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Kentucky Political Thread
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It's not behind a paywall it's gone. There are only 3 boards left - HOB, KSR, RR
Same thing happened to InsideCarolina. Once upon a time it was the most heavily trafficked board on the Scout network. Now it's all paywalled boards on On3, and they spend every month begging for new subscribers by advertising some discount or deal.
I should have known that a company that uses a "3" for its "e" would be dog ****. Hope the owners get shingles.
Thanks for stopping by to talk about this. I do think it's only a matter of time before this whole site is behind a paywall. Maybe another 6 months? We shall see. But it's like I always say, nothing lasts forever, even cold November rain.
Fwiw, if I had to rank "posters who I wouldn't open their link", you're top3 haha.
I also wouldnt be shocked if I was #1 for most people lol.
This is what happens when your storied program starts to sputter. Less traffic leads to this contraction. It seems to be in direct correlation to our results.
How much is HOB and can you pay monthly? I’m on a tight budget but want to be involved in quality conversation
And @MattJones we are counting on you to put the pressure on Barney to move on. So much has happened that would get anyone else fired a long time ago. We have a president who is pushing 80. People I talk to don’t want Mitch think he’s corrupt been here too long.
How much is HOB and can you pay monthly? I’m on a tight budget but want to be involved in quality conversation
And @MattJones we are counting on you to put the pressure on Barney to move on. So much has happened that would get anyone else fired a long time ago. We have a president who is pushing 80. People I talk to don’t want Mitch think he’s corrupt been here too long.
I don't believe this has ANYTHING to do with our recent results.
And actually it's just the opposite. Come around here after a loss and all hell breaks loose. Come around here after a win and it's basically crickets. Losing actually means more people being engaged, not less. Misery loves company I guess
Ehh I dont know. I think this is mostly because forums are the VHS tapes of the 2000s. Less and less people are using them. No one under 30 is signing up, and theres less and less desire to manage these forums.
I dont think this has anything to do with UK basketball being meh.
At the same time, Mitch can kick rocks and he should have been shown the door years ago.
Reddit is an amazing platform - people would love it 1000x more than traditional message boards once they tried it. My only concern is will people go there en masse. Because it is pretty gd perfect.
My subscription to HOB has been on auto renew for the last 8 years or so. It’s up in October and I’m pretty sure I’m cancelling before it can renew again. I never cared for On3 to begin with. Absolutely hated them killing the rivals sites. Rafters hasn’t nearly been the same since it migrated here. Traffic isn’t what it was. This move does nothing but kill it even more. Hope on3 takes a bath on this deal.
Compare this place to Rafters on rivals. It’s already been dying a slow death since the move. Traffic isn’t remotely what it was on Rivals. The one and only reason I even stayed was due to maybe a handful of other posters I’ve liked for a long time still being here.
Norm McDonald is a legend. Top 5 comics of all time. Best SNL weekend update guy too!
You should adopt their " no politics' policy.
we’ve been here a long time old man, fighting the exact same fight we began long ago. We’ve been right over and over, and still fight the same damn fight ain’t it wild? People really don’t learn.
I gotta run, gonna get zapped. In the words of JVC, it’s not paranoia, if they’re really after ya.
See ya on a few of the other boards.
People should join this. Its pretty good! Clown did a fantastic job.Kentucky Political Thread
Hey remember when on3 first bought Rivals and we were told the rivals boards would be staying and not going anywhere? Only to then a couple weeks later have the rivals forums disappear and be forced over here when clicking the link for the old Rafter site…
Yeah… i remember that too. That’s why I have zero doubt on3 will gut this board all the way out within a year. I trust on3 as much as I trust Barnhart or JMI.
Yeah… i remember that too. That’s why I have zero doubt on3 will gut this board all the way out within a year. I trust on3 as much as I trust Barnhart or JMI.
Had premium before on3…
…literally today, because of how amazing Will Stein is doing I decided I didn’t want to miss anything. Logged on to upgrade and this is what I’m met with.
glad it didn’t happen tomorrow. Lost this 25 year poster. The free boards with felow UK fsns of all backgrounds is what made palatable paying for “info” that would hit X momentarily.
it’s a damn shame. But also, who didn’t see Matt jones eventually being part of the cabal that ended open discussion?
…literally today, because of how amazing Will Stein is doing I decided I didn’t want to miss anything. Logged on to upgrade and this is what I’m met with.
glad it didn’t happen tomorrow. Lost this 25 year poster. The free boards with felow UK fsns of all backgrounds is what made palatable paying for “info” that would hit X momentarily.
it’s a damn shame. But also, who didn’t see Matt jones eventually being part of the cabal that ended open discussion?
Everything has become about squeezing a cent of someone.
I get it. It’s capitalism.
But when profit takes a seat over service then it’s no longer about business. It’s about greed.
I get it. It’s capitalism.
But when profit takes a seat over service then it’s no longer about business. It’s about greed.
Yep, the OP’s post hopes we conveniently forgot about this. And, frankly, most of us DID forget, because that’s the sort of short attention span world we now live in.
But, for those who do remember, this is precisely the opposite of what we were assured would happen quite recently when On3 purchased this place. “Oh, we pinky promise, the free boards will remain as is!!” LOL
To their credit, some folks here knew that was ******** at the time, and called it out as such. And indeed, ******** it was.
Yeah right. I guess it just magically disappeared at the same time your "merge" happened.
Is the under 30 crowd really that engaged in anything UK sports related.
I would describe most as casual to sporadic as far as fandom goes.
100%, the moderation issue excuse is a total joke.
Reddit is a hive of villainy and scum.If I get a reddit account, I will be corrupted forever. That place is a quagmire... Somehow in both a good and a bad way.
It’s all going paid soon. It took what like 4 months after the first merger to do this. I wonder if there will be another thing the founder tries to buy before on3 shuts down so he can remake that into a new site again.
The OG internet was the best, now everything is owned by Amazon and Google. They can legit flip a switch and cut off access to the internet now.
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and loons. Lotsa loons.
Nobody really enjoys it, I understand what we have to do to compete but the environment is broken right now and needs a lot of fixing.
That’s because Reddit is a cesspool of suckage. I’m not surprised most of our fans are not on there honestly.
May as well stay here until it totally goes pay only.
I agree 100%. Apps are useful, but these boards are great for topics like this and live streaming game discussion.