Behind the Curtain
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=== Talking Points ===
Dr. D has known Silentpadna on and off the field for close to twenty years, which in Internet terms is what, oh, two geological eras or so?.
He can assure you that there is no such thing as a homo sapiens with a calmer or more pleasant personality. When this man takes a megaphone, holds it two inches from your ear, and reams you out, then it is time to take radical action. Must be time to leak that I almost signed Josh Hamilton.
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The great and powerful admins behind the SSI curtain, in relation to whom Dr. D's most-comparable player is the little dog Toto, are hyper-aware of the problems. We've thankfully rated a new paradigm -- a stand-alone platform dedicated to SSI only -- beginning in 2013, so all possible resources are being brought to bear.
Yes, the programmers woke up one day a few weeks ago and found themselves in the seventh circle of AAA baseball. Those of you who are developers, realize that this isn't fixed with a wave of the magic wand. But problems should not continue for much longer.
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We need frank and candid feedback as to the SSI user experience. This applies to the last 10 days, and (as a hopefully separate! issue) applies to the last four years.
You remember that when our friend Wolfy was helping out at DOV.com, there were issues. My impression is that, over the past four years, those issues were considerably fewer. Is this view mistaken? :- )
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The admins, who are a bunch of Silentpadna types personally speaking, are hyper-apologetic over the slowdown of the past week or two. Why this should be the case isn't clear. ;- ) If they charged twice as much it would still be pretty cheap.
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Dr. D is verrrry loyal to the wizards behind the curtain. If you knew them, you would be also.
One minor note in their grand symphony of generosity over the past years: their bestowal of a satellite site on Spectator. The wizards think the world of the DOV/MC community.
That said, if there is interest in an additional Dr. D site, half subscription half public, at which would be posted more content volume than is presently streaming, let us know. This would then function as a supplementary conduit, which as we all know will be necessary when Montero, Paxton and Co. go nuts in 2013 and become Tampa West.
By the way, if you're interested in a bit of non-Mariner Dr. D whimsy, here are a few of his articles written in other genres. If you're a little light on the shtick lately, maybe that will remind you of why you didn't miss it much.
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The MC/DOV/SSI community is, I think, unique in baseball. I've never found the same fun-loving, frictionless "think tank" environment, saturated by adult idea exchange, populated by such friendly amigos coming from such varied walks of life. The pleasure is all Dr. D's.
Bring the feedback on, if you please.
Cheers,
Jeff