New Posts For Thread: Why don't they just starve traders of infohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-infoWith a simple change of interface betfair could rid themselves of the vast majority of "drainers" and the site would only require a fraction of the current infrastructure. The people most likely to jack it in as a result of these charges will be theBf's underlying problem is that they are a gaming site that need to share their winnings w/ other winners.The least they can try to do to appease their appalled investors is to restrict the people they share with to those who provide liquidity.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501115497#501115497Bf's underlying problem is that they are a gaming site that need to share their winnings w/ other winners.The least they can try to do to appease their appalled investors is to restrict the people they share with to those who provide liquidity.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:11:04 -0500you won't become a loser because you will adapti believe betfair got this all wrong. if you have a choice you don't battle the most sophisticated opponent you can possibly pickso instead of challenging the particular group of traders they are after thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501115469#501115469you won't become a loser because you will adapti believe betfair got this all wrong. if you have a choice you don't battle the most sophisticated opponent you can possibly pickso instead of challenging the particular group of traders they are after tWed, 29 Jun 2011 12:10:56 -0500Feck as you know i have been here a long time. I have not made my money as a trader, courtsider, fast pics etc. Got a telephone call today to say that I either pay 60% premium charge or close my account. I was one of the people who laid decent prihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501107653#501107653Feck as you know i have been here a long time. I have not made my money as a trader, courtsider, fast pics etc. Got a telephone call today to say that I either pay 60% premium charge or close my account. I was one of the people who laid decent priWed, 29 Jun 2011 10:45:33 -0500Has anyone actually listened to the broadcast of the results yet??https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501106749#501106749Has anyone actually listened to the broadcast of the results yet??Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:36:54 -0500Interesting Piece, just stumbled across this site. http://www.thesocialgambler.com/2011/06/29/greedy-betfair-stick-two-fingers-up-at-loyal-customers-again/https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501106545#501106545Interesting Piece, just stumbled across this site. http://www.thesocialgambler.com/2011/06/29/greedy-betfair-stick-two-fingers-up-at-loyal-customers-again/Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:34:49 -0500sorry feck, I'm not interested in discussing your crazed self-serving idea. that last post was for the benefit of other forumites.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501105225#501105225sorry feck, I'm not interested in discussing your crazed self-serving idea. that last post was for the benefit of other forumites.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:24:32 -0500I understand that FeckBets of any size can be put into the system without freaking the market - Money follows money. Does anybody care that you can't get your lumps matched without a bit of work like the rest of us?But I don't understand why this inchttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501105185#501105185I understand that FeckBets of any size can be put into the system without freaking the market - Money follows money. Does anybody care that you can't get your lumps matched without a bit of work like the rest of us?But I don't understand why this incWed, 29 Jun 2011 10:24:20 -0500Would it allow me to get matched at stupid prices? Does that mean I'm not being matched at stupid prices just now? As far as I'm concerned the main benefits would be ease of use and that would bring in money that wasn't there before.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501105089#501105089Would it allow me to get matched at stupid prices? Does that mean I'm not being matched at stupid prices just now? As far as I'm concerned the main benefits would be ease of use and that would bring in money that wasn't there before.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:23:18 -0500the only reason behind feck's "plan" is that it would enable him to get matched at stupid prices. the sooner people stop discussing it, the sooner we can focus on stuff that's actually relevant to betfair. rather than the workings of that baroque rivhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501104689#501104689the only reason behind feck's "plan" is that it would enable him to get matched at stupid prices. the sooner people stop discussing it, the sooner we can focus on stuff that's actually relevant to betfair. rather than the workings of that baroque rivWed, 29 Jun 2011 10:19:31 -0500Try doing it in the current system Rocket, your bets will act as bookends. When I've been going racing I've stuck up large bets overnight and maybe got a total of £4 matched despite the fact that more than half the horses ended up longer than I requhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27941629/why-dont-they-just-starve-traders-of-info?post_id=501104545#501104545Try doing it in the current system Rocket, your bets will act as bookends. When I've been going racing I've stuck up large bets overnight and maybe got a total of £4 matched despite the fact that more than half the horses ended up longer than I requWed, 29 Jun 2011 10:18:01 -0500