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Did it do any good? (Reply to this comment)
by Mud
It's been a long...long time since i've written a review.
Coming back and reading my old reviews, your old reviews, and James' reviews brings back sweet memories.
I was so addicted to writing here that i was buying a new bowling ball every 2 or 3 weeks just to write about it.
Hope your game is still on, i've moved on to pool and ping pong ;)
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Jan 07 '05
7:56 am PST
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Re: Paul, I can certainly understand your frustration (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
Pam,
You have kept your word and I thank you. You are sure to do your best and I'll will help in what ever way I can. Thanks again and continue your mission with the vigor you have started it with.
Happiest of Holidays to you and yours.
paulv
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Dec 18 '02
8:20 am PST
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Paul, I can certainly understand your frustration (Reply to this comment)
by diverpam
There are many areas in sports and outdoors that need to be updated. Hopefully, I can stay one bowling ball or two ahead of you in getting them added so you won't run out of things to write on.
I encourage everyone to submit their specific product requests to me for addition.
I will get to them as fast as I can. Remember, the more specific information you can provide, the better. Otherwise I spend my time researching to get the information.
Here's a link to a Sports & Outdoors suggestion form.
http://interlinediscounts.com/Sports_suggestions.asp
Thanks,
Pam
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Dec 17 '02
6:24 am PST
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Re: Re: Excellent! (Reply to this comment)
by Lisa_J
LOL!
My oldest daughter is very involved with fastpitch softball. The equipment gets pricey! And yes, Pam is doing a superb job!
Hugs~
Lisa
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Dec 16 '02
10:07 am PST
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Re: Excellent! (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
Lisa,
Softball needs updating? That's a laugh! Is that a sport?
Just joking... I love to play softball, modified and slow pitch, I can't hit the hook so no fast pitch for me.
I do believe you're right Pam is doing and will continue to do a good job.
Thanks for reading and commenting.
paulv
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Dec 15 '02
10:39 pm PST
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Re: Part II... (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
JBD,
You always there for me ... no doubt, thanks for your support.
paulv
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Dec 15 '02
10:35 pm PST
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Excellent! (Reply to this comment)
by Lisa_J
Glad to know that the situation is working out. It is sad to lose writers, based on 'no content' for their interest. Pam is a good player on the CL team, and a great Lead for the sports/outdoor area. Now, if I would get some requests to her with regard to all the softball equipment we have. ;)
Take care and keep writing.... Sincerely, Lisa
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Dec 15 '02
7:43 am PST
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Part II... (Reply to this comment)
by JBduckling
here are the recent updates in bowling:
New Products in Bowling
Products added in the last 30 days (updated 04/30/2002)
Ebonite Everclear Polyester Thick Shell - Budweiser Style # 029744 859
Ebonite Positioner Model #516
Ebonite React/R Glove Model #850
I really enjoy the budweiser style of bowling ball, as one can never have too many bowling balls with a beer bottle in the middle of it. JBD
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Dec 14 '02
9:22 pm PST
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This is part of the reason (Reply to this comment)
by JBduckling
why I have not been to sports area as I am not a mountain climber or a lacrosse player, I'm a bowler! With little new products crossing the epinions website, well, I know what my Columbia yellow dot can do! Thanks for the vent, paulv! I'm there! JBD
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Dec 14 '02
9:17 pm PST
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Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm sorry to see you go... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
Hey there...
you said...
"Yes some of this has been melodramatic and very effective....
.. lol ..:-)
My daughter is actually a member of her high school's varsity/JV bowling team. And I have been a beer league and recreational bowler for more years than I care to think about...:-|
So I understand somewhat your passion for the game. And I can certainly understand your apparent passion to use Epinions as a vehicle to infect others with that same passion.
Thanks for taking my last comment in the manner it was meant... Sometimes I re-read and wonder what I have said...:-)
To quote the might gungian...'Write on!'
...tom...
"The bowling alley is the poor man's country club." —Sanford Hansell
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Dec 13 '02
6:26 am PST
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Re: Re: Re: I'm sorry to see you go... (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
This was not a last ditch effort....diverpam did come to the rescue....I've be asking for help for nearly two years.....I will always appreciate the above and maybe beyond efforts of Pam and I'll write until I can't write any more.......Yes some of this has been melodramatic and very effective....I firmly believe bowling deserves it's due.............I am a bowler there for I am!
Thanks for reading and rating
paulv
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Dec 12 '02
11:18 pm PST
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Glad it all turned out okay at the last hour (Reply to this comment)
by bonniesayers
Since the CL was just put into place it seemed longer than other areas to get items added. I remember getting a comment alert on one you posted that was off topic and Pam had stated she was glad to see your enthusiasm and was going to help you.
Thanks for continuing to read me and leave thoughtful comments as well.
Happy Holidays
Bonnie
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Dec 12 '02
4:36 pm PST
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Re: Re: I'm sorry to see you go... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
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D*mn it paulv, we do not want to here that you had not pursued the help of the section Lead before this 'last minute' saving touch...
So if you had not asked her before, just keep it to yourself.
Make sure you adulate this "CL known to us as diverpam" every day that you remain here at Epinions.
...tom...
