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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: BigRo on February 11, 2025, 10:50:08 AM
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Did Briana 🐀?
Thinks he has the strongest grip on Getbig what a joke, must have shitted himself!
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He probably was the one that had it shut down because people were ruining his future legal career.
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jeez, I really thought this was it for the forum!
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I was hoping it was Brian, that way he would be banned for life
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I was hoping it was Brian, that way he would be banned for life
But will he be?
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But will he be?
he got a short ban for threatening it, if he did actually do it then he would be gone, cant have someone threaten a site owner with litigation and then expect to stay on the site
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Thanks to The Committee (TM) for getting this sorted.
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Worst two days of my life.
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Thanks to The Committee (TM) for getting this sorted.
Did the servers crash from the public visiting the website to see the yearly awards?
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Worst two days of my life.
Agreed. I was ready to do this:
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I think Ron brought the server down to make some much needed updates, like adding my name as moderator.
It's coming. Any day now.
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The Chinese did it.
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Worst two days of my life.
I actually had a conversation with my wife ???
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jeez, I really thought this was it for the forum!
Same here,I emailed Josh to see if he knew what was going on or had heard anything.
I had some severe getbig withdrawls going on. :(
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I actually had a conversation with my wife ???
Same here.....it was dreadfully painful. :D
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if his info on here like the JKK stuff has magically gone then we know its him
its what coward like him would do
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if his info on here like the JKK stuff has magically gone then we know its him
its what coward like him would do
its still here
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its still here
He can run, but he can`t hide.
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I was close to the edge, I thought it was ironage all over again.
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My bad guys Harvard Law was doing their background check on me and must have crashed the servers
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I was close to the edge, I thought it was ironage all over again.
I hear ya` Funk......I was almost ready to kill myself someone. ;)
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I actually had a conversation with my wife ???
Ok that’s just to far.
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He can run, but he can`t hide.
reminds me of the time a bloke nicked my trainings shoes and my high visibility jacket
'you can run but you can't hide'
another bloke nicked my camouflage jacket and walking canes
'you can hide but you cant run'
the same fella nicked my Microsoft software on my laptop but left behind a piece of paper with his address on.
' I will find you..... you have my Word'
apologies
taxi!
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My bad guys Harvard Law was doing their background check on me and must have crashed the servers
Or you snitched to avoid them seeing your true colours or admitting your grip is no match for mine and probably many others.
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Or you snitched to avoid them seeing your true colours or admitting your grip is no match for mine and probably many others.
you know he's snitched
its what he does
his grip thing will be
come to my house and try my grip machine at 8 a.m tomorrow
hes a coward
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I went to musclemayhem which I thought was Vince G site and it was gone, just some page for Chad Nichols training. Vince did you sell out? I used to like your forum. Let me know if I had my wires crossed on the name.
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Same here.....it was dreadfully painful. :D
;D ;D
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The liberals did it. They hate muscular men.
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Ok that’s just to far.
It was like the first time we met.She was babbling about something and I was looking at her tits.
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It was like the first time we met.She was babbling about something and I was looking at her tits.
Hahaha, that's great!
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It was like the first time we met.She was babbling about something and I was looking at her tits.
LOL ;D
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Elon Musk and DOGE cut funding to getbig.
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One of these days it's going to be final, every time it happens I think this is it, nothing lasts forever. Hopefully Ron keeps this site going as long as possible 8)
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Few things
Running out of room on the server, lots of gigabytes stored, lots of DDOS attacks lately out there.
Also, need to update some things, everything there are new threats and update of softwares, it messes things up, especial PHP and other items. Costs do go up, especially in the last year or so, as expenses all over.
Dont have has much time as I used too, especially with family and work. January was a tougher month, we had the fires out here in Los Angeles, which was more concerning.
But still enjoy reading and meeting people
2025 Arnold is in a few weeks, heading out there to Columbus to meet friends, have meetings for business, and enjoy.
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Also, need to update some things,
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Agreed. I was ready to do this:
But then you got stuck, right?
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Thank God (Ron) it is back up.
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Few things
Running out of room on the server, lots of gigabytes stored, lots of DDOS attacks lately out there.
Also, need to update some things, everything there are new threats and update of softwares, it messes things up, especial PHP and other items. Costs do go up, especially in the last year or so, as expenses all over.
