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The General Forum died last night after a long fight against the cancerous effects of inanity, profanity,stupidity and idiocy that have proved too much for the once great GF.
Despite the laudable attempts of many to make the GF an oasis in the desert,the forces of dumbness have prevailed and the GF has succumbed to the inevitable and has been swamped by a sandstorm of trivia of such magnitude that the dream of a citadel of knowledge and information has been overcome.
The GF was allowed to come to its end by its origiinators, BF, who failed to see that they had created something which would be their most prized asset, coveted by others, and something which would become a siginicant reason why many would look forward to a morning read that would impart some new fact or opinion that added lustre to the daily grind of making a dollar.
BF failed to appreciate the worth of the GF and allowed the choking weeds of mediocrity to strangle the very life out of it.
Farewell good General Forum. You were a King amongst men but you have been buried in a paupers grave.
Despite the laudable attempts of many to make the GF an oasis in the desert,the forces of dumbness have prevailed and the GF has succumbed to the inevitable and has been swamped by a sandstorm of trivia of such magnitude that the dream of a citadel of knowledge and information has been overcome.
The GF was allowed to come to its end by its origiinators, BF, who failed to see that they had created something which would be their most prized asset, coveted by others, and something which would become a siginicant reason why many would look forward to a morning read that would impart some new fact or opinion that added lustre to the daily grind of making a dollar.
BF failed to appreciate the worth of the GF and allowed the choking weeds of mediocrity to strangle the very life out of it.
Farewell good General Forum. You were a King amongst men but you have been buried in a paupers grave.
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Very true Sandown. Maybe they're glad to see the back of it.
I cant get any sense out of anyone on here,everybody cant be dumb?can they?
i dont get any answers to my posts,yet this bf forum is supposed to be full of insightful people,any reasons?,bar the obvious.
i dont get any answers to my posts,yet this bf forum is supposed to be full of insightful people,any reasons?,bar the obvious.
Are you talking about Feck's endless ranting about "financial parasites" etc. (no matter how correct he may be), the language he uses in these rants, and that they have nothing to do with General BETTING ?
Bf's policy seems to be to ban anyone intelligent whilst allowing the idiots to post all sorts of rubbish.
Would a £100 to £20000 challenge liven the old place up a bit?
I'll update it every day with selections and results, sound good?
:)
I'll update it every day with selections and results, sound good?
:)
Ah, the curse of the so-called challenge thread. Not satfisfied by the actuality of converting £x into £20x the morons involved seek to publicize their attempts on the General forum. Attention-seekers to a man/woman who need the approbation of others more than the money. The inadequate chasing the impossible to misquote Wilde.
Ok as long as the General Betting Forum lives...Im ok with that
"Reports of General Forum's death are greatly eggagerated!"
"Reports of General Forum's death are greatly eggagerated!"
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General Forum did not die from eating scrambled eggs its true but he certainly became chicken-hearted of late.
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General Forum did not die from eating scrambled eggs its true but he certainly became chicken-hearted of late.
Sometimes I think it's no yolk and some posters must be a little poached.
Maybe, but I do believe that too many posters are soft in the head.
Challenges & Trading Software threads are the devil incarnate :-(
used to be a good read on here on some clever people posting, from what i can see after looking in for the last week or two, its full of sheep B-)
So, when you come on here with a system or even a theory, you then get smashed to bits by the, the, what´s the word?
People who think they own the place.
People who think they own the place.
thats the bugbear...if you dont like the thread title then DONT open it...why open a thread only to abuse the originator?
theory's are good
system's are for jeremy kyle viewers B-)
system's are for jeremy kyle viewers B-)
The thing is, one can't alter the evolutionary process whether it be progression or regression, one has to like it or lump it, IMO. Maybe as the game gets harder and more cut throat, successful punters are mainly choosing to keep themselves to themselves, which only leaves the drivel, which could be taken as a good sign.
Btw, if you think this forum is bad, take a look at the Football Forum!
Btw, if you think this forum is bad, take a look at the Football Forum!
Do BF understand how important it is to set at least one crossbar very high so that people with knowledge and experience can be heard? Plenty of people wish to learn from each other.
A Betting Theory heading might do it.
On the other hand, there are so many challenge threads & similar that surely they should be removed to a group specially for them or at least combined with competitions.
There would still be a large diverse number of threads left for the General Betting forum.
