Put Your Fingers Where your Mouth Is

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I got this idea from something Blackthroatwind said to me the other day. He asked me how much do I bet and if I bet enough to where it would hurt when I lose. Well, I want to see who's willing to take a strong stand for their convictions. Maybe this won't take off but I figured I'd try it just to see what happens. The point here is to post what u think is a bold prediction for the BC and if it doesn't happen, u stay off the board for a week. I said on another thread that I don't think Invasor breaks the top four in the Classic. Well, how strong do I feel about that? Am I willing to impose a sort of "self ban" if he does? Now this is not my stand against bet but an example. I say that u can chose as many as u want to. Any takers?

I actually like this idea. What KG is getting at is that participation here is a currency we all value that can be measured. Putting out strong Internet opinions is easy, but it doesn't mean much unless it is backed by some investment. Money investment is one way to back an opinion, but money investment can't be measured by other posters. Participation here is something that can easily be measured.

ArlJim and Sniper make good points in questioning whether staying away for a week is a punishment or an escape. Maybe a better "punishment" would be to stay and take your licks for a week after the BC, and then stay away for a month. Or, as Sniper suggests, promise to end each post for the next year with a reminder, "I'm the idiot who thought such-and-such".

I imagine we wouldn't get too many takers on that kind of proposal.

--Dunbar