There is no doubt the one thing on a Sports Forum which causes more controversy and argument than any other, is the posted play. When I first joined, I must admit to being somewhat green (some will say I still am) as to the correct procedure of posting. As a person who thought I had something to contribute to the NFL Forum, I assumed I had to say what my play was, where I had it, what price and keep an YTD record going. It was only later I realised the turmoil caused by posted plays, the missed result, the wrong spread, and the wrong vig, that I changed my attitude.
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Eventually I decided just to post my opinion with a bet rating, 1,2,3 star whatever you want to call it, no hard stats or YTD. However, as I became familiar with other posters who ‘s opinion I respected, I seen the futility of posting ratings, after reading answers to my play, more often than not, I would change my staking, making my original post redundant, I am sure this happens on a regular basis to all who post, what is the point of posting or reading threads otherwise.
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All this brings me around to the reason people post plays. If you take away the people on here who do not post, do not answer, the Mugs (maybe ghosters) who post just to say thanks, you are left with Two distinct types of posters, leaving aside the Off-topic posters and as sometimes myself, rubbish posts by posters kicking their heels with boredom.
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So, on to the two posting Species who mean business and consider what they say is not bollocks. As I have stated earlier, My preferred way of posting, and would rather the posters I respect post, is opinion based, open to debate, therefore taking in all considerations, this sort of format gives new posters a chance to debate, as opposed to stepping in on a play and looking negative and then being derided.
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That leaves us with the poster who posts his plays with full figures. This is where the enigma and fallacy starts. If I maybe so bold and apologise now for naming him, but OldmanTed is a prime example of what I am talking about. Ted joined the Forum roughly about the same time as me, and being the genuine person he is, started posting plays with a complete breakdown of his bets. As I stated to Ted at the time and still do, it is his opinion that is important to me, not some figure that others can rail against. Regardless of Ted’s good intentions, a few results the wrong way can make one think twice about posting, which I am sure he will agree. Journeyman should have full appreciation of that scenario.
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If all the legitimate posters on here, who just want to pass on what they believe to be a genuine reason, angle, stat or whatever to bet a game, without making a play, the posters left would find it hard to justify they are part of this Forum, it would be obvious they have an ulterior motive, namely Touting etc.
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There is one way of separating the wheat from the chaff on here. The Mods have put in place a Forum for showing how smart you are, namely “The Record Tracker Forum” If you are confident of your prowess, post there. As for the other Forums, completely stop the ambiguous shit, 15-1 last two days, Monday night 5-0, 6-1 last 3 full moons, the list is endless, its pretty obvious that the poster is either off his rocker, severe social problems or is a wannabe Tout, either way, no good to this Forum.
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></o>All this brings me around to the reason people post plays. If you take away the people on here who do not post, do not answer, the Mugs (maybe ghosters) who post just to say thanks, you are left with Two distinct types of posters, leaving aside the Off-topic posters and as sometimes myself, rubbish posts by posters kicking their heels with boredom.
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></o>So, on to the two posting Species who mean business and consider what they say is not bollocks. As I have stated earlier, My preferred way of posting, and would rather the posters I respect post, is opinion based, open to debate, therefore taking in all considerations, this sort of format gives new posters a chance to debate, as opposed to stepping in on a play and looking negative and then being derided.
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></o>That leaves us with the poster who posts his plays with full figures. This is where the enigma and fallacy starts. If I maybe so bold and apologise now for naming him, but OldmanTed is a prime example of what I am talking about. Ted joined the Forum roughly about the same time as me, and being the genuine person he is, started posting plays with a complete breakdown of his bets. As I stated to Ted at the time and still do, it is his opinion that is important to me, not some figure that others can rail against. Regardless of Ted’s good intentions, a few results the wrong way can make one think twice about posting, which I am sure he will agree. Journeyman should have full appreciation of that scenario.
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></o>If all the legitimate posters on here, who just want to pass on what they believe to be a genuine reason, angle, stat or whatever to bet a game, without making a play, the posters left would find it hard to justify they are part of this Forum, it would be obvious they have an ulterior motive, namely Touting etc.
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></o>There is one way of separating the wheat from the chaff on here. The Mods have put in place a Forum for showing how smart you are, namely “The Record Tracker Forum” If you are confident of your prowess, post there. As for the other Forums, completely stop the ambiguous shit, 15-1 last two days, Monday night 5-0, 6-1 last 3 full moons, the list is endless, its pretty obvious that the poster is either off his rocker, severe social problems or is a wannabe Tout, either way, no good to this Forum.
