mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
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Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Bump in case Shrink was out to dinner.
Bump in case Shrink was out to dinner.
mofome
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munson15
I want winners...
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
What is EOG's target demographic? As an older member, I was wondering what the direction of the site would be. Is there a chance that serious gamblers like me will be pushed out? I'm not even sure there is a demographic for websites, seems to me that more is always better and the tent better be pretty big. However, I have had private conversations with posters who feel EOG is more suited to agenda-driven personalities, and that if you don't bring any controversy, your value is not seen. This was addressed some time ago when Ken put out a thread asking 'would you want every poster to be like Munson?' I'm not suggesting that would be a good idea, but it is necessary to let the 'meat and potatoes' posters know that there will always be a place for them here.
What is EOG's target demographic? As an older member, I was wondering what the direction of the site would be. Is there a chance that serious gamblers like me will be pushed out? I'm not even sure there is a demographic for websites, seems to me that more is always better and the tent better be pretty big. However, I have had private conversations with posters who feel EOG is more suited to agenda-driven personalities, and that if you don't bring any controversy, your value is not seen. This was addressed some time ago when Ken put out a thread asking 'would you want every poster to be like Munson?' I'm not suggesting that would be a good idea, but it is necessary to let the 'meat and potatoes' posters know that there will always be a place for them here.
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
By tomorrow it will be taken care of...:cheers
By tomorrow it will be taken care of...:cheers
mofome
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Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
the goal, for me, is serious sports/handicapping people of all ages. the peolpe i generally talk to come here for capping and sports. people go off on different tangents at times, but the people are here for capping. fact is, there isnt a way to talk capping all day every day, so other things come up. im not a fan of the drama threads, but some see value in them and thats fine. perhaps we could have a forum where every sports/capping thread was copied and that way people could look at a main forum that had no nonsense on it. fact of the matter is, there are slow times and a lot of strong personalities, but the target is hardcore sports/capping guys/gals.
people like you will never be pushed out. nor will people like tim or AA.
the goal, for me, is serious sports/handicapping people of all ages. the peolpe i generally talk to come here for capping and sports. people go off on different tangents at times, but the people are here for capping. fact is, there isnt a way to talk capping all day every day, so other things come up. im not a fan of the drama threads, but some see value in them and thats fine. perhaps we could have a forum where every sports/capping thread was copied and that way people could look at a main forum that had no nonsense on it. fact of the matter is, there are slow times and a lot of strong personalities, but the target is hardcore sports/capping guys/gals.
people like you will never be pushed out. nor will people like tim or AA.
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
::LMAO::::LMAO::::LMAO::::LMAO::::LMAO::::LMAO::::LMAO::
munson15
I want winners...
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Thanks, coming from you, that carries some weight, and makes me more comfortable. And no, I am not advocating a separate forum. I have no trouble managing to find what I need. The only problem I ever have is that with so many threads not being sports related, they move quickly to the next page and oblivion. I understand that is a good thing in some respects, and I acknowledge there are slow times in the sports/betting world. :cheers
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
As a nobody on the site, I'll put it out in the open. I couldn't tell you 5 solid cappers here. Sad, because I can tell you all of the people with an agenda. Shrink wants that in his main forum.
I remember when he started this site. He wanted to be a cross between the Rx and Covers. When it started off slow, he let all the members from the Rx he banned join. What was the one thing they all had in common? They hated the Rx. After General and Dirty left and Mo came over, the site changed. Far more younger crowd now. I feel there are a few too many here with some gimmick or agenda.
Munson, I would take a whole board of posters like you instead of going thru threads of "McDonalds vs Burger King".
As a nobody on the site, I'll put it out in the open. I couldn't tell you 5 solid cappers here. Sad, because I can tell you all of the people with an agenda. Shrink wants that in his main forum.
I remember when he started this site. He wanted to be a cross between the Rx and Covers. When it started off slow, he let all the members from the Rx he banned join. What was the one thing they all had in common? They hated the Rx. After General and Dirty left and Mo came over, the site changed. Far more younger crowd now. I feel there are a few too many here with some gimmick or agenda.
Munson, I would take a whole board of posters like you instead of going thru threads of "McDonalds vs Burger King".
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Why do posters sweat out sides and totals instead of scalping for consistent winnings?
:+clueless
Why do posters sweat out sides and totals instead of scalping for consistent winnings?
:+clueless
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Who wants to leave large amounts offshore anymore? Need multiple outs (4+), and funding them sucks.
Who wants to leave large amounts offshore anymore? Need multiple outs (4+), and funding them sucks.
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Not the old-school variety...
Live betting Jaeger.
Not the old-school variety...
munson15
I want winners...
