Jack/IE - Can you clarify what we can/cannot ask about here?

acehistr8

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I was a little surprised to see a locked thread below on a topic that I had wanted to ask about. It was a pay for stats site I used for 5 weeks last year and really wanted to know what people thought about it, how it worked out etc. It was recommended to me by Nolan whose opinion I hold very highly yet it was locked by Jack and deemed to be advertising. I didnt see it that way at all.

People talk in here all the time - by name - about the touts they follow. There are always threads during the season about which sheet you follow, is Northcoast or Gold Sheet or Jim Feists Sheet better. Why is it OK to talk about pay for picks places, that are much more closely related to your business model then a site that specializes in statistics? Northcoast has a business model much closer to yours, if either of them really is, but they are mentioned and their plays posted in here all the time. There are even threads posted specifically listing plays from a variety of touts. So why can some sites be named and talked about/reviewed but others cant even though they are basically in the same business. Its not like people are mentioning other sports forums by name.

I genuinely wanted to know about this particular site and having been around for two years I think you both know I dont shill for anyone. Are they a former advertiser here that no longer does business with you? If someone has screwed you in the past I would want to know as no way in hell would they get my business. But I want to know because if I have questions on sites in the future I would like to know how to go about getting them answered.
 
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Perhaps...

Perhaps...

they think you can get what you need from BestBettor :shrug:

Good question ace.
 

acehistr8

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Its one thing to provide a massive database full of stats, thats fine. But the site in question from what I saw was not only a statlovers heaven but also did a good job of extrapolating meaning from said stats. It had nothing to do with Bestbettor and in no way was a conflict of interest or conflict of business models. We talk about hundreds of pay companies that are football related here - many that are not sponsors.

Like I said, I just want to know why one thing is OK to talk about by name and not another, since they are both basically the same. Or is it that if you have less than 100 posts it looks like advertising? Anyway, I wanted to know why I couldnt get opinions on that site and also want to know what is up going forward.
 
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Thanks for bringing it up Ace.

I also couldn't figure out why, but decided just to let it go since it was not that important, not to mention I have very little clout around this camp.

I didn't think my response to Yak was anything close to advertising or shilling. I was just posting my experience and trying to help.

Anyway, I look forward to reading all your posts.

Good luck this season!

B6
 

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sometimes i'm doing 2 or 3 things at one time and am in a hurry.

like i said in the thread; "i am going to let it go" or "slide" or whatever. i don't recall locking it but must have while in a hurry.

no, that's normally NOT the type of post i lock up. i lock up and ban the touts and obvious advertising.

it's unlocked now and sorry for the confusion.

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two minute warning

two minute warning

i was the one that i think asked the question that is being discussed. i am sorry for the mess it caused. i don't have anything to do with it and was not trying to advertise for it and (embarassingly) don't know what shillng (lol besides curt) means. i didn't pursue it cause i thought i step on some rules or something. it really was just an attempt to see if others had used it and what their opinions were. i do appreciate your openess here and that your ego is not out of hand. thank you. i still would appreciate an answer if it is ok now. thanks for all the hard and honest work and i can understand how things can really get busy and hectic. thanks again. :)
 

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yak,

you didn't mess anything up, i did.

sorry for the confusion.

Jack
 
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