Re: The Shrink is shrinking EOG?
I dont think sites need paid moderaters. Is it posters or moderaters that attract people? What Shrink has done right is made good poster like Mofome mod. I think he could mod the whole place by himself, actually he pretty much does that as is.
I go to Beyondcapping to read AlanBoston, not to see any moderater. I want to see what this tormented soul is going to pick next. I go to Madjack because of golf forum. If I were a site owner I would pay superstar posters and not 8 to 12 mods who dont attract an ounce of friggin traffic.
I agree with much of what you just said. I have tried it all.
When you allow a forum to be run with no moderation, you end up with a failure such as OGD. I don't know any sponsor/sportsbook who wishes to affiliate themselves with that cesspool.
When you over moderate, the TRUTH about certain sportsbooks gets deleted, and the posters often feel less important. You end up with a site like TheRx has become...
When you have little or no useful traffic, you get rid of your forum like gambling911 had had to do...
The only other forum I respect these days is SBR.
Although they've been in business for many more years than EOG, I believe both forums started around the same time..
Each place tolerates a lot of FREE SPEECH, but we are also accountable and responsible for monitoring threads when necessary...
Bottom line: It's a combination of posters and definitely a few superstar employees that make the difference in this industry...
All I try to do is stay out of the way and allow this place to grow...
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