Terb - Say one thing, do another

"Terb Advertising.

OK It's real simple:

We do HUGE traffic - VIEW THE TERB STATS.
[stats recorded on currents server from Aug 15 2002]

Terb membership reflects less than 1/30th of the total unique visitors
(in other words the vast majority come here to read reviews and ads)
Did we mention that we do Huge Traffic? Yes like 1 million hits a day"

Point #1
If Terb is so interested in huge traffic and selling the services of advertisers, then why do they boot you for not posting? I find this point contradictory and a general pain in the ass.

I was registered on Terb since Dec 2001 as the Challenger and posted a few comments but mostly kept my opinions to myself. I won't pass judgment on some of the members and I preferred not to participate flaming individuals. I did look to the advertisements and purchased those services which were desired and reviewed. Inevitably I was booted off for not posting. What a crock of shit!

Why must I participate in a poll on whether I shave my balls or what songs I hum when performing oral sex? What is the point of reviewing an SP since my count is so low that everyone will scream shill? How do I get my count up without posting tiresome drivel and juvenile witticisms? If I don't want to hang out with the boys does not my presence add to the advertising base? I believe if the quality of the posts would improve without the proliferation of senseless ramblings due to the need to post.

You want to boot me - well go ahead, it is your board. As much as I despise Tbill, at least he won't throw me off for looking at the ladies! Bite me!
 
More drivel

Iwould have thought I was paying the maintenance by viewing and purchasing the services of the advertisers.

Under your logic I would have to write a newsclip for Mansbridge in order to watch the nightly news. I doubt if the Canadian public really needs a story on whether I wash my condoms before re-using them!
 
Rufus Doofus said:
Why must I participate in a poll on whether I shave my balls or what songs I hum when performing oral sex?
Auld Lange Syne
 
Person who complains about board rules and yet goes out of his/her way to remain a member of said board = Asshat.

If you hate us so much and don't want to participate, join a monastery. They encourage silence there.
 
Drunken Master said:
If you hate us so much and don't want to participate, join a monastery. They encourage silence there.

I don't hate anyone here. I just have nothing worthwhile to say. I really don't think anyone gives a rat's ass about my opinions and don't know why one must be coerced to participate in a forum that is supposedly free will and libertarian in code.

The only statement I have to express is WHERE'S ALL THE PUSSY?

Sorry for the aggression but my mind is like Homer Simpson's except the little voice says "Pooosy"

Doooh!
 
Why don't we see if we can completely turn-around this discussion?

Usually under such circumstances a person comes into TERB and displays his image of his own supremacy and then the majority of terbites put him down. He then fires back another salvo or two and the rest gang up on him again.

Given the most recent post by Rufus (who does touch on some sensible points, just not in a way that will help), we could probably gang up and take the positions near to how great Rufus is and then have he himself become more firm in his place of not hating anyone here, not having anything worthwhile to say, and people not (caring) about his opinions.

This thread has the makings for a classic example of TERB gone wrong.

Cheers for all of those who gained one of the coveted monthly posts from it.
 
I trhought it was intended as a gudeline and not a hard and fast rule. How is TERB management supposed to differentiate between inactive accounts on the system and lurkers who visit infrequently to get the latest scoop on a new SP. I'm sure there's a cost associated with those user profiles.

The site get's a large number of hits daily but if there isn't a steady flow of current info on SPs, MPs and SCs then there will be a drop-off. The majority of members and non-members get a great deal of benefit out of this site without ever making a meaningful contribution to the board. Advertisers advertise on TERB because users come to get current info and reviews and from those posts people then are able to make their purchasing decissions. Without current info motivated buyers don't visit and the advertiser's ads are not seen.

5 posts isn't really a lot when you think about it.