The Future of SpursTalk

[timvp]

After much consideration, Kori and I have decided to relinquish our admin roles on SpursTalk as part of a reorganizational plan to ensure the site's brightest possible future. Although we have received lucrative offers to sell the message board and the domain, we have instead handed the keys over to a trusted original member of SpursTalk who we're confident can guide this ship to its full potential.

While more details will be posted soon, here are some key takeaways from our vision of SpursTalk's future:

-Free from the time-consuming, behind-the-scenes administrative drama, I will be able to participate on the forum on a regular basis. For this, I am excited.

-Kori and I will no longer have admin or moderator access (per our request). Instead, a new support process will be implemented to provide faster and more reliable support.

-To keep SpursTalk afloat, we signed off on plans to raise the needed money to pay for the server fees, vBulletin licensing fees, and other miscellaneous costs. For the last 13+ years, Kori and I have paid for everything out of our own pockets. Don't fret, there will be no advertisements. Rather, the money will be raised by charging new users a registration fee and offering optional 'upgrades' to current members.

-Kori and I will be donating $3,000 to the SpursTalk coffers to help ease the transition. It is our hope that between the initial $3,000, new registration fees, and optional upgrades, the new administration will be able to cover SpursTalk’s operational costs and keep the forum up and running in perpetuity.

-While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further. At the same time, new features will be added to help raise the bar in terms of quality content.

Overall, I haven't been as confident as I am now about the future of SpursTalk in a long while. Kori and I had a memorable ride owning and operating SpursTalk the last 14 or so years but now we're thrilled to be on the other side. I want to thank the original member who offered to grab the wheel and allow me to get back to doing the only thing I've ever wanted to do on SpursTalk: talk basketball.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

First

[Darius Bieber]

:toast

[Chinook]

Glad to hear the pain is over.

[dabom]

MOD me whenever.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Glad no censorship increase... that is the big takeaway. :toast

[TheDoctor]

It was a pleasure :toast No need for thanks tbh, fwiw, fyi, fify, icirc

[Darius Bieber]

With even less censorship, will we see the Gods being unpinked?

[mookie2001]

Can I at least be an advisor?

[apalisoc_9]

With people paying greens to register, I highly doubt censorship would remain will remain free and even better as Memphis in 4 claims it to be.

Tons of new blood with decent takes like Chinook and Kawhistorm..paying for registration is really going to kill the numbers of new blood.

Looking forward to op's hilariously wrong predictions, per par and the mindless casuals sucking his tip in his bb analysis filled with wrong prediction cliche and antiquated takes. Was always a part of the spurstalk culture...sad that it had to end in 2013.

[szkorhetz]

Ads are better than reg fees, TBH.

[BD24]

Apa is such a faggot. Quit trying so damn hard jesus.

Anyway as far as the registration fees go my worries would be the same as others. That there wont be any new members due to the fees. I know I personally would probably never pay to post on a basketball forum. I have actually never heard of one you have to pay for.

Who is taking over the site btw? Is it NoNo?

[RD2191]

Make me a mod or bold me. Ban elcockslayer.

[BD24]

Make me a mod or bold me. Ban elcockslayer.
Your boss at whattaburger must really be getting on your ass lately. Don't worry. Things will get better.

Needing the validation of being bolded on a message board just screams pathetic.

[RD2191]

Your boss at whattaburger must really be getting on your ass lately. Don't worry. Things will get better.

Needing the validation of being bolded on a message board just screams pathetic.

Fucking cry about it.

[apalisoc_9]

Job smack..I've seen 4 year olds with better creativity than that... :lol

I would suggest setting up a patreon account. Patreon accounts will have access to certain game threads like Game grade reveiws or certain subforums.

Probably best way to kill the registration.

[BD24]

Fucking cry about it.
:crybold me :cry

[Chinook]

Says he'll be free to post on ST consistently now.

Makes this thread then leaves.

[BD24]

Job smack..I've seen 4 year olds with better creativity than that... :lol

I would suggest setting up a patreon account. Patreon accounts will have access to certain game threads like Game grade reveiws or certain subforums.

Probably best way to kill the registration.
Oh fuck off, you are far and away one of the most pathetic individuals I have ever had the displeasure of knowing.

I'm not one for fighting, but if I were to ever meet you in real life I would beat the absolute shit out of you. Acting all edgy and tough while hiding behind a computer screen. Faggot.

[Darius Bieber]

Make me a mod or bold me. Ban elcockslayer.

+unban the Biebs

[Dex]

Thanks for everything, LJ and Kori. Despite its ups and downs, SpursTalk has been a haven for Spurs fans and a daily visit for me for more than a decade. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I'd be saddened to punch in this URL and get hit with a 404.

Look forward to seeing more of your contributions in the future.

[.G.]

I like SpursTalk.

[RD2191]

+unban the Biebs

One of the goat posters tbh.

[timvp]

Regarding forthcoming new registration fees, registration has been turned off 99.9% of the time for years now due to the inability of vBulletin to stop spammers. So, while the majority of potential new members won't pay the nominal fee, we'll still see more new members than we have in a long time, even if just 1% pay.