Dont have has much time as I used too, especially with family and work. January was a tougher month, we had the fires out here in Los Angeles, which was more concerning.
But still enjoy reading and meeting people
2025 Arnold is in a few weeks, heading out there to Columbus to meet friends, have meetings for business, and enjoy.
Thanks for keeping the board alive Ron.....you`re the man. ;)
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Or you snitched to avoid them seeing your true colours or admitting your grip is no match for mine and probably many others.
I thought it was my internet connection, travelling this month
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Few things
Running out of room on the server, lots of gigabytes stored, lots of DDOS attacks lately out there.
Also, need to update some things, everything there are new threats and update of softwares, it messes things up, especial PHP and other items. Costs do go up, especially in the last year or so, as expenses all over.
Dont have has much time as I used too, especially with family and work. January was a tougher month, we had the fires out here in Los Angeles, which was more concerning.
But still enjoy reading and meeting people
2025 Arnold is in a few weeks, heading out there to Columbus to meet friends, have meetings for business, and enjoy.
If this sport cared about its patrons, Ron would have a hall of fame nomination.
Most guys would have thrown in the towel years ago.
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Ron, if you need to run ad banners to keep the forum running, then that would be ok.
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I went to musclemayhem which I thought was Vince G site and it was gone, just some page for Chad Nichols training. Vince did you sell out? I used to like your forum. Let me know if I had my wires crossed on the name.
I went to Ron's Instagram page hoping there might be some movement/discussion in the comments of the last post there. Next time this needs to be the plan to go there to comfort brothers in iron.
https://www.instagram.com/ronavidan_
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Ron just let the website die
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Ron,
Please keep the site going until Bhanky finishes law school.
Thanks!
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Thanks for keeping the site going Ron. If you need any donations to maintain it please let me know.
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But then you got stuck, right?
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Ron,
Please keep the site going until Bhanky finishes law school.
Thanks!
What if he doesn’t go?
What if he only does 14 months?
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Anyone else getting this error when browsing to the G&O forum? https://goto.now/hxGym
Fucking guy got me again.
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Fucking guy got me again.
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
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Thanks for keeping the domain and forum going Ron - and the supporting team. And for backing this shit up! We appreciate it!
Performance appears to be degraded right now.
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Why keep the website going? Most of the traffic here involves people challenging Bhank to fights or some sort of lifting event.
Ron, save your money. Let the site go.
You didn’t get into this business just so people could argue with Bhank about his body weight or his squat form.
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Why keep the website going? Most of the traffic here involves people challenging Bhank to fights or some sort of lifting event.
Ron, save your money. Let the site go.
You didn’t get into this business just so people could argue with Bhank about his body weight or his squat form.
what would we do without your Mentzer pics?
the only reason you want it gone is because you are not allowed to keep posting them
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Agreed. I was ready to do this:
You should have done it anyway you Morroco Mole looking fuck
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what would we do without your Mentzer pics?
the only reason you want it gone is because you are not allowed to keep posting them
I’ll be fine.
Ron, save your money. Dump this site.
Dump it and move on.
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You should have done it anyway you Morroco Mole looking fuck
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You should have done it anyway you Morroco Mole looking fuck
Did you sell your site?
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Thanks for keeping the domain and forum going Ron - and the supporting team. And for backing this shit up! We appreciate it!
Performance appears to be degraded right now.
Yes, it is quite slow right now.
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It`s loading slow for me plus I keep getting that "Connection Timed Out" message here and there.
I`m just glad it`s back online though.
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It`s loading slow for me plus I keep getting that "Connection Timed Out" message here and there.
I`m just glad it`s back online though.
If it ever went down permanently it would be like coming off a 20 year addiction to heroin.
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If it ever went down permanently it would be like coming off a 20 year addiction to heroin.
It would suck bigtime.
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If it ever went down permanently it would be like coming off a 20 year addiction to heroin.
I can't quit you guys....
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Shizz outing himself as a bottom queen that takes the jizz.
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It`s loading slow for me plus I keep getting that "Connection Timed Out" message here and there.
I`m just glad it`s back online though.
Me too ! it´s a shit connection.
It´s the fucking Commies ! ???
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Me too ! it´s a shit connection.
