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Ken Krause

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Hmmm, interesting. Looks like they are trying to address it. Or else pretending to address it while continuing the same behavior.

Fastpitch Talk: Reposting from other sites!!!!

Either way, I will alert Marc since it looks like one of his blog posts was copied in there under another name as well. I wonder if this might be one of our trolls trying to set up competition?
 

Ken Krause

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Admin
May 7, 2008
3,911
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Mundelein, IL
I sent a PM to our admin here last week. There are several threads that have been copied trying to make FastpitchTalk look like a legitimate site. It has become one of my guilty pleasures to check FT regularly for the train wreck that is crazy and 10 & 12U parents. I'm sure they, like me in the past, will eventually find their way to DFP and actually learn something that will help their kids with their softball journey.

The funny thing is there is a post on there bragging about how the board is now "legit" as all of these other softball sites are copying their threads. SMH

Actually, I never got the PM for some reason so I'm glad it was brought up here. At first I was amused. Now I'm not. I've let Marc know since he is the owner here so hopefully this blatant thievery will end quickly. Thanks, everyone.
 
Sep 29, 2010
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Knoxville, TN
Actually, I never got the PM for some reason so I'm glad it was brought up here. At first I was amused. Now I'm not. I've let Marc know since he is the owner here so hopefully this blatant thievery will end quickly. Thanks, everyone.
I used the Contact Us tab at the bottom of the page.
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
Hmmm, interesting. Looks like they are trying to address it. Or else pretending to address it while continuing the same behavior.

Fastpitch Talk: Reposting from other sites!!!!

Either way, I will alert Marc since it looks like one of his blog posts was copied in there under another name as well. I wonder if this might be one of our trolls trying to set up competition?

The quantity and frequency of the copied threads leads me to believe that it is an intentional act by the owner of that forum to create the illusion of activity. With no membership signup required, it's very easy to post as any name you want to make it appear to be a multitude of users. I would not be surprised at all if it's our reoccurring troll behind the wheel.
 

Me_and_my_big_mouth

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Sep 11, 2014
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Woo hoo! I got banned. I guess they aren't very tolerant of the truth.
Oh for Pete's sake, what is the point of even doing something like that? I mean, it's not like we're a super-secret-softball-society over here (well, except quincy.)

Is it because the trolls need feeding, and want to generate smack-talk and foolishness? The lack of that stuff on DFP is why I like it so much. Geez, some people's parents ...
 

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