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**EF Members** Your Thoughts on "Platinum Search" button

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EF has a wealth of information. Many folks come here for that information. The "search" option is used quite frequently to access this information. However, recently, the search has now become "Platinum". Where does the greed stop my friends? Soon you will have to be platinum to utilize any "smilie" :( .The Platinum idea has had its positives and negatives and I understand that "platinum" was introduced to generate income, but please administrators/owners, don't let this board become a board of greed that turns people away. I have been here for quite a long time. I have seen this board go through many changes, this "platinum search" goes under the "top ten gayest changes on EF since inception".

peace
 
havoc said:
this "platinum search" goes under the "top ten gayest changes on EF since inception".

peace
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Karma has to be in the top 3.
 
LOL, I hadn't even noticed, but yeah, that is really really gay, even more gayer than Drakktooth and Bwood sharing the same sleeping bag
 
I'm not a platinum member, yet I can still use the search function (despite the fact it says "Elite Fitness Discussion Boards Platinum Search Engine"). How does that work?
 
Well it's working for me thus far and I'm not platinum.....

However, this is a really bad idea on something like the Anabolic Forum where people often search for answers to common questions.

We will be getting a lot of simple, questions asked over and over. That in itself will take up space and annoy a lot of helpful people.
 
PoyeBoy said:
LOL, I hadn't even noticed, but yeah, that is really really gay, even more gayer than Drakktooth and Bwood sharing the same sleeping bag
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I think only Showtune gay, cabaret singing, clutch carrying, international male types would be gayer than this. But not by much.
 
I just sent an e-mail to not renew the platinum membership, its far overrated, Im not cancelling becasue of this situation, it was just a reminder.
 
Stupid question!!!!!!!!!

Use the search feature. That's why it's there, newbie scum!
 
Unbelievable...

Yet another thing to add to my list of complaints.

Is this being done in an effort to generate revenue, or curb database activity because MySQL can't handle the board?
 
PoyeBoy said:
LOL, I hadn't even noticed, but yeah, that is really really gay, even more gayer than Drakktooth and Bwood sharing the same sleeping bag
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awful jackass...

tell that girl in your photo to get a better looking dog...:D


i will stay plat because i do like it here and
i can stir up a little more shit without getting banned!!!

:p
 
bwood said:


awful jackass...

tell that girl in your photo to get a better looking dog...:D


i will stay plat because i do like it here and
i can stir up a little more shit without getting banned!!!

:p
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You like to stir shit? in a bowl?

your one of those sick scat bastards, I know, you sick freak, you should be ashamed

anyway Drakfoot, tells me what you say to him, I cant believe you sometimes
 
Go platinum... no complaints. 2 million or more pages of information... I think it is worth something.

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:
Go platinum... no complaints. 2 million or more pages of information... I think it is worth something.

C-ditty
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I think its a bad idea personally, and I will never understand why people say "support the site" and here is why, it is the members that make this site worth a shit...the board itself is no different than any other board out there but what makes this site one of the "best" is all the members, not the site itself

My .00000002
 
mtellin said:

the board itself is no different than any other board out there but what makes this site one of the "best" is all the members, not the site itself

My .00000002
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It's alot different than any other site out there. I can make a post in the anabolic board, and have about 10 replies in 20 minutes. I have posted on SOME boards anabolic boards, and I think my post is still on the front page, from a month ago, with 3 responses saying "I'd like to know this too" or "Bump".

EliteFitness has an amazingly quick response rate from it's members. You can start a chat thread and have over 20 responses in a matter of minutes... I can't think of any site that boasts that.

Not a good point there. Although, I can see how people would be upset about having to pay for the search function... especially when it was free before... but like "I" made a point... you are getting access to over 2 million pages of information... NO other site can say they have THAT sort of information at their fingertips.

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:


It's alot different than any other site out there. I can make a post in the anabolic board, and have about 10 replies in 20 minutes. I have posted on SOME boards anabolic boards, and I think my post is still on the front page, from a month ago, with 3 responses saying "I'd like to know this too" or "Bump".

