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I'm new to the video game bartering world and have been checking out a few sites to rid myself of unwanted items in my collection. CAG is pretty sweet (I like the format) and have checked out others like Goozex, SaySwap, and TGN.

Today, I stumbled upon GameTZ because I saw a few online articles written about bartering games. I see that the most visited thread is that one of their users left and now there is a raffle in which you buy a subscription to express happiness? And the owner of GameTZ is putting up a prize? The proceeds go to support his site? WTF is that?

Makes me not want to be a part of that nonesense. Pretty desperate way to get cash to keep it going.

GameTZ (AKA Bill, the site owner) had nothing to do with the idea. He only decided to add to the prize after he was asked.

You're completely looking at this the wrong way. We wanted to come up with a way to help support the site, by having more members subscribe and have chances at prizes. We really appreciate the site and want to see it succeed. The user leaving thing is mostly a joke, but he was very annoying.

Also, the site doesn't need much cash to keep it going... it's not in danger of going away or anything. Not sure what would give you that idea.

"we" should just give more money instead of coming up with schemes and leave the other people out of it.

How in the world is it a scheme? You buy subtime, you get a chance to win some other prizes...

What did the user do that was so bad?

Seems a weird business practice, to me.

What does it matter? It's an inside joke to the community there. He annoyed a lot (the majority?) of us.

And again, how is it a business practice. It's a member of the community who wants to help support the site, and he's giving up items of his own in order to do so.

The owner is giving up prizes as well. That's like Target throwing a sale after kicking out a customer.

Anyway, it matters to me, as if I were a customer I wouldn't want to be an "inside joke."

Then you shouldn't do something to be considered one. Most people don't. He did.

Seriously, this was the idea of a member there. Not the owner. If that doesn't tell you how much the community appreciated the site, nothing will. It's a testament to how much we enjoy it, we want to help out when possible. If you can't understand that, and can't understand a little joke, maybe the site's not for you.

Originally Posted by OuTrAgE We wanted to come up with a way to help support the site, by having more members subscribe

Originally Posted by OuTrAgE It's an inside joke

I don't care about GameTZ one way or the other, but inside jokes are a really poor way to attract outside spectators to your site.

It's not like there's advertisements for GameTZ that mention it.

You act as if there's not inside jokes here, or everywhere else.

Inside jokes aren't meant to appeal to outsiders. That's actually the exact opposite of an inside joke. Yet you say that's the object of your inside joke. Does not compute.

Where did I say our little inside joke was meant, in any way, to appeal to outsiders?

This was meant to appeal to members of GameTZ. Most of which are aware of who Sheesh was.

Plus, I'm pretty sure the appeal of the whole thing is the raffle.

Originally Posted by OuTrAgE Where did I say our little inside joke was meant, in any way, to appeal to outsiders?

Originally Posted by OuTrAgE We wanted to come up with a way to help support the site, by having more members subscribe

Are you trying to imply only subscribers are away of who Sheesh was? That makes no sense.

I quote "having more members subscribe." This means, to have more members of gametz subscribe to gametz. Being a member and being subscribed are two different things.

This was meant to appeal to current members of GameTZ. Hopefully it encourages them to either subscribe if they aren't already, or add to their subscription.

This was not posted anywhere else, so I don't know why anybody is assuming this was meant to attract new members to the site.

Well, I was a potential new member who is turned off by the scheme. Seems a poor way to attract new customers by berating customers as an "inside" joke.

No offense, but given your reply, is everything that insular at GameTZ? Personally, I'm turned on by inclusion, not exclusion.

As I said before, do you really believe there are not jokes like this at every website? There are always people that are not liked and that are made fun of.

GameTZ is one of the best communities I've ever seen and I'm glad to be a part of that. You're the one making snap judgments here. Maybe you should spend a little time there before making a topic like this.

Originally Posted by OuTrAgE Are you trying to imply only subscribers are away of who Sheesh was? That makes no sense. I quote "having more members subscribe." This means, to have more members of gametz subscribe to gametz. Being a member and being subscribed are two different things.

I don't know anything about this situation, so no. I was just referring to your conflicting descriptions. But I didn't realize "subscribing" was something members did. I thought you meant joining the website. My fault.

Originally Posted by OuTrAgE As I said before, do you really believe there are not jokes like this at every website? There are always people that are not liked and that are made fun of.

I know that is not the case. I would hope that if someone was not liked and made fun of that flaming by other users would be kept in check.

So, are you saying that GameTZ allows its users to gang up on and make fun of other users?