That was my favorite one, because I have personal experience with that one. Except mine was a free league that the guy was cheating to win, not even to win moneyThe best allegation is that this Barton dude used admin privileges to cheat at fantasy football.
The over/under on replies on this thread is currently at 47.5.
Taking bets on which poster here is the secretly paid player to get us scoops
The theft of $7,500 here and there isn't a big deal, but it's still newsworthy for a sports blog that posted the linked article. And it's certainly newsworthy re the payment of a player to give inside information. Is that typical of message board stuff? Serious question, I never thought "insiders" on message boards were paying for their info. But I guess it makes sense for those that want to be (or like like they are) "in the know."[shrugs] Most of that nonsense is pretty typical message board stuff. The theft, in its various forms, is problematic as it is hiring a team member to spy on the team. It seems like someone took some pretty vanilla theft issues and wrapped it in a “message boards are bad” wrapper.
Agree, but the theft is an indictment of the the thieves, not message boards generally. Paying a kid for inside info, is sleazy regardless.The theft of $7,500 here and there isn't a big deal, but it's still newsworthy for a sports blog that posted the linked article. And it's certainly newsworthy re the payment of a player to give inside information. Is that typical of message board stuff? Serious question, I never thought "insiders" on message boards were paying for their info. But I guess it makes sense for those that want to be (or like like they are) "in the know."
What your existing ones aren't good enough?The real reason I'm posting this is that I took the over on @Hey Adrien! 's spread so I need to up the posts. Maybe I'll even set-up a new dummy account and argue with myself.
I didn't read it as much as a knock against message boards as much as paid message boards having "superior" info. Like the BY vs RivalsAgree, but the theft is an indictment of the the thieves, not message boards generally. Paying a kid for inside info, is sleazy regardless.
Agree, it didn't come off as a knock on message boards at all to me unless you infer that overzealous deranged fan behavior & trying to profit from it goes hand in hand with fandom on message boards. For 99.9% I'd say no.I didn't read it as much as a knock against message boards as much as paid message boards having "superior" info. Like the BY vs Rivals