Weekend Open Thread

Oh ho! Got my two-year anniversary badge from Pogo Uk!

Wolfe

Well everyone, Fall is here in Upstate New York. I miss the summer already. This just “leaves” (lol) me more time to devote to Pogo. As for a pogo site forum, I’m not sure I’d participate. I know I’d check it out in the beginning, but it seems to me it will slow the site down drastically. Lura, your forum is so well thought out & organized, I can’t imagine joining another. Once again, thanks for all your hard work. And everyone else, enjoy the fall.

I really don’t need a Pogo forum. I am very pleased with this one. Thank you , Lura.

It is beautiful here in Ohio with the leaves beginning to turn color and the weather is perfect. Hope that you all have a great weekend!

as this isnt a Forum I will be checking it out and part. when I can, I dont think it would detract from there site. It will be just another way to communicate with pogo and other pogoers

I do not understand why Pogo wants to become a social networking site. I wish they would concentrate their resources on what they already do best – GAMES!

Not sure if I’d participate in the forum or not. I too just like to play the games and chat with my “friends”, so I’d have to know more and see more before I’d commit. If it would slow down the computer, then NO WAY, I have enough problems already, lol. Need a new one, but now is not the right time!!! Anyway, love the site, use it daily and love you Lura for all your help. I switched from badgeaddicts months ago, this one is GREATTTTT!!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Here in PA, still nice, but guess fall has arrived and soon will be chilly. Hate it, but like others said, more time to spend on POGO, lol.

I think they are just asking for trouble by doing this. Im sure they get more complaints then they can handle as it is. Now, it will become a forum to complain to rather than chat to. I hope it works out for them, but i wouldnt count on it being there very long if im right, which i hope im not. lol

I will probably refrain from joining in on the forum @pogo. this site is very informative and is all i would need at this time. congrats on the badge tracker site.totally awesome work!

did anyone notice the requirements in the October mix n match for trivial pursuit?
4 wedges in one day! being caught up on both sites will cost each player 6000 tokens in episode bonuses.

take care lura and helpers for a great site and to those that send in great information and tips. God bless!

I see some positive and negative about forums…
Positive:
+ Official place to gather/mingle
+ Provide another place to voice opinions about games/topics of interest
+ Meet new people (especially those who don’t visit BadgeHungry)

Negatives:
– If not moderated well, could turn into a ‘flame’ / spam war
– A ‘hints and tips’ section could draw attention to the little tricks/loopholes that help us win games, and Pogo will fix ‘em ;)

i am not sure that i would participate much in a chat forum on pogo or even for that matter spend much, if ANY time reading what is said on it. I read the posts here and find this has enough infor for me and with days that are sometimes pretty limited on pogo time i would have to pick and chose this site would be the one i would go to to read info. I dont use the guestbook either as i go to pogo to play the games and enjoy the chatter in the rooms. All have a safe and happy weekend

wow pogo turning into a forum/chat thing more than what they r supposed to b, which is games…we can chat away in the game rooms i mean thats what they are for as well as playing the games..i dont believe its gonna do any good and they truly should be concentrating on what they are there for, which is games..if i want to chat or anything of sorts, there is this site ;) pogo needs to work on their games, not make it a forum

it doesnt matter to me either way if theres a forum .i dont usually chat when im in playing games.if i do chat its to say thank you if a player gives me tokens.i agree its good to have a forum if you like to chat and meet people.well take care have a great weekend.its coming fall here cant wait till winter i love the snow.

I woild not Join a forum on Pogo, theres way too many forums already i belong to Face Book alot of Forums there. Everyone Have A Great Weekend!!

Like many others, I think I’d check out a Pogo run forum at first. See how it’s set up and what the personality of it is. If there isn’t anything about the upcoming games, requirements to each rank and such line, I doubt I’ll spend much time at the Pogo run forum. That’s my main reason for visiting other forums and this blog. I like to see what’s new and upcoming, I like to know what it’ll take to get to the next rank, I like to see the pretty badges before they’re in my book, and mostly I love the sneak peeks at the new mini stuff. If a Pogo run forum isn’t going to offer me those thing, why bother?

I am assuming (and we all know what they say about that) Pogo is considering a “socialization” area like Facebook or MySpace. Personally, I have tried Facebook, and prefer playing games at POGO. I just can’t get into the “forwarding” things and commenting on everyones “this is what i’m doing this second” comment.
Of course, being a POGO addict I will explore any forum they offer. But, for just chatting about POGO in general I prefer this site! Thank you Lura for a great job off keeping us informed and allowing us to communicate with fellow addicts.