"Are you good enough to write 'lean-n-mean' ?? See details at my user page...:-)
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Dec 12 '02
1:44 pm PST
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Re: I'm sorry to see you go... (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
'Salvation is mine,' says the Lord and with the blink of an eye an angel appeared to help with my redemption and salvation............ My angel has come in the form a CL known to us as diverpam.... She has managed to get updates on bowling balls and has sent me at least a weeks worth of reviews just today..... It amazes me that the timing of this God send was in the final hour of my demise. So I shall rise like a bowling phoenix to write reviews on NEW bowling balls with the zest and zeal of a new epinionator.............. Thanks Pam, my whines turned to prayers and my prayers have been answered. I live to bowl and bowl to live and writing reviews about bowling balls gives me yet another way to express my passion for the sport and game of bowling.
paulv
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Dec 12 '02
10:06 am PST
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I'm sorry to see you go... (Reply to this comment)
by dtobias
...even though I don't think I actually read any of your reviews before this, or even was aware that Epinions had a bowling section. Still, this site needs people with a passion for something... they provide the best in-depth reviews about whatever it is they're really into, whether it is bowling or jazz music or old movies or travel in Latin America... no matter how specialized or obscure the interest, a site with lots of people with their different interests will achieve both breadth and depth at once.
Unfortunately, the management of Epinions can't possibly share all of your passions, and that can show in the diligence they put into keeping various sections updated. The really popular items, which they think will attract the most interest from the general public, get kept up to date, while more obscure interests, especially if nobody in management shares them, get ignored. This can be seen even within popular categories like books and music, where hot bestsellers and pop hits get put up for review here very promptly, but lesser-known releases sometimes never show up, which can be frustrating if you're a big fan of one of these "obscurities".
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Dec 12 '02
5:52 am PST
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Have you ever heard of Cybex (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
fitness equipment. They are a huge company. Bigger than many listed. It is so frustrating that I can't review at least 3 pieces of equipment because my gym only has Cybex. I have asked for it to be added. I don't know what it takes. I don't know if they need permission from the company or why it is so difficult, but I hear you. jo
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Dec 12 '02
4:06 am PST
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Re: Try to hang in ...... (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
Thanks for reading Lisa ..... the bottom line is I'm tired of waiting ...... The powers to be are ill informed and don't understand the markets they are reaching .... The God almighty $$$$$$$$ is driving them to their own graves .............
Three years of this stuff (crap) is enough
paulv
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Dec 11 '02
10:47 pm PST
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Re: Hey there... (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
Tom,
You convinced me ..... I'm out of here ........
my final review/essay is just around the corner and then I'm gone .......... I'm sure I'll re-think that .................. maybe the answer will be the same!
paulv
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Dec 11 '02
10:42 pm PST
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Try to hang in ...... (Reply to this comment)
by Lisa_J
There should be hope for added bowling balls and equipment in the future. I know that epinions is working with the CL's in order to enable add product features. Slowly it is happening.
I understand your frustration.
Lisa
:)
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Dec 11 '02
10:25 pm PST
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Hey there... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
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Your frustration is understandable...:-|
It is clear from your essay that you are not here for the money. That you are obviously driven by some hopeless mission to help the bowling nut...:-) But apparently that is not an 'itch' for the powers that be. I would say use the response to this essay to show them that people care about bowling and new bowling products at Epinions. But that probably won't get you very far...:-)
No 'product add' power for the Leads in Sports and Outdoor gear ??
Fight the fight or shake your head and walk away...:-|
...tom...
"I haven't had sex in eight months. To be honest, I now prefer to go bowling." —Lil' Kim
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Dec 11 '02
5:20 pm PST
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
I have stopped writing a couple of times trying to make a statement but I wasn't even missed and the only good that came from it was I spent more time doing things I had put off. Epinions doesn't need me but I'm sure the bowling category would have fewer quality reviews and very limited information for consumers to use.
No, I'm not trying to pat myself on the back and yet the fact remains I've written more reviews in bowling than any other reviewer. There is a reason behind that.....No one else seems to write about out dated products.
Thanks for reading and speaking your mind.
paulv
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Dec 11 '02
12:11 pm PST
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Re: Well you can write about Bowling Ball!! (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
Thanks for reading. I've written a review on the prostitution of the sport of bowling, advice on care of equipment and even on how much you should spend on equipment. I'm much more a technical writer than I am a Poet.
Bowlers looking for information on bowling balls won't want to read a bowling poem in my opinion. But you never know. I don't think I write just to write, I want to pass on good information the way this site was designed to be used.
Thanks again for expressing your views.
paulv
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Dec 11 '02
12:04 pm PST
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Well you can write about Bowling Ball!! (Reply to this comment)
by stse
Yon can write the bowling poem,
fiction or non-fiction. It does not have to be in their categories. However, whether you will get income share out of it, that's another question.
As a matter of fact, even you write the most income share review, you may not get anything. So far, my reviews for the last 2 months showed nothing about income regardless of what it is. They are all $0.00!!!
If you come to write to express yourself, this is the place.
If you come to write to make money, I don't think so. The economy is so bad now. Money is tight for everyone. Remember the old days, lots of free stuff from the net, they are quick and easy. Now? money, money money.......wait wait wait!!!
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Dec 11 '02
11:42 am PST
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by lemon_lime
i agree you have the right to be upset. while i don't have the same problems with the way epinions is run as you do (movies get updated a lot more than bowling, i'm afraid), i do indeed have my own problems with the site. still, i think it would be sad to lose one of us 'original members' and would ask you to consider taking a hiatus rather than a permanent departure. if you do that, they win. and dammit they always seem to win.
sorry you've had to go through this, i hear you loud and clear - and your essay and points therein are very very valid.
take care,
chad.
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Dec 11 '02
11:40 am PST
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read, write and rate (Reply to this comment)
by paulv
Don't be afraid to express yourselves......Do it because you can!
paulv
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Dec 11 '02
11:15 am PST
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