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we need to form a union. We would look after our interests and not profit from other player's rake. We should seriously consider doing this.

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OK, so what would a player's union do exactly? And how would it be funded?

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well, for one we could create a private forum that caters to players needs (ie no ads, no spam, REAL open discussion)

we could form our own rakeback where the absolute smallest amount is taken off the top to pay for expensess/whatever (no affiliates getting rich off us)

we could potentially have power in numbers which could give us barganing/deal making power w/ poker sites.

All this is just an idea now, but i would like to see somehting like this happen.

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you guys have NO IDEA!@$~!%#^$&%^*%i&^$#@%!#@$

this is exactly how i started as an affiliate. my buddies and i thought it was cool to get something back at the end of each month for our player. blah blah, over time we grew and grew. then i joined up with morg, and boom! raketracker was out. at that time our user base was huge, and in the past year we only continued to grow. now we have something like 4 or 5,000 players.

anyway, we are like a union... you guys have no idea how hard we fight for you. trying to get you the best %s, trying to get you bonuses, adding games / other options that our users ask. i wish i could list the stuff i have done for my players... everyone just takes it for granted.

im sorry this is not a rant, im just sick of ppl thinking affiliates are lairs/scumbags based on the actions of 1 or 2 affiliates.

i work about 8-10 hours a day 7 days a week on this affiliate stuff. yes, i get paid well, but its work. nothing is free! i just need a hug

bye, ryan