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september63

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5,789 posts
Jun 5, 2011 9:52 AM
My local newspaper just announced this week a fee will be charged to read their paper online.
Jun 5, 2011 9:52am
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Curly J

Self Pwner in Training.

7,282 posts
Jun 5, 2011 10:30 AM
justincredible;790771 wrote:Hopefully this will piss people off and bring them over here.

Remember folks, the old OC will NEVER charge you to post. Ever. Because that's dumb as ass.
Thanks !!! Of course one should never ever have to pay to post on a Minor League site.
Jun 5, 2011 10:30am
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Heretic

Son of the Sun

18,820 posts
Jun 5, 2011 10:35 AM
Well, if they've fucked up everything else as far as business plans go, what's one more fuck up? A drop in the bucket of colossal blunders.
Jun 5, 2011 10:35am
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wes_mantooth

Tomfoolery & shenanigans

17,977 posts
Jun 5, 2011 10:40 AM
Heretic;791160 wrote:Well, if they've fucked up everything else as far as business plans go, what's one more fuck up? A drop in the bucket of colossal blunders.

Truth. They are the LA Clippers of message boards.
Jun 5, 2011 10:40am
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Laley23

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Jun 5, 2011 1:48 PM
september63;791148 wrote:My local newspaper just announced this week a fee will be charged to read their paper online.

A lot of papers are going that route. Only because subscriptions are so down because they offer the free paper online. A lot of papers will charge for parts of the paper (like Obituaries, or High School Sports, etc). Or just charge for the Sunday paper.
Jun 5, 2011 1:48pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jun 5, 2011 2:32 PM
hoops23;791085 wrote:Nice flyer there Justin, so when's the new "premium" OC rolling out? lol

:)

Shhh...
Jun 5, 2011 2:32pm
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jordo212000

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10,664 posts
Jun 5, 2011 2:37 PM
My local newspaper just announced this week a fee will be charged to read their paper online.

A lot of papers are going that route. Only because subscriptions are so down because they offer the free paper online. A lot of papers will charge for parts of the paper (like Obituaries, or High School Sports, etc). Or just charge for the Sunday paper.
they never learn. When newspapers first went online they went that route. Then when they realized that people won't pay for stuff on the internet that is readily available elsewhere, they make it free. Then somebody gets greedy and tries to make people pay and the cycle repeats
Jun 5, 2011 2:37pm
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Curly J

Self Pwner in Training.

7,282 posts
Jun 5, 2011 2:55 PM
jordo212000;791331 wrote:they never learn. When newspapers first went online they went that route. Then when they realized that people won't pay for stuff on the internet that is readily available elsewhere, they make it free. Then somebody gets greedy and tries to make people pay and the cycle repeats
Sounds a lot like what 'another site that cannot be uttered on here' did.
Jun 5, 2011 2:55pm
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Frothy Walrus

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Jun 6, 2011 8:24 AM
For the record, Bleacher Seats looks still free and accessible to me (and I'm not a a premium member either). It must have just been something temporary...maybe some type of error. I doubt they're ignorant enough to make the entire site a "pay site." There are only about 45 people that post on there already....
Jun 6, 2011 8:24am
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LJ

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Jun 6, 2011 9:11 AM
Frothy Walrus;791942 wrote:For the record, Bleacher Seats looks still free and accessible to me (and I'm not a a premium member either). It must have just been something temporary...maybe some type of error. I doubt they're ignorant enough to make the entire site a "pay site." There are only about 45 people that post on there already....

Yeha I just checked, it's working agai. Although they did take away the rest of the free forums
Jun 6, 2011 9:11am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jun 6, 2011 9:28 AM
Frothy Walrus;791942 wrote:For the record, Bleacher Seats looks still free and accessible to me (and I'm not a a premium member either). It must have just been something temporary...maybe some type of error. I doubt they're ignorant enough to make the entire site a "pay site." There are only about 45 people that post on there already....

My guess is it was an intentional error. Basically just testing the waters to see what the response was. If there was an uproar just say "Ooops, that wasn't supposed to happen." If no uproar, hey, $36 more for the year.
Jun 6, 2011 9:28am
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thavoice

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14,376 posts
Jun 6, 2011 10:57 AM
yeahh..it works for me. I go there about 2x a week.

That is about all needed to catch up as that place is dead.
Jun 6, 2011 10:57am
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Heretic

Son of the Sun

18,820 posts
Jun 6, 2011 12:05 PM
justincredible;791329 wrote:Shhh...

Jun 6, 2011 12:05pm
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coyotes22

Go Tigers

11,298 posts
Jun 8, 2011 2:07 AM
Curly J;791158 wrote:Thanks !!! Of course one should never ever have to pay to post on a Minor League site.

Little League. Coach Pitch even.

Of course, those of us who joined in Nov. of '09, will be grandfathered in. Yes?
Jun 8, 2011 2:07am
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Thread Bomber

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Jun 8, 2011 7:06 AM
coyotes22;794169 wrote:Little League. Coach Pitch even.

Of course, those of us who joined in Nov. of '09, will be grandfathered in. Yes?
No... But they will get they're own forum page called free huddle legends.
Jun 8, 2011 7:06am
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QuakerOats

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8,740 posts
Jun 8, 2011 4:34 PM
Cat Food Flambe';790884 wrote:Still wonder how Bucknuts managed to take what might have been the more successful HS sport section in the country and run it firmly into the ground.

It's Bush's fault.
Jun 8, 2011 4:34pm