Cheryl

Hi Lura…While I might not really use a forum, I think there are many who would be interested in this type of communication; have heard many chats where people have expressed interest in this, but, I truly hope that if Pogo does this, they will work all the kinks out – not like some of the games lately – LOL….have a great weekend all.

I don’t want an entry into the contest :P I do however want to give my 2 cents on the whole forum thing. As someone who doesn’t really chat in the rooms as it is I think it would be a bad idea. I think it would take away from how the site is now and that they should spend time fixing the known glitches in games instead of adding more content to the site.

I know i will have people disagreeing with me but i feel that it would leave the site even more open to spammers than it is now. I guess I wouldn’t really care if they put forums up but I wouldn’t be participating in them either. I hope everyone has a good weekend!

I have tried all of the (3rd party) pogo forums that are currently available online, and I would have to say I am not please. They are all about drama, and I really doubt if Pogo made one it would be any different. I found this site a couple years ago and I have loved it since.
I didn’t even know what a blog site was, or that this site is one, until I just read your comments up above Lura. I thought it was a different type of forum. Now that I know, I can definitely say I like blogs better ;)

i think we are asking for trouble with the kids and other people doing bad leave a good thing we have dont change

I think a forum is a bad idea, i will turn into just another site for others to rant at the players others dont like, and will eventually name and shame them, instead pogo should use the resourses to upgrade games, it has been a year since Spooky Slots was here, and have they added any new ranks or badges, NOT ONE, what have they been doing for a year. Surely theu could add something to the game, if you are rank 10, the only thing to do is reset your sats, and how many want to do that??

I think i’m waffling on the chat forum…on the one hand, it could be a good thing to meet new people and such, but…on the other, would it turn into a pogo bashing for all kinds of peeves people have or complaints or fisticuffs and if that happens, would there be staff to settle things down or is everyone on their own? I’d like to say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it..but, if that were the case, i’d still be playing poppitt in a non-chat room…LOL.

I’m so glad I can still ask for help or tips…I have one for squelchies. I’m trying to get the 75 blowfish badge and have about 20 and i’ve noticed they only come around about every 3rd round..is this all I can expect?

It’s chilly and drizzly here in the St. Louis area,but supposed to be nice weekend..I think Fall is here!
Thank you Lura for a wonderful site and i’m anxiously awaiting all the tips from all the games submitted couple of weeks ago…what a Herculeanian feat that is!

Anybody else feel that Trivial Pursuit is a daily drudge? Oh, if I had known how I would look forward to it like a trip to the dentist, I never would have started it.but, bless those little tokens…lol.
Good Weekend all…

Hi,

I apologise if this post doesn’t fit, but I need some advice.

My friend was introduced to the game Chocolatier and wants to buy all three games. However, she has struggled to finish games, gets frustrated and never played them again. She says this won’t happen with these games because she’s tried the demos and loves them. I’ve tried the free online version of the first Chocolatier, but it doesn’t seem to end. You keep buying supplies, make chocolates, and sell chocolates. My question is can you finish the game? Does the game actually end? I would hate for my friend to regret buying these games when she could have used the money for something else.

I’m not interested in a Pogo forum and think their time would be better spent making the games run smoother i.e. correct token payout, correct rank progress, no crashing, etc.

No entry for me.

Just want to give a big thank you to Lura and her helpers.

Sassy I would agree, I do like the forum idea alot, but saddly its going to do nothing but attract everyone that has some kind of gripe with pogo I for one am tired of all the complaints and a forum would prolly attract me to respond negativly that would be my only draw back of pogo adding a forum

my feeling is that this pogo forum will be quite a ways in the future, and as someone who has her hands full of forum, i’m not sure what to expect. beyond the ensuing drama that is always a part of forums, you will always have trolls: those who live to create havoc. and the flamers: those who live just to hurt feelings. policing that will be a 25/8 job and i don’t envy them one little bit.

in the end, i don’t care if they create one–it might be nice for some. like the guestbook, i doubt i will use it much. many of us enjoy the fansite forums and blogs like lura’s for the same reason: we want to know what’s coming NEXT. i doubt that pogo will be willing to post that info!

but just because they add these things doesn’t mean the rest of their site suffers. it’s not like they have limited staff, and that directing some to work on forums and minis means they have less to develop and maintain games. although these additions aren’t something i use too much, i give them credit for trying to make the most of their site–and their business–as they can.

and i respectfully decline any prize, but certainly appreciate the generous thought.

