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04-10-2016 , 02:01 AM

#201

Land O Lakes

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,959

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Originally Posted by gregorio

LoL, what sort of vetting process do you propose?

The same process one would undertake when entertaining retaining a paid employee for said volunteer position.

Spoiler:

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04-10-2016 , 02:12 AM

#202

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,132

Congratulations to K.i.l.l.a in becoming a Red

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04-10-2016 , 05:50 AM

#203

Yeti

Abominable

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,208

i agree it's pretty disgusting how much money mason left on the table over the years. i mean even if he didn't care about getting rich he could have used all that dough to save so many pets and random strangers. he's basically a mass murderer.

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04-10-2016 , 06:15 AM

#204

chopstick

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 9,158

Mat - how many years are you going to get in the slammer for being an accessory to Mason's mass murdering ways due to his failure to properly monetize the 2p2 asset? Are you considering any plea deals?

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04-10-2016 , 07:40 AM

#205

soah

Unexpected

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 61,667

Mason worked full time on the publishing business and wasn't too knowledgeable about tech stuff. Expanding 2+2 online would have required hiring more staff, learning about a new industry, and working a lot of extra hours to oversee the development of the new stuff, and then a lot of the new revenue would have gone into the extra salary and overhead expenses rather than into his pocket. Considering where he was at in life already, it's understandable why he didn't pursue it.

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04-10-2016 , 08:11 AM

#206

eeonblue

grinder

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 562

Mat,

Thanks to you and the rest of the 2+2 staff. This place is special and I just get nostalgic thinking about life before Black Friday. 4 Party tables open on one screen, 2+2 on another, and just having a blast.

My only contact with you was when I tried to get back in to my old account so I could update my old "Ask Me" threads, Even though my attempts were unsuccessful, I thank you for attempting to help me out.

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04-10-2016 , 10:52 AM

#207

LFS

emo gaylord

Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 21,865

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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky

but when thinking about irl meetings, this had to be the highlight:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34...ogether-13598/

i thought there was a bigger thread on the topic and pictures/ video. perhaps some in attendance were able to get all that deleted from the record.

Let's hope those pictures are lost to the sands of time.

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04-10-2016 , 01:48 PM

#208

Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,370

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Originally Posted by soah

Mason is a wise old dog, IMO.

There is always this to consider, also:

"The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense." -Jim Harrison

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04-10-2016 , 01:49 PM

#209

I_AM_EVIL

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,267

The forums were created to get "free" advertising for their publishing company. That was and still is their main focus.

The forums are an afterthought.

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04-10-2016 , 02:22 PM

#210

Land O Lakes

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,959

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Originally Posted by I_AM_EVIL

The forums were created to get "free" advertising for their publishing company. That was and still is their main focus.

The forums are an afterthought.

Well, they certainly made a fortune off an afterthought by accepting advertising dollars from others.

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04-10-2016 , 02:26 PM

#211

I_AM_EVIL

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,267

Never said they didn't make a **** load of money.

It's just obvious that the forum was created to get poker players to join so 2+2 Publishing could make more money.

The only thing I can think of that had just as much wasted potential as 2+2 is Lawrence Phillips' football career.

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04-10-2016 , 02:37 PM

#212

DodgerIrish

Fraudulent Zodiac

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28,191

Lawrence Phillips sucked. Off field didn't matter. He was a ho hum backup quality back at the NFL level.

Thoughts Mat?

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04-10-2016 , 02:44 PM

#213

Land O Lakes

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,959

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Originally Posted by soah

When you're holding onto a hot potato, you probably should either run with it or hand it off, imo.

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04-10-2016 , 02:48 PM

#214

72off

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 67,827

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Originally Posted by DodgerIrish

Lawrence Phillips sucked. Off field didn't matter. He was a ho hum backup quality back at the NFL level.

Thoughts Mat?

useful CFL player tho

seems relevant

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04-10-2016 , 03:00 PM

#215

DodgerIrish

Fraudulent Zodiac

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28,191

we'll let Mat be the arbiter tyvm

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04-10-2016 , 03:30 PM

#216

All-inMcLovin

Wholesome Mod

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,569

Mat have you ever played David in chess? Who usually wins?

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04-10-2016 , 04:51 PM

#217

All-inMcLovin

Wholesome Mod

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,569

Serious Q, please reply:

Which forum has the most traffic? (I guess combined posts + views)

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04-10-2016 , 04:53 PM

#218

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 92,836

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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky

not sure which dog i posted. if it was dhar, she died unexpectedly a couple years ago. saddest thing that ever happened to me. we have 2 other dogs now as happy and healthy as i could hope.

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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky

Santa loves pound dogs best:

Picture's title indicate it was Dhar. That's a sad thing about that thread over time. My cat died 2 years into it.

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04-10-2016 , 05:39 PM

#219

Mat Sklansky

Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 10,070

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Originally Posted by DodgerIrish

Lawrence Phillips sucked. Off field didn't matter. He was a ho hum backup quality back at the NFL level.

Thoughts Mat?

no thoughts.

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

Serious Q, please reply:

Which forum has the most traffic? (I guess combined posts + views)

nvg

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Originally Posted by kioshk

Picture's title indicate it was Dhar. That's a sad thing about that thread over time. My cat died 2 years into it.

that was dhar.

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04-10-2016 , 07:33 PM

#220

HiFi

Dented ovaries

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23,508

Mat,

Thanks. I'm glad this place exists.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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04-10-2016 , 09:10 PM

#221

pwnsall

CFBBPC

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 65,630

are social justice warriors trying to shut you down?

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04-11-2016 , 04:03 AM

#222

All-inMcLovin

Wholesome Mod

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,569

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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky

nvg

People do love their gossip.

Thanks.

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04-11-2016 , 05:04 AM

#223

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 46,891

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Originally Posted by jmakin

this site means a great deal to me and i would not be the person i am today without it, for better or for worse.

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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky

mike haven became the first volunteer mod because we started getting lots and lots of spam posts from some religious nut. mh was overseas and was able to delete those posts when i was sleeping. i think Dynasty was 2nd for a similar reason, but i don't remember.

I thought it was Bruce and Mike. is that incorrect?