The problem of good threads dropping off because they do not receive the same number of replies as dross/chatty threads also needs to be understood and action taken.
A Betting Theory heading might do it.
On the other hand, there are so many challenge threads & similar that surely they should be removed to a group specially for them or at least combined with competitions.
There would still be a large diverse number of threads left for the General Betting forum.
The problem of good threads dropping off because they do not receive the same number of replies as dross/chatty threads also needs to be understood and action taken.
The would be a good idea. Everyone write in to request a "Betting Theory" category.
don't be silly sandown, people make comments on here that would make you sick and aren't even policed and you think that making a betting theory segment would eradicate the drivel.
Betfair love the cesspit of a forum because believe it or not it is a selling point for them, its where the dole merchants can hang all day whilst wasting their money
Betfair love the cesspit of a forum because believe it or not it is a selling point for them, its where the dole merchants can hang all day whilst wasting their money
i kinda agree with you sandown, i keep asking where do newbies go to learn the basic-who is teaching them--this could be an ideal starting point where you could gain a better understanding and increase knowledge.
Sadly the majority of threads tend to be "look at me " syndrome with Lay/Nap of the day etc and the better one's quickly drop off.
Sadly the majority of threads tend to be "look at me " syndrome with Lay/Nap of the day etc and the better one's quickly drop off.
Sandown
I spoke to the guys at BDP about the challenge threads a couple of weeks back.
Apparently the "Your Competitions" category was intended for these challenge threads. They will be reviewing & maybe renaming sometime between now & forever, so who knows at least those may be relocated.
Now all you need to do is get me to take The Toy off the market & everyone will be singing**by-ya.
;-)
I spoke to the guys at BDP about the challenge threads a couple of weeks back.
Apparently the "Your Competitions" category was intended for these challenge threads. They will be reviewing & maybe renaming sometime between now & forever, so who knows at least those may be relocated.
Now all you need to do is get me to take The Toy off the market & everyone will be singing**by-ya.
;-)
I agree with you Sandown. I used to spend a lot of time on this forum, now I rarely bother. There is very little worth reading anymore.
The thing is, its not just newbies who would benefit from a place where people are prepared to discuss, debate, inform, educate - sounds like the BBC charter -even old hands would benefit. There is always more to know. You can never know enough. If you think you know it all then you will learn eventually, probably at great cost, that you don't.
BF have sub-contracted the management of the forum, but they would be wise to retain control over standards and use. I don't think they understand how important the GF, in particular, is in building customer loyalty to the brand.
BF have sub-contracted the management of the forum, but they would be wise to retain control over standards and use. I don't think they understand how important the GF, in particular, is in building customer loyalty to the brand.
Sandown: I agree with you completely. Something needs to be done.
Sandown: I agree with you completely. Something needs to be done.
Sandown: I agree with you completely. Something needs to be done.
Well, if you target this forum, then you will need to target football forum as well as it's the worst ... as for this forum, you cannot move threads that are genuine about betting styles and debates !!!!!!
agree with betting theory forum, but then people would post there to, problem is forums arent moderated and i cant see that will change
What a bunch of Tree hugging numpties you all are.Liberal Democrates I presume.These" Holyier than Though" postings I generally choose to ignore.But "Getting Better"has wound me up too much.
So I'll have my say. Firstly you conveniently call this the General Forum,which is incorrect.It is & this is the clue the "General Betting Forum".Now people post on here with different idea's & theories.Some good & some bad,some about football,some horse racing,maybe a bit of tennis.People tend to post there idea's & thoughts on here while having a bet.It is a betting exchange after all.
I for one do not expect to become a proffesional or in the long run make a profit.If I do brilliant,if not so what.It's my pastime.
Why you all frequent these forums is beyond me.How can you think that someone with a challenge about football or whatever is ill placed on this General Betting Forum.
But then numb nuts "Getting Better"is ok to post something about life sentances in the states.I bet he's a "Jamie Bulger" shouldn't have gone to jail freak.
The main reason that I occasionally join a challenge on here is because it makes it a little more fun.Also I can,as I did last night ask an opinion of someone who has an opinion that I respect (DFC) for example & this can help.I changed my opinion on a seletion last night & it turned a loser into a winning bet.It was only £60-00 but hey,thats reason enough for me.
Now,what has "Getting Better" got to input,that is going to improve anyones betting ways on here.
