Post by: chitown on March 03, 2008, 01:45:03 PM
Post by: JessN16 on March 03, 2008, 09:57:04 PM
Chris Johnson, who used to be exempt, has posted here. I've heard Eric Forkel does or did at one time but I've never run into him here that I know of.
I'm not aware of any others, but other posters might know. If there are a lot of exempt players that post here, most must do it under aliases. I hate that; I wish more would join up. We're a much more fun crowd here than the PBA.com forums.
Jess
Post by: scotts33 on March 03, 2008, 10:00:15 PM
quote:But no moderation <unlike PBA> so I doubt many tour players want to see that kind of interaction with no moderation.
We're a much more fun crowd here than the PBA.com forums.
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Post by: JessN16 on March 03, 2008, 10:08:22 PM
quote:quote:But no moderation <unlike PBA> so I doubt many tour players want to see that kind of interaction with no moderation.
We're a much more fun crowd here than the PBA.com forums.
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PBA.com isn't the first thing I think about when I think about "moderation." If PBA.com considers itself "moderated," then they've got a different definition of the word than I do.
There are two guys on that site who probably have 20 usernames apiece and attack players unmercifully. Only once every few weeks do any of those usernames ever get turned off. They show up an hour later with one of their other usernames, and I've seen one of them blatantly say, "My username xxxxxxx just got banned, but I'm back."
I'm a site administrator for a college football forum that gets probably 20-100 times the traffic of PBA.com and we ban more people in a week than PBA.com does in a year.
As long as you stay off the Miscellaneous-Non Bowling forum here, you don't have much to worry about.
Jess
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Post by: Dabalos on March 03, 2008, 10:58:50 PM
Post by: JessN16 on March 03, 2008, 11:50:04 PM
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Post by: scotts33 on March 04, 2008, 04:58:32 AM
Here's another great thread of bashing. Has this been discussed enough? http://www.ballreviews.com/Forum/Replies.asp?TopicID=188157&ForumID=92&CategoryID=5
I'd think most tour players don't want the grief as to why they don't post or don't have the time.
Jess--How many great college players post on your college football forum? What's the URL? Like to see it.
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Post by: jbruno6 on March 04, 2008, 05:02:33 AM
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Post by: ChrispyBrownies on March 04, 2008, 06:52:17 AM
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Mike Wolfe is 2810 king (pretty sure). He has sold alot of equipment on here.
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Post by: chitown on March 04, 2008, 08:59:08 AM
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Jeff Carter is technically exempt although not bowling this year due to injury. He'll bowl next year. He posts quite a lot.
Chris Johnson, who used to be exempt, has posted here. I've heard Eric Forkel does or did at one time but I've never run into him here that I know of.
I'm not aware of any others, but other posters might know. If there are a lot of exempt players that post here, most must do it under aliases. I hate that; I wish more would join up. We're a much more fun crowd here than the PBA.com forums.
Jess
Jess, i'm sure there's a few on here that don't let it be known. I know Tim Mack was on here at one time but can't remember his user name. This was a few years ago.
Post by: aguynamedpat on March 04, 2008, 09:28:56 AM
This is the first time I have gone outside the classifieds/beginners board in quite some time. This site is pretty much a joke, except for the classifieds section.
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Post by: dogman666 on March 04, 2008, 09:38:37 AM
Post by: Dan Belcher on March 04, 2008, 09:51:18 AM
Post by: aguynamedpat on March 04, 2008, 10:03:20 AM
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I post outside the classifieds here RARELY. Thats the only reason I use this site, to buy/sell/trade equipment. Its either the classifieds or the Beginners Board, trying to help the beginner bowlers with some problems they are having.
This is the first time I have gone outside the classifieds/beginners board in quite some time. This site is pretty much a joke, except for the classifieds section.
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Explain that to me? I didnt say the PEOPLE are a joke, I said the SITE is a joke. You put words into my mouth. A majority of people I bowl with say the same thing, that the site overall is a joke, but the classifieds are great for buying/selling/trading equipment. Most people on here are good people to deal with, I have yet to have a negative transaction.
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Post by: JessN16 on March 04, 2008, 10:58:43 AM
The only forum that has a consistent problem here is the non-sports forum. Newsflash: That's true of virtually every sports site that has a non-sports forum. They all turn into religion/politics bashfests, and/or bring out the mentally unstable and the wards of modern chemistry. If you stay off the non-sports side of the site you'll cut down on 99 percent of your problems.
I'm only on three bowling sites -- this one, PBA.com and the USBC's site. This one is a good bit better than bowl.com and it's so much better than PBA.com's forums that there's no comparison.
