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| advanced32 | Nov 20 2014, 11:05 PM Post #1 |
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As some of you guys know, I pretty much stayed with the other board only making a few posts here since the change. The traffic over there hasn't been great but it has picked up. My question is this; Do you have a paid side over here? I haven't noticed one. I'm not an expert on this places so help me understand. They are trying to pump up the paid board over there and I see that as a problem. Just wondering about how it works here. Any thoughts? |
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| IronPony1965 | Nov 21 2014, 01:45 AM Post #2 |
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No paid section here. We just try to get news to each other as a group. I think its worked pretty well so far. Couple of guys have stayed on top of any news or articles that comes up. |
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Nov 21 2014, 09:39 AM Post #3 |
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Headed to Retirement
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We don't pretend to be anything more than a discussion board. The same thing happened over there when the old ColtPower switched over to Scout. They promoted the subscription side of things. I never joined. Of those who did, I don't remember one person saying it was worth the money. I could maybe see a subscription service for a smaller college, where you actually can get some inside information. With NFL teams, there is an endless source of news out there, even for smaller market teams like the Colts. Edited by Bent20, Nov 21 2014, 09:41 AM.
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| isamuelson | Nov 21 2014, 12:38 PM Post #4 |
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Considering a lot of the old CP faithful are here now, I really have no reason over at CP. Yes, I post there but I find myself coming here more often than not. Plus, the game-day thread here is a lot more active, and it's free. I wasn't sure if the GDT over at CP was free or not. I know the PhilB puts up a chat that's only for paid members, but the GDT is just fine for me. |
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| JediColt | Nov 21 2014, 07:15 PM Post #5 |
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The last couple of times I went over to the other site it was just Super doing 90% of the posts. Last time they had a paid section they had the same tired retreads of stories you already read other places, analysis that was just some guys opinion, and after a couple of months it stopped getting updated. No way its worth it. |
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| MrCCCs | Nov 21 2014, 10:31 PM Post #6 |
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I would never pay for an 'insider' portion. I just want some discussion with reasonable Colts fans. Haven't been to the old site in so long I had forgotten about it. But Jedi reminded me why I left: Super. He was dominating the board and I found him unintelligent and annoyingly immature. But, he probably thinks the same about me. |
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| cedjss | Nov 21 2014, 11:26 PM Post #7 |
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Yep I never post over at Scout any more |
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Nov 22 2014, 07:57 PM Post #8 |
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Worst part about it is that Scout abandoned that site for more than a year. Completely gave up on it, now they want to try to repair the damage (apparently) and get people to sign up for a subscription, that's insane! |
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| advanced32 | Nov 22 2014, 09:56 PM Post #9 |
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Let's be fair, super just tries to keep things going. I have pretty much read most of the stuff over there just before the split and since and super has been toten the mail. I've probably been the next one but its not because of any sense of responsibility. I just don't like change. I read here a lot so I keep up with the Thunder insight. Until now I've been trying to help that site stay afloat....BUT, if Phil gets a paid side going in any significant way, taking guys there instead of the way it is, I'll leave and not return. My problem is...they should be trying to build the damn thing instead of going after cash memberships. I don't want to be unfair...that's why I'm ask'n. |
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| Rev. Colt | Nov 22 2014, 11:20 PM Post #10 |
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I pretty much left there and came here. I was probably 10 to 1 posts here over Scout. When Phil joined, I was pleased with that. I like the guy and think he is brutally honest with some things. His words about Kravitz surprised me. I like it that he has insight to players and knows them personally and can give us information we are not going to get anywhere else. But, I am not going to pay for the service. I looked into it a few years ago before it was abandoned by Scout and felt like it was definitely not worth the money. This season I have been posting quite a bit more there than I have the past few years. But (this may sound petty) I hate it when there are 8 - 12 posts tagged to always stay at the top. It makes me feel like they are choosing what I should talk about. If it is a hot topic, it will be up at the top anyway. I have not decided what I am going to do yet. I am not going to pay for the premium stuff. I will probably go back to 10 - 1 posts here or I was even thinking about leaving that board all together. I like to talk intelligent Colts football with fans that understand the game and like to have a place where I can get breaking news. You are right that Super kept it going and I commend him for that. |