You should all go & join a Forum on "Amnesty International"or Green Peace etc.One further thing,please dont forget that a vote for the "Liberal Democrates" is a wasted vote.
Plonkers the lot of you.
So I'll have my say. Firstly you conveniently call this the General Forum,which is incorrect.It is & this is the clue the "General Betting Forum".Now people post on here with different idea's & theories.Some good & some bad,some about football,some horse racing,maybe a bit of tennis.People tend to post there idea's & thoughts on here while having a bet.It is a betting exchange after all.
I for one do not expect to become a proffesional or in the long run make a profit.If I do brilliant,if not so what.It's my pastime.
Why you all frequent these forums is beyond me.How can you think that someone with a challenge about football or whatever is ill placed on this General Betting Forum.
But then numb nuts "Getting Better"is ok to post something about life sentances in the states.I bet he's a "Jamie Bulger" shouldn't have gone to jail freak.
The main reason that I occasionally join a challenge on here is because it makes it a little more fun.Also I can,as I did last night ask an opinion of someone who has an opinion that I respect (DFC) for example & this can help.I changed my opinion on a seletion last night & it turned a loser into a winning bet.It was only £60-00 but hey,thats reason enough for me.
Now,what has "Getting Better" got to input,that is going to improve anyones betting ways on here.
You should all go & join a Forum on "Amnesty International"or Green Peace etc.One further thing,please dont forget that a vote for the "Liberal Democrates" is a wasted vote.
Plonkers the lot of you.
I think there should be a compulsory literacy test to prevent people like Numpterous Numpterous Ghally from posting.
PS Sandown,How do you get to your idea,that your type of Forum would be a "Prized Asset" of Betfair.If it attracts 20p e/w Yankee numpties like yourself .How's that going to put a penny on there share price.
Buy the sound of you,you are either bullied by your wife & family or perhaps have a small p*nis.What ever it is just go & strangle a kitten or something.Cause you will just get high blood pressure on here.
There are millions of forums all over the web.I for one do not read most of the threads on here.But on a gambling website,I will defend the right of anyone to open there own thread & put what they choose on it.There are moderators to censor anything untoward etc.Go tut somewhere else.
Buy the sound of you,you are either bullied by your wife & family or perhaps have a small p*nis.What ever it is just go & strangle a kitten or something.Cause you will just get high blood pressure on here.
There are millions of forums all over the web.I for one do not read most of the threads on here.But on a gambling website,I will defend the right of anyone to open there own thread & put what they choose on it.There are moderators to censor anything untoward etc.Go tut somewhere else.
Contrarian,2 things brave boy.Do you actually have a bet & secondly I never said that I was scholar,I take it that you want to censor people for spelling mistakes or bad grammer now.What an ar*e.What do you actually contribute to these sports based betting forums.PS I may be thick maybe not,but I'm retired at 49 with enough to live on & not worry about the recession etc etc.
They maybe should have a compulsory ** test" to stop prats like you from posting.If you had a life you wouldn't go round Grinching on forums around the net.
Contrarian,2 things brave boy.Do you actually have a bet
I match several million a year on here - have done since about 2004.
I match several million a year on here - have done since about 2004.
Numpterous Numpterous Ghally
Thank you for demonstrating so vividly why reports of the demise of the GF are not exaggerated.
Thank you for demonstrating so vividly why reports of the demise of the GF are not exaggerated.
. . and BTW, I think both Sandown and Getting Better bet in very large amounts on here.
The forum is certainly not what it has been previously, but that's the same of all the internet forums, they gradually get diluted into mush.
2p2 being a great example. Pre-2003 it was the best ever gambling site. Then moneymaker won the wsop and the idiots invaded en masse and by 2004 it was a cesspit.
You do however only get out what you put in. There have been some reasonable debates on here this week, albeit a little lower level than I'd like. The excel query threads are almost always incredibly helpful and I'm sure that the various technical threads monitors/broadband/laptop types etc are helpful to those concerned with such matters. As I suspect are the API ones (though they always seem rather spammy to me)
There is an awful lot of crap, but the good news is that means there are still an awful lot of crap gamblers out there, especially given that I would happily bet that the forum as a whole represents the more thoughtful of gamblers.
2p2 being a great example. Pre-2003 it was the best ever gambling site. Then moneymaker won the wsop and the idiots invaded en masse and by 2004 it was a cesspit.