It´s the fucking Commies ! ???
Those commie bastards! :D
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Those commie bastards! :D
Reminds me of the Good ol` Days with Ronnie Reagan :D
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Worst two days of my life.
I know
We were watching...
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But then you got stuck, right?
;D
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he was respected. Imagine if you had the Duke as your President :D
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It`s loading slow for me plus I keep getting that "Connection Timed Out" message here and there.
I`m just glad it`s back online though.
Might be time to upgrade your Babbage era computer my friend?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Babbage_Difference_Engine.jpg/220px-Babbage_Difference_Engine.jpg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine)
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Charge a monthly subscription fee, perhaps $5 a member. That should raise $50-$60 a month.
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Every time I refreshed the page, while the forum was offline, it was like a near death experience while seeing all the getbig memories in my mind.
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Might be time to upgrade your Babbage era computer my friend?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine)
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;D
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Shizz outing himself as a bottom queen that takes the jizz.
You wish, Lucky Charms.
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Maybe you should try selling merch hats, t-shirts, banners, tanks, mugs and sweatshirts
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Still seems to be running slow and pictures are taking long to load.
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Damn been on here since 05 when the Titus murder happened what a shame
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Don’t waste any more money on this site Ron.
Everything comes to an end at some point.
It’s time to pull the plug. Let it die.
If you dont find it of any value in you're life why do you spend half the day on here posting Nasser and Mentzer pictures? Pull the plug, let yourself die.
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Damn been on here since 05 when the Titus murder happened what a shame
About the Titus murder or your time on Getbig?
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About the Titus murder or your time on Getbig?
I’ll answer for him.
Yes
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Site is fast AF now. Great job! There are fonts issues with the "Other Boards" rendering larger on iPhone. Looks good on my PC.
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Site is fast AF now. Great job! There are fonts issues with the "Other Boards" rendering larger on iPhone. Looks good on my PC.
Yup....running as fast as ever on my laptop. :)
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With a faster getbig, Brian can post 10x more!
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Things appear to be moving at warp speed again. All praise be to LeRon Ben Avidan.
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The Almighty Ronaldo knows how to handle business. 8)
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The Almighty Ronaldo knows how to handle business bidness. 8)
:)
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Never seen it so fast.
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Great job Ron! Gonna need top speed for the GetBig Awards.
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Guests Online artificially rapidly inflating to double figures and beyond seems to be a bit of a canary in the coal mine with recent issues
They had leapfrogged up to 10k in early Feb, then 18k by Feb 6 and the shut-down happened soon after. They were 25k immediately coming out of the shut-down where things were still slow. Now back down to 5k currently and it's flying
Similar thing happened with the slowdown mid-Jan: jumped up to 9k on Jan 9th, 17k by the 15th, and the site was noticeably slower to the point a thread was made about it ("Connection Issues")
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So, Ron, the Great Manitou of Getbig, the master of all things muscle, the undisputed ruler of the forum, is definitely not the picture of health these days – I mean, he’s a little on the hefty side and, let’s be real, bodybuilding doesn’t seem to be sparking the same fire in him anymore. But what’s going to happen when he eventually kicks the bucket, or when the funds run dry?
There are some folks on Getbig who’ve been posting for decades and others who flaunt their blue stars like they’re royalty. What’s the future for them? Are they all going to spiral into existential despair when their homebase disappears? Or, does Ron have a cunning plan in place for a smooth takeover? Is there some sort of Getbig legacy in the works? Anyone know what's in store for this place when the guy at the helm is no longer with us?
Getbig has built an big audience over the years, with countless users contributing thousands of posts, blue stars, and decades of content. getbig has a loyal user base and remains a prominent forum for those invested in bodybuilding sub culture.
The potential here can be massive – if marketed and branded correctly, Getbig could easily become a lucrative franchise, worth a small fortune.
But here's the kicker: Would Getbig survive if it got too commercialized? If it were stripped of its current sense of community and free speech? Part of its charm is the raw, unfiltered nature of the forum, where opinions flow freely and discussions aren't watered down. Would the essence of Getbig die if it became just another corporate entity? Could it still maintain its authenticity, or would it become a hollow shell of its former self?
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When bodybuilding.com was sold, the new owner closed all its forums. I guess it was too controversial (its content) and not profitable on its own...
