Blonde Stats Page

[Woodsey]

You have to remember that back in the day we didn't half post a load of crap.

there was a thread "One word Story" that was in the top three of posted on threads until 2010 and top ten until earlier this year

it ran 2005-2007

all you had to do was post a word, then someone else followed on with another

it ran for thousands of posts

looking back, it seems incredible that people were energised by it

was that post count or forum traffic that meant anything? is it likely to be repeated? no and no?

there are plenty of other examples too where post count now compared to post count then is like comparing apples from Mars with Oranges from Saturn

things have moved on in t'internet world a long way...technological change, people's viewing and posting tendencies, why people view the forum, what they do instead etc etc

lol I remember seeing a 'last post wins' thread on a forum before, ran forever and ever and was one of the most popular topics.

[tikay]

You have to remember that back in the day we didn't half post a load of crap.

there was a thread "One word Story" that was in the top three of posted on threads until 2010 and top ten until earlier this year

it ran 2005-2007

all you had to do was post a word, then someone else followed on with another

it ran for thousands of posts

looking back, it seems incredible that people were energised by it

was that post count or forum traffic that meant anything? is it likely to be repeated? no and no?

there are plenty of other examples too where post count now compared to post count then is like comparing apples from Mars with Oranges from Saturn

things have moved on in t'internet world a long way...technological change, people's viewing and posting tendencies, why people view the forum, what they do instead etc etc

Ha, I'd forgotten those - there was a 3 word version, too.

Juist proves it's not all about Post-Count, is it?

Anyway, if the 1 word or 3 word thread was our only salvation, good luck to everyone, but count me out.

[celtic]

Forum Competitions

We still have a few, but nothing like as many as previously.

They are up to Members to start, & run.

We had one on Tuesday evening, & it racked up 172 replies in just over a day. Great stuff.

They take a bit of time & effort though, & need someone to start them, & others to spread the word.

Mere generally runs a few each year, too - Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, WSOP, & they get huge traffic.

We used to have that "Sheep" quiz thing, but it lost a bit of buzz, due to familiarity I suppose, & the increasingly difficult way the questions were phrased. 

Deffo a net loss to blonde, but we can't expect Tighty, Mere & Scott to start them all. (Apologies to any I omitted due to memory failure).

Last man standing has an incredible 31 runners, 28 last time round. its a rollover, so £1240 first prize. Such a simple format, but generates some decent banter and anti railing. Think Sovietsong is responsible for introducing it to blonde.

[tikay]

Forum Competitions

We still have a few, but nothing like as many as previously.

They are up to Members to start, & run.

We had one on Tuesday evening, & it racked up 172 replies in just over a day. Great stuff.

They take a bit of time & effort though, & need someone to start them, & others to spread the word.

Mere generally runs a few each year, too - Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, WSOP, & they get huge traffic.

We used to have that "Sheep" quiz thing, but it lost a bit of buzz, due to familiarity I suppose, & the increasingly difficult way the questions were phrased.  

Deffo a net loss to blonde, but we can't expect Tighty, Mere & Scott to start them all. (Apologies to any I omitted due to memory failure).

Last man standing has an incredible 31 runners, 28 last time round. its a rollover, so £1240 first prize. Such a simple format, but generates some decent banter and anti railing. Think Sovietsong is responsible for introducing it to blonde.

Yup, that's one of those I forgot, sorry Sov.

Very popular, because people had to engage.

EDIT - Just had a look - not dissing it at all, but it's taken 6 weeks to generate 270 Posts. So it averages about 6 posts per day. Every little helps, of course. 

[Graham C]

Were the blonde poker leagues and competitions not popular?  They seemed to be at first that's for sure. Doesn't need to have added value necessarily but were popular especially when the names associated with blonde played in them.  

[TightEnd]

Were the blonde poker leagues and competitions not popular?  They seemed to be at first that's for sure. Doesn't need to have added value necessarily but were popular especially when the names associated with blonde played in them. 

never especially popular, by which i mean they got 50 runners or less and usually a lot less

the best one ever was a team league on virgin, 80 runners in teams of 4 for a few months and plenty of craic around that

[tikay]

Were the blonde poker leagues and competitions not popular?  They seemed to be at first that's for sure. Doesn't need to have added value necessarily but were popular especially when the names associated with blonde played in them.  