Blocks spammers; helps keep SpursTalk alive. Not too terrible.

[apalisoc_9]

Wow..People turning this thread into fights and suggestive fist punches. So disrespectful.

This is a time to celebrate memphis in 4 return...totally uncalled for to highjack this thread. Pink or ban worthy, imo.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Thanks LJ and Kori, happy to hear you'll be posting more. Looking forward to the possible resurrection of post game threads.

[313]

Not sure anyone would pay to post on this forum :lol

no offense

[BD24]

I like dick in my ass
Thats to bad.

[Spur|n|Austin]

I'd pay to ban a few of the children running around here..

[benefactor]

Hell...I'd throw a little cash in the offering plate. This place has been home sweet home for a long time.

Also, can we get TFloss modded up in College Sports? He wants to be able to clean up the recruiting threads when necessary and he has done some pretty amazing work down there over the years. He sent me a PM asking me who he needed to talk to.

[apalisoc_9]

Not sure anyone would pay to post on this forum :lol

no offense

You would be surprised. I don't think you were around when some dude from ESPN was caught stealing materials from Spurstalk. That was'nt the only case of stealing too..I recall a few threads about 7 years ago or so when people talked about writers stealing stuff from posters here.

It wouldnt surprise me, specially if the writer was too lazy to watch a game they was suppose to review...

Classic 5 year old fix it for you smack. :lol..probably a really boring person IRL

[BD24]

You would be surprised. I don't think you were around when some dude from ESPN was caught stealing materials from Spurstalk. That was'nt the only case of stealing too..I recall a few threads about 7 years ago or so when people talked about writers stealing stuff from posters here.

It wouldnt surprise me, specially if the writer was too lazy to watch a game they was suppose to review...

Classic 5 year old fix it for you smack. :lol..probably a really boring person IRL
Yep so boring that I have to spend a ton of time on a message board attempting to troll people and making up fake stories about my life.

Oh wait. Nvm. Anyway keep talking shit behind your screenname. We both know this isn't how it goes down in your real life.

[TheGreatYacht]

Unpink

[313]

You would be surprised. I don't think you were around when some dude from ESPN was caught stealing materials from Spurstalk. That was'nt the only case of stealing too..I recall a few threads about 7 years ago or so when people talked about writers stealing stuff from posters here.

It wouldnt surprise me, specially if the writer was too lazy to watch a game they was suppose to review...

Classic 5 year old fix it for you smack. :lol..probably a really boring person IRL
I was a lurker back then waiting for my account to be approved(it never did btw, created this account and it got approved in one or two days :lol) but I do remember that thread and the deadspin article :lol

I want to say a premium section would be better, but I'm not confident that would be the right solution either.

I agree with someone else who said they would just prefer ads, but I do see the appeal in getting rid of spammers, so I suppose there's that.

[tmtcsc]

Hell...I'd throw a little cash in the offering plate. This place has been home sweet home for a long time.

Also, can we get TFloss modded up in College Sports? He wants to be able to clean up the recruiting threads when necessary and he has done some pretty amazing work down there over the years. He sent me a PM asking me who he needed to talk to.

I too would be happy to throw in a little of Benefactor's cash in to the offering plate. In all seriousness, I think you will find some people would be happy to contribute something. Best of luck and thanks for the site.

[phxspurfan]

Can we donate for admin?

[Dex]

I too would be happy to throw in a little of Benefactor's cash in to the offering plate. In all seriousness, I think you will find some people would be happy to contribute something. Best of luck and thanks for the site.

+1

[Maddog]

I too would be happy to throw in a little of Benefactor's cash in to the offering plate. In all seriousness, I think you will find some people would be happy to contribute something. Best of luck and thanks for the site.


+1

+2

[K...]

Oh, so this site is going to make $$$ from people paying for their shitty troll alts :hat

[BD24]

Oh, so this site is going to make $$$ from people paying for their shitty troll alts :hat
If someone is willing to pay for a troll account that is freaking commitment lol.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

pay for bolding :lol

[jeebus]

I'd donate $5 a week to make Avante's posts have a twitter character limit. He'd commit suicide in 5 minutes.

[apalisoc_9]

I was a lurker back then waiting for my account to be approved(it never did btw, created this account and it got approved in one or two days :lol) but I do remember that thread and the deadspin article :lol

I want to say a premium section would be better, but I'm not confident that would be the right solution either.

I agree with someone else who said they would just prefer ads, but I do see the appeal in getting rid of spammers, so I suppose there's that.

Ads would be awful, imo.

Premuim accounts is the way to go. But Kori probably made her decision already so its pointless at this point. Just hope they're right.

I also doubt the carelessness, laidback, racist, sexist culture of spurstalk would continue to exist soon as the paid members outmembers the old members..I know that can be 5 years from.now and by that time we're probably not posting at spurstalk anymore..but still

[Spur|n|Austin]

I'd donate $5 a week to make Avante's posts have a twitter character limit. He'd commit suicide in 5 minutes.

Also no youtube linking ability - RIP Avante.

