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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 7:45 am
Just starting. Have fun!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 7:56 am
So, I had an idea for a new feature to this year's game, and I'd like to have people's opinion. In previous seasons, players in the game have mentioned how they play the game at home with family members, and everyone has a lot of fun. For various reasons, those family members are not members of TVCH (too young, too busy, etc). I was thinking it might be fun to open up another division of the game called TVCH Friends & Family, so "extended members" of TVCH can play the game. Now, I already foresee how some would say only TVCH members should be able to play (and I can understand why some would feel that way). So, in anticipation of that, this new division would play as a separate division, but under the same rules and scoring and everything as the rest of us. Their scores would be posted just like everyone else's but in their own division. So we can still compare scores with each other. The criteria is, to play in the TVCH Friends & Family division, the player must be sponsored by a TVCH Member. That TVCH member then takes the responsibility in getting said picks from the person/persons they are sponsoring, and posting their picks each week in the appropriate thread. Please let me know how you feel about this idea. And if you are uncomfortable posting your feelings publicly, you can e-mail me at FBPoolGame@comcast.net, or at the addy in my profile. And, if you have a friend or family member you'd like to sponsor, please post here and let me know.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 9:42 am
Who, as you know, my family plays along at home and have the best time declaring the winner each week and overall. I would love to play if others are interested. If no one else is interested, then we can just declare my family the winner! LOL!! 
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 7:08 pm
Gouda and Egbob are in! I'll sponsor both.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 7:26 pm
Cool! Beach, would you like to name the folks you plan to sponsor? We can go ahead and give it a run for the pre-season, assuming the sponsorees want to play the pre-season. Just post in the Weekly Picks area, and make sure you mention who you're posting for. Oh, and don't forget to make your own picks too! 
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 7:42 am
Who, do I give individual names or a group name or both?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 7:46 am
Individual names. They'll all be playing individually, against other TVCH F&F. Of course they'll still be able to compare their scores with the rest of us. But for the time being it will be a separate division. Since this is an experimental thing so far, I'd rather not get too complicated yet with teams and all that. Oh, and you can use pseudonyms of course. I'd never expect anyone to use real names unless they want to.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 8:25 am
If VinBlanche is interested, I'll give it a go and sponsor him. WHO I think it's very thoughtful of you do come up with this thread! I wish you could do this with all the sports threads. He's a huge, sports/couch-potato, er, sports fan. 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 9:52 pm
On second thought, WHO, I haven't bothered to mention it to DH, as he's probably not going to be interested in participating unless it's the Superbowl game, like last year anyways... But I'll be rooting from the sidelines... cuz y'all know how much I love sports... cough, cough, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 2:34 pm
Remember, anyone who is playing and would like to sponsor friends or family to play along too, just go ahead and post their picks in the appropriate week's thread. Just don't forget to tell me you are posting for them or I might mistake the post as your own picks!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 9:51 am
With only 4 people currently playing in F&F right now, I'm considering integrating the players in with the Members. Please give me feedback on if you are/are not comfortable with the idea. Anyone can give input, whether you are sponsoring a player or not. I'd also like to know if the F&F players would rather stay in their own division, or be absorbed into the masses. You can post here, by PM or e-mail to fbpoolgame@comcast.net. Whatever makes you comfortable. If I get no feedback, I'll leave it as is. Thanks!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 10:15 am
Considering that 3 of those 4 are my family members, I really don't care. But I could see everyone wanting to keep it separate since you wouldn't want a non-board member winning. If we want to abandon the Friends and Family then that is okay since I already have a family pool that we play. You do what you think is best and easiest for you. Thanks for all your hard work!
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 10:16 am
I'm happy to have it all one big happy grouping!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 10:20 am
What Lance said.
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Nino
Member
09-20-2004
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 1:08 pm
I think it would be more fun if the f&f players are ranked with the rest of us players! This will give the f&f more people to compete against and/or with! Robert would love to actually compete against me!! Lol! I'm sure Robert would be glad to play on a team! If you find another player to join a team, he would be happy to have Beckie as a teammate!! Perhaps I should put this in the proper thread, so others can read it!!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 6:58 pm
I will set up a team for my family if everyone is okay with that. My 75 year old Dad and my 55 year old sister are not big threats, but beware of my 13 year old nephew "Bud" who just made his middle school football team. He is addicted to ESPN and sees himself as the next Julius Peppers! LOL!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 11:49 pm
Cool. Looks like we're better off integrating everyone! I think I'll go ahead with it, since it takes me time to alter my Excel workbook that calculates all this stuff. I want to get it done before I have to calculate Week 2's results!
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