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1 hour ago, immamac said:

revenue is up not down. Ads were down because of a depressed market and apparently I was serving blank impressions to logged in users for the better part of 5 months. Oops. 

NIL program specific revenue is down and I’ve answered that pretty clearly. If you don’t want to pay players because of some shit that happens in cloak room on this website then whatever. I don’t make any money off it. I lose 3.5% because I gross up the payment processing fees. 

half of the potential market for surly is not turned off/away/leaving/gone/whatever the fuck it is you are insinuating because of cloak room and the general discussion which is similar everywhere, not just on surly. 

You don't understand your business model at all. Good luck.

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5 minutes ago, immamac said:

lmao explain it to me then?

I've already described the value proposition that this website offers. Well, it did in the past. Your understanding of that value proposition is different it appears.

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Just now, Thetexashammer said:

I've already described the value proposition that this website offers. Well, it did in the past. Your understanding of that value proposition is different it appears.

I think you have no idea what you are talking about and it's extremely evident.

You think the market for message boards is growing, like you honestly believe that? 

You think that there are MORE fans now than there were in 2004-2009? That's a serious question, you think people are more engaged with Longhorn sports and football specifically than 20 years ago? 

You think people want to come here and talk politics and news? Like that's what you think this site is?

Weren't you the one who said that football board isn't even busy and is dead during the season when there's no way to actually slice the data that paints a picture of that? Nothing, not access patterns, not a single metric. You think that football, recruiting and talk around that is not the driving force behind this website? You think it's "Texas news and current events"?

You think our food board is just so legendary that people come from all over the internet to read our threads?

 

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Here's a spoiler alert for you. People like this site because we have no corporate overlords and we don't give a shit what the institution thinks about what our users say. Our brand has always been irreverence to the established "proper fandom" experience. This is a place for people who love hard and hate hard, with opinions they feel strongly about and are willing to spend time thinking through why they formulated those opinions. 

We don't sunshine pump, we don't set an agenda, we let the community self moderate and go where it needs to go without outside intervention from anyone else. 

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2 minutes ago, immamac said:

I think you have no idea what you are talking about and it's extremely evident.

You think the market for message boards is growing, like you honestly believe that? 

You think that there are MORE fans now than there were in 2004-2009? That's a serious question, you think people are more engaged with Longhorn sports and football specifically than 20 years ago? 

You think people want to come here and talk politics and news? Like that's what you think this site is?

Weren't you the one who said that football board isn't even busy and is dead during the season when there's no way to actually slice the data that paints a picture of that? Nothing, not access patterns, not a single metric. You think that football, recruiting and talk around that is not the driving force behind this website? You think it's "Texas news and current events"?

You think our food board is just so legendary that people come from all over the internet to read our threads?

 

I'm tapping out bro. You are a nightmare. You know some human beings are pleasant to deal with and can hold a conversation without being offensive. You are not that. 

 

7 minutes ago, immamac said:

Here's a spoiler alert for you. People like this site because we have no corporate overlords and we don't give a shit what the institution thinks about what our users say. Our brand has always been irreverence to the established "proper fandom" experience. This is a place for people who love hard and hate hard, with opinions they feel strongly about and are willing to spend time thinking through why they formulated those opinions. 

We don't sunshine pump, we don't set an agenda, we let the community self moderate and go where it needs to go without outside intervention from anyone else. 

I think if you understood your customer acquisition model you would have said it. I think if you had a rational basis for excluding 50% of your potential customers, you would have said it.

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3 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

I never sang it and we laughed at an older active member trying to teach us as pledges the words. What else Gil Bang’d?

You laughed.   A decent person may have said "fuck this shit, I want nothing to do with any organization that promotes this racist hatred" and would have bailed the fuck out.

 

You laughed. 

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1 minute ago, Thetexashammer said:

I'm tapping out bro. You are a nightmare. You know some human beings are pleasant to deal with and can hold a conversation without being offensive. You are not that. 

 

I think if you understood your customer acquisition model you would have said it. I think if you had a rational basis for excluding 50% of your potential customers, you would have said it.

You come in here with hot takes claiming I don't know my own business model, I explain to you the exact business model and you don't even refute it. You just continue to triple down on some premise that is actually a figment of your imagination. 

Our customer acquisition model isn't to get everyone on the internet to come here and post. If you read this thread at all you would realize that there is a balance on who the community wants here and it's not the shitposters from twitter and it's not the mindless drone content consumers from Instagram and tiktok. 

You know what we need more of? Young people who are ~22-28. You didn't read this thread though, because you don't care about _actually_ being right or presenting fact based evidence showing that we are "excluding 50% of our potential donor base to burnt ends". Instead you come in here acting like a persecuted member of society when in reality you are just a completely deranged person who is living in a fake bubble lala land of your own creation.

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10 minutes ago, Thetexashammer said:

I think if you understood your customer acquisition model you would have said it. I think if you had a rational basis for excluding 50% of your potential customers, you would have said it.

Please explain to us again how this site is excluding "50%" of potential customers?

And how would one reel them in without having others feel "excluded"?

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2 minutes ago, immamac said:

You come in here with hot takes claiming I don't know my own business model, I explain to you the exact business model and you don't even refute it. You just continue to triple down on some premise that is actually a figment of your imagination. 