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| Scott | Nov 23 2014, 12:31 PM Post #11 |
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I paid for the premium membership on Scout, It was a total waste of money. I actually felt ripped off after they abandoned the site, As I have said I don't mind paying to help keep a site on it's feet if I enjoy the people and the content. The way Scout did it was just flat wrong. I haven't posted on the old site in several month's, Honestly I don't miss it. Nothing against anyone over there, I just didn't find the conversation compelling, I thought it really got stale. I just don't post as much as I used to, I still read this site daily, I am truly glad many of the "old faithful" have put down roots here, I have always enjoyed reading many of their thought's, I hope you stick around Advanced, I always enjoyed your thought's as well. We many not always agree, But that's pretty much true with all of us for the most part. |
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| MrCCCs | Nov 23 2014, 05:36 PM Post #12 |
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I am being fair when I say Super hijacked about every thread for a while, and I wanted to get away from that. Enjoy this site so much more. Haven't even visited there for months. Super may have kept it going, but I believe he was one of the reasons it tanked. Nothing personal, just my opinion. This site lacks the volume at times, but has great conversations. |
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| errsay | Nov 24 2014, 06:36 PM Post #13 |
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Yeah. No toughguy bullshit here. Just adults talking pigskin. What a concept. |
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| IronPony1965 | Nov 25 2014, 02:58 AM Post #14 |
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im pretty damn tough though. Especially on a forum. |
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| racejeff | Nov 27 2014, 07:21 PM Post #15 |
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When this board formed I signed on early intending to follow both boards for best information. I got pretty tired of super's power trip and revisionist history about the reason for the split. I ended up with over 90% of my time being spent here. I had tried the paid side a couple of times and really only found value in the articles not the premium board. Both times I tried to revert to unpaid membership there the Scout back office / customer service operation messed it up, requiring publisher intervention to get my refund. After Phil I've considered rejoining but previous experience, high price and that 1 damn rules of the board pinned power tip thread stops me. I think that board is better know than it was. Super's role has been reduced but still to much ego or history for me to want to pay for it. I have changed my reading habits to 75% here. After Phil |
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| IronPony1965 | Nov 27 2014, 09:14 PM Post #16 |
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Ive posted over there a few times since Phil took over the board. I like checking in for any insight from him, but its got a ways to go to get back to a good forum. Theres only a handful of posters left and the one who posts the most, posts in such a way that you just want to argue with him all the time. The exaggerations irk the daylights out of me. So ya, like most in this thread, this is my home and will continue to be my home. Edited by IronPony1965, Nov 27 2014, 09:15 PM.
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| errsay | Nov 28 2014, 12:43 PM Post #17 |
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Forget Wilson. Check out Holder's tweets for the right stuff. |
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| racejeff | Nov 28 2014, 01:29 PM Post #18 |
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Thanks for the tip. I'm not a good twitter guy. Haven't figured out how to organize that mess of tweets into something I can find 1 good person's information. |
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| JediColt | Nov 28 2014, 02:18 PM Post #19 |
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This board was formed because the Scout site had no moderators. There was no way to edit anything or add features. It got really annoying that we couldn't even sticky a gameday thread or notice to other members. So one day 45 just said he'd make a new board so we had the ability to do even the most basic of message board functions, we announced we were all moving over here and Super announced that he would stay at Scout until the day he died and begged everyone to stay. He then started spreading misinformation about the reason for the move, making it out to be some kind of personal dispute and confusing people who only checked the forums on occasion. It was kind of like we all went to the same bar after work, the bar closed so we picked a new one, and Super kept going to the closed one and bringing his own hooch. |
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| IronPony1965 | Nov 29 2014, 12:18 AM Post #20 |
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I follow Holder as well on my bleacher report team stream. But its cool to have a guy like Phil around too. Can never have too many sources. |
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| errsay | Nov 29 2014, 12:37 PM Post #21 |
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Yeah. As long as they're credible... |
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