You do however only get out what you put in. There have been some reasonable debates on here this week, albeit a little lower level than I'd like. The excel query threads are almost always incredibly helpful and I'm sure that the various technical threads monitors/broadband/laptop types etc are helpful to those concerned with such matters. As I suspect are the API ones (though they always seem rather spammy to me)
There is an awful lot of crap, but the good news is that means there are still an awful lot of crap gamblers out there, especially given that I would happily bet that the forum as a whole represents the more thoughtful of gamblers.
Please explain why you call it General Forum.I am not possibly as well educated as your self & if that offends you then I apologize. But this is General Betting Forum.
How can for example a post about children being given life terms etc be more relevant than a post about having a bet.
Also well done with your turnover on here,I hope that your filling your boots so to speak.I just dont understand the anger at these threads on this site.My wife breeds Shetland Ponies but she wouldn't assume to post her thoughts or comments on Betfair Forums.
How can for example a post about children being given life terms etc be more relevant than a post about having a bet.
Also well done with your turnover on here,I hope that your filling your boots so to speak.I just dont understand the anger at these threads on this site.My wife breeds Shetland Ponies but she wouldn't assume to post her thoughts or comments on Betfair Forums.
lol
The greatest home goal ever scored and it's on the general betting forum.
Nice one, NNG, back of the net.
The greatest home goal ever scored and it's on the general betting forum.
Nice one, NNG, back of the net.
I am not sure why skilled winners wd want to share their knowledge. Or rather, why they wd want to scatter it before swine.
I'm sure that winners of all kinds (botters, odds compilers, technical bettors making books etc.) wd be willing to open up before an audience of their peers, provided they felt that they were getting constructive feedback and learning something in return.
I'm sure that winners of all kinds (botters, odds compilers, technical bettors making books etc.) wd be willing to open up before an audience of their peers, provided they felt that they were getting constructive feedback and learning something in return.
people moaning that they dont like the posts in the forum they use
has this ever happened before?
just and idea post more of what you would like to read
hth
has this ever happened before?
just and idea post more of what you would like to read
hth
There should be a forum where you can only read it and post if your longterm profit is above a certain level.
There should be a forum where you can only read it and post if your longterm profit is above a certain level.
That would be superb. It would filter out all the Schalke-like threads, all the spammers, and generally (most of) the fools.
That would be superb. It would filter out all the Schalke-like threads, all the spammers, and generally (most of) the fools.
I'm banned for xx days for posting "official missing silks thread"
This isn't some kind of Gentlemans club,as it say's on the Heading.It is a General Betting forum.Why dont you understand that.Maybe your just a fool Contrarian.If you want such debate.Why dont you just all start your own exclusive club or forum on Facebook or Twitter etc.That way you will be able to filter out all of us Near do wells.
Your some kind of Snobbish Buffoon,I dont like you & think that you deserve a good sound thrashing.
Your some kind of Snobbish Buffoon,I dont like you & think that you deserve a good sound thrashing.
Numpterous Numpterous Ghally
You see, if forum access were restricted in the way that Pumpkinslayer is suggesting, we wouldn't have to put up with your misspelt, bad punctuated verbal diarrhoea.
Grammar lesson for today: your = possessive pronoun. Not to be confused with you're ( = an abbreviation of 'you are').
You see, if forum access were restricted in the way that Pumpkinslayer is suggesting, we wouldn't have to put up with your misspelt, bad punctuated verbal diarrhoea.
Grammar lesson for today: your = possessive pronoun. Not to be confused with you're ( = an abbreviation of 'you are').
And you're right, I probably do deserve a sound thrashing, but somehow I doubt that you're the (wo)man? to give it to me!
Are you also suggesting that participants should have to pass some kind of Grammer test.You really are a total A**e.
No, cnut, but I might suggest that they should have to pass a grammar test. We really shouldn't have to read the ramblings of a pleb like you.
In fact, Betfair should create a new Elite Forum. To read or post, you have to have a consistently profitable account (over £50k/yr), and have to pass a spelling, grammar and IQ test.
I think maybe the challenge threads should have promotion and relegation.
If you post a thread that conforms to certain criteria and it succeeds, you get promoted to a better forum. If you post one that fails repeatedly, you end up in the schalke04um
If you post a thread that conforms to certain criteria and it succeeds, you get promoted to a better forum. If you post one that fails repeatedly, you end up in the schalke04um
I bet your a fifty something ex public school fag by the sound of you.