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
I appreciate the kind words, but I imagine it takes a lot more than us oldtimers who only know sports history and who's getting how many points on Sunday to make a site prosper. We lost a lot of average joes with the Janunary 2007 shakeout, my only regret is that I wasn't here for the good old days. There probably aren't enough 'Jagermeisters' and 'Munsons' to keep a site alive, I figure. But I can tell that the people at the top really care about the product, and I have been made to feel welcome by 99.9% of the members on this site, including the brass, which I truly appreciate.
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
munson, this is a handicapping board and ken and i are both passionate about this industry. hes worked in it for many many years and ive moved to texas to work in it. to keep a forum busy all day, year round, you're going to have some other topics floating around, but those shouldnt dominate the site. Eog has b/w 2 and 4 times as many posts on different days as it did at this time last year, there are more people sharing and there is more going on. lots of it is capping related, but some seem reluctant to jump into capping threads with some of the new guys. some of these people are very very bright cappers like bigO, timely, quebb, rjt, la teasers and others. these people are here for capping first and there is no close 2nd.
the head of eog is, obviously, the shrink. This is a guy who has given a large part of his life to the industry, a guy who has many contacts in the industry, a guy who revolutionized the forum world, and a guy who this weekend will be on the radio in vegas. with him as the leader of the site, never doubt what eog is and always will be about. people dont love this stuff more than he and i do. people dont love this more than you, osu, and aa do. people dont love this more than timely, quebb and rjt do. we have a lot of great posters and a great mix, its all about getting the best out of the majority more often than not.
munson, this is a handicapping board and ken and i are both passionate about this industry. hes worked in it for many many years and ive moved to texas to work in it. to keep a forum busy all day, year round, you're going to have some other topics floating around, but those shouldnt dominate the site. Eog has b/w 2 and 4 times as many posts on different days as it did at this time last year, there are more people sharing and there is more going on. lots of it is capping related, but some seem reluctant to jump into capping threads with some of the new guys. some of these people are very very bright cappers like bigO, timely, quebb, rjt, la teasers and others. these people are here for capping first and there is no close 2nd.
the head of eog is, obviously, the shrink. This is a guy who has given a large part of his life to the industry, a guy who has many contacts in the industry, a guy who revolutionized the forum world, and a guy who this weekend will be on the radio in vegas. with him as the leader of the site, never doubt what eog is and always will be about. people dont love this stuff more than he and i do. people dont love this more than you, osu, and aa do. people dont love this more than timely, quebb and rjt do. we have a lot of great posters and a great mix, its all about getting the best out of the majority more often than not.
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
people like you, AA, and jager are the core of the site.
people like you, AA, and jager are the core of the site.
munson15
I want winners...
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
See my above post, to have the ear of management is a privelege in any business, and you have managed to make anyone who cares to listen feel they have that access.:cheers
mofome
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Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
very much so. as i alluded to in my note to the forum, i respect everyone here more than words allow me to say. we need to get this thing moving in the right direction together. together we can make this place as successful as possible, there is no room for individual agendas, its about our group.
very much so. as i alluded to in my note to the forum, i respect everyone here more than words allow me to say. we need to get this thing moving in the right direction together. together we can make this place as successful as possible, there is no room for individual agendas, its about our group.
5 star bomb
EOG Master
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Mofo when did you realize this is what you wanted to do? Also do you plan on doing this for a long time or what is your future plans?
Mofo when did you realize this is what you wanted to do? Also do you plan on doing this for a long time or what is your future plans?
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
when i used to post i didn't realize there were forums that people worked for. i used to post on freewinners.com and it was a great time and a great forum. that owner had/has a huge coke problem and he really let the place go to shit. dirty told me that the general helped him get a job here and i came here. i that point i realize people could make money posting/moderating, but i didnt have much interested in that part of the forums back then. as i got to learn more and more about the forums, my interest grew a bit but i really never had much of an erge to work for a forum, i never asked anyone for a cent or a chance to work. at one point i was going to open my own forum with a bud who was going to sell picks, but he really didnt follow through much and i just let that go. whenr reagan gave me the chance to have the sports forum on ogd, i knew i wanted to lead something my way and spend a ton of time with the guys on whatever board i was working on. i love the contests and talking games with everyone. i love trying to get people involved and i embrace the chance to help when i am asked for something. i will do this for as long as i am able. im sure most people make more money than i do, but not many people love what they do half as much as i do. thats a different kind of freedom provided to me. This industry is where my love/interest lay and i get to work with/for the biggest name in it. Doesnt get a lot better.
