Union Hijack - Page 6 - Snowboarding Forum

**killclimbz** · 11-08-2012, 12:59 PM

More fun stuff.
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I didn't realize the city of Fuzhou had such a large snowboard population...

phony_stark · 11-08-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by killclimbz

snowboardingfourm.com
Traffic Rank: 256,503 United States Flag Traffic Rank in US: 76,099

Easyloungin.com
Traffic Rank: 257,965 China Flag Traffic Rank in CN: 57,016

As far as forums go, you can see this forum ranks higher than EL on an international basis and in the US. EL gets a majority of it's traffic from China. Judging by the spam I've seen there, not surprised.

We've already seen this site have a huge influence on a company's bottom line fwiw.

Which is why certain active members who have said shit that would make trolls blush have not been banned. They have clout and industry contacts. It's created an environment where people refer to each other as cumstains and shitdick like a bunch of 8 year olds who have just watched their first rated R movie.

The quality of information on Easyloungin is at LEAST 38% better than the information here. If just a few loungers decided to help out over here that 38% can be yours.

Fact.

Also LOOOOOVE all the links we get when we post...this place is fuckin COAR, brah.

ThunderChunky · 11-08-2012, 01:23 PM

I'll be sure never to buy Union...well to be fair I wouldn't in the first place anyway.

LuckyRVA · 11-08-2012, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phony_stark

Which is why certain active members who have said shit that would make trolls blush have not been banned. They have clout and industry contacts. It's created an environment where people refer to each other as cumstains and shitdick like a bunch of 8 year olds who have just watched their first rated R movie.

You're saying that people's clout and industry contacts here allow them to say curse words? And that moderators here are afraid to punish them, is that it?

I'm the guy who called someone a "shitdick" in this thread and I'm just your average guy. No industry contacts here, nor do I have any clout, just someone who enjoys snowsliding in the winter time.

We're all big boys here with no apparent need to be overly moderated. Sounds much better than the alternative to me.

ShredLife · 11-08-2012, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyRVA

No industry contacts here, nor do I have any clout, just someone who enjoys snowsliding in the winter time.

+1

earl_je · 11-08-2012, 01:36 PM

Wow.. didnt realize all the hate with Union. I thought I was in the minority..
I've been done with union bindings 3-4seasons ago. Never liked them and always wondered what the hell those fanboys were raving about. They really had nothing extraordinary to offer.

If my wife weren't so frugal, she would have tossed out her union bindings 2 seasons ago also.. She continues to cuss them out every single time she rides. Most of her troubles stem from the toe strap. She had a bit of trouble with the ankle strap initially but I McGyvered the fuck out of them (dont remember what i had to do really) out of the box.

Well, good to know what Union represents. I'll be staying away from them for good this time and make sure friends I know do the same. Anyone want some Union bindings for women(forgot the model)? Hell, I'll even sell them for cheap!

**killclimbz** · 11-08-2012, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phony_stark

Which is why certain active members who have said shit that would make trolls blush have not been banned. They have clout and industry contacts. It's created an environment where people refer to each other as cumstains and shitdick like a bunch of 8 year olds who have just watched their first rated R movie.

The quality of information on Easyloungin is at LEAST 38% better than the information here. If just a few loungers decided to help out over here that 38% can be yours.

Fact.

Also LOOOOOVE all the links we get when we post...this place is fuckin COAR, brah.

38% eh?

Okay. Besides for the fact that this site is eating your lunch, why the fuck start anything?

matty19 · 11-08-2012, 01:44 PM

I'm glad that I didn't choose my Burton Cartels based on what they were like three or four years before I bought them.

How is the product that a company put out in its fourth year indicative of what they put out in their eighth or ninth? That doesn't make sense.

I disliked the Salomon relays I had five years ago, but that wouldn't stop me from considering their product now.

duh · 11-08-2012, 01:48 PM

This is hilarious. The sad thing is that Johan has a point. This forum definately has some self appointed experts who give marginal advice at best. Just because you give a couple thousand people bad, uninformed, opinionated advice doesn't mean you are "helping" them.