A chat forum would be a waste of time when they could be concentrating on putting more game awards and such .I also think it would just welcome more spammers .They can’t control them in the games ,just think of the spammers comming in the forum …..Thats just my 2 cents :) Have a beautiful weekend my fellow badge chasers .

It would definitely be interesting to see Pogo with forums, I’m sure there would be a whole lot of different topics and conversations you would never think of going on there! I probably would participate every now and then, not very big on forums myself though.

Weather wise.. sheesh, 15-20 mph winds and 58 degrees here in upstate NY and it’s 11:15am! Nice and sunny though, fall is definitely among us here! Only getting down to 36 tonight, brrrrr!

Awwww u have hit rock bottom with the mini. You can have the shirt off my back….and the rest of my mini closet too….oh Hostess with the Mostest!!! lol

Re: Pogo Forum. The answer is a resounding YES…but ONLY if YOU moderate …lol j/k. They should have directed the writer of that comment HERE…..no kidding….Give him/her an opportunity to meet THE BLOGGER OF ALL TIME!!!

Seriously though, there are enough SPECIFICALLY THEMED game rooms on pogo for people of like mind to congregate and discuss everything from the mundane, like the weather, to more serious life and death issues….from the sublime to the ridiculous….so to speak. What Pogo needs to concentrate on is ways to control the riffraff, the bigots, the rabble rousers who truly detract from the majority’s gaming experience. I say instead of a forum, create more UNCENSORED ROOMS so those with limited vocabularies can vent to their heart’s content and write in 4 letter chatspeak all they want!!!!

I agree with the majority of commenters here….Pogo should do what it does best……..GREAT GAMES and nothing but. Leave the rest to that OTHER BLOG….which again shall remain nameless!!! lol

Have a GR8 weekend hon!!!

I disagree on adding forums on their website, I just don’t like the idea. I came to Pogo for gaming and to talk with a few friends while playing, and that’s it. Every now and then change my Mini. I personally think that they should add a IMing feature, so people like myself and others can IM me while they play their favorite game. That way, they don’t have to play a game they don’t like talking to me that way.

hi everyone & happy weekend.
Pogo Forum? (shuddering in my house slippers) Perhaps with ‘good intentions’ it might try to start as a little information hi-way of sorts to be shared, but as history dictates, it will become high jacked as a lonely hearts club location being trolled by narcissistic bullies.
Because Pogo is frequented by children periodically as provided by Teen Rooms, are they really ready for the ramifications of those minors who represent themselves to be ‘older’ than they truly are?
Pogo can better use the resources in other areas of their existing site & concentrate running their business in a more structured environment… or is it just me?
When asked about an expected time line the Editor’s pat answer is the ‘glib soon’. That is, if the Editor is even working that week(apparently no-one is capable of responding to the few chosen weekly letters should he be away)… I don’t even read the Ms Netiquette column anymore, I already know what it says… “let me refresh my tea before I tell you to mute, mute, mute.” yawning, how repetitive can you get.
Pogo, you’re a business… When you tell people about a product, they expect more than a ‘soon.’ When you’re publishing weekly columns… how about publishing them as expected & dare I venture to say, if you’re going to insist on “sale pricing” items before they’re retired why not just average the price down a peg or two from the on-set instead of sticking it to the die-hard supporters?
I’m not looking for anyone to agree as it’s just my own opinion.
Sorry Lura, tried duct taping my fingers still, but I worked the tape lose LOL.

i think my biggest problem with a forum is that if it is not well tended to by pogo it might turn into bmg and really get into flaming other people who might state their belief on a subject. I think that might take a lot of pogo time. I feel that pogo has enough on their plates right at this time and need to figure out ways to handle the problems that are already on the site. I love playing the different games and am a big chatter in pogo ) lol I dont know if pogo has the personel that would be available to handle the chat area.