[apalisoc_9]

Yep so boring that I have to spend a ton of time on a message board attempting to troll people and making up fake stories about my life.

Oh wait. Nvm. Anyway keep talking shit behind your screenname. We both know this isn't how it goes down in your real life.

You average more post than me and you're smack talking about spending time online :lol..Face it, you're a faceless poster in spurstalk...No one knows you..its cause your're pretty vanillla.

[jeebus]

Also no youtube linking ability - RIP Avante.

Another easy one is a buck or so to change the little title under people's username for a set amount of time. This place is a cash cow just waiting to happen.

[jermaine]

I really don't know what all this means.. But will I be able to post, view, etc on Spurstalk? Is what my life would be like without it.

[jeebus]

we have instead handed the keys over to a trusted original member of SpursTalk who we're confident can guide this ship to its full potential.


Congrats BUMP

[lefty]

I would donate but I don't want to

[BD24]

You average more post than me and you're smack talking about spending time online :lol..Face it, you're a faceless poster in spurstalk...No one knows you..its cause your're pretty vanillla.
Thats false. Thought you Asians were supposed to be good with numbers. Plus alot of my post are laughing emoticons or something if I find something funny. Yours on the other hand are made up stories about your life or extensive trolling attempts.

I dont care about my e rep, I come here to talk ball and have some fun. Wanting to be a "known poster" on a basketball forum and equating your worth with that is very sad and points to the fact that your real life probably sucks. I don't care if I am known, I don't derive self worth from this site. Anyone can be known if they are trying to be edgy and cool instead of just being themselves.

Same reason Kobe has more fans than Duncan.

[tonight...you]

Unpink
tbh...

[TimDunkem]

For starters, banning Kool_Aids_Man, Avante, and all of NarutoLuva's alts would improve this site dramatically. New admin needs to get on that.

[lefty]

Also, unban TDMVPDPOY from upstairs tbh

[DJR210]

While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further.

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[myhc]

-While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further. At the same time, new features will be added to help raise the bar in terms of quality content.



:lmao Wait, you're going to decrease censorship? I didn't even know you guys had a moderator. People here are pretty much welcome to spew all kinds of stupid garbage, basketball related or not. And that's just in the spurs forum. You can't go any lower downstairs in the NBA forum. Maybe it's ok if people start posting porn pictures next?

[Darius Bieber]

Unpink

[jhfenton]

Un grand merci pour tout, timvp. :bobo I look forward to reading your takes once again.

[Darius Bieber]

One of the goat posters tbh.

The goat as spoken

Me and my nigga Rob have been the realest posters on this board.

[DJR210]

I'd donate $5 a week to make Avante's posts have a twitter character limit. He'd commit suicide in 5 minutes.

I'd pay to block that idiot's option to edit his posts.. his anxiety would kill him off in less than a week

[stéphane]

I haven't posted in ages, but being able to read some from you Timvp is heart warming.

Thank you both, sending some love from France.

[gwidlon]

I hope it works as expected ...
"raise the bar in terms of quality" sounds good...

[spurraider21]

timvp are the new mods expected to be as lenient as we've had, or is this going to turn into a realgm like shitshow with bans/deletions

[Leetonidas]

tbh are we gonna hear who this original member is?




also i'll take tech forum mod position

[Robz4000]

Welcome back. Also, congrats on ownership ElNono.

[Nathan89]

Any ideas on the expected registration fee?

The user growth went from closed to those that really want to be on spurstalk at least. Pretty rare for a fee for a message board though. Should be interesting. A nice troll tax at the very least.

[elbamba]

Hell...I'd throw a little cash in the offering plate. This place has been home sweet home for a long time.

Also, can we get TFloss modded up in College Sports? He wants to be able to clean up the recruiting threads when necessary and he has done some pretty amazing work down there over the years. He sent me a PM asking me who he needed to talk to.

This x 1,000.

[Hoops Czar]

Posters would probably be more than willing to donate if you made it worth their while (custom sigs, reputation points, Spurs or plaques under their name, etc) but, I can't see anyone actually paying money for registration fees.

Congrats DPG21920 on ownership. It's what you've always wanted.

[HI-FI]

Good to hear the owners still care about the site, even if that means letting it go. Tbh the last few years it's descended deeper into a sociopathic shithole and hasn't been as funny. It's at it's best when it's ridiculous and nonPC. timvp will we know the new owner or will it be up to them? Hopefully it's someone good, there are some I can think of who would make good owners and some who I would not trust at all.
I wouldn't mind spending some cash to help with costs. Some aspects of ST are overrated but I always liked the design and no ads. Thanks for keeping this running all these years.

Also, unban TDMVPDPOY from upstairs tbh

[Robz4000]

Free TDMVPDPOY. Upstairs has really been lacking without his truth nukes.

[spurraider21]

Free TDMVPDPOY (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=977). Upstairs has really been lacking without his truth nukes.
instead of "parker is fkn kent" we hear about porker sucks

what are we really misisng?

[itzsoweezee]

I hope the replies to this thread aren't representative of what we should expect going forward. Most of the stuff posted here is drivel.

