Gather

The site has cut down on the points. It used to be that you could get gift cards with your points in the range of $50-$200 a month. I spent a lot of time on the site and, in that 10 months, I managed to get $35 worth of gift cards. Given many of my posts gardnered 100-200 views (one received over 500 views and 50 comments), it wasn’t lack of interest in what I wrote. I was actually terminated because of that clique (more of a mob than a clique.) Whereas they hide thier distain for anyone who dared to complain about the way they harass people by making up inane stories and “poems,” even reported, they had no consequences to their actions. I reported one post that viciously mocked a few people (one for a disability) in disguise, and, although one of the employees of the site asked for more information, the post was allowed to stay up. I also told the owner and a couple of employees about many other posts where they baited people they didn’t like, but those were completely ignored. Ulti... Read more

I, like mary4165, was also very unhappy at Gather. That disruptive group is indeed, very active. After posting several pieces based on personal experience, I received several anonymous emails accusing me of fraud.I posted a vigorous reply to such behavior and was called a whiner. That was enough.

I was very dissatisfied with Gather. They let a small group of people disrupt the system and I think they do it on purpose. Their site is very slow, at times it takes up to two minutes to post a comment. Their rating and flagging systems are a shambles. Corporate does not listen to members suggestions or compliants. In all it is a waste of time.

Earn points on Gather that can be redemmed for cash/prizes. Website is geared more toward discussion groups or literary contributions than simply personal web pages.