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MarkTiarra · 02-19-2003, 09:55 PM

Just for the fun fuck of it - smartest and dumbest things you ever did in this business?

For me:

Dumbest - forming a trade organization back in '96 instead of starting a paysite at a time when they made money inspite of themselves.

Smartest - same thing cuz I learned everything I did, made so many friends and important business contacts and learned more about what goes on behind the scenes than many people will ever know.

Your turn...

LiveDose · 02-19-2003, 09:57 PM

DUMBEST:

Putting all my personal contact info in whois records once I started registering porn domains back in the day.

Smartest? I'll let you know when it happens!

LD

wethoney · 02-19-2003, 09:57 PM

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MarkTiarra · 02-19-2003, 09:59 PM

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Originally posted by LiveDose
DUMBEST:

Putting all my personal contact info in whois records once I started registering porn domains back in the day.

Smartest? I'll let you know when it happens!

LD

OOo OOOO!!!! YEah. I had my office info on the record for the UAS. Got some nice bomb threats and uber religious people saying they would deliver me to satan. I had a shotgun on the wall next to me in my office because I worked late hours. Actually a shotgun and a rifle up next to the desk. We had the alarm go off one night when I wasn't there... cops called me because the confiscated the guns (fucking Nazi Jersey) and I had to hire an NRA lawyer to get them back.

D-man · 02-19-2003, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LiveDose
DUMBEST:

Putting all my personal contact info in whois records once I started registering porn domains back in the day.

Smartest? I'll let you know when it happens!

LD

wait I shouldn't have my home phone number in my whois?

dumbest
turning down Noah to be a partner in free sites network

smartest
going into business with marky mark

smartest thing you ever did mark was shaving the mullet : )

MarkTiarra · 02-19-2003, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by D-man

wait I shouldn't have my home phone number in my whois?

dumbest
turning down Noah to be a partner in free sites network

smartest
going into business with marky mark

smartest thing you ever did mark was shaving the mullet : )

Dude if I had shaved my head back in 92 you'd all be watching me on MTV now! lol. Instead of being the guy trying to have long hair I woulda been THE cool bald mutha guitar player. Now we're all shaved...

Rich · 02-19-2003, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by LiveDose
DUMBEST:

Putting all my personal contact info in whois records once I started registering porn domains back in the day.

It's illegal not to put your contact info in the whois records, what are you a spammer?

Kimmykim · 02-19-2003, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by wethoney
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LiveDose · 02-19-2003, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rich

It's illegal not to put your contact info in the whois records, what are you a spammer?

Learn how to read.

MarkTiarra · 02-19-2003, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rich

It's illegal not to put your contact info in the whois records, what are you a spammer?

What huh... who... where? Say my name BITCH! =]

DyannaDoes · 02-19-2003, 10:34 PM

smartest: starting an amateur paysite featuring my wife back in 1999

dumbest: instead of fighting the religious zealots in Oklahoma with all I had, I finally caved in. If I could do it all over again I'd have fought it by going to Dateline, etc. and made many more millions.

VirtuMike · 02-19-2003, 10:37 PM

Smartest thing: Not believing my host when he said domain names are unimportant because all traffic would come from clicks in 1995 and buying cyberbabes.com in spite of him.

Dumbest thing: MAN there are so frickin' many! But each of them makes me stronger. But the biggest dumb thing may have been going into business with a pornstar in vegas to do live shows in a dungeon in 1996/1997. MAN that sucked. But again, it made me a LOT stronger.

Smartest thing you could do?

BUY MY CONTENT!

Peaches · 02-19-2003, 10:38 PM

Smartest: Spending most of my time getting 100's of domains into DMOZ

Dumbest: Spending most of my time getting 100's of domains into DMOZ

I can pinpoint almost to the minute AOL dropped DMOZ as their main SE

But I'm glad I did it - it was a GREAT ride!