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The new forum speed is amazing. Thanks Ron.
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Never seen it so fast.
Yes, it makes the last week worth the wait.
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Ron is having his consciousness uploaded to AI so he will never die.
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It will be handed down to Bhanky, he will be the next Bhankfather
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It will be handed down to Bhanky, he will be the next Bhankfather
Please, no.
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I feel like SF1900 and Rory will be the new rightful owners of getbig.com when that time comes.
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You have a King, who is always in the background.
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Great job Ron! Gonna need top speed for the GetBig Awards.
Oh yes.....I wonder how much hardware I'm taking home this year.
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Uncle junior will take over
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Danimal77 will take over
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OMR would possibly take over?
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once you accept that Ron is not a person but Ron is a state of mind, an ethos, you know that Ron never leaves.
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Oh yes.....I wonder how much hardware I'm taking home this year.
None.
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The Almighty Ronaldo knows how to handle business. 8)
Ronaldo is a Reptilian Humanoid :D
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I feel like SF1900 and Rory will be the new rightful owners of getbig.com when that time comes.
This is already in the works.
But really, the only way getbig will really die is if bhanks stops posting lol
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When bodybuilding.com was sold, the new owner closed all its forums. I guess it was too controversial (its content) and not profitable on its own...
Then what is the point of it? It's just a pay site now for supps or crap? Granted, I never went over there and never registered but every time I see the name the first thing that I think of was that retard from there that did something (?) and was sentenced to prison and showed up at his court date wearing a bodybuilding.com tshirt.
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Danimal77 will take over
You mean you will let him out of your retarded little head long enough?
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How does Ron fund this?
There are no advertisements at all. I would not mind a couple here and there.
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How does Ron fund this?
There are no advertisements at all. I would not mind a couple here and there.
If done properly advertisements can be beneficial to a website experience.
Many times it just goes to the highest bidder without targeting selling crap though.
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Can is move to an app based format? I haven’t looked at this site on anything other than a phone in probably 10-12 years.
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This is already in the works.
But really, the only way getbig will really die is if bhanks stops posting lol
By the looks of him that could be any day now.
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Ronaldo is a Reptilian Humanoid :D
The he will be around for hundreds of years.
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They will input Ron's mind into Getbigs database, just like that Depp movie, Transcendence.
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How does Ron fund this?
There are no advertisements at all. I would not mind a couple here and there.
Maybe his Ice Machines are funding it?
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So, Ron, the Great Manitou of Getbig, the master of all things muscle, the undisputed ruler of the forum, is definitely not the picture of health these days – I mean, he’s a little on the hefty side and, let’s be real, bodybuilding doesn’t seem to be sparking the same fire in him anymore. But what’s going to happen when he eventually kicks the bucket, or when the funds run dry?
There are some folks on Getbig who’ve been posting for decades and others who flaunt their blue stars like they’re royalty. What’s the future for them? Are they all going to spiral into existential despair when their homebase disappears? Or, does Ron have a cunning plan in place for a smooth takeover? Is there some sort of Getbig legacy in the works? Anyone know what's in store for this place when the guy at the helm is no longer with us?
Getbig has built an big audience over the years, with countless users contributing thousands of posts, blue stars, and decades of content. getbig has a loyal user base and remains a prominent forum for those invested in bodybuilding sub culture.
The potential here can be massive – if marketed and branded correctly, Getbig could easily become a lucrative franchise, worth a small fortune.
But here's the kicker: Would Getbig survive if it got too commercialized? If it were stripped of its current sense of community and free speech? Part of its charm is the raw, unfiltered nature of the forum, where opinions flow freely and discussions aren't watered down. Would the essence of Getbig die if it became just another corporate entity? Could it still maintain its authenticity, or would it become a hollow shell of its former self?
Sounds like you're swimming in Solana - why don't you offer him a few hundred SOL!?
But then you'll ban Ethereum posts?! I thought perhaps Gib could offer some BTC, but that still leaves the problem of no potential Ethereum posts allowed! ;D
Maybe there is a Ron Jr. that can continue the legacy? Or we will all have to bid on it, and the backups needs to be secured. Getbig will be worth a lot less if all posts and usernames are gone and all you have is the domain name and an empty bulletin board.