Anyway I will not be posting again as you are just an annoyance.I cant believe that you havn't been jumped upon by more people on here,as you are just a total plonker.
The vast majority of people posting on here are all nice & polite with no snobish or elitist views.Just a General interest in varied betting subjects.Hence the Forum heading "General Betting".
Why do you not get the Heading & assume that all the hundreds of people who post on here are wrong & somewhat inferior to yourself.It's got to be small P*nis syndrome or something.
Ps,Sorry for my poor grammer,but we cannot be all perfect.
Anyway I will not be posting again as you are just an annoyance.I cant believe that you havn't been jumped upon by more people on here,as you are just a total plonker.
The vast majority of people posting on here are all nice & polite with no snobish or elitist views.Just a General interest in varied betting subjects.Hence the Forum heading "General Betting".
Why do you not get the Heading & assume that all the hundreds of people who post on here are wrong & somewhat inferior to yourself.It's got to be small P*nis syndrome or something.
Ps,Sorry for my poor grammer,but we cannot be all perfect.
Well played Contrarian, game set and match to you
getting better 19 Mar 16:50
Well played Contrarian, game set and match to you
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Are you really that seriously deluded?.
The author of the thread accused others of attention seeking despite starting a thread and contributing more comments,
How much attention can he want.
Your hero meanwhile,apart from bragging about being a major player here also attempted to appear more intellectual than the genuine guy he was**ging off.
Of course once your hero began to lose his rag he blew his cover and revealed his true identity.
At least he stuck around and made a bit of a fist of it,unlike your good self.
Well played Contrarian, game set and match to you
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Are you really that seriously deluded?.
The author of the thread accused others of attention seeking despite starting a thread and contributing more comments,
How much attention can he want.
Your hero meanwhile,apart from bragging about being a major player here also attempted to appear more intellectual than the genuine guy he was**ging off.
Of course once your hero began to lose his rag he blew his cover and revealed his true identity.
At least he stuck around and made a bit of a fist of it,unlike your good self.
Contrarian 19 Mar 16:10
In fact, Betfair should create a new Elite Forum. To read or post, you have to have a consistently profitable account (over £50k/yr), and have to pass a spelling, grammar and IQ test.
Trouble is, there would be about 15 members, a high percentage have insufferably inflated egos, and quite a few of them don't like each other very much!
Otherwise, a fantastic idea :)
In fact, Betfair should create a new Elite Forum. To read or post, you have to have a consistently profitable account (over £50k/yr), and have to pass a spelling, grammar and IQ test.
Trouble is, there would be about 15 members, a high percentage have insufferably inflated egos, and quite a few of them don't like each other very much!
Otherwise, a fantastic idea :)
Broke my silence,just to say thank you Cloughy,you seem to be a little like your name sake.I'm just relieved that it wasn't just me taking offence to these "All talk & no Trousers"Idiots posting on here.
I am a pretty average sort of guy,done alright in the World,but no secret millionaire though.But I have known quite a few rich & succesful people having grown up in the horse world etc.One common thing that virtually all these people have is Humility & they certainly dont talk in that way,especially in public.So whether these 2 Plonkers are high rollers or not.They certainly have no class what so ever
My guess is a bedsit in some squalid street somewhere,failed business,Wife & children left them etc.There only importance in life, possibly talking big on here.Talk is cheap,but hey it isn't so bad.They are better at punctuations than I.
I am a pretty average sort of guy,done alright in the World,but no secret millionaire though.But I have known quite a few rich & succesful people having grown up in the horse world etc.One common thing that virtually all these people have is Humility & they certainly dont talk in that way,especially in public.So whether these 2 Plonkers are high rollers or not.They certainly have no class what so ever
My guess is a bedsit in some squalid street somewhere,failed business,Wife & children left them etc.There only importance in life, possibly talking big on here.Talk is cheap,but hey it isn't so bad.They are better at punctuations than I.
Well I have been quite busy betting on the racing at Cheltenham the last few days. I apologise that I was bit rude to some people the other day due to the excitement and stress of betting on the racing. Obviously you all like betting else you wouldn't be on this site, and all should feel welcome.