EliteFitness has an amazingly quick response rate from it's members. You can start a chat thread and have over 20 responses in a matter of minutes... I can't think of any site that boasts that.
C-ditty
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so how is it not a valid point the person just made? you are simply restating the same facts he/she just did.....about members being the driving factor.
 
Citruscide said:


It's alot different than any other site out there. I can make a post in the anabolic board, and have about 10 replies in 20 minutes. I have posted on SOME boards anabolic boards, and I think my post is still on the front page, from a month ago, with 3 responses saying "I'd like to know this too" or "Bump".

EliteFitness has an amazingly quick response rate from it's members. You can start a chat thread and have over 20 responses in a matter of minutes... I can't think of any site that boasts that.

Not a good point there. Although, I can see how people would be upset about having to pay for the search function... especially when it was free before... but like "I" made a point... you are getting access to over 2 million pages of information... NO other site can say they have THAT sort of information at their fingertips.

C-ditty
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heh...Im not trying to pick a fight here but your comeback proved my point, its the members :) getting 10 replies in 20 minutes? members are replying. 2 million pages of information? because members are posting and answering questions
 
Citruscide said:
EliteFitness has an amazingly quick response rate from it's members. You can start a chat thread and have over 20 responses in a matter of minutes... I can't think of any site that boasts that.
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Okay, you are just proving mtellin's point completely.



Not a good point there. Although, I can see how people would be upset about having to pay for the search function... especially when it was free before... but like "I" made a point... you are getting access to over 2 million pages of information... NO other site can say they have THAT sort of information at their fingertips.
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What about what I mentioned above with the repeat questions on the anabolic board. That will be a major issue I believe.
 
I guess Citruscide is consulting his legal debate team for a clever reply......
 
Sure the members. The 40,000 members. The 40,000 members that no other site has. The 40,000 members that really take up alot of bandwidth and this bandwidth costs money. A search engine, that when it searches these 2 million pages of information... takes up this bandwidth.

Also, if you look at many of the majorly contributing members... in the anabolic board, many of them are already platinum... many of them are mods. Zyg, Huck, macro... giving a never-ending sonet of medical knowledge.

I've paid for platinum since DAY one. Even as a MOD, I chose to pay for my "platinum" membership. This site has changed my entire training program, my diet, and my anabolic cycling technique... if it weren't for guys like BFold (also a platinum member) I probably wouldn't be training my legs the correct way, and wouldn't have added inches in diameter to them...

But now I'm just giving specific examples... Hey, you may think it is BAD for business... but there isn't a site on the net, that you can search their database and get the kind of results you can here. It may have been the members that have contributed, but it is the Site that has the posts.

C-ditty
 
It's true that the material belongs to the site, but some of those valuable contributions are made by non-plats as well.

And if I'm not mistaken, B Fold was non plat before being made a mentor, but I could be wrong about that.

I don't know that it's good or bad for business...I just see a gradual trend towards making Elite a pay-only site, which I think will be detrimental to the content of the boards.

Just my .02.
 
I just want the karma thingie to go away....far...far...far away.
 
Citruscide said:
Sure the members. The 40,000 members. The 40,000 members that no other site has. The 40,000 members that really take up alot of bandwidth and this bandwidth costs money. A search engine, that when it searches these 2 million pages of information... takes up this bandwidth.

Also, if you look at many of the majorly contributing members... in the anabolic board, many of them are already platinum... many of them are mods. Zyg, Huck, macro... giving a never-ending sonet of medical knowledge.

I've paid for platinum since DAY one. Even as a MOD, I chose to pay for my "platinum" membership. This site has changed my entire training program, my diet, and my anabolic cycling technique... if it weren't for guys like BFold (also a platinum member) I probably wouldn't be training my legs the correct way, and wouldn't have added inches in diameter to them...

But now I'm just giving specific examples... Hey, you may think it is BAD for business... but there isn't a site on the net, that you can search their database and get the kind of results you can here. It may have been the members that have contributed, but it is the Site that has the posts.

C-ditty
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I definitely agree, and never meant to say Im against platinum, but I think platinum should get "extra" benefits, and not basic benefits that are taken away from regular users.

