All in poker / El Blondie

[TightEnd]

to be continued?


*sigh*


just let me get a cup of tea first and settle down

[DeVore]

SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR A CHANGE.


I really really don't want to open up this can of worms again but as IFM said, robust discussion (one that produces light, not heat) is never *ever* bad in my opinion.
You can say to me "I don't want to be arsed inviting people, and I can't be bothered with freerolls and the odd bonus, so AIP seems like a crap deal to me" and you will not get one moments argument from me. In fact, you'd probably be right.

I'm just putting the other side of the coin accross and relating a success story to you from someone who is in another poker players downline and doing very well out of it thank you very much.

Imagine if everyone here played in Blondpoker's downline. The site would get a HUGE bonus of cash. Several thousand a month at least. That would pay for a nice raise for Jen and allow them to cover more events. Snoop might even get a can of coke and a packet of fags the odd time.

(and before you say it, no BP *isnt* in my downline, I wouldnt benefit a penny from this. But its an idea isnt it? I hate to see snoop staving when we're on the road ) This is just an idea, it occured to me about 10 seconds ago and I offer it only as such. I only invoke Jen and TK's name to prove I am a real individual and not a company spambot. Beyond that I speak only for myself.

This is working for us in Ireland. Maybe its not how Dave and Co want to take their business. Its certainly none of MY business what and how they support their site. Except that I really like being on the road with BP and they do a hell of a job as you all know. Anything I see that supports or perpetuates them doing that, I will put here. As I said, I wont get a penny from it I just like the site.


Tom "DeVore" Murphy.

[DeVore]

to be continued?


*sigh*


just let me get a cup of tea first and settle down

LOL.... The Irish eh? we all think we're James freakin' Joyce.

DeV.

[TightEnd]

well at least you are not Bono, then you might sing it to us.

[DeVore]

well at least you are not Bono, then you might sing it to us.

Look, the Irish Government has apologised for Bono on several  occasions.

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DeV.

[Ironside]

if everyone here played on any site that they had clicked thru on a blonde link then blonde would make a bit of money and have enough to pay jen and snoopy and  keep tikays cats in the manner they are acustomed

but my final word on all in is that the offical term is pyramid marketing yes its plausable for someone in the middle to be making more thant those at the top but its rare same with a chain letter where you pay the 5 people on the list remove the guy at top and put yourself at the bottom then send it on there is a limit to the number of people that will pay you some will some wont

its a prymids marketing scheme where one person send the details on to 5+ people who send it on to 5+ people etc etc

pyrymid marketing is legal doesnt mean it not a pryamid

[Colchester Kev]

TUMBLEWEED

[DeVore]

but my final word on all in is that the offical term is pyramid marketing yes its plausable for someone in the middle to be making more thant those at the top but its rare same with a chain letter where you pay the 5 people on the list remove the guy at top and put yourself at the bottom then send it on there is a limit to the number of people that will pay you some will some wont

But I explained. You don't pay to enter, you don't pay to play and you dont pay to invite. Infact you NEVER pay.

I appreciate that this is your final word. Ok. But you asked for a logical argument. I'm giving you one.
Just repeatedly saying "its a chain letter" isn't a counter argument.

Please please reread what I wrote because I know where you are coming from. I'm all with you on pyramid schemes. But this really just isnt one and I've given the logical, no character based arguments to explain that.

If I might be so bold, to be fair to me and the time I put into that opus:
1. you should counter them  or
2. accept this is some bias on you behalf or
3. or explain are a busy person who doesnt have time to argue with people you've never met on the internet. (I'll accept this as genuine!).

I mean, genuinely I'm interested in this debate. Actually I don't know why now that I think of it because I wont benefit a penny regardless but something IFM said made me want to dissect it and for ONCE in the history of the internet, have a mature, informed, incisive debate on a topic that didnt descend into allegations of Nazism or Favourite Star Trek episodes.

I mean, I'll genuinely understand if you dont though

DeV.

[ifm]

Time to kill this thread as it is just inviting more people to SPAM this forum.

[Colchester Kev]

IMHO you have had your free advert and put your case across in a well mannered and constructive way ..BUT ffs  enough is enough i think.

[TightEnd]

Blonde is actually pro Star Wars and agnostic about Star Trek.


Now then, that sorted, can we leave both the criticisms and the clarifications alone and let the thread drop?!

Please. 

[MrMoves]

I don't have a problem with AIP in general.  I have a problem with sites that allow affiliates to email ANYBODY from their website with spam.

Email addresses, especially via forums, are easily obtained.  So, for AIP to have a system which invites users to email others then they are asking for abuse from the minority, a minority who are clever enough to harvest email addresses (well, it's not that difficult really) and use well known poker names for their spam.

[DeVore]

 I have a problem with sites that allow affiliates to email ANYBODY from their website with spam.

Like Hotmail?


I'm sorry guys, I don't see how you can accuse me of spam. I have never EVER mentioned my affiliate number, link or my own base site.
I have not tried to benefit from this discussion and I'll stop now because clearly its not welcome.

I don't think I deserve to be called a spammer or an advertiser. I've tried to help Blondpoker many many times over the last 9 months since we met in Vegas. I've fixed computers, loaned them bits of tech and had a great laugh with them.

I repeat that I have not EVER linked to my site, my affliate downline or tried to benefit one iota from this and I think its a cop out to call me a spammer and an advertiser. But I'll cease and desist from constructive discussion that is contrary to the accepted opinion as I'm causing offence where none was intended.

Tom.

[Ironside]

as long as people keep coming on giving there OPIONS thats it is not a pryamid i will keep giving my opinion that it is a pryamid

most sites now offer the more you play the more you get back

but all in offer the more the people below you play the more you get back

this is a legal pryamid because you dont give directly to the people above

but the more you play the richer the people above you become

yes 51% of rake giving back to the punters is genorous

but giving each member 45% rake back would be much better IMHO for the punters

but then the site wouldn't have members going round advertising to there friends to join up

[Ironside]

devore you took mrmoves posts out of context and no one has accused you personally of spam

and your personal link with blonde is apreacited by blonde

my remarks on this thread are my own personal opinions and

any shareholder or emplyee of blonde can offer there own personal opinions if they so wish