JJ Huddle to be taken off life support December 31st?

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Mr. 300
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Dec 8, 2009 8:06am
There was a thread in the ST/I yesterday about the deadness, and I asked if the site goes down by the end of the year would we get our $12 refunded. A mod responded with "why don't you ask 'em", followed by a few more reponses, but I see this morning it's gone.
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Chesapeake
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Dec 8, 2009 8:54am
krambman wrote: I agree that it would seem off for Bucknuts to buy the site, then nearly three years later, let it die. Pretty elaborate plan if that was the plan all along.
When I said all along, I meant from the point where they decided to do the 12.00 thing.

2-3 weeks later, half of the office staff went poof.
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Chesapeake
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Dec 8, 2009 8:56am
Mr. 300 wrote: There was a thread in the ST/I yesterday about the deadness, and I asked if the site goes down by the end of the year would we get our $12 refunded. A mod responded with "why don't you ask 'em", followed by a few more reponses, but I see this morning it's gone.
Sounds like something MPD would say.
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Chesapeake
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Dec 8, 2009 9:04am
You have been banned for the following reason:
Spreading rumors about Huddle closing.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never
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Soda Popinski
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Dec 8, 2009 9:05am
Thug
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justincredible
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Dec 8, 2009 9:10am
Chesapeake wrote: You have been banned for the following reason:
Spreading rumors about Huddle closing.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never
You dick!
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CenterBHSFan
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Dec 8, 2009 9:11am
Are you serious?

I don't see the point in spying on other internet sites. Competition is out there in all forms, that is not news.
The people on that site currently posting are people that are loyal to that site, no matter what is posted on this site or other sites.
The same for every other site.

They need to get over that fact and just deal with what they've got, and not worry about anything or anybody else.
Period!

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Chesapeake
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Dec 8, 2009 9:15am
CenterBHSFan wrote: Are you serious?

I don't see the point in spying on other internet sites. Competition is out there in all forms, that is not news.
The people on that site currently posting are people that are loyal to that site, no matter what is posted on this site or other sites.
The same for every other site.

They need to get over that fact and just deal with what they've got, and not worry about anything or anybody else.
Period!
That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
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thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Dec 8, 2009 9:18am
That's so pathetic. Who the hell do they think they are over there? Seriously? They ran an internet forum and are now running everyone off. It's sickening to see how pompous and arrogant they are.
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tcby99
Posts: 328
Dec 8, 2009 9:18am
Red_Skin_Pride wrote: Gotta love America. Fuck with the wrong people, we will fuck with you back :D


Good riddance, I say.
funny stuff
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dont_belong
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Dec 8, 2009 9:20am
Chesapeake wrote: You have been banned for the following reason:
Spreading rumors about Huddle closing.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never
What a bunch of punk mother f*ckers!
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Chesapeake
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Dec 8, 2009 9:26am
dont_belong wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: You have been banned for the following reason:
Spreading rumors about Huddle closing.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never
What a bunch of punk mother f*ckers!
Yep!
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rookie_j70
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Dec 8, 2009 9:30am
Cleveland Buck wrote:
best picture ever
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justincredible
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Dec 8, 2009 9:42am
Chesapeake wrote: That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
Do you know what names they use over here?
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Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
Dec 8, 2009 9:46am
justincredible wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
Do you know what names they use over here?
Nah, not real sure.

Believer keeps dropping hints that he's really Alwaysafan though.
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v_falcons
Posts: 447
Dec 8, 2009 9:47am
WOW..must be REALLY slow over there, for them to be creepin' over here..
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 8, 2009 9:49am
Nice job Justincredible...u da man x 1000.
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Chesapeake
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Dec 8, 2009 9:54am
Chesapeake wrote:
justincredible wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
Do you know what names they use over here?
Nah, not real sure.

Believer keeps dropping hints that he's really Alwaysafan though.
I suspect Society and Trunk Monkey to really be JJ too.
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Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Dec 8, 2009 10:13am
Chesapeake wrote:
CenterBHSFan wrote: Are you serious?

I don't see the point in spying on other internet sites. Competition is out there in all forms, that is not news.
The people on that site currently posting are people that are loyal to that site, no matter what is posted on this site or other sites.
The same for every other site.

They need to get over that fact and just deal with what they've got, and not worry about anything or anybody else.
Period!
That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
Ah, lurking is a two-way street. The only difference is, they use their lurking as a reason/excuse to drop the banhammer. Personally, I just use it for a laugh.....like when a certain bubble o' mucus ponders if a certain someone getting his name reinstated is just so he and his "little arrogant cohorts can giggle".

The whole INTERNETZ R SERIOUS BIZNESS drama queening is more amusing than anything to me.
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fish82
Posts: 4,111
Dec 8, 2009 10:14am
Chesapeake wrote:
justincredible wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
Do you know what names they use over here?
Nah, not real sure.

Believer keeps dropping hints that he's really Alwaysafan though.
LOL....I knew it!!!
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krambman
Posts: 3,606
Dec 8, 2009 10:48am
zambrown wrote: Just a crazy thought here. What if the "pay-to-play" isn't what killed them, but rather the "open the gates to the masses" last summer where they made it free? They had hundreds (thousands?) of people join once it went free, but the quality of the site went down hill fast. Realizing that "going free" was a horrible mistake, they tried to rectify it by then deciding to charge everyone again. Hoping that, once again, the loyal huddlers would be the ones left and the "freebies" would leave, not wanting to pay. Clearly, it didn't work, but I wonder if that was the thought process... JMO
If that's the case then the idiocy started two years ago, not two months ago. Either way, the people running that place are horrible business people. And honestly, I've thought that ever since Bucknuts bought the place that they cared far more about the "content" than the forums. The forums were just a way to get people to the site to read the content and buy their magazine. Honestly, when you are a business trying to make money, the quality of the posters isn't your biggest concern. The volume of traffic is. The higher the site traffic, the more money you can get from advertisers. If the traffic was going down and they were losing money from advertisers, then charging $12 was a logical solution. However, it was poorly thought out and even more poorly executed. If the site was headed for extinction before the $12 charge, then they put it on the fast track when they did that.
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Society
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Dec 8, 2009 11:38am
Chesapeake wrote: I suspect Society and Trunk Monkey to really be JJ too.
You are wrong, again. I only post under this one name.
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tcby99
Posts: 328
Dec 8, 2009 11:46am
Only in America....will be have a better site for FREEEEEEEE!!!!!
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alwaysafan
Posts: 99
Dec 8, 2009 1:07pm
Chesapeake wrote:
justincredible wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: That's the problem, they like this site so much that the only thing they do each day is sit on these forums.

Natali was having too much fun one day on this site and didn't even notice Big Luey standing behind him.
Do you know what names they use over here?
Nah, not real sure.

Believer keeps dropping hints that he's really Alwaysafan though.
Or is alwaysafan really Believer? The world may never know.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 8, 2009 1:14pm
long live the freehuddle!!!