudos to the writers, they are well written and easy to read. Interesting topics for those in the hosting field, and it's written in an easy and fun way but still informative. Did not read enough to really say for sure, but first impression is that they are factual and impartial while still with a bit of humor, and that's not as easy as one might think. You get constantly annoyed by banners and flashing ad's, but you cant really blame the writers for that.
TLDR; good content, horrible presentation. Will not visit again.
I have been on this platform for a few months. Other than the visual layout in the 90s or early 00s, the content and community brings us together for the common interest. Hoping for an updated UI change, like lowendspirit. Mods are fairly responsive and friendly too! feels great to have an independent platform rather than having a subreddit.
@SirFoxy is doing great work there. I do have other sources for news but SirFoxy is top of the line
I think one big thing missing is a provider megathread.
Have a list of providers listed up by state/country and what they offer (dedis/vps/shared/colo) at those locations. Something like
(Country)
(State)
-(City)
(Provider Username) - (Provider Company Name) - (Services Offered) - (Website)
(notable features available)
(these are just an example, may not be 100% accurate)
USA
Utah
-Salt Lake City
@fiberstate - Fiberstate - Dedicated/Colocation - https://fiberstate.com/
Remote hands, free reboots/installs
USA
Virginia
-Ashburn
@speedypage - Speedypage - Shared/VPS - https://speedypage.com
BunnyCDN, Bunny.NET image optimizer, bi-daily backups
USA
Washington State
-Liberty Lake
@MannDude - Incognet - Shared/VPS/Dedicated - https://incognet.io/
5 backup slots
-Spokane
@crunchbits - Crunchbits - VPS/VDS/Dedicated/GPU - https://crunchbits.com/
1 backup slot
Deals are everchanging but the services offered typically don't change much, so wouldn't require constant upkeep. It'd be up to the providers to submit their info.
Glad you liked the content!
How much is he getting paid for all his great articles? I'm curious.
@SirFoxy over there like...
It helps me to find servers in unusual places that I do not see very often in my own country.
It's a great help to me because my budget for a personal hobby is really small.
I always thought it was a bit odd that LowEndTalk doesn't have links to LowEndbox recent articles in the sidebar.
The sites are part of the same network, but LEB articles rarely get comments. A good article may get one, two or three. Wouldn't it be better to close comments on LEB and have dedicated threads on LET for discussion? (Ex: Discuss this post here) Just create a new thread for each new article so existing LET members: Know a new article is posted, and can discuss it.
Also, as suggested privately: If a LEB article is going to be partially about an active provider or community member, they should be reached for comment. That's what all the big publications do. That way they can say, "We reached out for comment, and this is what they had to say" or "They declined to comment when we reached out to them".
LowEndBox has definitely gotten much better over the years but I'm still surprised at how little cross-platform integration there is. Once there is, traffic will be better on both sites.
I second this notion. Maybe a system similar to ArsTechnica!? Either click on comment lead to twin article here or comments here appear on LEB too.
Personally I find SirFoxy articles is good when he isn't writing with obsession. Also staff name-calling definitely alienated me quite a bit.
I find Raindog's articles more enjoyable.
We actually have this integration already built in. Do you think the community here on LowEndTalk would be open to that? Is the content published on LowEndBox now of acceptable quality where LETers would be OK with seeing threads cross posted on LET for discussion purposes?
Sure, I think so.
Could create and new LET category that only your authors can submit new topics to. Once they publish a new LEB post, the can create a LET post linking to it with a very brief description that isn't the same text as used on LEB (Ex: We interviewed so-and-so from some-company, read what they had to say about this, that, and this other thing over on LEB!"), then quickly edit the LEB post to contain a, "Discuss this over on LowEndTalk".
I think it'd bring more eyes to both sites. Some hit LEB from Google, without knowing what LET is. Many of us use LET and never really look at LEB. I don't see it hurting either site, only helping, in my opinion. I would almost guarantee it'd be better for conversation, since you don't have to manually approve comments on LET like you do on LEB, people can quote one another, debate, and have more organic and natural conversation with one another about the topic at hand.
Just my $0.02.
Maybe make it so only the provider articles show up on LET in some sort of sidebar, not the kiwifarms, or raindogs openbsd article, or the unlimited storage article. If it is just the provider specific things like the Fiberstates nudes or dedipaths dedipool articles I think everyone will welcome those.
Especially the Fiberstate nudes, I love looking at cool datacenter pictures.
Don't have any opinion as we never visits (maybe only 1 or 3 time). We personally feel it's worthless and only fits for them who will paid for publicity.
So it's not for us..
In a strange twist, I actually visit LEB more these days. The article quality from @raindog308 is good and there is plenty worth reading. Some interesting content in there from @SirFoxy starting to come through as well.
I like this idea!
I struggle to understand what exactly is LowEndBox, is it a blog with hosting offers, or a fake news drama media.
@SirFoxy was proven to be a politically motivated actor purposefully lying for his own gain.
Threads where his articles been teared apart and disproved:
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/187208/new-joshua-moon-didn-t-realize-the-llc-he-was-operating-kiwi-farms-through-was-dissolved/p1
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/187690/incognet-filed-an-official-complaint-against-he-with-the-attorney-general-of-washington-state/p3
Besides being a liar and a threat to reputation of LEB, he is also a wannabe "internet tough guy" trying to silence his critics in a way he considers to be morally wrong, doxing:
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/3701323/#Comment_3701323
Breaking several rules, and of course getting away with it.
Its absolutely insane what these sites turned to be, I've been a reader for far long than I have an account, and its sad to see community splitting and so obviously malicious people being "above the rules". Several people who were vocal critics of SirFoxy and biased actions of moderators, were getting banned without possibility of unban.
I'm starting to believe you are aware of these issues, and just do not give a shit about integrity of LET and LEB anymore, I understand that money is important - but do not forget how you make it, low quality product(in this case community) wont last long if you shit on it.
Apparently a way to push a woke agenda even into hosting topics.