bjfonline.com
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Rob McGarvey
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Anthony Curtis says:
"Sorry for some of the confusion Blackjack Forum message-board users
are experiencing regarding the boards at BJF Online. Arnold Snyder is
contemplating some changes in the whole BJF set-up and requested that
those boards be taken down. As Arnold is master of BJF, we complied.
Meanwhile, LVA Gambling Online is a project that we've been working
on for a while. We figured we'd let BJF board users know that this
board was being initiated, hence the link. The focus will be
different here, predominantly online gambling, but we expect lots of
good information to eventually find this board. We'll let you know
more about the BJF situation as Arnold makes it known to us."
It has turned into a casino portal for now IMO. I think BJFOL will reappear in some form, but for now, its online casino talk only, a very small part of the old BJF board. A possible reason why every big name took off over a week ago.
"Sorry for some of the confusion Blackjack Forum message-board users
are experiencing regarding the boards at BJF Online. Arnold Snyder is
contemplating some changes in the whole BJF set-up and requested that
those boards be taken down. As Arnold is master of BJF, we complied.
Meanwhile, LVA Gambling Online is a project that we've been working
on for a while. We figured we'd let BJF board users know that this
board was being initiated, hence the link. The focus will be
different here, predominantly online gambling, but we expect lots of
good information to eventually find this board. We'll let you know
more about the BJF situation as Arnold makes it known to us."
It has turned into a casino portal for now IMO. I think BJFOL will reappear in some form, but for now, its online casino talk only, a very small part of the old BJF board. A possible reason why every big name took off over a week ago.
BlackJackHack
Well-Known Member
It looks like it's gone.
I liked Arnold's boards because they were the best organized of any of the bj sites. There were also some good people there for a little while.
Of course, this board has the singular advantage that nobody here is trying to sell anything (unlike bj21.com, advantageplayer.com, or the former bjfonline.com). When a newbie asks a question on one of those sites, the answer is often "see page 2345 [of a book that's for sale on the site]," or "there's a lot of info on the [premium pages that cost $10.99 per month]."
I liked Arnold's boards because they were the best organized of any of the bj sites. There were also some good people there for a little while.
Of course, this board has the singular advantage that nobody here is trying to sell anything (unlike bj21.com, advantageplayer.com, or the former bjfonline.com). When a newbie asks a question on one of those sites, the answer is often "see page 2345 [of a book that's for sale on the site]," or "there's a lot of info on the [premium pages that cost $10.99 per month]."
Sales info on bjfonline.com
I was one of the BJFO moderators who sometimes mentioned books for sale on the site, so I want to comment on that point.
On the Usenet newsgroup rec.gambling.blackjack, where nothing is for sale, I sometimes answer newbies' questions by pointing them to a book. The simple fact is that, in a few decades' worth of existing blackjack literature, you can find answers to quite a few questions. On RGB I've also given information about where such books can be purchased, including links to bj21.com, ConJelCo.com, and rge21.com.
On BJFO, a site hosted at no charge by Huntington Press, it just seemed tacky to me to refer people to one of HP's competitors. Therefore, when I recommended a book, even if it was a book not published by HP (such as Blackjack Attack, published by RGE), I gave a link to where HP was selling it.
There was no policy on BJFO of trying to increase HP's sales. The moderators were never instructed to hawk HP products, to avoid criticizing books published by HP, or anything else. When I referred to a book, I did so because I thought my comments would help people find their way through the many blackjack books available.
The only time I can remember that HP's commercial interests were involved was when someone posted something about how to abuse Las Vegas Advisor coupons. Anthony Curtis responded, with some asperity, pointing out how the suggested tactics would make the casinos less likely to provide the coupons, and thus be harmful to the players overall (as well as harmful to HP).
I was one of the BJFO moderators who sometimes mentioned books for sale on the site, so I want to comment on that point.
On the Usenet newsgroup rec.gambling.blackjack, where nothing is for sale, I sometimes answer newbies' questions by pointing them to a book. The simple fact is that, in a few decades' worth of existing blackjack literature, you can find answers to quite a few questions. On RGB I've also given information about where such books can be purchased, including links to bj21.com, ConJelCo.com, and rge21.com.
On BJFO, a site hosted at no charge by Huntington Press, it just seemed tacky to me to refer people to one of HP's competitors. Therefore, when I recommended a book, even if it was a book not published by HP (such as Blackjack Attack, published by RGE), I gave a link to where HP was selling it.
There was no policy on BJFO of trying to increase HP's sales. The moderators were never instructed to hawk HP products, to avoid criticizing books published by HP, or anything else. When I referred to a book, I did so because I thought my comments would help people find their way through the many blackjack books available.
The only time I can remember that HP's commercial interests were involved was when someone posted something about how to abuse Las Vegas Advisor coupons. Anthony Curtis responded, with some asperity, pointing out how the suggested tactics would make the casinos less likely to provide the coupons, and thus be harmful to the players overall (as well as harmful to HP).