It's just that this used to, as Sandown who started the thread knows, be quite an interesting forum for discussing "general" betting concepts and ideas, yes there's always been a few idiots (myself included if you go back far enough as someone clearly did!) that have occasionally accidentally posted to the wrong forum, or posted topics deliberately that were off-topic as it seemed like a good place to get an answer.
Some peoples grammar may be better than others, and yes I should know better than to split the infinitive
It's just that this used to, as Sandown who started the thread knows, be quite an interesting forum for discussing "general" betting concepts and ideas, yes there's always been a few idiots (myself included if you go back far enough as someone clearly did!) that have occasionally accidentally posted to the wrong forum, or posted topics deliberately that were off-topic as it seemed like a good place to get an answer.
Some peoples grammar may be better than others, and yes I should know better than to split the infinitive
Numpterous Numpterous Ghally,
Good riddance you fool. Judging by your first post, your primary reason for coming on here was to spout some right-wing b*llocks. Why don't you try the Politics forum. You'll find plenty of like-minded souls there.
Good riddance you fool. Judging by your first post, your primary reason for coming on here was to spout some right-wing b*llocks. Why don't you try the Politics forum. You'll find plenty of like-minded souls there.
Some well balanced individuals posting on this thread.
They appear to have a chip on both shoulders. Or should that be each shoulder?
1.01 thatContrarian knows the answer!
They appear to have a chip on both shoulders. Or should that be each shoulder?
1.01 thatContrarian knows the answer!
[u][i][b]getting better 19 Mar 17:59
Well I have been quite busy betting on the racing at Cheltenham the last few days. I apologise that I was bit rude to some people the other day due to the excitement and stress of betting on the racing. Obviously you all like betting else you wouldn't be on this site, and all should feel welcome.
It's just that this used to, as Sandown who started the thread knows, be quite an interesting forum for discussing "general" betting concepts and ideas, yes there's always been a few idiots (myself included if you go back far enough as someone clearly did!) that have occasionally accidentally posted to the wrong forum, or posted topics deliberately that were off-topic as it seemed like a good place to get an answer.
Some peoples grammar may be better than others, and yes I should know better than to split the infinitive
Well I have been quite busy betting on the racing at Cheltenham the last few days. I apologise that I was bit rude to some people the other day due to the excitement and stress of betting on the racing. Obviously you all like betting else you wouldn't be on this site, and all should feel welcome.
It's just that this used to, as Sandown who started the thread knows, be quite an interesting forum for discussing "general" betting concepts and ideas, yes there's always been a few idiots (myself included if you go back far enough as someone clearly did!) that have occasionally accidentally posted to the wrong forum, or posted topics deliberately that were off-topic as it seemed like a good place to get an answer.
Some peoples grammar may be better than others, and yes I should know better than to split the infinitive
It's a shame the thread descended into mud slinging but getting better has summed it up quite well.
Anyway I'm away to enjoy some lovely baked tofu and a lovely glass of carrot juice. :)
Anyway I'm away to enjoy some lovely baked tofu and a lovely glass of carrot juice. :)
Surely all of this falling out on here is about one thing.That to me,
seems to be what a General Betting thread should be all about.I'm
afraid that I tend to agree with N.N.G.If you want to discuss other
matters.Then you can surely start your own threads up.If they are
popular they will stay at the top of the thread.Then you would not
have Shalke etc bothering you.
Your views on certain tests and success to be able to post are a
little more alarming and smack as far more right wing than N.N.G.
Maybe a kind of Betfair Apartheid
If you are a several million player on Betfair,your not a very modest
person & you dont appear to have been very busy over the
Festival.One further point.Do you just want to ban these people
from the forum or Betfair completely.Because surely these people
of lower intellegence are what you are securing your untold riches.
seems to be what a General Betting thread should be all about.I'm
afraid that I tend to agree with N.N.G.If you want to discuss other
matters.Then you can surely start your own threads up.If they are
popular they will stay at the top of the thread.Then you would not
have Shalke etc bothering you.
Your views on certain tests and success to be able to post are a
little more alarming and smack as far more right wing than N.N.G.
Maybe a kind of Betfair Apartheid
If you are a several million player on Betfair,your not a very modest
person & you dont appear to have been very busy over the
Festival.One further point.Do you just want to ban these people
from the forum or Betfair completely.Because surely these people
of lower intellegence are what you are securing your untold riches.
If you want it, write to Betfair and request a "Betting Theory" forum.
