I may have been one of the few who started posting again when mofome left. During his 6 month of terror I averaged 1 post per day. If there was one person knowing how to kill a forum it was him.
These new guys have no idea what "useless" threads are. Mofome won that hands down. It was almost unbelievable. There was shit like "what is your favoite color?" and there would be 10 of them at a time on the first page of PT. Unfukkingreal.
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#38
Originally posted by pavyracer
John I really love the graph you have just posted because it proved my point that is the posters who make the growth. You have had paid posters for the last 2 years, you and I know who they are and there is no need to deny it. The growth has started in the last 6 months. This means the paid posters have little involvement in making the forum grow. I remember two years ago during Euro 08 there were 2 threads in the soccer forum and now the soccer forum is one of the busiest forums. It is my believe that if you invest more in giving the posters what they want and eliminate the paid posters the growth will be even faster. One of the things you can do is make soccer available in sbrpicks.com for both contests offered by SBR and books and for contests between posters. With the Word Cup in only 5 months from now this needs to be in place ASAP because you are going to miss a lot of new posters. Offer more soccer contests if your goal is to expand globally. Paid posters will not grow the forum but if you attract sports fans and gamblers they will stay here for a long time as long as you offer them contests and all the other tools SBR offers. Offer more prizes to posters and fire all the paid posters so the money goes to all the posters who support the forum.
No argument from me. We dont have paid posters. I think instead of saying paid posters you mean JJ Gold. JJ could have a job here anytime and he has been paid for helping us and has done incredible work. If you think someone else is paid to post you are just 100% wrong.
It was this time last year when eog hired about 20 of our posters. It failed. Now they have KingRev and others and they are just coma inducing. We invest in content and the content brings the posters. The traffic and content are all real. The paid poster thing is the part thats not. But I wont stand in the way of a good conspiracy theory if its entertaining.
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1st and Ten
SBR Hall of Famer
11-13-09
5131
#39
Interestingly enough...all the growth coincides with the introduction of the Service Plays forum. That place is SBR's engine.
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lakerboy
SBR Aristocracy
04-02-09
94382
#40
I am the only reason the NBA forum ignited
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1st and Ten
SBR Hall of Famer
11-13-09
5131
#41
LakerBoy is a christ on these forums
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lakerboy
SBR Aristocracy
04-02-09
94382
#42
Hey i was kidding guys but you cant deny i get SBR views.
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1st and Ten
SBR Hall of Famer
11-13-09
5131
#43
I wasn't
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#44
Originally posted by 1st and Ten
Interestingly enough...all the growth coincides with the introduction of the Service Plays forum. That place is SBR's engine.
There is some truth to that. It has a large following. Actually all the sub forums kind of turned into a stand alone community all to themselves. Before it was just guys from Players Talk who would also stop by. Not so anymore. They all have their hardcore guys just like Players talk has its core and community. Pretty cool actually.
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tltaylor89
SBR Posting Legend
06-19-09
19610
#45
Chart no chart give me 10kSBR points and im happy
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1st and Ten
SBR Hall of Famer
11-13-09
5131
#46
Originally posted by SBR_John
There is some truth to that. It has a large following. Actually all the sub forums kind of turned into a stand alone community all to themselves. Before it was just guys from Players Talk who would also stop by. Not so anymore. They all have their hardcore guys just like Players talk has its core and community. Pretty cool actually.
Back when that forum was created it was bucked soo hard. I think there was a petition going around asking if we should get rid of it. Slow at first but a very solid group of guys there. It's a lot of work for Willie but he does a great job.
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#47
Originally posted by 1st and Ten
Back when that forum was created it was bucked soo hard. I think there was a petition going around asking if we should get rid of it. Slow at first but a very solid group of guys there. It's a lot of work for Willie but he does a great job.
Well said and thanks for the Willie mention. He really is a great guy and been with the company a lonng time.
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THEGREAT30
SBR Hall of Famer
10-04-08
8970
#48
Originally posted by 1st and Ten
Interestingly enough...all the growth coincides with the introduction of the Service Plays forum. That place is SBR's engine.
I have never entered into the Service Plays forum, but I can see how it can attract a bunch of new guys looking for a perceived edge, good point.
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Ash_cakes
SBR Rookie
02-12-10
45
#49
SBR is the shit!
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THE PROFIT
SBR Posting Legend
11-27-09
17701
#50
When I first started forums it was for no other reason than to see what was being played by the services & someone told me about the Rx. But everyone in the sports forums are such babies over there. Once I found this place I haven't been back. This place has it's dumbasses, but that's kinda the charm. SBR has solid cappers in the football & basketball forums that share info, which is what it's all about. The contests create competetiveness amongst the posters & I think helps with handicapping skills. And the points is the gravy! Where else can you be an active member & participate & get rewards? I mean I have over $150 in a bookmaker acct now from the $50 cash play. The store has some nice things & it's all free really, you get points for winning contests, winning plays in the pointbook, you know, handicapping & winning ballgames which is what we should all be here to get better at. Having fun is great and I make alot of stupid threads all in fun, but there's no need in arguing & stirring shi* between one another all the time. This is the best handicapping forum on the web & lets all contribute to make it better.
