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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:00 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:05 pm | |
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Master_Of_Puppets
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:36 pm | |
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- What exactly happened to Steelers Fever? The only reason I found my way here was from the Steelers Fever Facebook site?
Matthew(the owner) put the site up for sale. Barring some miracle, I'd imagine it's not coming back. At least not as it was. when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place . how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ? found this... http://steelersfever.com.w3snoop.com/ | |
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Wallace108
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:42 pm | |
| - Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place .
how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ? The only way it makes sense is if he's washing his hands of it. But even that doesn't make sense. Even if he couldn't get out of it what he wants, something is better than nothing. But think back to when he bought it ... has he ever done anything that made sense? _________________  If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:52 pm | |
| - Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- Buddha Bus wrote:
- jak341 wrote:
- What exactly happened to Steelers Fever? The only reason I found my way here was from the Steelers Fever Facebook site?
Matthew(the owner) put the site up for sale. Barring some miracle, I'd imagine it's not coming back. At least not as it was. when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place .
how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ?
found this...
http://steelersfever.com.w3snoop.com/ Guy's an idiot. Had to be to have been suckered into buying it for what he did to begin with. He's now trying to sell bullets with no gunpowder. _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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Master_Of_Puppets
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:55 pm | |
| - Wallace108 wrote:
- Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place .
how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ?
The only way it makes sense is if he's washing his hands of it. But even that doesn't make sense. Even if he couldn't get out of it what he wants, something is better than nothing. But think back to when he bought it ... has he ever done anything that made sense? the ONLY thing that asshat did right was letting SCmom and then Bagz manage it. other wise that place would have collapsed a long time ago. | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:57 pm | |
| - Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- Wallace108 wrote:
- Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place .
how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ?
The only way it makes sense is if he's washing his hands of it. But even that doesn't make sense. Even if he couldn't get out of it what he wants, something is better than nothing. But think back to when he bought it ... has he ever done anything that made sense? the ONLY thing that asshat did right was letting SCmom and then Bagz manage it. other wise that place would have collapsed a long time ago. We need Mom to come back here too. Do you have a way of contacting her MoP? _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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Master_Of_Puppets
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:05 pm | |
| - Buddha Bus wrote:
- Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- Wallace108 wrote:
- Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place .
how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ?
The only way it makes sense is if he's washing his hands of it. But even that doesn't make sense. Even if he couldn't get out of it what he wants, something is better than nothing. But think back to when he bought it ... has he ever done anything that made sense? the ONLY thing that asshat did right was letting SCmom and then Bagz manage it. other wise that place would have collapsed a long time ago.
We need Mom to come back here too. Do you have a way of contacting her MoP? no i don't if anyone would i'd think it would be one of her former fellow mods / adm. , tony or bagz maybe. she's a member here. i'm sure she'll stick her head in eventually to see whats up. at least i hope she does. | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:13 pm | |
| - Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- Buddha Bus wrote:
- Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- Wallace108 wrote:
- Master_Of_Puppets wrote:
- when one is trying to sell an apartment building , it's easier to sell when there are tenants already in place .
how does shutting the forum down increase the value ? why did that asshole fork out 23k only to do nothing with it ?
The only way it makes sense is if he's washing his hands of it. But even that doesn't make sense. Even if he couldn't get out of it what he wants, something is better than nothing. But think back to when he bought it ... has he ever done anything that made sense? the ONLY thing that asshat did right was letting SCmom and then Bagz manage it. other wise that place would have collapsed a long time ago.
We need Mom to come back here too. Do you have a way of contacting her MoP? no i don't if anyone would i'd think it would be one of her former fellow mods / adm. , tony or bagz maybe.
she's a member here. i'm sure she'll stick her head in eventually to see whats up. at least i hope she does. Yeah, me too. _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:25 am | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:26 am | |
| Anybody else we are missing? I'm sure I'm forgetting some. I'm still really hoping Hawaii, Blackburg Zach, and pczach find us. _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:58 am | |
| Just thought of kornbread and Peckerwood.
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Gingerchip
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 1:21 pm | |
| Is there anyway to get a hold of the site's owner, just for contact info?
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:45 pm | |
| - Gingerchip wrote:
- Is there anyway to get a hold of the site's owner, just for contact info?
Add "TESS" to the list. I doubt Matthew gives enough of a shit to do that for us. Part me also wonders if he let the site be shut down to try to instigate someone into buying it from him. He might feel a desperate SF user my fork over the money. _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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Wallace108
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:11 pm | |
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- Part me also wonders if he let the site be shut down to try to instigate someone into buying it from him. He might feel a desperate SF user my fork over the money.
That's an interesting thought. My theory (and that's all it is) is that he cut his losses and walked away from it. In the age of social media like Facebook and Twitter, message boards have lost a lot of their popularity. Matthew overpaid for Fever 5 years ago, and I'm sure its value has plummeted because of the reduced interest in message boards. There was no way he was going to get back anywhere close to what he paid for it. Obviously, I don't know the details of his situation in terms of costs to keep it up and running and any revenue he was generating, but if he was losing money on it, I guess it made sense to him to just shut it down rather than keep losing money. The hole in my theory is that it would make more sense to sell it for cheap and take a huge loss rather than shut it down and get nothing. But this is Matthew we're talking about. One thing I think we all know for certain ... whatever he's doing, it's with his own interests in mind and not those of the Fever membership who made Fever what it was. _________________ If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:29 pm | |
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- Buddha Bus wrote:
- Part me also wonders if he let the site be shut down to try to instigate someone into buying it from him. He might feel a desperate SF user my fork over the money.