As for the statement, "This site is a joke among the real bowling community," if that's the prevailing attitude away from this site it shows what kind of problems this sport has. There's no room in bowling for elitist attitudes and given the traffic this site gets, if the "real bowling community" is comfy playing playground games and blowing off this many people at once in a my-thingy-is-bigger-than-yours fight, then there won't be a "real bowling community" much longer.
Here's the bottom line: Everyone on this site who carries a USBC card is no more or less important than anyone else. Period. You can disagree all you want but you'll be wrong.
Jess
Post by: Monster Pike on March 04, 2008, 12:09:07 PM
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Post by: JessN16 on March 04, 2008, 12:49:50 PM
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But that is what the "Misc-non-bowling related" board is for. You don't have to read that stuff. Some of us who do post on that board get irritated on it by some comments once in awhile & then shoot some back & maybe irritate others. I guess it's a forumn for stress relief,LOL. But we can also go on the other boards & read, learn & post some contributions as far as ball line questions, wrist supports, cleaning & other stuff we've used. The PBA guys can still offer advice if they want & not go on the misc boards. But anyway, that's just my opinion.
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"The last time I saw a face like that, it had a hook in it's mouth." Rodney Dangerfield
I'm not disagreeing with that; I'm saying it's the only board that has consistent flame wars, but that's the same way it is everywhere. If someone is going to call a site "a joke" and the non-sports forum is part of that, then every site with a non-sports forum is a joke -- because most all are that way.
However, I still haven't heard what he thinks makes the site "a joke." If it's not the non-sports forums, it must be something about the topical forums, but the topical forums are all informative and people are mostly well-behaved.
Sure, there are the random idiots who start or respond to threads from time to time, but show me one that doesn't have that problem. Even the vaunted bowl.com has that issue from time to time.
Jess
Post by: JessN16 on March 04, 2008, 12:52:13 PM
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At least they try Jess.
Here's another great thread of bashing. Has this been discussed enough? http://www.ballreviews.com/Forum/Replies.asp?TopicID=188157&ForumID=92&CategoryID=5
I'd think most tour players don't want the grief as to why they don't post or don't have the time.
Jess--How many great college players post on your college football forum? What's the URL? Like to see it.
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That very same video was posted about and roundly slammed on none other than PBA.com's General forum.
The site I administrate is www.tidefans.com. It covers college football but in particular, SEC football and especially University of Alabama football. I've been editor-in-chief there for 10 years now. We have about 20,000 active membership accounts.
Jess
Post by: chitown on March 04, 2008, 02:26:08 PM
Now I can understand some of the exempt pro's may not like this site because of being critisized in the PBA threads. That's part of being a PRO BOWLER! You take the good with the bad.
I will say this, if more of the PBA players were like Jeff Carter this site would be top notch. Jeff Carter is an exempt pro and has helped many bowlers on this site. He doesn't get paid to come on here and answer questions. He does this for the love of the sport.
Take a look at WRW. I know a lot of people don't care for him but at least he takes the time to answer questions on his site.
A lot of prople get down on Chris Barnes but the guys done a lot for the game of bowling.
The PBA would probably be in a better place if more of the players were in touch with their fans! Like Jeff Carter, WRW and Chris Barnes. I should also include Danny Wisemen because he's posted a lot on PBA.com forums.
Post by: chitown on March 04, 2008, 03:57:46 PM
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Explain that to me? I didnt say the PEOPLE are a joke, I said the SITE is a joke. You put words into my mouth. A majority of people I bowl with say the same thing, that the site overall is a joke, but the classifieds are great for buying/selling/trading equipment. Most people on here are good people to deal with, I have yet to have a negative transaction.
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Why do you say this site is a joke?
Post by: Monster Pike on March 04, 2008, 04:02:04 PM
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Post by: ccrider on March 13, 2008, 12:15:27 PM
Like everywhere, there are some good people on this site. I must say, I have received help from the guys on this site every time I have asked.
When I want entertainment, I go to the non bowler's segment and there is always some idiot there to argue with.
Seems to me that you take yourself too seriously. Like others, I am still interested to know what led you to make your statement. I need someone to vent on right about now.
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I post outside the classifieds here RARELY. Thats the only reason I use this site, to buy/sell/trade equipment. Its either the classifieds or the Beginners Board, trying to help the beginner bowlers with some problems they are having.
This is the first time I have gone outside the classifieds/beginners board in quite some time. This site is pretty much a joke, except for the classifieds section.
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