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1st and Ten
SBR Hall of Famer
11-13-09
5131
#51
Originally posted by THE PROFIT
When I first started forums it was for no other reason than to see what was being played by the services & someone told me about the Rx. But everyone in the sports forums are such babies over there. Once I found this place I haven't been back. This place has it's dumbasses, but that's kinda the charm. SBR has solid cappers in the football & basketball forums that share info, which is what it's all about. The contests create competetiveness amongst the posters & I think helps with handicapping skills. And the points is the gravy! Where else can you be an active member & participate & get rewards? I mean I have over $150 in a bookmaker acct now from the $50 cash play. The store has some nice things & it's all free really, you get points for winning contests, winning plays in the pointbook, you know, handicapping 7 winning ballgames which is what we should all be here to get better at. Having fun is great and I make alot of stupid threads all in fun, but there's no need in arguing & stirring shi* between one another all the time. This is the best handicapping forum on the web & lets all contribute to make it better.
Nice comment man! Here is 2 points for you
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THE PROFIT
SBR Posting Legend
11-27-09
17701
#52
Thank you kindly sir!
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#53
When I first started forums it was for no other reason than to see what was being played by the services & someone told me about the Rx. But everyone in the sports forums are such babies over there. Once I found this place I haven't been back. This place has it's dumbasses, but that's kinda the charm.
..thats a pretty good line.
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odusmykal
SBR MVP
08-30-07
3426
#54
You summed it up nicely there Profit.. I'll toss you a couple of points also..
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THE PROFIT
SBR Posting Legend
11-27-09
17701
#55
Thanks guys
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Shortstop
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
01-02-09
27281
#56
Originally posted by THE PROFIT
When I first started forums it was for no other reason than to see what was being played by the services & someone told me about the Rx. But everyone in the sports forums are such babies over there. Once I found this place I haven't been back. This place has it's dumbasses, but that's kinda the charm. SBR has solid cappers in the football & basketball forums that share info, which is what it's all about. The contests create competetiveness amongst the posters & I think helps with handicapping skills. And the points is the gravy! Where else can you be an active member & participate & get rewards? I mean I have over $150 in a bookmaker acct now from the $50 cash play. The store has some nice things & it's all free really, you get points for winning contests, winning plays in the pointbook, you know, handicapping & winning ballgames which is what we should all be here to get better at. Having fun is great and I make alot of stupid threads all in fun, but there's no need in arguing & stirring shi* between one another all the time. This is the best handicapping forum on the web & lets all contribute to make it better.
PROFIT, I also will give you a couple of points for this post! Very well stated!
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CarolinaDaze
SBR Hall of Famer
11-07-09
6850
#57
Originally posted by THE PROFIT
When I first started forums it was for no other reason than to see what was being played by the services & someone told me about the Rx. But everyone in the sports forums are such babies over there. Once I found this place I haven't been back. This place has it's dumbasses, but that's kinda the charm. SBR has solid cappers in the football & basketball forums that share info, which is what it's all about. The contests create competetiveness amongst the posters & I think helps with handicapping skills. And the points is the gravy! Where else can you be an active member & participate & get rewards? I mean I have over $150 in a bookmaker acct now from the $50 cash play. The store has some nice things & it's all free really, you get points for winning contests, winning plays in the pointbook, you know, handicapping & winning ballgames which is what we should all be here to get better at. Having fun is great and I make alot of stupid threads all in fun, but there's no need in arguing & stirring shi* between one another all the time. This is the best handicapping forum on the web & lets all contribute to make it better.
Yes sir u said it, tell it like it is or not at all.
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Dexter
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
12-24-08
25829
#58
Originally posted by lakerboy
I am the only reason the NBA forum ignited
"ignited"?? cause sheep post in your thread to suck you off, rip you or yell at others for posting their plays you ignited the nba section?
same group of guys from last year are back for the most part who discuss games, their plays etc...
cmon LB...
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JohnAnthony
SBR Hall of Famer
04-30-09
5110
#59
Originally posted by pavyracer
John I really love the graph you have just posted because it proved my point that is the posters who make the growth. You have had paid posters for the last 2 years, you and I know who they are and there is no need to deny it. The growth has started in the last 6 months. This means the paid posters have little involvement in making the forum grow. I remember two years ago during Euro 08 there were 2 threads in the soccer forum and now the soccer forum is one of the busiest forums. It is my believe that if you invest more in giving the posters what they want and eliminate the paid posters the growth will be even faster. One of the things you can do is make soccer available in sbrpicks.com for both contests offered by SBR and books and for contests between posters. With the Word Cup in only 5 months from now this needs to be in place ASAP because you are going to miss a lot of new posters. Offer more soccer contests if your goal is to expand globally. Paid posters will not grow the forum but if you attract sports fans and gamblers they will stay here for a long time as long as you offer them contests and all the other tools SBR offers. Offer more prizes to posters and fire all the paid posters so the money goes to all the posters who support the forum.
+10
"I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."
