It is a very difficult service to rate for several reasons. One is their “pricing” model. For one, a price is mainly (if not only) connected to trade, else the notion of “price” won’t even exist. Second, in order to get their services you have to either pay what you want (so yes, a trade), or they will give you a “free pass” card https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PYv5pmU.png. What if you do not want any of that? And you simply want their services but do not care about the free pass or do not want to pay them anything? Can you do that? Why isn’t there a way to just access the services without any conditions?

San dàrna h-àite, bidh iad a’ tabhann grunn sheirbheisean a tha coltach gu tur neo-cheangailte: WEBDESIGN (Aoigheachd, Prògramadh, Dealbhadh, Margaidheachd); Co-chomhairleachadh (Coidseadh, Fuasgladh Cheistean, Ro-innleachdan Gnìomhachais); SGEULACHD TALK (Toileachas, Ìsleachadh, Imcheist, Soirbheachas). Agus chan eil na seirbheisean sin gan tabhann ach tro dhòighean prìobhaideach leithid post-d. Chan urrainn dhuinn sgrùdadh a dhèanamh air gin dhiubh sin.

Tha mi gu pearsanta a’ smaoineachadh ma tha iad an urra ri cuid de chiùird mar a chaidh a mhìneachadh gu h-àrd, cruthaichidh seo mì-chothromachadh cumhachd agus droch bhrosnachadh. Dè ma gheibh an fheadhainn a phàigheas prìomhachas thairis air an fheadhainn nach eil!? Chan eil earbsa agam ann an sgeamaichean mar sin oir tha mi air grunn thursan fhaicinn mar a tha iad a’ leantainn gu droch bhuilean. Nam bheachd-sa chan e seirbheis gun mhalairt a tha seo leis gu bheil iad a’ ceadachadh cuid de chiùird saor-thoileach a bheir, ann an tìde, buaidh air na prìomhachasan aca, agus san dàrna àite chan urrainn dhuinn eadhon dèanamh cinnteach a bheil na tha iad a’ tabhann saor bho mhalairt leis gu bheil e air a dhèanamh tro dhòighean prìobhaideach leithid post-d.

Nam biodh iad airson clasaichean no cuideachadh dealbhadh-lìn a thoirt seachad, dh’ fhaodadh iad bhideothan a dhèanamh mu dheidhinn agus an postadh an-asgaidh air-loidhne aig archive.org no seirbheisean gun mhalairt, no nam biodh iad airson a h-uile seòrsa de sheirbheisean “bruidhinn” a thoirt seachad leithid còmhraidhean agus co-chomhairlean, bu chòir dhaibh sin a dhèanamh gun a bhith a’ cur na cairtean pas an-asgaidh aca gu daoine no ag iarraidh orra na tha iad ag iarraidh a phàigheadh. Bheireadh iad sin seachad gu sìmplidh agus nam biodh feum aca air taic-airgid chan iarradh iad ach tabhartasan, is iad sin tabhartasan saor-thoileach ge bith an iarr thu seirbheis bhuapa no nach iarr.

W.A.I.T. – What Am I Trading? Well, it’s a bit confusing, since the website asks you to pay either nothing or pay what you want (https://99power.org/pricing). I find this in contrast to offer something without asking anything in return and relying on donations with a donation page, where you can donate if you want. What if the website gets 5 e-mails about using the service and 2 of those use the pay nothing option and 3 of those use the pay what you want option. Will everyone get the same service? What if one of those 3 who pay something pays 10€, the other one 50€ and the third one 300€? Will the one with 300€ get a better or faster service? I think that could be a slippery slope.

Is e rud eile a tha a’ cur dragh orm a bhith a’ tabhann “comhairle gnìomhachais” (https://99power.org/about - https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sPf4mPn.png). Tha seo gu math eadar-dhealaichte bhon bheachd gun mhalairt cuideachd, leis gu bheil gnìomhachas mu dheidhinn a’ gheama malairt. Ach ma tha tairgse comhairle gnìomhachais saor bho mhalairt, is e seirbheis gun mhalairt a th’ ann. Coltach ri bhith a’ tabhann bìoball mar shaor-mhalairt, eadhon ged a tha am Bìoball bullshit agus neo-shaidheansail.

Mar sin chan eil fios agam dè dìreach a nì mi leis an fhear seo. Chanainn, ma tha iad airson “dealbhadh-lìn, còdadh, prògramadh, comhairle gnìomhachais agus co-chomhairleachadh coitcheann” a thoirt seachad mar sheirbheis gun mhalairt, bu chòir dhaibh dìreach sin a thabhann agus duilleag a chruthachadh far an gabh iad ri tabhartasan agus sin e. Gun troimh-chèile, gun bullshit - dìreach an t-seirbheis gun mhalairt.

Tha mi cuideachd airson iomradh a thoirt air na lìonraidhean stèidhichte air malairt air an làrach-lìn aig a’ bhonn (https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dzPEBnr.png). Ach tha e coltach nach eil lorgairean sam bith air an làrach-lìn.

Airson a-nis bhithinn a’ toirt 3 de 5 blocaichean agus bu mhath leam gum biodh daoine eile a’ toirt beachd air seo gus na h-argamaidean aca fhaicinn.