Like alien pointed out, this isnt going to help the database a whole lot now that there is going to be TONS of duplicate threads posted, heck the search button has always worked and there was still tons of duplicate threads, if I had a nickel for every time I saw a post "critique my (first) cycle" well...Id have enough money to run elite fitness :)

But for the most part I do think its bad for business...because (and this is all just assumption) I would think most people that go platinum, are regular users here for awhile first, to check out the site, see what it has to offer etc. Well if the regular users cant search they may not be aware of the wealth of knowledge that has already been posted and not see a reason to go plat

I mean whats next? You have to be platinum to get a reply to your post? Where does it stop?
 
mtellin said:

I definitely agree, and never meant to say Im against platinum, but I think platinum should get "extra" benefits, and not basic benefits that are taken away from regular users.

Like alien pointed out, this isnt going to help the database a whole lot now that there is going to be TONS of duplicate threads posted, heck the search button has always worked and there was still tons of duplicate threads, if I had a nickel for every time I saw a post "critique my (first) cycle" well...Id have enough money to run elite fitness :)

But for the most part I do think its bad for business...because (and this is all just assumption) I would think most people that go platinum, are regular users here for awhile first, to check out the site, see what it has to offer etc. Well if the regular users cant search they may not be aware of the wealth of knowledge that has already been posted and not see a reason to go plat

I mean whats next? You have to be platinum to get a reply to your post? Where does it stop?
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Steroid-Encylopedia is a total pay site... they have zero problems with members causing problems there. They also have great participation...

EF is only a "at-choice" pay site... for platinum members. People complain about not having any benefits? Now you have a great benefit -- search benefit -- 2 million pages. It is a TREMENDIOUS asset ...

Did I mention I still pay for platinum as a mod?

I know what you are saying bro... slipperly slope? I don't see EF becoming a FULL pay site... but if we can be serious for a minute... 2 million pages of searchable material... that is a definate value... you can't deny that.

I think, a visiting member can get a feel of the board without using the search function... the only thing is "use the search" feature wouldn't be as an effective response... however, I usually answer duplicate questions anyway...

I think... it will be very worth it.

C-ditty
 
Dougly said:
If 'Talk to the Mods' isn't enough reason to go Plat. I don't know what is.
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Sweet point dude... Platinum Hardcore... George Spellwin himself responds to posts! :)

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:

I know what you are saying bro... slipperly slope? I don't see EF becoming a FULL pay site... but if we can be serious for a minute... 2 million pages of searchable material... that is a definate value... you can't deny that.

I think, a visiting member can get a feel of the board without using the search function... the only thing is "use the search" feature wouldn't be as an effective response... however, I usually answer duplicate questions anyway...

I think... it will be very worth it.

C-ditty
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better get those eyes of yours checked, its only a matter of time before full pay becomes essential. First all the best posts of EF become plat only, then pictures became a platinum only thing, now search, next posting in anabolics forum will be plat only, then the downfall of civilization as we know it.
 
naturally anabolic said:


better get those eyes of yours checked, its only a matter of time before full pay becomes essential. First all the best posts of EF become plat only, then pictures became a platinum only thing, now search, next posting in anabolics forum will be plat only, then the downfall of civilization as we know it.
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BANNED!
 
naturally anabolic said:


better get those eyes of yours checked, its only a matter of time before full pay becomes essential. First all the best posts of EF become plat only, then pictures became a platinum only thing, now search, next posting in anabolics forum will be plat only, then the downfall of civilization as we know it.
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Uh huh.

The speed of the site is flying now. The search function will be a platinum feature. If the rest of the site becomes pay in the future, I will CONTINUE to pay for it... This site has done far too much for me to think of not paying it.

It seems to me... that you seem to bitch about alot Natty... how about you just switch over to platinum and just be done with it? :)

Project -- aren't you platinum? This won't affect you at all... why complain?

C-ditty
 
Dial_tone said:


I'll be doing the same for the same reason.
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One this run with Platinum is up (I think i have 4 more months) I am not renewing either.

