KNOJI - A Ponzi by Any Other Name
Factoidz; the On Line Writing Ponzi
As most of you have learned, the so-called writing site; Factoidz is a Ponzi scheme. The revenue produced by writers who have been dropped to members is used to pay new writers, as well as fill the pockets of Mike Quoc and his Shills.
Complaints, law suits, web pages, blogs and articles
So many people have been ripped off that a Google will return nearly 100k hits for the search term; Factoidz+Rip Off. Any person with two living brain cells would, before uploading their prose read the Terms of Service and do a Search. Doing either should warn the possible user that Factoidz can not be recommended.
Now The Shills
Factoidz has a number of hardworking dedicated Shills. They are well paid. They are paid from the revenues of writers who were dropped to members so have a vested interest in getting new blood to be devoured. They have been very active over the years, doing almost daily Googles so as to find any article which attacks Factoidz and discredit it, and the writer as vehemently as they can.
As many users of the Internet are not particularly alert, they do not see a vicious near Troll attacking the writer of an article, they see a flame war in which both parties are guilty. This suits the Shill. As long as he can make it seem there are two sides to the story he has served his Master well.
Further, he will claim that he knows that the writer was kicked off of Factoidz for breaking the rules. That many people use different nicknames and it is virtually impossible to know that George Smith is really Jennifer Flowers, who also uses the name Magician, it is only the stupidity of those who read his attack which allows it to hold any credence.
As many users of the Internet are not particularly alert, they do not see a vicious near Troll attacking the writer of an article, they see a flame war in which both parties are guilty. This suits the Shill. As long as he can make it seem there are two sides to the story he has served his Master well.
Further, he will claim that he knows that the writer was kicked off of Factoidz for breaking the rules. That many people use different nicknames and it is virtually impossible to know that George Smith is really Jennifer Flowers, who also uses the name Magician, it is only the stupidity of those who read his attack which allows it to hold any credence.
Alas, it was all for naught
Considering how many people have been ripped off by Factoidz, and how many thousands of blogs, articles, entries, etc. exist on the Internet, the only choice Quoc had was to change the name of Factoidz to something totally unrelated. Hence we have Knoji. This change should have passed behind the backs of the Victims of Factoidz. But in an incredible quirk of fate, the opposite occurred.
The Letter
This is an actual email sent to persons who had been dropped to member and were the precise people to have been excluded.
In the next week, we'll be unveiling a brand new version of Factoidz. The new site will have a beautiful design, and will be packed with awesome features that truly enhance the experience for both writers and readers. We've selected you as one of our most trusted members who exemplifies the best qualities of a great writer and community member - and would like to invite you to preview our new and improved version of Factoidz.
We're also contacting you because as one of our most trusted community members, we'd also like to ask if you'd be interested inbecoming a Moderator on our new site. Your abilities as a writer will remain unchanged, but as a Moderator you'll have new abilities to modify, edit and remove content and overall help us maintain a high level of content quality. You'll also be featured prominently as a Moderator and will carry that title across the site.
If you're interested, first make sure you're logged in to Factoidz, then click this link and your account will be upgraded to preview the new site. You'll need to login again to the new site (your current Factoidz account login will work).
Please note that we're changing our site's name and brand as well, so don't be surprised when you land on a new URL. Also - while you can surf to anywhere on the site, please do not use any of the commenting, voting, or content posting features on the preview site(the communication features are not ready for public use yet). Just take a look around and get a feel for the new layout, design and features. Rest assured that when we launch, all your content will be imported to the new site, and all links and SEO Rank pointing to your old Factoidz articles will transfer and be credited to the corresponding version of the new site.
Once you're done taking a look, we'd like to ask that you send us your feedback on the new site. Include your overall impressions of the new design and direction, your feedback on features and layout, and any questions or concerns you have with the new design.
Send your feedback to [email protected], and once we receive it, we'll reset your account so you can access the existing Factoidz site to publish articles, comments and votes normally. Once we launch, you'll be able to access the new site once again.
Thank you!
The Factoidz Team
In the next week, we'll be unveiling a brand new version of Factoidz. The new site will have a beautiful design, and will be packed with awesome features that truly enhance the experience for both writers and readers. We've selected you as one of our most trusted members who exemplifies the best qualities of a great writer and community member - and would like to invite you to preview our new and improved version of Factoidz.
We're also contacting you because as one of our most trusted community members, we'd also like to ask if you'd be interested inbecoming a Moderator on our new site. Your abilities as a writer will remain unchanged, but as a Moderator you'll have new abilities to modify, edit and remove content and overall help us maintain a high level of content quality. You'll also be featured prominently as a Moderator and will carry that title across the site.
If you're interested, first make sure you're logged in to Factoidz, then click this link and your account will be upgraded to preview the new site. You'll need to login again to the new site (your current Factoidz account login will work).
Please note that we're changing our site's name and brand as well, so don't be surprised when you land on a new URL. Also - while you can surf to anywhere on the site, please do not use any of the commenting, voting, or content posting features on the preview site(the communication features are not ready for public use yet). Just take a look around and get a feel for the new layout, design and features. Rest assured that when we launch, all your content will be imported to the new site, and all links and SEO Rank pointing to your old Factoidz articles will transfer and be credited to the corresponding version of the new site.
Once you're done taking a look, we'd like to ask that you send us your feedback on the new site. Include your overall impressions of the new design and direction, your feedback on features and layout, and any questions or concerns you have with the new design.
Send your feedback to [email protected], and once we receive it, we'll reset your account so you can access the existing Factoidz site to publish articles, comments and votes normally. Once we launch, you'll be able to access the new site once again.
Thank you!
The Factoidz Team
What?
Factoidz Shills, like Jerry Walch were totally unaware of this. Although they rank just under Quoc, they were not informed. They ran around the Net disclaiming until the Factoidz site disappeared. Any entry of 'Factoidz.com' in a browser brings one to Knoji.
Now one would have assumed that the major argument with Factoidz is that it retains the work of persons it has dropped to member. If the accounts of those so demoted would have been removed there would be no real grounds for complaint. But Quoc, needing to rip every cent from other people's effort could not bring himself to delete the articles of members. So they are all there in entirety.
Proving Knoji is the same Ponzi under a different name.
Now one would have assumed that the major argument with Factoidz is that it retains the work of persons it has dropped to member. If the accounts of those so demoted would have been removed there would be no real grounds for complaint. But Quoc, needing to rip every cent from other people's effort could not bring himself to delete the articles of members. So they are all there in entirety.
Proving Knoji is the same Ponzi under a different name.