I am not sure, to be honest, because latterly (the last 8 years) they were a bit awkward for me to puff or partake in, my hands were a bit tied elsewhere. 

Next Door, we still have "Community Nights" such as the blonde Cardroom used to have, & they remain immensely popular there. It's mostly "little" players, like me & you, just having fun.

blonde is a bit peculiar in that respect, as we have a disproportionate number of Big Boys, to whom that sort of stuff holds no interest.

[arbboy]

Were the blonde poker leagues and competitions not popular?  They seemed to be at first that's for sure. Doesn't need to have added value necessarily but were popular especially when the names associated with blonde played in them.  

I am not sure, to be honest, because latterly (the last 8 years) they were a bit awkward for me to puff or partake in, my hands were a bit tied elsewhere.  

Next Door, we still have "Community Nights" such as the blonde Cardroom used to have, & they remain immensely popular there. It's mostly "little" players, like me & you, just having fun.

blonde is a bit peculiar in that respect, as we have a disproportionate number of Big Boys, to whom that sort of stuff holds no interest.

Do you think this is a reason why so many people read but don't post because they feel 'out of their depth' or 'nervous' about posting to the big boys?  I know this isn't the case as everyone is totally sound on blonde and would never make anyone feel like that but as a newbie or micro stakes player some people must love reading the high roller stuff but feel a bit in awe to actually post in said diary/thread?  Just putting it out there as an idea.

[BorntoBubble]

Some very interesting points made by tighty and Tikay and they all add up for me.

Sorry to go into detail but I have just sat on the loo reading the thread and then im returning to my desk to post. Most if not all of my "longer" posts come from a laptop or PC. I will post on my phone or IPad but its a lot more clunky and i can type much faster on a keyboard. (its also easier to spell check and because my spelling is so bad that helps!)

I do browse a lot, in fact i pick up my phone, get rid of all my notifications, facebook, email, texts, whats app, missed calls etc then i go to blonde. Whenever i go the loo, I go to blonde. Its interesting because my dad historically took his paper to the toilet, now he takes his ipad with his paper on it with him. How times change.

I read TFT, Tikays diary, betting board etc every day, but dont necessarily post. Sometimes I feel I have nothing to add so whats the point but then i suppose that can be self harming.

It is sad but i get very excited when I see a thread has "taken off" whether that be TFT or any other thread. Unfortunately nowadays im placing more and more bets from different sources, very rarely doing any of my own work. Often i have forgotten where a tip has come from and I need to remember to say thank you more often!

[scotty2hatty]

Think Sovietsong is responsible for introducing it to blonde.

Overrule

[BorntoBubble]

Were the blonde poker leagues and competitions not popular?  They seemed to be at first that's for sure. Doesn't need to have added value necessarily but were popular especially when the names associated with blonde played in them.  

I am not sure, to be honest, because latterly (the last 8 years) they were a bit awkward for me to puff or partake in, my hands were a bit tied elsewhere. 

Next Door, we still have "Community Nights" such as the blonde Cardroom used to have, & they remain immensely popular there. It's mostly "little" players, like me & you, just having fun.

blonde is a bit peculiar in that respect, as we have a disproportionate number of Big Boys, to whom that sort of stuff holds no interest.

Do you think this is a reason why so many people read but don't post because they feel 'out of their depth' or 'nervous' about posting to the big boys?  I know this isn't the case as everyone is totally sound on blonde and would never make anyone feel like that but as a newbie or micro stakes player some people must love reading the high roller stuff but feel a bit in awe to actually post in said diary?  Just putting it out there as an idea.

I would say this does have some effect yes. The hand analysis section on blonde has always been one of the best i have read, Facebook 2+2 even skype chats get a lot of people bickering, blonde does always seem to avoid this. A lot more constructive feedback and then constructive feedback on the feedback.

