I never understood why people would be jealous or complain about posters. I think it takes a brave person to put their plays out there BECAUSE of critcism like this. I, for one, appreciate the help, as I am no capper.
I think the worst thing someone can do on a handicapping site is bash a person's losing plays. No matter how you feel about someone, you shouldn't gloat about plays they post that lose. I don't want anyone's play to go tits up.
Having said that, there have been plenty of guys coming through the place who pad their stats, lie about money won, post lines not available to any other human, and so on. When they go 10-3 they make sure to let you know, but when they go 1-12, it's crickets until they go 3-1 again, then you get "3-1 on my last 4 posted plays!" Fuck that noise! Then, God forbid someone mention it! THEY become the asshole! :shrug:
Anyone who has been here 20 years can remember when guys actually posted INFORMATION! Lots of guys! All we have now is 95% of the guys here posting, "Take UCLA tonight!" Who gives a fuck about that? Sadly, that's where we are at, and I've fallen into that camp. I used to give decent write-ups, and hand off information I'd stumble onto. I'd go 4-1, and there would be 30 hits on the post. Then, you see some asshole who lies about his record, past posts plays, literally changes losing plays into winners, and he'd get 2,500 hits, and 20 posts with people saying, "Great job!" "You're the best!" "I would blow you if you were here!"
Then, someone might have the audacity to say, "You went 2-2 last night, not 3-1", and the slobs come in: "Stay the fuck out of his thread, HATER!" Really? You guys are that fucking blind and dumb? So the guy goes 2-2, says he went 3-1, and a couple days later posts he's 4-0 over the week! The morons line up to see what this savant has next!
He didn't go 4-0!........"Shut the fuck up, HATER!" "Stay out of his thread if you don't like what he has to say!"
This place is just another version of those Saturday shows you all salivated over. You know the ones that you all say you don't watch because they are all touts? The guys that all went 7-2 last week, and 3-0 on their 'big plays"? You couldn't wait for their free play! That's what we have here now.
You don't give a shit if the guy is a liar, as long as the facade is pretty. A guy can go 3-36, tell you he's 36-3, and you will bet the house on his next play, AND tell him how grateful you are for him, and "Fuck the haters!"
Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama. Roll!