Hi y’all from Dallas, TX where it’s absolutely gorgeous and cool (yay!) here today. I don’t care for forums because of all the drama and this mama is no drama mama. May I just say that I am so thrilled that I finally got that bingo wilds badge because I had to suffer through so much drama and meaness and such. I had no idea people could be so vicious and small-minded and worse, small-hearted. Okay, I’ll shut up now and everyone have a wonderful weekend! Mari

I do not think a forum at pogo is a good idea. There are a lot of forums now and they only create problems. This is a nice site to visit and I appreciate all the information I get right here.

Firstly, to bobbynpogo, reply #15 in regards to next months Mix and Match in Trivial Pursuit. A day doesn’t mean the same day you activate it, it means 24 hours since you activate the badge, so what I would do is activate the badge sometime in the evening, before the UK site adds the next day, and then come the morning, you can complete the next two and you won’t miss out on the daily tokens for the episode bonus.

As for a forum, I can’t see why Pogo would want one, it will be just another place for the spammers to spam, and the whiners to whine and complain. Yes, I will check it out, but I doubt I will participate in it.

haha Lura you really created a monster with this subject

Pogo and Forum?..nah,can see it working myself. Too much drama,fussing and cussing in chat as it is,oh,and let’s not forget the spammers we all know and adore..LOL,jus teasing ya. I love Pogo for the games,but sadly,have to play most with chat closed because it distracts me sometimes.Instead,I wish they would spend more time making up new games(not borrowed ones from my childhood) and fix some of the ones they now have. But,who knows?..if they offer a badge to participate,I just might pop in

There are several point about a Pogo forum to be considered.

First, we have the if and when factors. I think that we are all familiar with standard time zones, and then there is the Pogo time zone, ie who knows when this forum is going to happen or if it is going to happen.

Next, we have the infamous Pogo glitch factor. Rarely, does any game get released that does not have glitches to be ironed out. Sometimes the glitches never do get ironed out or promised badges disappear.

I have also read blogs where people have gotten into trouble with Pogo and they have been told that Pogo has informed them of a long list of violations. Now, I don’t know if this is true but, it is possible. Pogo does keep track of our stats and badges, rooms we play in etc. If this forum comes to be it could make a bad session in Everyone Whines Bingo look like a day in the park. Plus, could there be ramifications if people post less then complimentary things about their Pogo experience from the powers that be at Pogo?

From what I have been able to see, the guestbook is not something that alot of people find useful and while I might check the forum out, I’m not sure that I would want to contribute to it.

While I know Pogo/EA needs to grow and bring more people and money to the site, I think that the best route would be to stick to the reason we came to Pogo in the first place. Keep the games running well, let the tokens roll, give us our badges, and maybe shaking loose some extra personal challenges would make a lot of us happy.

Have a good weekend all and let’s keep Pogo for games!

Personally, I think Pogo employees are losing their collective mind. Someone, somewhere has hired that corporate suit-type with the “we should” mentality that sends lemmings jumping over cliffs once one does so. In case I am not clear, Pogo, stick to games and let the fan sites have the forums…and Lura handle everything else just like she so very competently does!

Have a great weekend all…89 degrees and sunny in South Carolina!

I’ve found that “official” & company-run forums and blogs and messageboards are always run with way too heavy a hand — conversations and posts that are critical of or damaging to the company get removed and/or closed, and moderators aren’t there to ease the use of the site, or to make it run smoothly, or even as conduits passing along useful information to employees in other departments — they’re there to act as censors and to prevent free expression.

Also, because Pogo already has chat in every single game, as well as “mail” and “guestbooks”, etc, you have to question whether they are creating this for our benefit — or their own. Keeping people at Pogo longer — instead of here or the other outside sites — is worth money to them in many ways.

I’ll take “outside” forums, blogs, and sites over official ones every time.

Happy Friday All

I don’t think Pogo needs a forum, it will just detract from the games. I thought we went onto Pogo to play games, not to have full blown discussions. I like Pogo just the way it is. They really don’t need this forum. Pogo is a major distraction as it is, lol. I mean Facebook takes up enough of my time away from Pogo, I don’t need to go to forum to waste even more. I don’t see myself using it & from what I gather from people’s comments on here I don’t see that many people using it. I agree with Pam (#57).

Lura you do a great job with this site. I always use the trivial pursuit answers, it saves me time of having to redo the game if I don’t know all the answers.

Fall, what fall? I am in beautiful Southern Utah & it’s going to be 100 on Sunday here.

Well, hope everyone has a great weekend where ever you are!!!

