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Attention All Armchair Contributors

Posted by Kelsdad
782 days ago


There seems to be an increase lately in writing articles on other sites, and coming over here with a two sentence teaser plus a link to the site where the full article can be viewed.

Stop. Now.

Post it here in its entirety. Post it there with a link. Or in its entirety, I don't care. Guys whose work I enjoy, and respect, are using other outlets for their work, instead of sharing, and have left Armchair in the dust. Like breaking up with your girlfriend and marrying her sister.

Posting it here with a link guarantees not as many will read it, not as many will vote it, and you sure as hell won't get as much feedback/advice.

Thanks.



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CheezerAll-Star
782 days ago
Score 10+-
Thank you for this needed post.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
782 days ago
Score 1+-
A posting like this comes up every couple of weeks, and it never does anything.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
782 days ago
Score 16+-
For my response, click here
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CheezerAll-Star
782 days ago
Score 3+-
Now that's funny!
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KelsdadAll-Star
782 days ago
Score 4+-
Wiseass
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
782 days ago
Score 0+-
...yeah... (ieh)
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ThecrookedcapAll-Star
782 days ago
Score 5+-
I don't read, vote, or comment on any such article.
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Pittsburgh GunnyMajor Leaguer
782 days ago
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I agree wholeheartedly. Oh and, "breaking up with your girlfriend and marrying her sister" sounds like something Marty Brodeur would do.
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RawbeezeitzMajor Leaguer
782 days ago
Score 5+-
Not surprisingly, these kinds of articles are never good enough for me to want to click to read more.
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CheezerAll-Star
782 days ago
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I've gone as far as to post on the author's board that, even if I like their writing, I refuse to read their articles because they refuse to properly respect this website and it's users.
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Oh No RomoDraft Pick
782 days ago
Score 1+-
Didn't we already go over this over the weekend....Over
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RawbeezeitzMajor Leaguer
782 days ago
Score 1+-
Over Macho Grande? No, I'm afraid I'll never get over Macho Grande?
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The PipDiv-I Stud
782 days ago
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I agree, at least cut-n-paste with a link, it's not that difficult. Pimping a site is not a big deal, just don't MAKE me go there. Give me a choice, and give those people who read the other site a choice to visit the AGM as well. You could increase readership of both sites.
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LASportsblogAAA-er
782 days ago
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I think it's more like cheating on your g/f with her friend and she knows your cheating but can't prove it cause you give her some every now and then. But your actually spending all your money and time with her friend.
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09dillbVarsity
782 days ago
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Well said LASportsblog!!
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RomiezzoLegend
782 days ago
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Definitely Kelsdad. This has been going on for a while now, and I'm pretty sure that this won't stop them either. This is an issue that needs to be controlled. 2 sentences in an article, to do what? You're sure as hell not going to gain as many points as you think. It's ridiculous to see all of these articles that I could put up in 2 seconds. I take a look at just about every single article. They way I vote, usually, is if I think you've taken time to write your article and have put a lot of thought in it. Articles aren't just about racking up points, and they aren't just words; it's just like an article in a newspaper. Would you read a crappy 2 sentence article. Of course not. Hell, I'd rip it out and tear it up into shmitherines (sp?) if I could because it's so short.

Thank you Kelsdad for this lockerroom topic. Hopefully, this gets sent out loud and clear.

  • I've tried to tell new users about this. Some have listened, some haven't.
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LASportsblogAAA-er
782 days ago
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fully concur with this and Kelsdad. I came to AGM to cross-publish my work and get a broader audience, not to spam my blog. If you guys like my writing, you'll come back, simple as that. Sometime people hate me and still come back, that's the best.
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