Medders, surely if it's a case of RE-registering - you can be a little naughty and sign-up as Henry or AFKA etc ;o)
Get in there before the logins get taken! lol
No consultation with users, just an announcement its moved from one money-generating multi-national network to another money-generating multi-national network.
[cite]Posted By: F-Blocker[/cite]Medders, surely if it's a case of RE-registering - you can be a little naughty and sign-up as Henry or AFKA etc ;o)
Get in there before the logins get taken! lol
[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]I can't remember the last time I looked on there to be honest. I get all the gossip, breaking news and inane banter I need from here.
And hey do you know what? I love you guys...
lol
and btw i dont even no when the last time i was on that !!
Although I did used to enjoy some of Hogswell's posts - the one about "Floyd and Harvey doing gay dancing" for pre match entertainment still makes me smile now
[cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]No consultation with users, just an announcement its moved from one money-generating multi-national network to another money-generating multi-national network.
Tells me what i need to know to be honest.
Couldn't agree more afka. Notice that no-one from palace has taken up their clubfanzine "opportunity" yet, so there goes the banter, which was one of the few reasons to continue using it. I also notice on their registration page there is not the usual bumf about not flogging your details to viagra either, so I assume that is where they make their money. I am giving it a wide berth.
Well, to be fair, most of these Rivals/ Vital sites are a crock of old poo which make money for someone else. But they do at least make it easier for non-techie people to run sites (which is why blogs took off - because they're so simple to operate).
[cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Does this mean we are gonna get a huge intake of Ex-Netaddicks who were less than complementary about this site suddenly joining up ?
I think it's already started. I noticed that Reamsofverse recently signed up
[cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]No consultation with users, just an announcement its moved from one money-generating multi-national network to another money-generating multi-national network.
Tells me what i need to know to be honest.
A wee bit harsh in my opinion, although the new site does seem to be down.
Not harsh at all, IMO. That site used to be for the fans, but turned into a cash cow as soon as it was moved to Rivals... I suspect the same is true now too.
you're entirely right though Gump, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I suppose my view is probably a little bit more soured than others, and i understand that. The great original community of Netaddicks was allowed to slowly die over a very long period of time without any of the main issues being addressed.
When we decided to start doing this, we got completely panned by a few people from there, but our reasons for it were completely genuine and i could never understand the stick it generated.
We just wanted to form a nice independent community that wasn't about being part of big networks and trying to take in revenue. We wanted Charlton and Charlton fans to be the focus, and to try and have positive effects. Yet some couldn't see that. Each to their own of course, and we will continue to welcome all sensible Charlton fans on here, and continue to do what we can to improve things from a fans perspective from an independent perspective.
When we were about to launch Charlton Life i tried to contact whoever it was who runs NA and never got a reply, and the same again after we launched and never got a reply again.
Any doubts i had about whether we were doing the right thing kind of disappeared then.
[cite]Posted By: Gump[/cite]Sorry AFKA but I am sure I saw a post on NA from Trevor saying he did not have a problem with you setting up your own site.I might be wrong though.
its all in the past now mate, i have no real beef. Good luck to them.
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Get in there before the logins get taken! lol
Tells me what i need to know to be honest.
I'll leave all that stuff to Stone.... ;-)
And hey do you know what? I love you guys...
lol
and btw i dont even no when the last time i was on that !!
Don't think I'll be re-registering, my small brain can't really cope with more than one messageboard.
Couldn't agree more afka. Notice that no-one from palace has taken up their clubfanzine "opportunity" yet, so there goes the banter, which was one of the few reasons to continue using it. I also notice on their registration page there is not the usual bumf about not flogging your details to viagra either, so I assume that is where they make their money. I am giving it a wide berth.
Might join the Luton one instead... [;)]
I think it's already started. I noticed that Reamsofverse recently signed up
Love and peace
Not harsh at all, IMO. That site used to be for the fans, but turned into a cash cow as soon as it was moved to Rivals... I suspect the same is true now too.
When we decided to start doing this, we got completely panned by a few people from there, but our reasons for it were completely genuine and i could never understand the stick it generated.
We just wanted to form a nice independent community that wasn't about being part of big networks and trying to take in revenue. We wanted Charlton and Charlton fans to be the focus, and to try and have positive effects. Yet some couldn't see that. Each to their own of course, and we will continue to welcome all sensible Charlton fans on here, and continue to do what we can to improve things from a fans perspective from an independent perspective.
When we were about to launch Charlton Life i tried to contact whoever it was who runs NA and never got a reply, and the same again after we launched and never got a reply again.
Any doubts i had about whether we were doing the right thing kind of disappeared then.
I better get my coat then!
its all in the past now mate, i have no real beef. Good luck to them.