Thanks Lura for noticing that editor comment. I was shocked as well.
I recall not long ago Pogo was asking players to submit their favorite fan site(for promotion?) that didn’t condone cheating of any kind. A popular site even removed certain threads and posts so they might be considered. What happened with that? Maybe they couldn’t find one to endorse so they decided to go at it alone.
But who would moderate it? Aren’t they understaffed?
If you have ever been in a room where there is amazing mini judging going on you’ll notice all the ass-kissing going on. If their forum is going to be a giant gush advertisement for their site they can keep it.
Besides they do twitter and the facebook thing what else do they need?

So instead of upgrading and fixing the games that need fixing, EA’s Pogo division will be making a message board instead?

IT’S A TRAP! EA’s Pogo division knows it can’t ban all the spammers, racists, cyberers, griefers, cheaters, hackers, flamers, trolls, kids, attention whores, and general malcontents through chat informants alone. Once this is implemented, anyone who steps out of line with EA’s policies will be IP banned or even worse, sent to Nanny Netiquette’s personal dungeon for punishment, discipline, and reeducation into a good little Pogo pod person!

Pretty sneaky of them if they are going to build it. I guess anything’s better than making updates to their games to them.

Hey all! Great discussion going here…but Im actually looking for help with a game lol. I have never played Word Riot and have recently downloaded the trial version, but dont have a clue as to how to give clues. I know that sounds funny but Im looking to see if anyone here can help me with clue formation. Thanks in advance. Great job with the site as always Lura!

I am not sure what I think Pogo Forums would be like. Guess it will be more of a try it and see sort of thing for me. I probably would read the forums just to see if there was any more pogo knowledge I can find. Not that I really think I can find more knowledge about Pogo than right here on Badge Hungry. I tend to check out the new things that Pogo brings along, but I usually get back into my game mode and dont waste time on the extras. Forum would take time away from making rank lol

Have a great weekend yall!

Im not to sure if Pogo adding a forum is such a great idea…. yes it kinda would be nice if people would use it for help on games and such, BUT everyone sees that stuff that does go on in chat and such i often wonder would it be used for the wrong reasons….. Alot of ppl help and offer hints and tips thru chat thru the games so why fix something that isnt broke sorta speak…Personally myself I am not too sure if I would even bother with using or even looking at the forum at all…….. But then again Pogo will do what they want and because we all enjoy the site so much we all have to deal with it……..

Having gone to a few video game forums (mostly for console games) I have noticed a trend… someone asks a question that is relevant to a game and then someone comes in and has a comment of something to the effect of “your stupid” then someone posts something irrelevant that doesn’t answer the question. Doubt pogo has the time to moderate this anyways and if they are going to hire someone I would rather they hire someone to add more ranks to games or solve some glitches that people complain about in the games they already have.

I would have to agree with you tcfox, this forum thing is just more gibberish for pogo just like the guestbook thing you mentioned. and that boardwalk seaball game that is just a little bit out of the park. i also think their time could be better well spent on fixig some of the game problems and such that goes wrong from time to time.

Hi Lure and Everyone!

Hope e1 has a great weekend and good luck on your entry into the pass contest!

As for the question of Pogo Forums, I would say it is another layer that Pogo is looking to include to their site that will require time and effort to keep running smoothly, and I therefore wonder if it will not take away from areas such as the quality of gaming they provide us with, but also customer support (which we know could use some improvement, wink wink) to research and development to try and stay fresh in the highly competitive online gaming community. (I suggest creating new in-game badge challenges for the games they have, or keep turning out new games to keep people challenged and entertained). And that’s all I got to say about that! Lol.

Thanks Pogo!

I really believe that a forum will add much ,more to Pogo, it will be a place where pogo-nuts lie me can go and leaves important messages concerning certain games and also go and read what others are saying about games. Very good Idea Pogo

Pogo is not a social networking site. It is a awesome game site that you can relax play a game and talk to friends. If pogo wants to make changes to the site they should update some of the games. There are some great games on pogo that should have ranks and badges add. Other games should have more ranks and badges add to them. They should work more on new games and when they release a game make sure that it is works right to start with. Before adding any more new items lika a formus that should fix there problems. I think if they add formus that it would slow the site down alot for people on dial-up. Pogo does not need to make it self into a social networking site.