I've been in this industry my entire life and have never been around so much misinformation as in this particular forum. Unions definately need some updating to the straps and ratchets, but they aren't bad bindings. I would ride any Union over any Flow every day of the week. That's an opinion. Both work, both hold your feet to the board and Union sells better. Those are facts.

While you guys get all worked up over some junior high school pettiness I will sit back laughing. I'll keep chiming in here and there to drop some knowledge and dispel the misinformation occasionally. And I will keep riding my Libs with Flux binders.

In fact I think I'll go ride right now!

Keep the hate flowing!

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11-08-2012, 12:59 PM	#51 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,174	More fun stuff. Statistics Summary for snowboardingforum.com There are 256,502 sites with a better three-month global Alexa traffic rank than Snowboardingforum.com. About 41% of visitors to the site come from the US, where it has attained a traffic rank of 76,099. The site has a bounce rate of roughly 56% (i.e., 56% of visits consist of only one pageview). Compared with the overall internet population, the site's users tend to browse from school and work, and they are disproportionately childless, moderately educated, high-income men under the age of 35. The time spent in a typical visit to Snowboardingforum.com is about four minutes, with 59 seconds spent on each pageview. Statistics Summary for easyloungin.com There are 257,964 sites with a better three-month global Alexa traffic rank than Easyloungin.com. Roughly 43% of visitors to it come from China, where it has attained a traffic rank of 57,016. Search engines refer about 10% of visits to the site. The site is relatively popular among users in the city of Fuzhou (where it is ranked #3,058). Visitors to Easyloungin.com spend about 59 seconds on each pageview and a total of six minutes on the site during each visit. I didn't realize the city of Fuzhou had such a large snowboard population...

11-08-2012, 01:36 PM	#56 (permalink)
earl_je Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Keystone, CO Posts: 824	Wow.. didnt realize all the hate with Union. I thought I was in the minority.. I've been done with union bindings 3-4seasons ago. Never liked them and always wondered what the hell those fanboys were raving about. They really had nothing extraordinary to offer. If my wife weren't so frugal, she would have tossed out her union bindings 2 seasons ago also.. She continues to cuss them out every single time she rides. Most of her troubles stem from the toe strap. She had a bit of trouble with the ankle strap initially but I McGyvered the fuck out of them (dont remember what i had to do really) out of the box. Well, good to know what Union represents. I'll be staying away from them for good this time and make sure friends I know do the same. Anyone want some Union bindings for women(forgot the model)? Hell, I'll even sell them for cheap!

11-08-2012, 01:44 PM	#58 (permalink)
matty19 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 54 Blog Entries: 2	I'm glad that I didn't choose my Burton Cartels based on what they were like three or four years before I bought them. How is the product that a company put out in its fourth year indicative of what they put out in their eighth or ninth? That doesn't make sense. I disliked the Salomon relays I had five years ago, but that wouldn't stop me from considering their product now.

11-08-2012, 01:48 PM	#59 (permalink)
duh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mammoth Lakes Posts: 142	This is hilarious. The sad thing is that Johan has a point. This forum definately has some self appointed experts who give marginal advice at best. Just because you give a couple thousand people bad, uninformed, opinionated advice doesn't mean you are "helping" them. I've been in this industry my entire life and have never been around so much misinformation as in this particular forum. Unions definately need some updating to the straps and ratchets, but they aren't bad bindings. I would ride any Union over any Flow every day of the week. That's an opinion. Both work, both hold your feet to the board and Union sells better. Those are facts. While you guys get all worked up over some junior high school pettiness I will sit back laughing. I'll keep chiming in here and there to drop some knowledge and dispel the misinformation occasionally. And I will keep riding my Libs with Flux binders. In fact I think I'll go ride right now! Keep the hate flowing!