Lori 19 Mar 16:12
I think maybe the challenge threads should have promotion and relegation.
If you post a thread that conforms to certain criteria and it succeeds, you get promoted to a better forum. If you post one that fails repeatedly, you end up in the schalke04um
Ha ha, nice one Lori.
I think maybe the challenge threads should have promotion and relegation.
If you post a thread that conforms to certain criteria and it succeeds, you get promoted to a better forum. If you post one that fails repeatedly, you end up in the schalke04um
Ha ha, nice one Lori.
What a thoroughly depressing example this thread has been of how and why forums just sink to the the lowest common denominator. One rabid individual infects the place and the whole thing just spirals downwards. Poor old General Forum. Even his obituary descends eventually into farce.
In seven years I've seen some very interesting threads on this forum, contributed to many and started a few. its a real shame that this era has gone. Its a waste of time looking at this forum now.
In seven years I've seen some very interesting threads on this forum, contributed to many and started a few. its a real shame that this era has gone. Its a waste of time looking at this forum now.
I know it shouldn't be the case but other forums are used as sanctuaries for posting away from the challengers and such.
"Horse Antepost" has some good reading, the Clerkwatch thread build into a useful read over the flat season. There is a facebook group also setup where dialogue with the BHA is posted and users post their thoughts etc. Worth a look if you are not already a member, Sandown.
gl for the upcoming flat season, I'm sure Sea The Stars cannot be topped but plenty to look forward to...
"Horse Antepost" has some good reading, the Clerkwatch thread build into a useful read over the flat season. There is a facebook group also setup where dialogue with the BHA is posted and users post their thoughts etc. Worth a look if you are not already a member, Sandown.
gl for the upcoming flat season, I'm sure Sea The Stars cannot be topped but plenty to look forward to...
Muqbil
Thanks and GL to you to. I do go on the AP horseracing forums - the Cheltenham forums had a lot of debate - but its a shame that even there some people just can't help but play the man rather than the ball!
Thanks and GL to you to. I do go on the AP horseracing forums - the Cheltenham forums had a lot of debate - but its a shame that even there some people just can't help but play the man rather than the ball!
Whoever starts a thread does, to an extent, have "ownership" of that thread in the sense that he/she has a right to direct the the course of the thread to his/her desires. If the thread originator was given some kind of editing control, whereby they could delete posts which they thought were not a positive contribution, then the quality of a thread might be maintained. If necessary, to avoid complete censorship, perhaps these "deleted" threads could be contained in some kind of separate appendix which could still be accessed. Even creating an area at the end of the thread might work, if it was prefaced by the wording "edited by thread originator."
As for the bunging up of forums with threads which should be in another forum, perhaps some form of democracy might work whereby contribuors could vote on the best place for a thread to be. reach a certain number/percentage in favour of a move to another forum and the thread is automatically re-sited.
Pretentious? Not pretending to be anything other than better than the cr*p found everywhere.
Elitist? Maybe, but there are dozens of forum headings so why can't one at least have the bar raised?
Ridiculous? The comment is. Nothing to support it.
Elitist? Maybe, but there are dozens of forum headings so why can't one at least have the bar raised?
Ridiculous? The comment is. Nothing to support it.
Guys can you please stop all this sh1te about censorship.
George Bernard Shaw, has it sussed.
All censorship exists to prevent any one from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship. (George Bernard Shaw)
George Bernard Shaw, has it sussed.
All censorship exists to prevent any one from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship. (George Bernard Shaw)
Freedom of expression and freedom to make a fool of them selves. For many it's the same thing.
Contrarian 19 Mar 15:23
Numpterous Numpterous Ghally
You see, if forum access were restricted in the way that Pumpkinslayer is suggesting, we wouldn't have to put up with your misspelt, bad punctuated verbal diarrhoea.
Don't fink dis is rite bruv. :)
Numpterous Numpterous Ghally
You see, if forum access were restricted in the way that Pumpkinslayer is suggesting, we wouldn't have to put up with your misspelt, bad punctuated verbal diarrhoea.
Don't fink dis is rite bruv. :)
Would appear the Invasion of the Chit Chatters is underway looking at some of the thread titles this morning.
nil illegitimus carborundum
nil illegitimus carborundum
Alex the wrinlky and the chit chatters should stay away from the General Betting forum in my opinion.
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