Our customer acquisition model isn't to get everyone on the internet to come here and post. If you read this thread at all you would realize that there is a balance on who the community wants here and it's not the shitposters from twitter and it's not the mindless drone content consumers from Instagram and tiktok. 

You know what we need more of? Young people who are ~22-28. You didn't read this thread though, because you don't care about _actually_ being right or presenting fact based evidence showing that we are "excluding 50% of our potential donor base to burnt ends". Instead you come in here acting like a persecuted member of society when in reality you are just a completely deranged person who is living in a fake bubble lala land of your own creation.

Even if you are correct, this is totally unprofessional.

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Just now, Thetexashammer said:

Even if you are correct, this is totally unprofessional.

You think this is a professional website? I didn't know this was the bastion of professionalism. My bad, I thought this was a website on the internet that has the tagline:

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I must have gotten lost on my way to business insider or something. 

 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, immamac said:

You think this is a professional website? I didn't know this was the bastion of professionalism. My bad, I thought this was a website on the internet that has the tagline:

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I must have gotten lost on my way to business insider or something. 

 

Applebee's ain't the greatest restaurant in the world but if my waiter acted like you I'd fucking slap them upside their head.

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Just now, Thetexashammer said:

Applebee's ain't the greatest restaurant in the world but if my waiter acted like you I'd fucking slap them upside their head.

If you came into dick's last resort and told the waiter they were being a dick and mean to you and that you needed to speak to the manager, then the manager came out and explained to you that it's a theme restaurant that the entire premise is that the server's are dicks to you and that's kinda the fun of hte restaurant and then you told them "WELL BY GOLLY I WONT BE COMING BACK AND IF YOU WERE MORE LIKE THE APPLEBEES WAITERS YOUD HAVE 50% MORE CUSTOMERS" that's you, right now. 

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3 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

I'm tapping out bro. You are a nightmare. You know some human beings are pleasant to deal with and can hold a conversation without being offensive. You are not that. 

LOL "The Texas Hammer" is upset by some guy's message board demeanor....  Have you ever SEEN a Jim Adler commercial before? Dude is 10 times worse of a person to deal with than anything posted in this thread.  

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7 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

Applebee's ain't the greatest restaurant in the world but if my waiter acted like you I'd fucking slap them upside their head.

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Posted
7 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

Applebee's ain't the greatest restaurant in the world but if my waiter acted like you I'd fucking slap them upside their head.

It's crazy that imma is comparable to an Applebee's waiter in your upside down mental model of the world. Good Lord dude lol

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9 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

I'm tapping out bro. You are a nightmare. You know some human beings are pleasant to deal with and can hold a conversation without being offensive. You are not that. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Captainant said:

It's crazy that imma is comparable to an Applebee's waiter in your upside down mental model of the world. Good Lord dude lol

Look, I stand up now to Immamac to inquire, "Are we getting pizza shooters or mozzarella sticks anytime soon?"  

And yes, our most self-touted 'alpha' posters tend to be the most sensitive.  As in real life.  Also "Palace of Degenerates".........that would also make for a finely named Gentleman's Club. 

Posted (edited)
7 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Look, I stand up now to Immamac to inquire, "Are we getting pizza shooters or mozzarella sticks anytime soon?"  

And yes, our most self-touted 'alpha' posters tend to be the most sensitive.  As in real life.  Also "Palace of Degenerates".........that would also make for a finely named Gentleman's Club. 

I can spring for Extreme Fajitas

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Posted
10 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

Applebee's ain't the greatest restaurant in the world but if my waiter acted like you I'd fucking slap them upside their head.

no you wouldn't

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7 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

LOL "The Texas Hammer" is upset by some guy's message board demeanor....  Have you ever SEEN a Jim Adler commercial before? Dude is 10 times worse of a person to deal with than anything posted in this thread.  

Maybe immamac should change his username to Thetexasmallet. 

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11 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

I'm tapping out bro. You are a nightmare. You know some human beings are pleasant to deal with and can hold a conversation without being offensive. You are not that. 

 

I think if you understood your customer acquisition model you would have said it. I think if you had a rational basis for excluding 50% of your potential customers, you would have said it.

 

11 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

Even if you are correct, this is totally unprofessional.

 

How can a grown ass man be this much of a pussy?

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Posted
On 4/19/2024 at 2:13 PM, Captainant said:

45th and Lamar Chilis or bust

I remember going to their soft opening. I worked at the one in Round Rock off 620 and the mall for a bit during college.  

Posted (edited)

Before BL starting issuing ban waves, is the state governor illegally arresting dozens of students and a few journalists off of Speedway Drive in front of the steps of Gregory Gymnasium NOT a current event worthy of discussion on a UT current events board?

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It has long been proven on this site that there are myriad posters that bitch and moan when we discuss campus happenings regarding UT-Austin on a Longhorn-based message board.  Apparently it's a bridge too far.  

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Posted
23 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Damn safe sex what is you doing?

Not suffering trolls, bigotry, or fascism on an Internet board with a reputation system? 

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On 4/14/2024 at 1:23 PM, Willfully Horn said:

Wealthy donors have absolutely fucked up the University’s mission of being a world class institution, as they have used their influence to force UT towards backwoods redneck bullshit.

You didn't like the Confederate statues? There's no pleasing some people.

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