Originally posted by Grampy BobbyMaybe so, Kewpie; however, the near and longer term financial viability of Red Hot Pawn as a competitive market entry (as an online correspondence chess site with public forums) requires sustained subscription and advertising revenues. Those websites which have historically satisfied both chess move and public forum post volume criteria most effectively will benefit from advertisers' contract renewal decisions in 2016 and beyond. You and I and other active public forum contributors may have our personal soft ball preferences regarding nice to have thread content, architecture and design considerations. Russ has been playing pragmatic hard ball with must have revenue delivery requirements since February 21, 2001, and will continue to face into this highly competitive market reality in 2016 and beyond. "Word Association" and related threads on this forum have categorically proven themselves to be "an indicator of interest" and more significantly as having the potential to deliver not merely wheelbarrows but truckloads of post volume in recent years. As loyal senior members, shouldn't we view the daily and annual scenes from the site's sole proprietor's perspective? Regards, GB
If you withhold your $40 from Russ as of 6 January 2016, the consequence of your stated intent in the OP, how many times ~ according to your estimation ~ will you have to post in the Public Forums in 2016 in order for Russ to regain that $40?
Originally posted by FMFSo tell us all about your motive for copy-pasting his comments yet again. It's okay if you do it but if he does it, he's Gengis Khan??
[b]Originally posted by orangutan
"Like I say, no one can deny that you energise the forums here - it's my personal opinion that your brand of energy (copy paste, copy paste, list, list - avoid questions) isn't particularly interesting."
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"Postscript: Here's a summary of the activity volumes of my own threads on this forum with one hund ...[text shortened]... hat this spammy copy pasted post, in its own little loyal way, is somehow making money for Russ?
Originally posted by FMFFor all of your whinging about GB's copy-pasting, you still feel compelled to copy-paste his entire post, rather than utilizing the provided "Reply and Quote" feature. I imagine there's more behind your whinging than mere displeasure at his copy-pasting. You're doing the exact same thing, so I can't imagine that you think his actions alone are so vile.
[b]Maybe so, Kewpie; however, the near and longer term financial viability of Red Hot Pawn as a competitive market entry (as an online correspondence chess site with public forums) requires sustained subscription and advertising revenues. Those websites which have historically satisfied both chess move and public forum post volume criteria most effectivel ...[text shortened]... tion ~ will you have to post in the Public Forums in 2016 in order for Russ to regain that $40?
Originally posted by SuzianneDo you have any constructive statements to offer, or are you just wanting to vent?
For all of your whinging about GB's copy-pasting, you still feel compelled to copy-paste his entire post, rather than utilizing the provided "Reply and Quote" feature. I imagine there's more behind your whinging than mere displeasure at his copy-pasting. You're doing the exact same thing, so I can't imagine that you think his actions alone are so vile.
Originally posted by SuzianneI did use the "Reply and Quote" feature. What I didn't do was to repost one of my own previous posts in order to dodge addressing a point that I was actually only pretending to address.,
For all of your whinging about GB's copy-pasting, you still feel compelled to copy-paste his entire post, rather than utilizing the provided "Reply and Quote" feature.
19 Dec 15
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (Page 4)"The forums are the core of the 'Red Hot Pawn' community. Feel free to just read, but please consider posting a comment. Most posts will develop into a conversation (called a 'thread' ), so be sure to check back and follow up on any of your earlier posts." ~Russ
Perhaps Russ himself will do a rare cameo and weigh in before this thread dies.
Meanwhile, thanks for an objective and honest conversation.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThis is what it doesn't say:
"The forums are the core of the 'Red Hot Pawn' community. Feel free to just read, but please consider posting a comment. Most posts will develop into a conversation (called a 'thread' ), so be sure to check back and follow up on any of your earlier posts." ~Russ
The forums are a small part of 'Red Hot Pawn. Feel free to just read, but if you must post a comment. Try not to cut and paste as this annoys the community.Some posts will develop into a conversation (called a 'thread' ), most will die of natural causes." ~Russ[/
19 Dec 15
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIt's just a bit of promotional blurb, Grampy Bobby.
"The forums are the core of the 'Red Hot Pawn' community. Feel free to just read, but please consider posting a comment. Most posts will develop into a conversation (called a 'thread' ), so be sure to check back and follow up on any of your earlier posts." ~Russ
19 Dec 15
Originally posted by wolfgang59wolfgang59, "Please edit quoted text responsibly. Making modifications which misrepresent the original post will result in a forum ban." ~Russ
This is what it doesn't say:
The forums are a small part of 'Red Hot Pawn. Feel free to just read, but if you must post a comment. Try not to cut and paste as this annoys the community.Some posts will develop into a conversation (called a 'thread' ), most will die of natural causes." ~Russ[/