This board is not the same board that I started using over a year ago.
 
kingjohn said:
CITRUSCIDE- I hope you're a better lawyer than you are a salesman.
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Never been much of a sales men. Although, I did get a nice settlement against Merrill Lynch.. .which is allowing me to not work at the moment... or at least, only take cases on a case by case basis.

Listen. I don't have to convince people of anything. My position here at EF isn't a Salesman... it is a moderator. I try to keep the stuff from going too crazy... in Chat, I don't lock up all the shit, because frankly, i find it amusing. In anabolic, I give advice where I can, delete source posts, and try to keep it safe for the bros there.

What I'm saying here is how I "personally" feel about EF and the platinum membership. Personally, if you enjoy the site, like posting here, and have learned from the site... you really should join up... and fully take advantage of the knowledge you can access here. It makes sense, does it not? If you do not want to be platinum, then more power to you... if it bothers you (not YOU in particular, but you in general), then feel free to go elsewhere...

EF is a business... I understand this. Sure, I'd like to have it a free site, a place where people can have full access to all the boards, a wealth of information, etc. I mean, we have RICK COLLINS giving legal advice in the BodyBuilding in the Law forum, i think it should be a platinum forum... for SURE. It's free... but you take no notice of that... do you? YOu take no notice that some of the questions answered in that forum are questions that would cost you 500+ dollars to get answered by an attorney.

I'm not sellin' anything bro...

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:


Project -- aren't you platinum? This won't affect you at all... why complain?
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I'm plat because I can afford to be, and I think there is value to the site in general, special features or no.

I do think that I was plat for a long time without getting the features I was promised, but the administration in recent weeks has taken great strides to fix those issues.

That said, the PM quota's still busted, I think plat chat lacks value as a feature because half the time the java locks on my machine and most people use IM clients anyway, and plat hardcore very rarely has a post on it.

Why complain?

Because I think this, and other policies, will drive people away, further reinforcing the notion that running Elite is not about the health of the community as a whole, but rather the interests of the Platinum members.

The paying customers should always come first, but I think if you whack all the non-plats, suddenly the site becomes a lot less attractive for plats like me.
 
naturally anabolic said:
citrus for a full year i was platinum, so please feel free to shut it, i paid money.
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Shut it? Nobody... with the exception of Project, can tell me to shut it. You paid money... but you aren't now. Your membership is expired, yet you bitch about it? You have no standing to complain. You are complaining about something you are not even part of...

If Chewbacca lives on Endor... you must go Platinum...

C-ditty
 
TheProject said:


I'm plat because I can afford to be, and I think there is value to the site in general, special features or no.

I do think that I was plat for a long time without getting the features I was promised, but the administration in recent weeks has taken great strides to fix those issues.

That said, the PM quota's still busted, I think plat chat lacks value as a feature because half the time the java locks on my machine and most people use IM clients anyway, and plat hardcore very rarely has a post on it.

Why complain?

Because I think this, and other policies, will drive people away, further reinforcing the notion that running Elite is not about the health of the community as a whole, but rather the interests of the Platinum members.

The paying customers should always come first, but I think if you whack all the non-plats, suddenly the site becomes a lot less attractive for plats like me.
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Project, I have always respected... hmm... ok, I respect your opinion now... lol

Making the search function a plat feature, certainly won't whack all the non-plats, they will still have access to all the other boards... just not the search function.

I can see your points... and am happy you are supporting the site (as a moderator, and as a member). But either way... the business isn't mine... and if the powers that be think making plat-search an option.... then I will support it. Since I'm a paying member, it really changes nothing for me. Many members I converse with on the site are plats...

And I think many more will join up... as well.

C-ditty
 
I've been Platinum for well over a year as well. I signed up after only using the site for a month. I realized the value and wanted to support it.

I do have learned almost everything I know about training, diet, and AS from this site. Without the information I have learned from the members of this site I can say my progress in the gym would be significantly reduced.

And I am platinum now, so the search feature going platinum only should not effect me right?

