cmb737 said:
What the hell is your problem dude? What I was stating was that there are million things that you do not know. And what is the poing of having odds based on hypotheical situations? Does that give you any clearer idea? No..it is just a guess.
Here are some more things you would need to factor in:
People accessing the ticketmaster website
People accessing the phone system
People standing in line at TM outlets
People standing in line at Box Offices
Employees with tickets on hold at the venue
Employees with tickets on hold at TM
Promoter held tickets for media
Server limitations
Connection speed of the average fan
Onsale time for every venue
Market size of that venue
Those are just a few of the factors that would need to be computed, to give you an estimate. Not sure what the odds tell anyone without factoring in these variables.
My guess: Odds are not good.
My response to your overall tone towards me: Surprise.
Man, you are starting all kinds of threads every day so don't be surprised when people respond to you in different ways. If you don't want responses from people with different viewpoints, don't start so many damn threads. As for me, I am going to stop responding to them and bumping them up each time. I think you and I look at the world very differently and I have a feeling this goes back to our Ebay debate (and I see on your blog that you have changed your mind). Regardless, let's just keep it civil and keep the comments like "jeesh" and "spoonfed" for someone else. If you want to talk about it further, PM me.
cmb, my frustration is not stemming from the fact that you pose opposing viewpoints to my posts, but that
your tone and attitude is almost troll-like, and you don't back anything up with hard facts only your opinion. You also inaccuarately
generalize and mischaracterize my comments, and post things just to dillute a thread. For instance, I created a post asking someone
to calculate the odds of getting GA tix. Now I am well aware of the fact that this would be almost impossible
to do based on the number of variables involved in the 'real world', but it would be interesting to many to know what the GENERAL
odds were based on a given set of conditions, which I subsequently provided. Simple enough. Then you make a post
that says something like, 'This is impossible to figure out, there are too many variables...'coming across as though you
didn't even read my original post. It was a hypothetical question seeking some general odds, very simple concept.
Another example... I post a thread reminding everyone about the possibility of the 'audio spotlight' technology
that was discussed well before the Vertigo Tour was called 'The Vertigo Tour', and that it might be something
to look forward to in the upcoming shows. Very simple comment, not intended to become a technical discussion,
just something to be excited about. You then post something like "I don't think this is something that would work
in an arena... that you couldn't imagine someone hearing silence while another person is hearing BTBS?" and generally dismissing
it as something that would serve no function. This is after I post a link to the article explaining that the band
loved the technology, flew the manufacturer to a venue to test/measure, and would like to try to incorporate it into their shows, if possible.
Example 3... In another member's post about their frustration with their inability to get tickets and only
being able to get overpriced tickets from the broker who, as I replied pointing out the irony, is a sponsor of
this forum, you simply make a post, not addressing what the original poster was talking about, referencing another
debate that we had about tickets over a week ago in a completely different thread. Your insinuation that because it was discussed
once, that it should not be discussed again was unnecesary.
Example 4.. I make a light hearted comment that the best thing about Canadian tickets is that they are $40US for GA. Then you make a
comment that says, 'Yeah, too bad the dollar is as weak as it is..' which makes entirely no sense in regard to what I posted, and
again, would have been humorously sarcastic if it was relevant to what I had posted. But it came across as someone just making an irrelevant comment to illicit a flame response.
And you again mischaracterized my anti scalper position. On my blog I clearly state that I 'reluctantly take the position of endorsing eBay sales as long as the seller is a fellow fan and they have positive feedback, of course.' I do not endorse broker scalping, nor condone their sponsorhip of this forum.
So, in general, I am frustrated with what, in essence, are troll-like responses and an apparent glass-half-empty attitude. I have not
seen one post from you that shows any excitement or anything positive about the upcoming tour. You don't seem
to have anything to say unless it's in response to someone's post (in this case, mine) and then just dump negativity all over
it. Someone else commented about the nature of your posts as well, so I know I am not the only one who perceives your
comments rooted in some sort of pessimistic bitterness. Please, correct me if you think I'm wrong or off base, but that is the way
I see it. Are you excited about the tour? What are you looking forward to? What does U2 mean to you? My posts are rooted in a passion about the band and the fans that make the U2 experience the amazing experience that it is. I get upset at scalpers taking advantage of fellow fans, and that is the root of my anti scalping argument. Everything else is about the experience that U2 provides and they ways that they accomplish that. Simply said.
You are a u2 fan, so I'm trying to have an open mind about where you are coming from, but it just seems to be a pattern with your replies to my posts. It may just be easier if we each look the other way when we see each other on the boards.
Peace.