TFT i very rarely post bets, I dont know why! I really should do more I think I have ideas for bets and then tend to back them for small myself, I have no idea whether I am up down or indifferent on my own bets, I really should but i just dont have time to keep a spreadsheet!

[celtic]

Think Sovietsong is responsible for introducing it to blonde.

Overrule

[vegaslover]

Were the blonde poker leagues and competitions not popular?  They seemed to be at first that's for sure. Doesn't need to have added value necessarily but were popular especially when the names associated with blonde played in them.  

I am not sure, to be honest, because latterly (the last 8 years) they were a bit awkward for me to puff or partake in, my hands were a bit tied elsewhere.  

Next Door, we still have "Community Nights" such as the blonde Cardroom used to have, & they remain immensely popular there. It's mostly "little" players, like me & you, just having fun.

blonde is a bit peculiar in that respect, as we have a disproportionate number of Big Boys, to whom that sort of stuff holds no interest.

Do you think this is a reason why so many people read but don't post because they feel 'out of their depth' or 'nervous' about posting to the big boys?  I know this isn't the case as everyone is totally sound on blonde and would never make anyone feel like that but as a newbie or micro stakes player some people must love reading the high roller stuff but feel a bit in awe to actually post in said diary/thread?  Just putting it out there as an idea.

Probs hits the nail on the head there Mark, in the old days it was certainly newbi/rec heavy and of course poker was still in its boom period so everyone was keen to learn and interact.
A lot of these newbies either became good, or moved on as they bored of poker. Just look at the top posters on the stats page, half of em are no longer active on the forum

[redsimon]

Forum Competitions

We still have a few, but nothing like as many as previously.

They are up to Members to start, & run.

We had one on Tuesday evening, & it racked up 172 replies in just over a day. Great stuff.

They take a bit of time & effort though, & need someone to start them, & others to spread the word.

Mere generally runs a few each year, too - Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, WSOP, & they get huge traffic.

We used to have that "Sheep" quiz thing, but it lost a bit of buzz, due to familiarity I suppose, & the increasingly difficult way the questions were phrased.  

Deffo a net loss to blonde, but we can't expect Tighty, Mere & Scott to start them all. (Apologies to any I omitted due to memory failure).

Last man standing has an incredible 31 runners, 28 last time round. its a rollover, so £1240 first prize. Such a simple format, but generates some decent banter and anti railing. Think Sovietsong is responsible for introducing it to blonde.

Yup, that's one of those I forgot, sorry Sov.

Very popular, because people had to engage.

EDIT - Just had a look - not dissing it at all, but it's taken 6 weeks to generate 270 Posts. So it averages about 6 posts per day. Every little helps, of course. 

Generally only busy on a Saturday esp round 4.55 pm tho

[mondatoo]

For me it kind of feels like it's changed from Blonde Poker Forum to Tips for Tikay forum. I know there is other stuff going on but just from my pov it feels like a lot of what I enjoyed about blonde has gone know, either directly or indirectly due to that thread. The issue with that then becomes unless you are active all day you come back to 20-30 pages if you've been afk for sometimes less than even 24 hours, and I can't say for others but I just skip that and read the last page or two at most. You could say well why don't you just read the 20-30 pages then, well I could do that but then when it turns out all 30 pages are about bets to place that I've already missed it's a total waste of my time; I could though just have easily missed a discussion on different topics that have no relation to sports betting at all

For example I was really surprised at the lack of a Merry Xmas thread, that's definitely the 1st year I've been on here that there wasn't a thread with a lot of posts in it by Xmas day, I wasn't surprised though to see some Merry Xmas comments in TFT, I wonder how many blondes just completely missed that though.

It's very clear to see that TFT is an extremely successful thread, but I just wonder at what cost to the overall forum.

Maybe I'm just talking bollocks though and it's just me.

PS I'm not trying to make this a smack in the face to people like Tighty and Mere etc who I know put in a ton of work on that thread and are doing so because they believe it's for the good of blonde, this is just my opinion on the current state of things.