when i used to post i didn't realize there were forums that people worked for. i used to post on freewinners.com and it was a great time and a great forum. that owner had/has a huge coke problem and he really let the place go to shit. dirty told me that the general helped him get a job here and i came here. i that point i realize people could make money posting/moderating, but i didnt have much interested in that part of the forums back then. as i got to learn more and more about the forums, my interest grew a bit but i really never had much of an erge to work for a forum, i never asked anyone for a cent or a chance to work. at one point i was going to open my own forum with a bud who was going to sell picks, but he really didnt follow through much and i just let that go. whenr reagan gave me the chance to have the sports forum on ogd, i knew i wanted to lead something my way and spend a ton of time with the guys on whatever board i was working on. i love the contests and talking games with everyone. i love trying to get people involved and i embrace the chance to help when i am asked for something. i will do this for as long as i am able. im sure most people make more money than i do, but not many people love what they do half as much as i do. thats a different kind of freedom provided to me. This industry is where my love/interest lay and i get to work with/for the biggest name in it. Doesnt get a lot better.
Timetopay
EOG Master
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
mo - since you were brought on after all the mod and paid poster hires without naming names would you have hired the same crew?
Also who would you have liked to give a job to if you could have hired the staff?
(take me out of the equation :+excited-)
mo - since you were brought on after all the mod and paid poster hires without naming names would you have hired the same crew?
Also who would you have liked to give a job to if you could have hired the staff?
(take me out of the equation :+excited-)
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
if i was hired as head mod, as soon as i came from eog, eog had no mods, and i was asked to name the mods? hell no i wouldn't have hired the same people. i thought ego and blondie were ridiculous hires at the time. i didnt know anything about them and i thought ego was a kiss ass. i had no clue what blondie could do. ffw to today, im humbled to work with them each. not just to work with them, but they are great friends of mine. really fucking awesome people that i would do anything for. people that do more on this forum than i can.
guys like teazeman, hinesward, quebb, dsethi, patterson, munson, gyno, raiders, and a few others were people i liked when i first came over in June.
if i was hired as head mod, as soon as i came from eog, eog had no mods, and i was asked to name the mods? hell no i wouldn't have hired the same people. i thought ego and blondie were ridiculous hires at the time. i didnt know anything about them and i thought ego was a kiss ass. i had no clue what blondie could do. ffw to today, im humbled to work with them each. not just to work with them, but they are great friends of mine. really fucking awesome people that i would do anything for. people that do more on this forum than i can.
guys like teazeman, hinesward, quebb, dsethi, patterson, munson, gyno, raiders, and a few others were people i liked when i first came over in June.
ChuteBoxe
EOG Master
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
Have you ever thought about using your contacts in the industry to possibly work/assist/learn the sportsbook side first hand whether by working directly for, or owning a sportsbook in the future? Why, or why not, would you like to work/own a book?
Have you ever thought about using your contacts in the industry to possibly work/assist/learn the sportsbook side first hand whether by working directly for, or owning a sportsbook in the future? Why, or why not, would you like to work/own a book?
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
not sure who this is too, but i couldnt root for people to lose, so i couldnt work for a book.
not sure who this is too, but i couldnt root for people to lose, so i couldnt work for a book.
ChuteBoxe
EOG Master
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
I don't know. Everyone was asking you questions, so I went for it. Good answer.
Here's more...
Do you like anal sex with females?
How many pairs of sneakers do you own?
Are you really that nice, or are you tanked all the time?
Do you always want to live in the town where you currently live?
:+textinb3
I don't know. Everyone was asking you questions, so I went for it. Good answer.
Here's more...
Do you like anal sex with females?
How many pairs of sneakers do you own?
Are you really that nice, or are you tanked all the time?
Do you always want to live in the town where you currently live?
:+textinb3
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
no, i have been attacked by thegreatdiatchi before.
no, i have been attacked by thegreatdiatchi before.
Panic
EOG Dedicated
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
thats an area i need to expand with. i only know a couple guys at books at this point. ken has the relationships with the books and, down the road, i will ask him to introduce me to some of the guys as we move to feb with new contracts.
thats an area i need to expand with. i only know a couple guys at books at this point. ken has the relationships with the books and, down the road, i will ask him to introduce me to some of the guys as we move to feb with new contracts.
mofome
Banned
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
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Panic
EOG Dedicated
Re: mofome, The Shrink, and the future of eog
I figure for anyone who has done it as long as you have, some people have been rubbed the wrong way. Just look at reloads thread. But I know you would probably just meet up with the guy and settle it the old fashion way. And afterwords pick the guy up off the ground and buy him a beer.
I figure for anyone who has done it as long as you have, some people have been rubbed the wrong way. Just look at reloads thread. But I know you would probably just meet up with the guy and settle it the old fashion way. And afterwords pick the guy up off the ground and buy him a beer.