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IF GETBIG DIES, IT DIES
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To my knowledge all forums about every subject aren't doing well.
Extremely difficult to compete with facebook, insta, reddit, X, YouTube, and all other social media
Forums mainly date from the internet beginnings, so before cheap broadband and before handheld internet without data limits
Things have changed, and I'm afraid will never return to the old situation
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Once getbig goes woke it will go broke
This is just about the only place on the entire internet where you can say pretty much what you like without consequences.
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Bots are definitely slowing down the site, with 25,000 users/bots in an hour, it overwhelms the site. Working on upgrading some things, but running out of gigabytes here also, with millions of pics/threads/etc. Upgrading is not as easy at it seems, it takes a long time, and funding for the person helping. But I still enjoy the site, and the people on it, especially when I meet quite a few at events.
Will try to figure some things out in the future, after the Arnold Classic in two weeks. Going to Columbus is always fun....
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To my knowledge all forums about every subject aren't doing well.
Extremely difficult to compete with facebook, insta, reddit, X, YouTube, and all other social media
Forums mainly date from the internet beginnings, so before cheap broadband and before handheld internet without data limits
Things have changed, and I'm afraid will never return to the old situation
I don't get it. Forums are much easier to navigate threads/subject matter. I can't stand Facebook, Instagram, or Reddit. X/Twitter is OK but for a totally different purpose. Youtube is awesome but still way different.
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Bots are definitely slowing down the site, with 25,000 users/bots in an hour, it overwhelms the site. Working on upgrading some things, but running out of gigabytes here also, with millions of pics/threads/etc. Upgrading is not as easy at it seems, it takes a long time, and funding for the person helping. But I still enjoy the site, and the people on it, especially when I meet quite a few at events.
I’ve heard about the increasing bot activity on other sites as well. But understandably it is way bigger problem on boards with england as a language.
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Ron is infinite !!!!!11 :)
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Bots are definitely slowing down the site, with 25,000 users/bots in an hour, it overwhelms the site. Working on upgrading some things, but running out of gigabytes here also, with millions of pics/threads/etc. Upgrading is not as easy at it seems, it takes a long time, and funding for the person helping. But I still enjoy the site, and the people on it, especially when I meet quite a few at events.
Will try to figure some things out in the future, after the Arnold Classic in two weeks. Going to Columbus is always fun....
Thanks for all of the memories over the years, Ron.
You guys can call me a loser all you want, but Getbig was/is a part of my life.
Thanks, Ronaldo
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Bots are definitely slowing down the site, with 25,000 users/bots in an hour, it overwhelms the site. Working on upgrading some things, but running out of gigabytes here also, with millions of pics/threads/etc. Upgrading is not as easy at it seems, it takes a long time, and funding for the person helping. But I still enjoy the site, and the people on it, especially when I meet quite a few at events.
Will try to figure some things out in the future, after the Arnold Classic in two weeks. Going to Columbus is always fun....
Should we get a GoFundMe going to keep getbig great?
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Thanks for all of the memories over the years, Ron.
You guys can call me a loser all you want, but Getbig was/is a part of my life.
Thanks, Ronaldo
How many times have you exercised so far this year???
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How many times have you exercised so far this year???
All I know is that I have the same amount of 1st place finishes as you do.
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All I know is that I have the same amount of 1st place finishes as you do.
If you want to be morbidly obese that's on you, strange such nether creatures lurk on a bodybuilding forum full of hard training men.
16 first places, many close call or wrong call seconds, still not enough for you to pull the finger out of your morbid nether chamber O King?
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If you want to be morbidly obese that's on you, strange such nether creatures lurk on a bodybuilding forum full of hard training men.
16 first places, many close call or wrong call seconds, still not enough for you to pull the finger out of your morbid nether chamber O King?
Wider than Heath....
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Once getbig goes woke it will go broke
This is just about the only place on the entire internet where you can say pretty much what you like without consequences.
You can pretty much say anything you want on X and it’s the same. I’ve threaten many people and nothing has happened
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If Ron decides to hang up the forum controls, The Committee will step in and become the new leadership.
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A Conglomerate / Board consisting of Chaos, Coach, Go4It, OneMoreRep, SquadFeather, QuadFather, Scott Markey, Pillowtalk, MooseJay and AlexanderNo1.