That's an interesting thought. My theory (and that's all it is) is that he cut his losses and walked away from it. In the age of social media like Facebook and Twitter, message boards have lost a lot of their popularity. Matthew overpaid for Fever 5 years ago, and I'm sure its value has plummeted because of the reduced interest in message boards. There was no way he was going to get back anywhere close to what he paid for it. Obviously, I don't know the details of his situation in terms of costs to keep it up and running and any revenue he was generating, but if he was losing money on it, I guess it made sense to him to just shut it down rather than keep losing money. The hole in my theory is that it would make more sense to sell it for cheap and take a huge loss rather than shut it down and get nothing. But this is Matthew we're talking about.
One thing I think we all know for certain ... whatever he's doing, it's with his own interests in mind and not those of the Fever membership who made Fever what it was. No doubt he gives less than 2 shits about any of us. He wasn't a Steelers fan anyway. He bought solely because he thought he could profit from it nothing more. I understand if he was losing money that it's in his best interest to shut it down, but to walk away from it without warning and giving people an opportunity to say goodbye or find other ways to stay in contact was just wrong. That board has been going for at least 10 years now and some have been there for at least a significant portion of that time. There's a lot of emotional investment in those relationships as you and I can attest to from previous experiences. He should have allowed some type of closure or communication between members before flipping the switch. A dick move no matter how you slice it. _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:31 pm | |
| Also, on the Steelers Fever Facebook page I saw a message from Stu Pidasso saying he was having trouble logging into SX. Can somebody here help the man? @bayz101, can you message him there that we're trying to help him? He sounds like he's just gonna bail the boards if he can't. _________________ -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:38 pm | |
| - Buddha Bus wrote:
- Wallace108 wrote:
- Buddha Bus wrote:
- Part me also wonders if he let the site be shut down to try to instigate someone into buying it from him. He might feel a desperate SF user my fork over the money.
That's an interesting thought. My theory (and that's all it is) is that he cut his losses and walked away from it. In the age of social media like Facebook and Twitter, message boards have lost a lot of their popularity. Matthew overpaid for Fever 5 years ago, and I'm sure its value has plummeted because of the reduced interest in message boards. There was no way he was going to get back anywhere close to what he paid for it. Obviously, I don't know the details of his situation in terms of costs to keep it up and running and any revenue he was generating, but if he was losing money on it, I guess it made sense to him to just shut it down rather than keep losing money. The hole in my theory is that it would make more sense to sell it for cheap and take a huge loss rather than shut it down and get nothing. But this is Matthew we're talking about.
One thing I think we all know for certain ... whatever he's doing, it's with his own interests in mind and not those of the Fever membership who made Fever what it was.
No doubt he gives less than 2 shits about any of us. He wasn't a Steelers fan anyway. He bought solely because he thought he could profit from it nothing more. I understand if he was losing money that it's in his best interest to shut it down, but to walk away from it without warning and giving people an opportunity to say goodbye or find other ways to stay in contact was just wrong. That board has been going for at least 10 years now and some have been there for at least a significant portion of that time. There's a lot of emotional investment in those relationships as you and I can attest to from previous experiences. He should have allowed some type of closure or communication between members before flipping the switch. A dick move no matter how you slice it. You also need to remember when he first bought it he wanted to charge for membership.  _________________  ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |
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Wallace108
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:08 am | |
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- Also, on the Steelers Fever Facebook page I saw a message from Stu Pidasso saying he was having trouble logging into SX. Can somebody here help the man? @bayz101, can you message him there that we're trying to help him? He sounds like he's just gonna bail the boards if he can't.
I responded to his message on the Fever Facebook page and told him how to contact us here so we could help resolve his issue, but I haven't heard back from him. - Buddha Bus wrote:
- No doubt he gives less than 2 shits about any of us. He wasn't a Steelers fan anyway. He bought solely because he thought he could profit from it nothing more. I understand if he was losing money that it's in his best interest to shut it down, but to walk away from it without warning and giving people an opportunity to say goodbye or find other ways to stay in contact was just wrong. That board has been going for at least 10 years now and some have been there for at least a significant portion of that time. There's a lot of emotional investment in those relationships as you and I can attest to from previous experiences. He should have allowed some type of closure or communication between members before flipping the switch. A dick move no matter how you slice it.
Everything you said is 100 percent spot on. When I sale this forum for a six pack and a dozen donuts, I'll give everyone a heads up. And then laugh at the poor sucker I just ripped off.  _________________ If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:38 am | |
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- Just thought of kornbread and Peckerwood.
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:56 am | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:16 am | |
| Definitely sure we're forgetting some people. El-Gonzo Jackson would be great to have on here
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers Fever alumni: A question Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:31 am | |
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