first, happy weekend all!
april, i’m the lady who mentioned Fenyon…thanks for the info. which brings me to my alternative suggestions for pogo (other than the ever-present #1 advice about fixing their games before and after release). i’d like them to extend the mall so that all items, past and present, are available. they should think of the extra money spent on gems! new ppl come in and see things that can’t be purchased. i see goodies, etc. that are appropriate for this time of year and even with their current “all your favorites are back” promo, i’ve scoured the pages to no avail. no football, no bushel of apples–but all those same ratty ole summer tops are there. this from me, a woman who’s previous incarnation in ’05 of an s/n would not “play w/ paper dolls”! which brings me to: i shop the mall and buy many things @ a time, so i’d like to have more than 3 pages of snapshots before i have to delete some. i get the idea for a “put-together”, complete w/ caption, but i may forget before i use up the snaps i have.
and oh, yes — a “blank book” of weekly badges available for purchase, so that those of us so very eager to have more personals done could do so.
ohh, if pogo would only follow we followers of Lura’s site, how content we would be, lol ;)

Hello everyone!

The Pogo forum idea does sound pretty cool, especially to view a vast variety of topics by other Pogo members. But I’ll be limiting my time on it when it comes around, ’cause I don’t really have too high hopes of it. But if it does work out well, then Pogo better get their act together. They’ve made enough mistakes recently.

~DJ91994

Pogo is a game site, I come to play games. If I want I can chat, if I dont like ads I can pay to be a clubmember (badges – an added bonus lol). Pogo should spend time developing games and fixing current issues with games. Why do they want to be “a jack of all trades” when they should strive to be a “MASTER OF GAMES” I just love this site Lara TY so much for the time and energy you put into it

hello all
as for pogo making a forum i don’t know abut that.they have soo much work in making games,fixing games,handling cumstomer complaints/wants etc. where would they find the time?I thik they should just leave it.there are plenty of pogo fan forums out there already.
but unless it is managed well,informative,easier to contact pogo,and maybe some contest like play a game that requires this or that and win things from pogo.(gems,downloads,month passes etc)
I also am with the majority I come to pogo to play games.there is chat in the games.

and I also respectfully decline entry as I have won a couple years of pogo.

I think pogo should take a poll and see if us members want a pogo forum or not but you kanow they won’t and will do what they want to do any way

if pogo does a forum that is like the one at big fish then i think it is not going to be useful as lura already gives us the tips and answers to our pogo questions i wnjoy coming here to get all the info i need for pogo its beats the others hands down

I think it would be a good idea for someone to post the Pogo Mini Golf holes that you can get a double-eagle

Just read all of the above (LOL) am wondering if Pogo plans on including a personal ads link on the forum page – what a thought (shudders)..ok, its Friday my brain is dead…have a great weekend all!

I like the idea of chat forums. It will certainly give an outlet to those who want to complain or offer help!

Thanks for a great site!

Really not sure about the chat forum that pogo is thinking of adding, if they do will check it out..but Lura your site here is the one I check out everyday. To me Pogo is the game site and if I what to know anything I just come here if its to ask a question or look up on the many other subjects that you have made so easy for us to access. and the people here are just terrific and so help full. Have a great weekend all.

My understanding of a forum is that messages are not moderated until after they have been posted. After they have been posted they can be removed by a moderator if deemed inappropriate. If this is the case then all hell is going to break out. You will have people making up new s/ns and just posting things to inflame the masses. And you know that some will have to respond rather than ignore. I hope they change their mind and just forget about it.
And I agree with the majority that they should fix some of the current problems before they create a new one.
Does anyone use the guestbook feature? I have 2 messages, both from Pogo :) And I have left zero messages for others.
Now for the important things….the weather in south Texas has been great this week. We actually got some rain and the temps dropped from the 90s down to the 50s 60s. It felt great to be able to let some fresh air in. It did start to get warmer again today, but hopefully not as bad as it has been this year.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

I dont think Pogo should become a social networking site, there are enough of those already on the web.

The only way a chat forum would be any good would be if Pogo paid attention to any issues that were brought up in the forum but I personally dont believe that Pogo will be monitoring the site for feedback.

Pogo seems to have forgotten that it is a game site. I know they think they are making improvements but maybe they should take some surveys before they make changes to see how the players feel as a whole. They are spending their time trying to make the site a social networking site when they should be putting in more effort to add more games.

Just my opinion.

I dont think Pogo should add forums, I enjoy coming hear to find info on games and besides they have their chat areas at each game for people to use.

