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28 May 10
02:15
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Since the downgrade, there have been two things that have reduced my enjoyment of the forum. 1 - the programming/design flaws in the new forum and 2 - the resultant diaspora of forumites who no longer wish to participate.
Now, this has happened in a time period whilst I've been fairly busy with other stuff, and tonight is the first night I've looked at the forum without having a lot of other stuff on my mind, and the lack of activity is very sad.
Betfair have recently offered a fairly comprehensive apology. And so they should! And they appear to have gone some way to addressing the memory issues. I'm not defending them exactly, they fecked up and totally forgot about their customers until they voted with their feet, but I've enjoyed the forum over the years. Faced with a choice with leaving and being right, and staying and trying to get things going I'll opt with the latter, but as tonight demonstrates, and I've tried to generate interest tonight, it's going to take a lot of people to do this, if the forum is to survive in any unshit form.
So, in my Clegg-like role, I ask you to see through the pointless white space, the needless memory usage, and keep posting, and try to save something which has given a lot of happiness and, perhaps more importantly, support to people over the years. I know it's rather dreadful but the people are the same, and who knows, Betfair might make further un-downgrades! If I may refer again to our ongoing charity effort - there's three of us involved - two of us work in marketing, yet 80% of donations so far come from Betfairians...something worth fighting for IMO.
Now, this has happened in a time period whilst I've been fairly busy with other stuff, and tonight is the first night I've looked at the forum without having a lot of other stuff on my mind, and the lack of activity is very sad.
Betfair have recently offered a fairly comprehensive apology. And so they should! And they appear to have gone some way to addressing the memory issues. I'm not defending them exactly, they fecked up and totally forgot about their customers until they voted with their feet, but I've enjoyed the forum over the years. Faced with a choice with leaving and being right, and staying and trying to get things going I'll opt with the latter, but as tonight demonstrates, and I've tried to generate interest tonight, it's going to take a lot of people to do this, if the forum is to survive in any unshit form.
So, in my Clegg-like role, I ask you to see through the pointless white space, the needless memory usage, and keep posting, and try to save something which has given a lot of happiness and, perhaps more importantly, support to people over the years. I know it's rather dreadful but the people are the same, and who knows, Betfair might make further un-downgrades! If I may refer again to our ongoing charity effort - there's three of us involved - two of us work in marketing, yet 80% of donations so far come from Betfairians...something worth fighting for IMO.
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the pointless white space started it all imo.
ps. ttt
ps. ttt
many pinatas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mTUmczVdik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mTUmczVdik
'I know it's rather dreadful but the people are the same, '
That may have come out wrong!
That may have come out wrong!
the people are indeed the same, only fewer.
You really need to get over the embarassment, however poor your contribution, it's only a forum. Unless you actually ARE resposible for the demise in which case yes, exist stage left, persued by bear.
Get a grip, sparky, I'd thought better of you than the drivel you've posted on this. Don't you remember the last forum change? A few people then made a song and dance about nothing.. harry cripps being by far the most vocal, and to what purpose?
Things evolve, this new forum will be fine once one or two minor bugs have been ironed-out. Forums in general are on the decline, some seem to want an excuse to get out.They should just go, and not try to blame others for their actions.
Things evolve, this new forum will be fine once one or two minor bugs have been ironed-out. Forums in general are on the decline, some seem to want an excuse to get out.They should just go, and not try to blame others for their actions.
Having joined before 6th May 2010 I DO remember the last forum change. Awful it was, until forumites complaints fixed it. Happy days.
There's been more than one since May 6? Has there been many since March 16?
Selective memory!
Nothing to do with mugs like cripps complaining.. more to do with being patient.
Nothing to do with mugs like cripps complaining.. more to do with being patient.
Who's the Betfair IT department Jenga champion? Or is Spoof the new time consumer?
Only if you promise to stop being sooo booring.
I don't see any drivel posted by Sparky.
It's all true.
It's all true.
Betair don't really care about the forum as it must cost money to maintain and brings in no business, but they manage to make the right noises of apology for 'ongoing issues'.
Nobody ever joined this forum looking at its content from outside, because they couldn't. So, everybody here joined BF initially to bet, not to chat, join quizzes, argue, issue death threats, discuss politics, laugh at Manyoo when they get beaten, or get drunk and wipe out the tennis forum, and last but not least, nobody jonied hoping to find a life partner, but some have, and some failed, miserably, and it provided some fun for the rest of us.
And those who have left the forum, you can bet that they're still using BF for betting and not gone to betquack.
All the new peopLe joined since the first week in May are proabably BF staff.
Wha kind of nutjob out in the general public reads these boards now they are open to the great unwashed, and then decides to join in the fun ?
Nobody ever joined this forum looking at its content from outside, because they couldn't. So, everybody here joined BF initially to bet, not to chat, join quizzes, argue, issue death threats, discuss politics, laugh at Manyoo when they get beaten, or get drunk and wipe out the tennis forum, and last but not least, nobody jonied hoping to find a life partner, but some have, and some failed, miserably, and it provided some fun for the rest of us.
And those who have left the forum, you can bet that they're still using BF for betting and not gone to betquack.
All the new peopLe joined since the first week in May are proabably BF staff.
Wha kind of nutjob out in the general public reads these boards now they are open to the great unwashed, and then decides to join in the fun ?
Glad that most have now embraced the new forum and are even sending private messages, whatever next 
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HH Sultan Vinegar
HH Sultan Vinegar
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exactly
pmsl
No seems
HH Sultan Vinegar
28 May 14 11:59
Joined:
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| Topic/replies: 13,052 | Blogger: HH Sultan Vinegar's blog
exactly
pmsl
No seems
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