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Craig has asked me for the reasons I don't like what is being proposed. Rather than do it in private messages, I figured I would add to this discussion so that others may agree with me or choose to put me in my place.

I will attempt to list a few things I don't like about it. I don't neccessarily have solutions but then again that's because I don't belive I need to provide them because it was just fine the way it was.

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Instead of having a picks thread for your picks for everyday of the week, please post all picks for the week (Monday-Sunday) in the same thread.

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I don't like this for several reasons. First, I only post picks for the Unranked vs Ranked trend. All other picks and opinions have been added to either support or refute other people's picks. In posting that trend, I have started 12 threads in 9 weeks. In other words, somtimes there are zero picks in a week and other times there are three or four picks. This is a strong trend and I think enough people either follow it or fade it that they need their own thread otherwise some might get buried or missed. I don't start enough threads that I feel I clutter these boards.

Second, If I had it my way, I wish everyone would start a new thread each day that contains their picks. When I click on a thread, I want to see what I am looking for right away. If I am interested in that person's picks, I expect them to be in that first message. I don't like clicking on the long threads with compiled picks for multiple days. You never know if someine is asking a question, saying congrats, ripping on them for losing, or the OP adding more picks. I hade wading through all that. It's just much easier to epen a new thread and see it right away.

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1) Please include your YTD record updated on a daily basis. Do not include parlays, teasers, etc... in this record. Keep them in a seperate record.

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I have no problem either way with this. It's probably good that people post the YTD but then again, I'm not one to spend time worrying about whether it's accurate or not. I know Craig said he is willing to do that. I just think it's too much trouble for what it's worth. I like to read the reasons behind the pick and get to know a person's style. That is much more important to me.

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2) Please include your YTD units won/lost as well updated daily. Once again, do not include parlays, teasers, etc... in this units W/L record. We would appreciate it if you kept a weighted and unweighted record, but we will not require that until the beginning of the baseball season.

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This I hate. I don't want to instruct people how to bet and I certainly don't do it the same for every bet I make. I generally put 5 units on my trend picks when I decide it's time to put the wager in. Sometimes, if the line moves in my favor, I will add and additional 2.5 units. I may even repeat that process a third time if I really like it. I don't want to tell other people to do this, nor do I want to explain what I did everytime. That creates a gray area and if I post my true units, nobody will think they are accurate anyway because I wont feel the need to update this forum every time I place a wager. FYI, I usually go 1-2 units when liking someone else's pick on these forums.

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3) Others may comment in your thread; in fact, we highly encourage this.

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Absolutely! The more the better! Even the negative stuff! It's all beneficial in some way. We all get defensive when someone disagrees but instead, maybe we should all take a step back and consider what the other person sees. Looking at it from another perspective can never be a bad thing.

The other thing I simply don't like is moderation in itself. I think it causes more trouble than it does good. Chest-beaters come and go. They never last very long because they are not good bettors and they end up losing. Usually when someone like this comes along, they more respected posters put them in their place anyway. That is all the moderation I need.

These are my opinions only. I don't expect everyone to agree with them. Also, just because I don't agree with what is trying to be done here, it does not mean I am out to cause trouble. I will say though that if people have problems with the way I post, I would rather not post at all than conform to things I don't agree with or find silly.

Plese discuss. Craig/Tech are looking for feedback.