But I am not happy with the way this site pushes and pushes and pushes.... I get regular emails from George Spellwin pushing books and products.... I see people advertising shit in their signatures all the time.. it is getting to be too much for me.

I've spoken with George on the phone before... but can you guess why? He wanted to call and get my credit card info so I could switch over to a new payment plan! He thanked me for contributing to the site, which was genuine, and I thanked him and mentioned how much I have learned from this site.

I appreciate this site VERY much. There are some memebers on here I can't thank enough.

But again.. the constant barage and bombardment of sales is taking its toll.. and my days as platinum are soon coming to an end.
 
Citruscide said:


Shut it? Nobody... with the exception of Project, can tell me to shut it. You paid money... but you aren't now. Your membership is expired, yet you bitch about it? You have no standing to complain. You are complaining about something you are not even part of...

If Chewbacca lives on Endor... you must go Platinum...

C-ditty
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It's precisely this attitude that I think will drive members away.

The "I don't want to listen to you until I have your money" approach only flies so far.

Convince him there's value to the membership, don't tell him he sucks for cancelling.
 
I'm telling you to shut it because my membership did not "expire" I CANCELLED it. Just like lestat stated a few replies before this board is not what it used to be, back when i first was here into the summer of 02, it was great. Then the shit starts hitting the fan, members start being banned for ridiculous reasons, board speed slowing down (which i give them credit for fixing), more and more things being stripped away to entice members into platinum, I'm not gunna sit here and argue with you because that would be futile, you will think your way and I will think mine. So, good day sir.
 
Citruscide said:


Project, I have always respected... hmm... ok, I respect your opinion now... lol

Making the search function a plat feature, certainly won't whack all the non-plats, they will still have access to all the other boards... just not the search function.

I can see your points... and am happy you are supporting the site (as a moderator, and as a member). But either way... the business isn't mine... and if the powers that be think making plat-search an option.... then I will support it. Since I'm a paying member, it really changes nothing for me. Many members I converse with on the site are plats...

And I think many more will join up... as well.

C-ditty
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LOL

No, the search function will not whack all the non plats, but I'm extending this to its logical conclusion.

Like natty said...first pics, then search...this is a slow, logical progression.

IMO, blindly supporting the owners/administrators is a bad idea, paying member or no.
 
naturally anabolic said:
I'm telling you to shut it because my membership did not "expire" I CANCELLED it. Just like lestat stated a few replies before this board is not what it used to be, back when i first was here into the summer of 02, it was great. Then the shit starts hitting the fan, members start being banned for ridiculous reasons, board speed slowing down (which i give them credit for fixing), more and more things being stripped away to entice members into platinum, I'm not gunna sit here and argue with you because that would be futile, you will think your way and I will think mine. So, good day sir.
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Listen... Natty. If we can be serious for a minute... This is a business? I can't say I agree with EVERYTHING that goes on at EF. I think some people should be banned here. I'll probably be the first to admit, that I may have come close to that line in the past. But honestly... haven't you learned alot here? Made alot of friends? Sent PM's to other member's Exs? Whoops... that slipped out. But in all seriousness... you have benefited from this site, as have I as have lestat as have project.

I can tell you feel strongly about this. I will bring it up in the mod board... citing both you, lestat and project's feelings on this issue. I will direct it to GS. However, I do support the site 100%... not blindly...

Lestat - I'm not sure... but you might be able to take your name off the mailing list?

Project - we need to get a beer soon.

i'm going to workout... lol

C-ditty
 
sermon_of_crockery said:
Nobody has answered the question of WHEN this new policy is going to take effect.

How much is platinum again?
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I have consulted my crystal balls on this issue... but I am seeing a blue haze...

I have no idea?

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:


Listen... Natty. If we can be serious for a minute... This is a business? I can't say I agree with EVERYTHING that goes on at EF. I think some people should be banned here. I'll probably be the first to admit, that I may have come close to that line in the past. But honestly... haven't you learned alot here? Made alot of friends? Sent PM's to other member's Exs? Whoops... that slipped out. But in all seriousness... you have benefited from this site, as have I as have lestat as have project.

