Originally posted by Panic
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Nancy is a journalist and is paid by the newspaper for which she works. Posting her articles either here or at EOG is not something she is paid by the message boards to do. Everything she writes for the newspaper is owned by the newspaper. I would have thought that SBR John knew this.
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Not as fabulous as Robyn'sOriginally posted by BeatTheJerkComment -
Need to start a thread: Sportsgirl. Come Back!. And make it a poll. The #'s would be overwelming in favor of it.Comment -
Actually, I think she would prefer not to receive the attention.Comment -
Thats okay. I'm so computer illiterate, i dont know how to start a poll. She is safe.Comment -
Ghost Alert!Originally posted by DiggityDaggityDoComment -
I posted a link to help a struggling artist sell his paintings to feed his family and got an infraction.Originally posted by Robyn
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I always enjoyed SG posts here at SBRComment -
Pavy, you forgot to mention that the artist was your child and that you were doing it for more gambling money.Originally posted by pavyracerI posted a link to help a struggling artist sell his paintings to feed his family and got an infraction.Comment -
Last time I seen her she was swinging from MoFo's nutsack while her husband was at work.Comment -
No, Richie, that was 5 Star Bomb.Comment -
Robyn,
OK I'll go with that. The others who left to post there are paid to do so. If she is not she would be the only one I'm aware of.
As far as the two sites go there is no real beef in the real world. The two forums opened a week apart with eog claiming they would soon be bigger than the Rx. For a while it looked as they just might be. We were all buddy buddy until our traffic chart crossed theirs in Oct 07. They took it personally and hired mo and hired some of our regular posters as paid posters in a desperate attempt to reverse the tide. As I said then it would not change the traffic trends and it hasn't not in the least. They continue to take SBR's success and their lack thereof personally which is just plain ole weird. They thought hiring dozens of posters as decoys would attarct others, it didn't. Anyway, I wish Sportsgirl good luck with all she does.Comment -
Now put this thread on lock-downComment -
I understand paying moderators, writers and certain character types....but paying individuals to make a message board appear busy is just plain silly. Even so, if that is how EOG does business, that is their decision. In reality, monies are better spent developing software/programs for the members and also ensuring server security.Originally posted by SBR_John
Thank you for explaining the situation with EOG/SBR. I never really understood all of the animosity.Comment -
Probably a very good call, ITH.Originally posted by InTheHoleComment -
Wait a minute, EOG pays people to just create buzz on their forum?Comment -
Allegedly. But can anyone prove it?Comment -
It isn't a hidden secretComment -
And some posters have even admitted it.Originally posted by BadNinaComment -
Really? Not that I really pay attention, but I've never seen anyone admit it.
Again, if so...good for them, but there are other more important things to be spending money on other than paying people to make a forum look busy.Comment -
Yeah that is pretty crazy, I really dont understand the logic how a more busy forum would bring their investment back in return to themComment -
Well, many advertisers pay according to website hits.Comment -
I remember October 07. The first check I got from SBR was used for Halloween decorations.Originally posted by SBR_John
Thanks again.Comment -
I'm paid not to post at EOG. I'm going to start turning the screw more so I can be paid not to post here as well.Originally posted by RobynOriginally posted by pags11Originally posted by BuddyBearOriginally posted by curiousComment -
Nice job taco bring in that moneyComment -
I don't care if SG is here or not here... If she can't take some random kid at the internet taking a shot at her...then she needs to go live in a bomb shelter in Montana or something as far away from the internet as possible.
If she likes EoG better then fine, if she likes the RX better than fine. Most will admit they have ventured across the street and what do you know most come back
I still don't know why BT doesn't get any props...Comment -
Originally posted by InTheHole
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You are correct a busy forum where a group is posting machine-like does not provide any value to sponsors. The ploy is to use the paid posters as decoys to bring in the flocks of real posters who will then visit the web sites sponsors. Same as duck hunters put decoys on the lake to attract other ducks to land there.Originally posted by MoneySportsGuy
The inherent problem with this strategy is there is no channel or catalyst to attract new posters to see the forum. The money spent on the paid poster decoys could have probably been better spent on real content that would attract people in. Then they would naturally migrate into the posting community. Something similar to that strategy still needs to be done for them to rebuild imo.Comment -
I don't understand why people on these forums view it as an "us or them" situation. Like, you can't read all of the forums? And post on all of them? There are some good cappers at some of the other forums if you can tolerate all the nonsense you have to wade through to get to them.Originally posted by purecarnaggeI don't care if SG is here or not here... If she can't take some random kid at the internet taking a shot at her...then she needs to go live in a bomb shelter in Montana or something as far away from the internet as possible.
If she likes EoG better then fine, if she likes the RX better than fine. Most will admit they have ventured across the street and what do you know most come back
I still don't know why BT doesn't get any props...
It seems idiotic to me for someone to be viewed as a "traitor" for reading and posting in other forums.Comment -
^^^I guess I am drinking the SBR Kool Aide because I like the people on this board....I go there maybe once a day and I don't have the same experience..Comment -
Ahhh, John....I'm not a paid poster. Now you are aware of two!Originally posted by SBR_John
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I happen to like forum wars.
good times.Comment -
Who cares... I mean does it really matter... SBR has tools/information/community... never been to EOG...been to RX and Betting talk though.Comment -
One guy there was asked if he was a paid poster and he said no. They then asked if he was compensated in any way and he said lets just leave it at I'm not a paid poster. I mean its all Bill Clintonish and no one really cares.Originally posted by swede96Ahhh, John....I'm not a paid poster. Now you are aware of two!
The two sites operate totally different thats for sure. They have paid posters err compensated posters and we have programmers building 4 new sites for players to use in '09. I guess what I'm saying is I really dont care what they do, we are committed to creating excellent content rich sites for SBR visitors.Comment -
The first step in not caring is refraining from discussing the goings on. Surely everyone knows that no publicity is bad publicity.
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