Happy Weekend Everyone :)

My FIRST question:

WHAT IS THE POINT TO ADDING A FORUM? Is it for more “Social Networking? PFFTTTTT!

Fighting and hard feelings…CONSTANT complaining….That’s what I see happening if Pogo goes ahead with this idea and adds a full-fledged Forum like Slingo or BigSea Games has right now.

MAINLY, because I don’t think it would function like it SHOULD—–INDEPENDANTLY and for the PLAYERS. Right now, there are too many Players that are unhappy because of the lack of Customer Service/Support and the Forum would be filled with complaints!

Besides the first questions I raised…here’s some more, lol

WHO SETS THE CONTENT, WHO’S ALLOWED TO BROACH NEW SUBJECTS AND WHAT WILL POGO “ALLOW” US TO SAY??

Censorship?? WILL THERE BE ALOT?? Who will monitor this Forum? Who’s gonna be running it?

Hhhmmmm, a bit to think about, huh?

Do the Players need it? I don’t think so…not what I believe Pogo’s opinion of a Forum will be….but that’s just my opinion. I’ve been a member of several Game Forums that DO funtion properly and when that happens, it’s a good thing. Somehow, I just don’t see “A Game Forum” and Pogo- together- in one thought. ROFL

If the idea of a Pogo Forum was a way to GET IN TOUCH WITH CUSTOMER SUPPORT QUICKER, AND GET ANSWERS THAT MAKE SENSE-FASTER– THEN I’M ALL FOR IT!! ROFL (giggle, giggle) Then again, I can’t see CS doing two things at once…no, make that three things….no, four things, noooo, five things…..LOL

On another subject….Has anyone else read about the Flash Arcade Pogo is working on?? I read about it on the UK site, in the Letters to the Editor.

A player wrote in asking if they could make a Snooker game and THIS was Ed’s response:

“But even if I can’t promise a snooker game in the near future, there is some good news to share with you!

The exciting news is that we’re currently working on Flash Arcade, which will be home to a collection of new games for those seeking a quick gaming fix. These games will be made in Flash (rather than Java), which basically means we can add a lot of new games quickly! This will give us a lot more options in deciding what additional games we’d like for UK.

Pogo News will of course have full details of the Flash Arcade’s release, but in the meantime we’d love to hear from other readers! What sort of games would you like to see on the site? What don’t we currently have that we should have? I think snooker is a great starting point, but I’d also like to add a darts game to the wishlist as well, if I may!” …… BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

Sounds like this is another “soon” project, huh? ROFL Kinda like the “Forum”….YIKES Aren’t they doing a bit too much at once here? Anyway, do you know anything about this Project, Lura?? I don’t remember seeing anything here…did you post info? This Flash Arcade Project isn’t old news…at least I didn’t get that impression. It was a very recent Letter. Has me wondering where they’re gonna put it?? Is it gonna be part of Pogo the site? Or will it be totally seperate?

Let me know the “skinny” if you have it, Lura, k?

Oh goodness!! I’ve written a book here, lol Sorry! I’m outta here….

Love your site, YESSIREEE!!

(((Hugs to All)))

Kat F.

P.S. I forgot something–as usual.

What Java Version (Update Version) does everyone use? i.e. Update 12, 13, 14, 15, or the Newest Java Update 16?

I can’t figure out which one works the best for me….help?? Please?

and btw big fish games isnt the best game site pogo is duh lol sorry I clicked your link and those words popped up

FORUM = Failed Oral Redundancy Under Management (Pogo in this case) is doomed to fail unless “they” invest a huge amount of resorces to moderate the 500k+ potential comments per day. I do NOT like forums in general as they tend to degrade into demoralizing flame sessions with children trying to out-do each other. The solution is to have an huge amount of manpower dedicated to moderation which in short is sensorship; better to just not open that can of worms IMO. Anyway, shot answer is no I will not be using pogo forums if they come to be.

Lura, thought I would mention that the “bingo” nite on the UK side no longer exists – unless I am missing something; I am not getting the 6k tokens in any case, and have not since they started the “game of the month” back in .. hmm july?.. FYI.

Any word on the Special Edition badge … as in change to the requirements? 3 spiders 5x in one day is not going to happen … I have been playing spooky slots kinda steady to get the rank badge, I am rank 9 as of this post and to date have not hit 3 spiders 1x let alone 5x in one day.