[Robz4000]

instead of "parker is fkn kent" we hear about porker sucks

what are we really misisng?

The broken English and bad grammar. Though at least he's been pretty loyal with his Parker hate over the years.

[ernest787]

Let's just charge SAgirl for every time she mentions fathead. We can fund this site forever

[coachmac87]

Are y'all ready for my podcast? Lol

[Drom John]

Test post about that homer announcer Sean Eliot.

[spurs10]

Thank you timvp and Kori for everything! Looking forward to hearing from you more.

Game Thoughts!?? :toast

[Drom John]

Test post about that homer announcer Sean Eliot.

Reduced censorship has arrived.

[Maddog]

Charging for exceeding a monthly limit on threads started might help...

[Phenomanul]

Any news to improve the quality of content is progress... too many "player-fans" have made the site less palatable over the last few years...

[Marco]

Thanks for everything, LJ and Kori

[cantthinkofanything]

yo...fix me

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Thanks for everything, LJ and Kori. Despite its ups and downs, SpursTalk has been a haven for Spurs fans and a daily visit for me for more than a decade. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I'd be saddened to punch in this URL and get hit with a 404.

Look forward to seeing more of your contributions in the future.

This.

:toast

[DPG21920]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.

[tonight...you]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.
By God, that sounds like a movie reference, but I just can't place it right now...

[Robz4000]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.

I'm sure ElNono will give you a seat of power in the new ST order if you just ask, DPG.

[GSH]

Posters would probably be more than willing to donate if you made it worth their while (custom sigs, reputation points, Spurs or plaques under their name, etc) but, I can't see anyone actually paying money for registration fees.


I'd pay a fee, just to make sure it keeps going. As annoying as this place can be sometimes, it's still far and away the best place for info about the Spurs. It's always been Big Boy's Rules here, and I know a lot of people are intimidated by that. But I'd hate to change the place in order to get more registrations.

Edit: I'd also pay a registration fee if there was a guarantee that TIMVP would get back to doing post-game grades, etc. When we were in the Middle East, and couldn't watch all the games, that was priceless.



Charging for exceeding a monthly limit on threads started might help...

BAM!!!!

[RD2191]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.
Of course you kissed their ass, you're 5'5.

[Leetonidas]

Of course you kissed their ass, you're 5'5.

:lol rounding into season form

[SpursforSix]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.

wtf...a Nutribullet seems like a great gift. I remember back in elementary school when we all exchanged presents and someone with lazy ass parents would give a coupon book to McDonalds. That's a bad gift. I knew it was a bad gift back then but now that I think about it, it's even worse because it's really a gift to the kid's parents. And iirc, the coupons were never for anything I ordered anyway. Maybe a free drink or fries. But most of them were for hamburgers.

Seriously...when was the last time anyone ever ordered the regular hamburger at McDonald's??? I never have.

[Em-City]

I for one welcome our new forum administration overlords

[DPG21920]

Of course you kissed their ass, you're 5'5.

Whatajoker! Also, thanks for the extra inch playboy, I see you...

[RD2191]

Whatajoker! Also, thanks for the extra inch playboy, I see you...
:hat

[tonight...you]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.

Now I remember the movie reference!

http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/8/82/MarsBrown5.jpg/601px-MarsBrown5.jpg

[raybies]

*he then puts the site on auction and sells to the highest bidder for a nice profit

[dabom]

Of course you kissed their ass, you're 5'5.

:lmao

[dabom]

Whatajoker! Also, thanks for the extra inch playboy, I see you...

As one of the most intelligent posters, I need MOD abilities. Maybe my own sub. :tu

[Keepin' it real]

-While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further.

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x400/50895048.jpg

[TD 21]

Hell...I'd throw a little cash in the offering plate. This place has been home sweet home for a long time.

You should, as payback for being allowed to pollute this site for years.

I, on the other hand, should be getting paid for my contributions. After all, what would SpursTalk be like without TD 21?

[tonight...you]

You should, as payback for being allowed to pollute this site for years.

Me, on the other hand, should be getting paid for my contributions. After all, what would SpursTalk be like without TD 21?
Now you bring up a good point: you should not post any longer until someone is paying you per post. Great idea!

[FkLA]

We should be allowed to elect mods tbh.

[tonight...you]

We should be allowed to elect mods tbh.
It would go something like this:

http://i.imgur.com/IDCpZlb.gif

[dabom]

We should be allowed to elect mods tbh.

Spoken like the Commander in Chief.

[benefactor]

You should, as payback for being allowed to pollute this site for years.

I, on the other hand, should be getting paid for my contributions. After all, what would SpursTalk be like without TD 21?
What was that? Sorry...I didn't hear you. I was too busy polishing my medal I was given for my contributions to this site.

[FkLA]

Spoken like the Commander in Chief.

:bobo

[Solid D]

Kori and LJ,
May God bless you my friends. Lots of memories. Change is an important constant in life. I wish you and your family tremendous joy, peace, and love in your future plans and in service to others.