I can tell you feel strongly about this. I will bring it up in the mod board... citing both you, lestat and project's feelings on this issue. I will direct it to GS. However, I do support the site 100%... not blindly...

Lestat - I'm not sure... but you might be able to take your name off the mailing list?

Project - we need to get a beer soon.

i'm going to workout... lol

C-ditty
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Yes I have made alot of friends, and yes i even pm'd your ex because i wanted to get both sides of that issue you had in the past so i could come to a collective end point because it struck a cord with me. opps guess that slipped out to. I never said i didnt benefit in some way from the site, i just feel its at a very rough point right now and defineately needs to smooth out some edges before i decide to come back to platinum side of things. I also think they should reconsider some of the decisions they have made lately.
 
i have no problem what george does to make some money.

this site is a business, and he should be allowed to do what he wants with the site.

i'm sure he has already thought out the potential consequences (if there is any) for making the search platinum only.
 
Can you actually cancel these days without having to contact your bank to block Elite Fitness? I was platinum mainly to post pics and see them, but it was taking days to post pics then when people went to click on them it said the pic didn't exist. Is that what my 12.95 was paying for?
 
There are plenty of other sites online, that offer what elite offers and they are free. Alot of the senior members who have tons of knowledge, post on some of these sites also.

If this site becomes more of an inconvinence due to having to pay to become a platinum member, I will just take my questions elsewhere (so what, they wont get answerd within 20 minutes, it might take a day --this is better then posting a topic and having it fly down to the 3rd page an hour later only having to return and bump it back up). Not to mention that a majority of these "in 20 minute" responses come from people regergatating information they read some where else, I don't want that, I want first hand encounters! (that's a whole differant debate).

I will agree that this site has some great information that is archieved in the millions of posts it has. It also has a ton of members (40,000 is a shitload). The only advantage i see to this is that response time to a question ussually is faster (but as stated above, this can sometime be a disadvantage)

If the owner wants to make money, he should be making it off of businesses, not users. Advertisments such as banners and mass-mails could be utilized. Eveyone knows that health and fitness has blown up throughout this country, and they have over 40,000 e-mail addresses of people who are actively involved in this lifestyle. Im not saying I enjoy banners and getting spammed (in fact i hate it too), but it's alot better then expecting people to pay for something that can be obatined free of charge on numerous other sites.

I love elitefitness, and i realize that without some sort of income the owner would essence being paying for this site and loosing money. If i were he, id want to have he site funded as well as make money off it also, i just feel that charging the members a fee, and limiting features that some of us had been using for years now is the wrong way to go about it.
 
I think one of George's main beliefs is not to spam people. If you notice you don't get shit in your inbox except from George himself. I like it that way.

But one option might be getting a discount for having your email publicized....would it be worth having the plat features if you had to delete a few extra messages out of your inbox every day?
 
Without search, the anabolic board will get 296 new threads per day asking if some summer newbie can drink winny or what is clomid.
 
AAP said:
Without search, the anabolic board will get 296 new threads per day asking if some summer newbie can drink winny or what is clomid.
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So what is the final answer? can you really drink Winny? end it here and now, you'll be a hero
 
AAP said:
Without search, the anabolic board will get 296 new threads per day asking if some summer newbie can drink winny or what is clomid.
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Exactly! For no other reason than that, that is why it would be a disaster!
 
I was platinum for a year and to be honest, all I used was the chat board and occasionally the diet board, So it wasn't worth it to me.

I would like to know what happened to havoc?
Is he no longer a mod?
He doesn't have moderator for his title anymore.
 
big4life said:
I was platinum for a year and to be honest, all I used was the chat board and occasionally the diet board, So it wasn't worth it to me.

I would like to know what happened to havoc?
Is he no longer a mod?
He doesn't have moderator for his title anymore.
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You don't know about the incident? Some things are better off left unsaid!
 