- D.H. Lawrence
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#60
Lots of posters responsible for making SBR so busy
Paver is a fukkin idiot, I was never paid to post here. Heck I do not even have to post. I always have had huge posting number at every forum I dominated and very little of it at RX or EOG I was paid.
If you think getting $400 a month to make lots of posts is appealing you should just end it or live in a shelter as you are a major failure in life.
SBR is so successful because they do not pay people to post, once you pay people to post it is so obvious and paid posters at EOG and RX over post and force post and it kills the board.
Paver you make more of a fool out of yourself everyday here.
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#61
The only thing I agree on with Paver is more of a soccer presence with SBR PICKS
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geebert74
SBR MVP
09-03-09
2445
#62
if you dont like it you can always leave... welcome to america!
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obamaismyuncle
SBR Posting Legend
12-31-08
17801
#63
Originally posted by jjgold
Lots of posters responsible for making SBR so busy
Paver is a fukkin idiot, I was never paid to post here. Heck I do not even have to post. I always have had huge posting number at every forum I dominated and very little of it at RX or EOG I was paid.
If you think getting $400 a month to make lots of posts is appealing you should just end it or live in a shelter as you are a major failure in life.
SBR is so successful because they do not pay people to post, once you pay people to post it is so obvious and paid posters at EOG and RX over post and force post and it kills the board.
Paver you make more of a fool out of yourself everyday here.
Pavy has said many times that he gets paid to post too. Not that I care, but somebody needs to cut the bullshit.
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pavyracer
SBR Aristocracy
04-12-07
82888
#64
Originally posted by SBR_John
No argument from me. We dont have paid posters. I think instead of saying paid posters you mean JJ Gold. JJ could have a job here anytime and he has been paid for helping us and has done incredible work. If you think someone else is paid to post you are just 100% wrong.
It was this time last year when eog hired about 20 of our posters. It failed. Now they have KingRev and others and they are just coma inducing. We invest in content and the content brings the posters. The traffic and content are all real. The paid poster thing is the part thats not. But I wont stand in the way of a good conspiracy theory if its entertaining.
OK. How about having soccer incorporated in sbrpicks which was what my post was about? I didn't ask you if you have paid posters.
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pavyracer
SBR Aristocracy
04-12-07
82888
#65
Originally posted by jjgold
Lots of posters responsible for making SBR so busy
Paver is a fukkin idiot, I was never paid to post here. Heck I do not even have to post. I always have had huge posting number at every forum I dominated and very little of it at RX or EOG I was paid.
If you think getting $400 a month to make lots of posts is appealing you should just end it or live in a shelter as you are a major failure in life.
SBR is so successful because they do not pay people to post, once you pay people to post it is so obvious and paid posters at EOG and RX over post and force post and it kills the board.
Paver you make more of a fool out of yourself everyday here.
JJ read my post again. I did not mention your name. Why are you being defensive on a post that doesn't involve your name? If this was a trial you have just convinced the jury to convict you. There is a reason defense lawyers don't allow the defendants to testify in front of the jury.
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Fishhead
SBR Aristocracy
08-11-05
40179
#66
Originally posted by jjgold
Lots of posters responsible for making SBR so busy
Paver is a fukkin idiot, I was never paid to post here. Heck I do not even have to post. I always have had huge posting number at every forum I dominated and very little of it at RX or EOG I was paid.
If you think getting $400 a month to make lots of posts is appealing you should just end it or live in a shelter as you are a major failure in life.
SBR is so successful because they do not pay people to post, once you pay people to post it is so obvious and paid posters at EOG and RX over post and force post and it kills the board.
Paver you make more of a fool out of yourself everyday here.
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pavyracer
SBR Aristocracy
04-12-07
82888
#67
Originally posted by SBR_John
JJ could have a job here anytime and he has been paid for helping us and has done incredible work.
Originally posted by jjgold
I was never paid to post here
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JohnAnthony
SBR Hall of Famer
04-30-09
5110
#68
Maybe he wasn't paid for posting?
I ask myself though, what he could have been paid for if not for posting though?
I don't know, I don't care.
"I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."
- D.H. Lawrence
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Fishhead
SBR Aristocracy
08-11-05
40179
#69
Originally posted by SBR_John
No argument from me. We dont have paid posters. I think instead of saying paid posters you mean JJ Gold. JJ could have a job here anytime and he has been paid for helping us and has done incredible work. If you think someone else is paid to post you are just 100% wrong.
It was this time last year when eog hired about 20 of our posters. It failed. Now they have KingRev and others and they are just coma inducing. We invest in content and the content brings the posters. The traffic and content are all real. The paid poster thing is the part thats not. But I wont stand in the way of a good conspiracy theory if its entertaining.
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lakerboy
SBR Aristocracy
04-02-09
94382
#70
Originally posted by Dexter
"ignited"?? cause sheep post in your thread to suck you off, rip you or yell at others for posting their plays you ignited the nba section?
same group of guys from last year are back for the most part who discuss games, their plays etc...
cmon LB...
lol i said i was kidding what you so angry about? not the same group of guys from last year go and look at last years threads, that section was dry as paint until december