[DMC]

Years of kissing Uncle & Aunt's a** has finally paid off. You have no idea how bad Unc's cooking is around the holidays and the ridiculous gifts I've gotten (who buys someone a nutrabullet?? I mean, obviously last minute at Macy's panic gift).

But I knew, if I just showed up, ate that food and smiled that one day I'd get tickets to the big show.

Welcome to the New Era of SpursTalk.
There's a new sheriff in town.

[DMC]

Simply delete every grey named account. The large majority of these are alts. The alts that have been bolded can stay just out of pity for the bastard who spent a lifetime getting there. Others who feel slighted can pay to rejoin, a nominal fee of course, same goes for alts.

[HarlemHeat37]

Nice to hear that the lack of censorship will remain intact, it's the staple of this forum, tbh..

I'd like to see an option where you have to pay for alts, tbh..too many posters hiding behind them..

[Mugen]

Cool.

[ElNono]

just learning about this, tbh, good luck whoever the 'original member' is... hopefully not a porker fan, tbh, would basically kill 3/4 of the forum...

and thank LJ and Kori for keeping this place around, always great entertainment...

[.G.]

Make SpursTalk great again.

[dabom]

just learning about this, tbh, good luck whoever the 'original member' is... hopefully not a porker fan, tbh, would basically kill 3/4 of the forum...

and thank LJ and Kori for keeping this place around, always great entertainment...

Last one was a porker fan already. :lol

[ducks]

COOL :bobo:lobt::flag::lma
TIME TO GET On THE .... TRAIN!

[wildbill2u]

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x400/50895048.jpg

While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further.

That sounds like an open ended announcement of an invitation to depths of sophomoric depravity not yet plumbed on this site. I thought SpursTalk couldn't go lower than the gif some moron posted of a naked guy roller blading nude down a public street while squeezing out some turds. Well, come on nasty children, show us what ya got!

[tonight...you]

While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further.

That sounds like an open ended announcement of an invitation to depths of sophomoric depravity not yet plumbed on this site. I thought SpursTalk couldn't go lower than the gif some moron posted of a naked guy roller blading nude down a public street while squeezing out some turds. Well, come on nasty children, show us what ya got!
Okay... here I go... rah! RAAAAAH!!!! :

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkydp3ZIzl1qd8bxp.gif

dammit...

[TheGreatYacht]

Congrats Splits

[Mikeanaro]

just learning about this, tbh, good luck whoever the 'original member' is... hopefully not a porker fan, tbh, would basically kill 3/4 of the forum...

and thank LJ and Kori for keeping this place around, always great entertainment...

[lil'mo]

Who's the damn original member tell me now

[lil'mo]

I hope it's sequspur

[Splits]

Does this mean we can post porn?

[dabom]

Does this mean we can post porn?

Guess you didn't get it. Lol

[FuzzyLumpkins]

:lol the return of ChumpDumper as admin would be hilarious.

[Spurtacular]

Get rid of apalisoc_9 and all his socks to restore the integrity of the analysis, tbh.

[ElNono]

Spurstalk fee schedule:

- New member registration: $10
- Alt member registration: $5
- Ignore posts from another user: $1
- Private Messages: $5 per 40 messages
- Bolding: $5
- Get a Spur under your name: $25
- Pink another user for 10 days: $50
- Ban another user for 10 days: $100
- Perma-ignore Avante/Thread/boutons/ducks: $200
- Predicting Memphis in 4: priceless

[Robz4000]

Spurstalk fee schedule:

- New member registration: $10
- Alt member registration: $5
- Ignore posts from another user: $1
- Private Messages: $5 per 40 messages
- Bolding: $5
- Get a Spur under your name: $25
- Pink another user for 10 days: $50
- Ban another user for 10 days: $100
- Perma-ignore Avante/Thread/boutons/ducks: $200
- Predicting Memphis in 4: priceless

How much to permanently pink a user?

[spurraider21]

Spurstalk fee schedule:

- New member registration: $10
- Alt member registration: $5
- Ignore posts from another user: $1
- Private Messages: $5 per 40 messages
- Bolding: $5
- Get a Spur under your name: $25
- Pink another user for 10 days: $50
- Ban another user for 10 days: $100
- Perma-ignore Avante/Thread/boutons/ducks: $200
- Predicting Memphis in 4: priceless
throw in UNT and jimmertacular and u got a deal

[smeagol]

Muchas congratulations LJ and Kori.

Here's a :toast for the upcoming changes

[jsandiego]

Thanks for everything, LJ and Kori. Despite its ups and downs, SpursTalk has been a haven for Spurs fans and a daily visit for me for more than a decade. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I'd be saddened to punch in this URL and get hit with a 404.

Look forward to seeing more of your contributions in the future.
This. I don't post much, but have been here forever. Appreciate having an outlet to talk about my Spurs.

[kaji157]

After much consideration, Kori and I have decided to relinquish our admin roles on SpursTalk as part of a reorganizational plan to ensure the site's brightest possible future.
(...)
I want to thank the original member who offered to grab the wheel and allow me to get back to doing the only thing I've ever wanted to do on SpursTalk: talk basketball.