AAP said:
Without search, the anabolic board will get 296 new threads per day asking if some summer newbie can drink winny or what is clomid.
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You have a point....EKKKKKK! :)

Fonz
 
Fonz said:


You have a point....EKKKKKK! :)

Fonz
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It is a good point! Read post #5 by yours truly. It seems nobody wants to respond to this topic.
 
naturally anabolic said:


Yes I have made alot of friends, and yes i even pm'd your ex because i wanted to get both sides of that issue you had in the past so i could come to a collective end point because it struck a cord with me.
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Excuse me... but what the fuck business was yours to reach a "collective end point?" -- I told you what was going on in my life... I needed someone to talk to... you and I were cool, talked on IM alot... and I thought you would understand... I thought you were a friend I could talk to. Other side of the story? You NEED another side of the story?

Damnit Natty... you used to be cool. What the fuck.

C-ditty
 
I'm not sure if this will solve any problems, but it couldn't hurt:

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As I said on the anabolic board... I think it would be a very bad idea.

As AAP, etc. said there will be tons of repeat questions.

It will be more difficult for members to determine whether or not to go platinum. Limiting too many features is just cheesy. It reminds me of some scam-type sites; just limiting the search wouldn't put it there, but make a few more changes too, and it could...

IMO more reveune will be lost as people leave or don't go platinum. I'm sure even non-plat members generate revenue through click-throughs; in addition to going elsewhere where they can use the entire site, many of which allow you to be a "supporter" too.

Most of the very good topics end up being reposted on several boards, so that info could be found elsewhere without ever coming to elite.
 
ajtomasi said:
I'm not sure if this will solve any problems, but it couldn't hurt:

boobs2.gif
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You should be given an honorary platinum membership for how you handle these issues...

IF I had my way, you'd be President of the United States.

C-ditty
 
ajtomasi said:
I'm not sure if this will solve any problems, but it couldn't hurt:
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LOL, that could be on the page that says

"
Sorry, Search is limited to our Platinum members only.
boobs2.gif

Upgrade to see the rest of the picture and have access to search and our x-rated member pics.
 
AustinTX said:


Most of the very good topics end up being reposted on several boards, so that info could be found elsewhere without ever coming to elite.
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Not to mention that the 3-4 mods that are worth a damn post on other boards. That being said, this has been one of the better days on EF. Without the controversy, it's just another website.
 
Dougly said:


Not to mention that the 3-4 mods that are worth a damn post on other boards. That being said, this has been one of the better days on EF. Without the controversy, it's just another website.
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Sorry dude, but I do have to ration time up between here and Bolex and now... SE.

C-ditty ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
 
kingjohn said:
CITRUSCIDE- I hope you're a better lawyer than you are a salesman.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Second funniest post I have read today.

Karma for you KJ.
 
XBiker said:


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Second funniest post I have read today.

Karma for you KJ.
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What happened to you Xbiker... you used to be cool... that post looked Kayne-esque....

C-ditty
 
AAP said:
Without search, the anabolic board will get 296 new threads per day asking if some summer newbie can drink winny or what is clomid.
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versus 293 with the search feature...:)
 
Citruscide said:


Sorry dude, but I do have to ration time up between here and Bolex and now... SE.

C-ditty ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Ya know Citrus, I used to loathe your Gomer Pyle mug, and your unearned arrogance, but you're starting to grow on me.... no really. One of these days I'm going to buy you a coldbeer.:beer:
 
Dougly said:


Ya know Citrus, I used to loathe your Gomer Pyle mug, and your unearned arrogance, but you're starting to grow on me.... no really. One of these days I'm going to buy you a coldbeer.:beer:
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Yeah... people are starting to tell me my arrogance is earned now. :)

Beers this Friday... EF Chicago bros are going out... you're invited!

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:


What happened to you Xbiker... you used to be cool... that post looked Kayne-esque....

C-ditty
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I have recently been thinking the same of you.

It just struck me as really funny... No malice intended, counselor.
 