I do wish I had started a paysite back in the day.

d0se · 02-19-2003, 10:42 PM

dood.. google uses dmoz for ranking and AOL uses google results... still got those listings ?

MarkTiarra · 02-19-2003, 10:49 PM

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Originally posted by VirtuMike

BUY MY CONTENT!

If I may say so.... YES!

Gman.357 · 02-19-2003, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkTiarra

OOo OOOO!!!! YEah. I had my office info on the record for the UAS. Got some nice bomb threats and uber religious people saying they would deliver me to satan. I had a shotgun on the wall next to me in my office because I worked late hours. Actually a shotgun and a rifle up next to the desk. We had the alarm go off one night when I wasn't there... cops called me because the confiscated the guns (fucking Nazi Jersey) and I had to hire an NRA lawyer to get them back.

I'm sorry Mark. I shouldn't have done that. Can you forgive me?

The UAS was huge back then. I didn't join because I was a greedy fuck who didn't want to part with $200 for anything other than content.

PerroChulo · 02-19-2003, 11:01 PM

smartest: spamming
dumbest: waiting to long to spam.

see sig. whore.

[Labret] · 02-19-2003, 11:34 PM

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02-19-2003, 09:55 PM	#1
MarkTiarra Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 3,833	Smartest & Dumbest Ever Just for the fun fuck of it - smartest and dumbest things you ever did in this business? For me: Dumbest - forming a trade organization back in '96 instead of starting a paysite at a time when they made money inspite of themselves. Smartest - same thing cuz I learned everything I did, made so many friends and important business contacts and learned more about what goes on behind the scenes than many people will ever know. Your turn... __________________ Retired Pornosticator

02-19-2003, 09:57 PM	#2
LiveDose Show Yer Tits! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere Out there... Posts: 25,792	DUMBEST: Putting all my personal contact info in whois records once I started registering porn domains back in the day. Smartest? I'll let you know when it happens! LD __________________ Scammer Alert: acer19 acer [email protected] [email protected] Money stolen using PayPal

02-19-2003, 10:34 PM	#11
DyannaDoes Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 212	smartest: starting an amateur paysite featuring my wife back in 1999 dumbest: instead of fighting the religious zealots in Oklahoma with all I had, I finally caved in. If I could do it all over again I'd have fought it by going to Dateline, etc. and made many more millions. __________________ "Profanity is the inevitable linguistic crutch of the inarticulate motherfucker."

02-19-2003, 10:37 PM	#12
VirtuMike Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Seat 1A Posts: 2,483	Smartest thing: Not believing my host when he said domain names are unimportant because all traffic would come from clicks in 1995 and buying cyberbabes.com in spite of him. Dumbest thing: MAN there are so frickin' many! But each of them makes me stronger. But the biggest dumb thing may have been going into business with a pornstar in vegas to do live shows in a dungeon in 1996/1997. MAN that sucked. But again, it made me a LOT stronger. Smartest thing you could do? BUY MY CONTENT! __________________ Host it in AMSTERDAM at EUROTIVITY! - We also offer BACKUP SERVICES! XYZZY4L

02-19-2003, 09:57 PM	#3
wethoney So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,032	Asking for advice on GFY Asking for advice on GFY

02-19-2003, 10:38 PM	#13
Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	Smartest: Spending most of my time getting 100's of domains into DMOZ Dumbest: Spending most of my time getting 100's of domains into DMOZ I can pinpoint almost to the minute AOL dropped DMOZ as their main SE But I'm glad I did it - it was a GREAT ride! I do wish I had started a paysite back in the day.

02-19-2003, 10:42 PM	#14
d0se Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,225	dood.. google uses dmoz for ranking and AOL uses google results... still got those listings ?

02-19-2003, 11:01 PM	#17
PerroChulo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 92	smartest: spamming dumbest: waiting to long to spam. see sig. whore.

02-19-2003, 11:34 PM	#18
[Labret] Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Posts: 10,945	Smartest - gay porn Dumbest - trusted people