Thanks for the job done, it´s been really great for me since i found this forum and i appreciate what you´ve done along with Kori.

Hope now you can enjoy the forum as we do.

About the censorship, while i disagree with some opinions on this site, i do appreciate the fact that everything can be said and discussed the opinions should not be censored, about nudity and stuff it´s up to the parents to be aware of what their child is looking in the internet and about any other activities those are up to the law enforcers to detect and cese anything that is not law abiding if the case ever pop ups.

So again, i enjoyed very much how you´ve run this forum and greet you for a job well done.

Have fun talking basketball now.

[rastaspur]

Simply delete every grey named account. The large majority of these are alts. The alts that have been bolded can stay just out of pity for the bastard who spent a lifetime getting there. Others who feel slighted can pay to rejoin, a nominal fee of course, same goes for alts.

Stupid idea. Lets just punish folks who have been members for years and cant post 100 plus times a day due to work and family responsibilities.

Why should i have to pay to rejoin because i dont have the time to pull a chumpdumper, etc.

[rastaspur]

Spurstalk fee schedule:

- New member registration: $10
- Alt member registration: $5
- Ignore posts from another user: $1
- Private Messages: $5 per 40 messages
- Bolding: $5
- Get a Spur under your name: $25
- Pink another user for 10 days: $50
- Ban another user for 10 days: $100
- Perma-ignore Avante/Thread/boutons/ducks: $200
- Predicting Memphis in 4: priceless

I like this schedule. It wouldnt cost me a penny.

[Solid D]

The Nono being The Nono

[hater]

After much consideration, Kori and I have decided to relinquish our admin roles on SpursTalk as part of a reorganizational plan to ensure the site's brightest possible future. Although we have received lucrative offers to sell the message board and the domain, we have instead handed the keys over to a trusted original member of SpursTalk who we're confident can guide this ship to its full potential.

While more details will be posted soon, here are some key takeaways from our vision of SpursTalk's future:

-Free from the time-consuming, behind-the-scenes administrative drama, I will be able to participate on the forum on a regular basis. For this, I am excited.

-Kori and I will no longer have admin or moderator access (per our request). Instead, a new support process will be implemented to provide faster and more reliable support.

-To keep SpursTalk afloat, we signed off on plans to raise the needed money to pay for the server fees, vBulletin licensing fees, and other miscellaneous costs. For the last 13+ years, Kori and I have paid for everything out of our own pockets. Don't fret, there will be no advertisements. Rather, the money will be raised by charging new users a registration fee and offering optional 'upgrades' to current members.

-Kori and I will be donating $3,000 to the SpursTalk coffers to help ease the transition. It is our hope that between the initial $3,000, new registration fees, and optional upgrades, the new administration will be able to cover SpursTalk’s operational costs and keep the forum up and running in perpetuity.

-While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further. At the same time, new features will be added to help raise the bar in terms of quality content.

Overall, I haven't been as confident as I am now about the future of SpursTalk in a long while. Kori and I had a memorable ride owning and operating SpursTalk the last 14 or so years but now we're thrilled to be on the other side. I want to thank the original member who offered to grab the wheel and allow me to get back to doing the only thing I've ever wanted to do on SpursTalk: talk basketball.



Does it still hurt faggot?

[baseline bum]

Reduced censorship has arrived.

:lmao

[Russo21]

The latest shockwaves of Timmy's retirement! That man really did keep the family together.

[baseline bum]

Of course you kissed their ass, you're 5'5.

:lol

[baseline bum]

Who's the damn original member tell me now

It was probably myballs tbh

[MI21]

I have loved Spurstalk in all it's iterations since 2003. Obviously the place is different, but different is not always worse. I think there are as many knowledgable and entertaining posters as ever but there is more pieces of shit posting as well, so you just gotta work a little harder to find the good stuff.

I would not have a problem paying a fee for the site.

:bobo

[benefactor]

Is there any chance that this trolling will be stopped?
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=260462
As soon as you die

Chop chop

[Boomersgold]

Instead of charging new members for registration, you guys should set up a Spurtalk patreon. I'm sure a lot of users would be willing to help keep the site up and running.

[RGMCSE]

Simply delete every grey named account. The large majority of these are alts. The alts that have been bolded can stay just out of pity for the bastard who spent a lifetime getting there. Others who feel slighted can pay to rejoin, a nominal fee of course, same goes for alts.


Fuck you tbh! I remember Kori explaining the bold was nothing more than a random occurrence in the board code. Being bolded on this board means nothing. In life I'm fucking Bold as fuck and that's all that matters. But I ain't paying for shit. I've been here lurking and killing laka fan when I feel necessary. So fuck off.

[DMC]

Fuck you tbh! I remember Kori explaining the bold was nothing more than a random occurrence in the board code. Being bolded on this board means nothing. In life I'm fucking Bold as fuck and that's all that matters. But I ain't paying for shit. I've been here lurking and killing laka fan when I feel necessary. So fuck off.
That's bullshit. I've seen people (including myself) be bolded over time. It's no random occurrence. If it was, you'd see new bold names now and then.

