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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 21, 2012 - 12:45am PT
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"open podbay doors"
Or maybe
More Borg,
"stand by to be assimilated"
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 21, 2012 - 01:02am PT
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Sports are things that are funny and interesting activities to do.
Then there is "life"
Is that a hobby too?
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Sep 21, 2012 - 01:06am PT
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a completely new kind of social platform
Zzzzzzzzzzz.
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Sep 21, 2012 - 01:22am PT
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Kendall, looks like you can't develop your own user base so your trying to move in on Chris Macs gig. you need to earn it first.
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ncrockclimber
climber
The Desert Oven
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Sep 21, 2012 - 01:22am PT
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Sorry, Kendall, but that is one of the most poorly written "introductions" (sales pitch?) I have ever read. It reeks of marketing BS, uses a lot of words but says next to nothing. Sorry, but I for one have no interest in learning more about whatever you are selling.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Sep 21, 2012 - 01:29am PT
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OMFG we finally found something all of supertopo can agree on!
THAT SUCKED
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kendallc81
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 21, 2012 - 03:18am PT
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@ncrockclimber - Yes if I were writing that long of a message as a sales pitch I would fire myself straight away. But it is not a sales pitch. If you take me at my word you will see that I am not trying to sell anyone anything. I am just getting some feedback, introducing the concept and reaching out to the community and it's owner. It might not be the most effective method to open up a dialog but it is automatically a controversial thing to discuss anything commercial on a forum. If I had simply come on her with a our well honed elevator pitch, we would have gotten kicked straight away. We simply needed to introduce ourselves and that is all. If someone would let me know the best way to contact Chris directly (email, handle or other) I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Sep 21, 2012 - 03:31am PT
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It's the email link in contact info - for a person that knows forums so well you seem to have a lot of trouble navigating them - or for that matter doing 5 minutes of research that would have told you that you're wasting your time here. Your marketing "strategy" needs a lot of work.
Or, you can just sit here and keep asking for the forum owner to respond - but I wouldn't recommend holding your breath. He won't.
Go do some base research before wasting any more of your time with this.
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mountainlion
Trad climber
California
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Sep 21, 2012 - 05:44am PT
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Sounds to me like you intend to connect advertisers with us. It also sounds like you intend to store our information for additional marketing opportunities under the guise that you are "connecting" us with people who have similar interests and hobbies.
I also imagine your platform will be able to identify us fairly quickly as soon as it is implemented. While you choose to remain anonymous before you can be vetted by our community. Why the secrecy?
If I see a dirtbag climber hiking out of jtree I give him a lift if they want it. If they tried to stow away on my vehicle or hide something in my vehicle I'm probably not going to give them the ride without a good explanation (bago ride is totally cool and acceptable). Same deal here if you said my company is XYZ and we want to enhance your forum experience I may check it out. As is no thanks.
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ncrockclimber
climber
The Desert Oven
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Sep 21, 2012 - 05:52am PT
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Yes if I were writing that long of a message as a sales pitch I would fire myself straight away. But it is not a sales pitch...
See, this is where I call Bull Shit! The subject of the post implies that you are going to give something to the community, but the truth is you want something. Does the climbing community get something in return? You do not really say. You type a lot of words, but the content that explains what exactly you want and what you will provide is sadly lacking. This thread was intended as an opening gambit for a transaction of some sort. You are just trying to obfuscate the true nature of what you really want. With that in mind, I have no interest in further dialogue with you on this subject.
In case that is not clear enough for you, let me state it another way: Please go away.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 21, 2012 - 06:01am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Chris, don't do it.
He hasn't changed his seersucker suit in fifty years!
Edit: I better not. I had to apologize the last time.Oh, WTF!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Sep 21, 2012 - 09:02am PT
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Welcome to Supertopo dude.
You got the same warm welcome we give everyone..heh heh...
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Sep 21, 2012 - 09:06am PT
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Amazing how universally disliked Kendals mystery website is. Granted, ST crowd could be characterized as the anti-Facebook crowd. Here is a novel concept Kendall, meet people at the base of crags, in parking lots and on summits. No registration required, no computer needed. No batteries to charge. In fact, the less "connected" you are, the more adventure you will have. Good luck with your hobby
Edit: rc.com is up for sale, isn'nt it? Get some venture capital, buy it and whore out that user base
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J.Haze
Sport climber
Ohio
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Sep 21, 2012 - 10:12am PT
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Hobby? hah, what a joke just that statement shows your ignorance about the community you are trying to advertise to. A hobby is something you do on the side from your life, something as physically and mentally demanding as climbing is no short of a lifestyle - I don't fit my "hobby" into regular life, my life is what you want to call a hobby, simply insulting.
The world needs another social networking site as badly as I need more political advertising (live in ohio i.e. top three states for ad's, it's bad lol).
Instead of pandering and claiming to be some new revolutionary "tech company" be straight about what you really want, maybe more like "I want you to join my networking site thats excatly the same as the 10 others to come out this week so that I can track your personal information and sell it to the highest bidder". Your "tech company" is no more than a glorified data mining company, the fact you can't even properly address the community you're reaching out to makes that clear.
The reason people use forum's like ST is the relative anonimity and the fact that im not berated by random information and pictures of what some jerk at for dinner.
Good luck competing against the hundreds of thousands of other networking sites.
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Michelle
Trad climber
the f*#king peninsula.
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Sep 21, 2012 - 10:57am PT
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Maybe you and mystery Greg from the mt project should get together and go bowling.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Sep 21, 2012 - 11:05am PT
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"Hi stonelvr56! You're on my suggested friends list! We both like to climb on rocks, we're into a little trad, a little bouldering, a little sport. It's like we're made to be friends! Plus, I like rock music too!! Let's live-chat, and share our gear lists and favorite merchants!"
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Sep 21, 2012 - 11:12am PT
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Maybe you and mystery Greg from the mt project should get together and go bowling
lol
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Daphne
Trad climber
Black Rock City
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Sep 21, 2012 - 11:32am PT
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Have you browsed the Youtube comment boards? You will lose your faith in humanity.
This is so true.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Sep 21, 2012 - 12:07pm PT
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Hmmm, do you wonder how many forums he has posted to? This is just what has hit the search engines in the last day or so.
Boardgaming, now that is a hobby
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