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dieseldoggg replied on October 29, 2008 04:08 to the discussion "Dashboard goes live!" in Hubdub:

i use it more often than i thought i would. good job!

dieseldoggg replied on August 22, 2008 05:38 to the discussion "Dashboard goes live!" in Hubdub:

it's lovely and all that other sweet stuff :O) i personally don't use it. other HD'rs might find it useful. i think putting a message board in it's place would be better. nigel mentioned one so that users could get info on creating questions from other users, admins, superusers,..etc people with questions or concerns could get instant feedback while on the site. i think that would save on the amount of emails you get from the "contact us" link. keep up the good job HD higher ups. have a nive day.

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i agree with the voluntary deal. hubdub's "motto" we don't like rules is a good one imho. i run (my very limited questions) by an admin via email before i make-publish them. i choose to do that. making it mandatory would be a step backwards imho. i'm gonna try to be more active in creating questions. kinda feel guilty only wagering. from my very little experience of creating questions, i know it can be a hard thing to do. to spend time researching, typing, making the odds (hardest part) then to have it unpublished is very discouraging. have a nice day. – dieseldoggg, on August 09, 2008 17:30

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

imho its works ok now. is there a fool proof way to handle it? i would say no. making the question making process longer will cause more problems than it does good. i make very view, and when i do and hit publish its gratifing to see it get submitted. i would suggest asking serval of the people who create alot of questions if they want them them held up. imho it will cause less questions. – dieseldoggg, on August 08, 2008 02:35

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

gives letme credit. – dieseldoggg, on August 05, 2008 17:33

dieseldoggg replied on August 05, 2008 17:21 to the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

one last thought-idea. make a rule so all HDr's know that if a question doesn't have a certain amount of ppl wagering on it,,,,it gets "unpublished" and bets returned. if you go with amount wagered it would take one or two ppl to make big wagers to avoid being unplublished. have a nice day all.

dieseldoggg replied on August 05, 2008 17:05 to the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i think baseball has raised the concerns about "side bets" cause they play 7 days a week. football is a weekend deal, with few a exceptions. (they have the occasional thursday game and of course the monday night game) with only 3 days of games weekly (usually thursday has only 1 game) it should reduce the amount of questions. i'm pretty sure more people watch football, and would bet on all kinds of questions. another thing to consider on removing-unpublishing "low market" questions is the long term questions. when their first created they have very little action. would the "market maker" unpublish them?

dieseldoggg replied on August 05, 2008 16:53 to the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i don't fully understand nigel's "market maker" deal so take that into account. after it gets up and running it will be easiar for me to comprehend. obama's "price maker" (whatever that is) shouldn't move more than 1 or 2% a day. if lots of folks are betting on it then why not let it move accordlying? if a question starts at 50% and only takes $200 to move it to 70% hows that helping anybody other than the first better? if first better wagers $1,000 and it moves to 90% it won't get much betting after that.

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i agree with limiting the amount wagered on "in play questions". after that you lost me. i'm just a dumb guy. trying to figure all the other stuff out to make a bet on a question would drive me crazy. – dieseldoggg, on August 05, 2008 09:10

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i agree a message board would work in helping people with all sorts of questions. not to throw water on the fire so to speak..it might need a superuser to watch over it. dieseldog: can i post a question with cuss words in it? newswrangler: sure dieseldog cuss away. ok i'm being a lilttle overboard, but you get my point. – dieseldoggg, on August 05, 2008 09:03

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i say get the sports admin some help. lets face it the site has more sports questions than any other type. we're here for just that reason. i'd bet if you expand the dow-stock market questions there would be the same problem. mrperfkt does a fine job (so far.. wink) but i think he has a job offline as well. to work all day then come home and be on the puter 5 hrs settling questions will get old fast..not to mention mess up his sex life. – dieseldoggg, on August 05, 2008 08:52

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

this will make creating a question alot harder than it is now. i might catch some heat but so be it. to get 3 approvals might be very difficult. you could have a group of say 7 people who control what questions get posted. i think with all the nic-picing, superuser's, and admins, 99% of bad questions get caught. – dieseldoggg, on August 05, 2008 08:43

A comment on the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i think the idea of having a question going through multiple people is a bad idea. one it creates more work for the admin. part of the reason we're here is to try and reduce that. 2) imho it will discourage ppl fom making questions. ask sdcharger if he wants his question's in limbo for 24hrs or longer. ok your saying well he makes good questions (i agree he does) but what about new people? you gonna make them wait till they have a good track record? if thats the case we wouldn't have the lovely valorhonor. – dieseldoggg, on August 05, 2008 08:34

dieseldoggg replied on August 03, 2008 17:52 to the question "Will new rules apply for markets suspending daily?" in Hubdub:

i'm open to anything as far as football goes. i pay more attention to the NFL, than i do college. i see the view point of haveing to many "side bets". it could cause some questions harder to find. i like letme's suggestion of creating a catagory for certain questions. maybe the HD tech's could create a seperate page to keep them in. if a HD'r is interested in such questions they have to click on "side bet questions". then when they get there is stated in big letters-a clear way that these questions "may" not be settled for a few days. that way their not on the main page "clogging" up things. i agree with congo's on not creating the questions to early. i would say don't start creating them till after preason. it will be hard because as of today the rules allow making questions when ever one wants to. i'd hate to see 50 NFL questions made now that would limit questions that could be made in the future do to being dulicates. hve a nice day.

dieseldoggg marked one of NewsWrangler's replies in Hubdub as useful. NewsWrangler replied to the problem "keeping account updated".

dieseldoggg replied on July 04, 2008 19:53 to the problem "keeping account updated" in Hubdub:

thanks all who helped with this. i understand more than i did before i started. have a nice day.

dieseldoggg replied on July 04, 2008 01:56 to the problem "keeping account updated" in Hubdub:

@jenni...i understand what your saying. maybe this has happen to you and you can say yea that happens. after the question settled in settled predictions it said gained $30,000. my net worth only increased by $10,000. i'm no math wizard but thats -$20,000. i don't have gains that big (first one in fact) do you? if you do, do you only get a 3rd? thats what caught my attention..i thought yee haw i'll break the $200,000 mark. well needless to say that ain't how it worked. on small gains, say $4 or $5,000 my net worth goes up by the settled predictions. after i here from you i'll close this out. thanks to all who helped.

dieseldoggg replied on July 02, 2008 02:16 to the problem "keeping account updated" in Hubdub:

now let's see chris. i gained 4,231 and lost 3,096 on cash in. that gave me a net gain of 1,135. my net worth was 173,715. so add them togeather you get 174,850. i'll be darn it that ain't close to what my home page is saying. so since "it is painfully obvious that the problem is that you don't understand what the figures mean" according to you, maybe you would like to explain them to me. oh wait it's not a priority. i sent ryan the same info i sent you and asked him to give it to you. i still haven't got an email from you requesting any info. maybe between the two of you something can be worked out. have a nice day.

dieseldoggg replied on July 01, 2008 17:51 to the problem "keeping account updated" in Hubdub:

i've never got a request for more info from you chris. did you receive the info i sent you? i sent you 2 pages. is chris@hubdub.com the right email addy?

dieseldoggg replied on July 01, 2008 04:15 to the problem "keeping account updated" in Hubdub:

well totally at my wits end. nothing being done here, nothing being done on the contact us link. what do i have to do to get somebody to help me? i got (IMHO) undispurtable evidence of my account not updating correctly and nobody will do anything.