[4down]

It was probably myballs tbh

Nah bro pretty sure its Sequ. Tspence will confirm

[baseline bum]

Nah bro pretty sure its Sequ. Tspence will confirm

So DPG's dad bought the site for him? :lol

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Fuck you tbh! I remember Kori explaining the bold was nothing more than a random occurrence in the board code. Being bolded on this board means nothing. In life I'm fucking Bold as fuck and that's all that matters. But I ain't paying for shit. I've been here lurking and killing laka fan when I feel necessary. So fuck off.

Nah she had a shit ton of requests to change the titles under our usernames. In order to keep track of who had been done or not she bolded the names of the completions. IOW, if you joined after that or did not request to have your title changed you were a gnsf forevermore.

[Leetonidas]

Is there any chance that this trolling will be stopped?
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=260462

:cry :cry :cry

new owners don't give a fuck about your faggy conspiracy theories, asshat

[wildbill2u]

Why alll the secrecy over who now owns the site? I thought we were supposed to see reduced censorship immediately. :rolleyes

[Brazil]

Well... I let you guys 3 days and look at what you have done :lol

[rastaspur]

Get rid of apalisoc_9 and all his socks to restore the integrity of the analysis, tbh.

Add yourself in as well, jimmer lover.

Anyone who thinks jimmer is a nba level player shouldnt even utter the word analysis.

[Spurtacular]

Add yourself in as well, jimmer lover.

Anyone who thinks jimmer is a nba level player shouldnt even utter the word analysis.



Okay, buddy.

Go back to jerking off to jimmer highlights while listening to your favorite toby keith album

Sock

[RGMCSE]

Nah she had a shit ton of requests to change the titles under our usernames. In order to keep track of who had been done or not she bolded the names of the completions. IOW, if you joined after that or did not request to have your title changed you were a gnsf forevermore.

I stand corrected. Either way FUCK YOU DMC.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Kori and LJ,
May God bless you my friends. Lots of memories. Change is an important constant in life. I wish you and your family tremendous joy, peace, and love in your future plans and in service to others.

And this.

:toast

[fonzy16]

:toast

[jmard5]

:toast

[bigfan]

I just hope we can resume the TIMVP after game summaries; Spurs fans not in SA cant watch them on tv much.

[$pursDynasty]

I just hope we can resume the TIMVP after game summaries; Spurs fans not in SA cant watch them on tv much.

This+++1,000 it was my favorite thing about the site when I first signed on.

[Splits]

lol all you faggots falling for another timvp troll job


I want to thank the original member who offered to grab the wheel and allow me to get back to doing the only thing I've ever wanted to do on SpursTalk: talk basketball

:lmao season starts tonight and he hasn't posted since

[Budkin]

lol all you faggots falling for another timvp troll job



:lmao season starts tonight and he hasn't posted since

It still hurts? :cry

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Crofl tiny DPG finally catches the load
Literally

I'm hoping awmyplace and sequspur turn this place around

[jag]

Don't think paid memberships will contribute as much as expected. I'm all for free memberships and then members have the option to pay for "Premium." Maybe access to a premium forum and random perks like spurs icons or a different colored username. It would give members (who care enough to pay) a place to post where there's less nonsense, while still keeping the original spurs forum and NBA forum for the shenanigans.

Just my 2 cents.

[Clipper Nation]

lol all you faggots falling for another timvp troll job



:lmao season starts tonight and he hasn't posted since
I knew that shit was a massive trolljob when I saw the part about paid memberships :lol

[urunobili]

Thanks for everything you've done for Spurs fans all over the world guys. :D

[ezau]

After much consideration, Kori and I have decided to relinquish our admin roles on SpursTalk as part of a reorganizational plan to ensure the site's brightest possible future. Although we have received lucrative offers to sell the message board and the domain, we have instead handed the keys over to a trusted original member of SpursTalk who we're confident can guide this ship to its full potential.

While more details will be posted soon, here are some key takeaways from our vision of SpursTalk's future:

-Free from the time-consuming, behind-the-scenes administrative drama, I will be able to participate on the forum on a regular basis. For this, I am excited.

-Kori and I will no longer have admin or moderator access (per our request). Instead, a new support process will be implemented to provide faster and more reliable support.

-To keep SpursTalk afloat, we signed off on plans to raise the needed money to pay for the server fees, vBulletin licensing fees, and other miscellaneous costs. For the last 13+ years, Kori and I have paid for everything out of our own pockets. Don't fret, there will be no advertisements. Rather, the money will be raised by charging new users a registration fee and offering optional 'upgrades' to current members.

-Kori and I will be donating $3,000 to the SpursTalk coffers to help ease the transition. It is our hope that between the initial $3,000, new registration fees, and optional upgrades, the new administration will be able to cover SpursTalk’s operational costs and keep the forum up and running in perpetuity.

-While many sites are increasing censorship, there are plans to decrease the censorship on SpursTalk even further. At the same time, new features will be added to help raise the bar in terms of quality content.