Wow...platinum only search function. I could understand all of the other bells and whistles like being able to view photos, chat in realtime, and for those who are interested - priority for becoming a mod, but being able to perform a search is a basic function of any web forum. :(

That's cool though. We'll just have to litter the chat board with threads requesting platinum members perform various searches for us when we need them and post the links. They'll become as annoying as karma threads.
 
as long as the board draws this many folks
and runs this fast, i have no problem chipping in...

some of these arguments remind me of the playground
at the Y...

never any nets on the basketball goal, 30 folks playin ball...

all of 'em driving new cars to get there, all of them too cheap
to put in a buck for a new net...

hell, a guy i liked got banned...

apparently by a mod i often disagree with...

but i still enjoy posting here and until that
changes, even a poor student like me can
chip in...
 
Citruscide said:


Excuse me... but what the fuck business was yours to reach a "collective end point?" -- I told you what was going on in my life... I needed someone to talk to... you and I were cool, talked on IM alot... and I thought you would understand... I thought you were a friend I could talk to. Other side of the story? You NEED another side of the story?

Damnit Natty... you used to be cool. What the fuck.

C-ditty
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He started posting tribute threads in honor of every woman on EF.. that's what happened.
 
Lestat said:


He started posting tribute threads in honor of every woman on EF.. that's what happened.
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Lestat... what happened to you... you used to be cool man.

C-ditty
 
Citruscide said:


Excuse me... but what the fuck business was yours to reach a "collective end point?" -- I told you what was going on in my life... I needed someone to talk to... you and I were cool, talked on IM alot... and I thought you would understand... I thought you were a friend I could talk to. Other side of the story? You NEED another side of the story?

Damnit Natty... you used to be cool. What the fuck.

C-ditty
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Man, it wasnt questioning your side of the story, i was pissed and wanted to see what the fuck was in her head. You used to talk about things were all kosher and good and then one day, bam shit just totally hits the fan, and i thought that was totally fucked up that she would do that to you and I always want to get both sides of a story.

And it seems ever since you got the profile done on ya and all that shit you have kissed more admin ass then anyone in EF history, i dont see any other moderators jamming the platinum membership down anyones throat like you, I dont think George himself talks about it as much as you now, you treat anyone who is not platinum like blacks in the segregated south during the 40's. Thats total bullshit, you used to be cool, what the fuck man?
 
naturally anabolic said:


Man, it wasnt questioning your side of the story, i was pissed and wanted to see what the fuck was in her head. You used to talk about things were all kosher and good and then one day, bam shit just totally hits the fan, and i thought that was totally fucked up that she would do that to you and I always want to get both sides of a story.

And it seems ever since you got the profile done on ya and all that shit you have kissed more admin ass then anyone in EF history, i dont see any other moderators jamming the platinum membership down anyones throat like you, I dont think George himself talks about it as much as you now, you treat anyone who is not platinum like blacks in the segregated south during the 40's. Thats total bullshit, you used to be cool, what the fuck man?
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Blacks segregated south??? Dude... where?

To be honest... no one knew what was in her fucking head at the time. I found out, in December... she wanted out of the engagement... what better way, huh? Not to mention, her body was starting a miscarriage... and had started to bleed... 2 weeks later, it happened. Yes, it was fucked of her.

I have always liked platinum. Ever since I've been a mod... I kinda "work" for the site. I want to see it do well... it does well, if people are platinum. I see the other side... I see the people causing the problems I used to... one might say, I was made a mod to stop causing problems...

If you want to chat about this on IM... I'm more than willing to discuss it... I've been holding a bit of pent up anger since I knew you PM'd her...

C-ditty
 
naturally anabolic said:
thats fine. You can even vent if ya like too.
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I need to vent on you Natty. Everything you said here about what you did with C's ex and shit is totally fucked up. I have a lot of issues about some of the shit you do. I will keep them to myself for now, but had to chime in on this one. At one point I thought you were a friend of mine as well, until you lied to me numerous times :rolleyes:

OK, back to topic, sending a PM to someone’s ex to get a full story is a fucking joke. Since when is it your business to do this type of thing? Why the hell would you need to come up with a collective end point, what business of it was yours? I don't care what the fuck you say, you were so fucking wrong to do that it wasn't even funny.

Nuff said, don’t bother to try and IM me because I don't use one anymore.

**Sorry to the members and staff of Elite. I know that I am known for my composer, but I could hold this one back anymore.
 
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