Overall, I haven't been as confident as I am now about the future of SpursTalk in a long while. Kori and I had a memorable ride owning and operating SpursTalk the last 14 or so years but now we're thrilled to be on the other side. I want to thank the original member who offered to grab the wheel and allow me to get back to doing the only thing I've ever wanted to do on SpursTalk: talk basketball.

Serious question: Can GNSFs like me upgrade our accounts to BNSF? Been waiting for that for like seven years :lol Willing to pay for that upgrade as well. Cheers, TimVP!

[Leetonidas]

Do you consider this to be some faggy theory?
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145531
who fucking cares about your shitty 6 year old thread

[NameLess Scrub]

This thread has gotten weird

[Avitus1]

Glad to see the site isn't going anywhere.

[travis2]

Anything that gets LJ and Kori back to posting more often gets my vote. Hope all is well at home.

[TheyCallMePro]

Not sure anyone would pay to post on this forum :lol

no offense

Or any forum for that matter... Hope that registration fee was a joke lol.

[024]

You might be overestimating the amount of people who are willing to pay for registration...

[spursistan]

Bump..

Was this what you call "Deceptive Thread"?

Not trying to act entitled or anything, but it would have been better to keep expectations low..

[Brazil]

:cry the future hurts tbh :cry

[dabom]

Bump..

Was this what you call "Deceptive Thread"?

Not trying to act entitled or anything, but it would have been better to keep expectations low..

First mistake was you got your hopes up about ST. :lol

[Hoops Czar]

Just goes to show you, posters still eat up every word of Timvp posts as if he's some type of messiah.



After much consideration, Kori and I have decided to relinquish our admin roles on SpursTalk as part of a reorganizational plan to ensure the site's brightest possible future.

Yeah, I'm sure you had a lot of sleepless nights.:lmao


....more details will be posted soon

:lmao


charging new users a registration fee

You think people are going to pay real money to join this sight? :lmao


Overall, I haven't been as confident as I am now about the future of SpursTalk in a long while.

:lmao


I want to thank the original member who offered to grab the wheel and allow me to get back to doing the only thing I've ever wanted to do on SpursTalk: talk basketball.

How's that working out for you? I f you ever do drop by, be careful logging onto Spurstalk, you may end up downloading malicious software that could damage your computer.

[wildbill2u]

As I asked in October, what is the purpose of all the secrecy about the new owner/operator/administrator?. According to WHOIS.com, the SpursTalk domain is still owned by Johnathan Ellis and he is the contact for all administration and technological questions. I can understand some lackadaisical attitude toward official administration changes since this is more of a hobby for whoever runs it. But if the "new" administration is supposed to provide " a new support process will be implemented to provide faster and more reliable support." we have yet to see it.

And the lack of any support process is particularly annoying now that our browser applications are giving us messages that the site is 'deceptive' and may be putting malware on our computers. A responsible owner or administrator would be on top of the possibility that the site may have been hacked by some malicious operator. Whoever the administrator is, something ought to be done and an announcement to the members about the malware situation should be made.

[RD2191]

Why would anyone hack ST? Bunch of broke fatasses hanging out in their mothers basement all day. :lol There's probably like 30+ actual posters on here.

[SpursforSix]

Why would anyone hack ST? Bunch of broke fatasses hanging out in their mothers basement all day. :lol There's probably like 30+ actual posters on here.

It's probably an attempt to silence Cosmored and bury the truth.

[RD2191]

It's probably an attempt to silence Cosmored and bury the truth.

:wow mind blown

[GSH]

Why would anyone hack ST?


I can't think of any reason a bunch of hackers would single out one sight like this. :D

https://www.zerodayclothing.com/products/hackerslgbt/hackerslgbt_carrousel_02.jpg

[rjv]

well it would be a deceptive site for any one thinking this site is where to go to get solid and informative takes on basketball from knowledgeable and respectful spurs fans.

[Trueblood]

well it would be a deceptive site for any one thinking this site is where to go to get solid and informative takes on basketball from knowledgeable and respectful spurs fans.

This.

Some of these posters with 15,000 post and 14,900 of them are calling other people fags and complaining about the team as if this is therapy.

[RD2191]

I can't think of any reason a bunch of hackers would single out one sight like this. :D

https://www.zerodayclothing.com/products/hackerslgbt/hackerslgbt_carrousel_02.jpg

Those hacking faggots.

[GSH]

well it would be a deceptive site for any one thinking this site is where to go to get solid and informative takes on basketball from knowledgeable and respectful spurs fans.


Respectful is overrated. If you want to know something Spurs-related, this is the place to come. You may have to wade through the sewer tunnels, and dodge a few alligators. But if you don't come here, you won't be as knowledgeable. Hard core Spurs fans are hard core.

[GSH]

Those hacking faggots.


That is not respectful.

At all. :lol

[TheDoctor]

Respectful is overrated. If you want to know something Spurs-related, this is the place to come. You may have to wade through the sewer tunnels, and dodge a few alligators. But if you don't come here, you won't be as knowledgeable. Hard core Spurs fans are hard core.

http://i.imgur.com/lNEg8.gif