Have a good weekend all

I have been skimming theseposts about the pogo forum of and on all evening….someone mentioned something to the effect that it was turning into something more than a game site, i thing it is as well. i only jusy renewed my membership not long ago and it makes me wonder what they are doing with all the good money that we as the patrons of pogo pay out every year for membership. seems like they would rather spend it in such nonsensical things like forums and games that people might never play but once or twice or maybe just when they put badges for them just to get people to play them. i truely think that this forum thing will be just a fad idea for pogo……………..think i would prefer to use the pogo guestbook rather than a forum.

was refered to this site through a pogo game and i am glad i checked it out, EXCELLENT site keep up the great work.

i go into slingo fourums and i would go into pogo fourms .i think it is a great idear .i have met people in pogo and i go to see one who is just like a daughter to me.and a friend and her came to my house about 4 years ago love them both and their husbands .great people

i might check it out…. It cant be as bad as the waste of time putting together the guestbook thingy LOL

I am nearly done with the golf sol badge!!!
Taking way to long LOL

Nice article Lura :) I think I spend more time at BSG (even with all the glitches) than at Pogo anymore. Reminds me more of what Pogo used to be. More about the games less about the bling.

Well if pogo is going to start up a chat forum (which that what pogo is calling it) I more then likely will not be interested in it. I go there to play games, and I do meet a good deal of people in game rooms that will chat there and are willing to help if you need it. ( Or a least tell others how to get the job done quicker or for newbies to help them out. ) As for my opinon and its only mine, I can chat in game rooms and vent, give help and accept help, listening to others complain about getting badges that are too hard or too easy, ect. To me , playing games on pogo is a chat forum at times. I dont have the time to take and go somewhere to listen to all the above in another forum. Besides I think it will not work out because most people dont get answers emailing pogo why would they listen on a forum? It would end up as a shouting match for people who get mad at others or at pogo.
Just my opinon.

The idea of chat forums or any type of forums on pogo does inot/i interest me whatsoever. I come to pogo to play games, not post on forums. I rarely chat during gameplay but, on the circumstances that it does transpire, the pogo chat room suffices quite fine. If individuals ever had questions during games, its easier for them to ask right then and there. Helpful players may lend assistance. I dont need yet another distraction on the Internet itinerary. So, whatever shape this chat forum will take, I have no necessity for participation.

Addiitionally, I would find the concept to be a wee bit tedious for pogo to moderate. As we know, forums are clad full of spam, flames, insults, colorful language, et al. Will pogo really want to devote a team members time to sort through that muck? Pogo is supposed to be a family-oriented venue, so whoever must moderate the forum will be putting in a lot of overtime.

This idea is terrible, it’ll turn pogo into myspace and now they’ll have more areas for the spammers to spam. And not to mention they won’t have pogo unreleased info like my site (click ban to see it.)

Hey all:

I come to this site all the time and I am finally moved to give you my two bits of nonsense. In my humble opinion, ….. Lura you are becoming a huge threat to Pogo. This site is growing by leaps and bounds and don’t think that Pogo doesn’t know about it. They know everything. I find it interesting that we have your site to come and share information and tips and now Pogo wants to do a forum. HMMMMMM !!!!! I also agree that they are getting off track and should just stick with their games. When you have too many buns in the oven, things don’t come out they way they should. Pogo stick to your games please. Thanks Lura for this great site.

Personally, I wouldn’t touch the forums unless there was specific information that was given there. I am a member of a bunch of Pogo fan sites and I enjoy them much more than if Pogo started anything themselves. I realize that they want to do this in response due to the increase of fan sites that give out information that they wouldn’t. They, EA, should stay out of the forum business and leave it to those that want to run one.

My bet is that they want to run the fan sites out of business and make sure that they have more control over their members, but the moment something goes wrong with Pogo, the site will be flooded with complaints (I sometimes have had problems with the game apps on facebook and whenever there is a problem, the forums get over run with people who are going nuts at the time; its really interesting to see how nuts people are about a game not loading, etc.).

If anything, I would go there with technical problems or to read about anything new upcoming on Pogo.

Since i won in the last drawing, please dont put my name in for this drawing.

I wont visit the forums, i dont even chat. to many people are very rude and nasty and i chose to stay away from that. i remember when Pogo first started and it was very pleasent but to much any more. i go to play games.

I think the forum is a good idea for those who wish to participate, I for one wont be,but some people feel the need to be heard; whether it does them any good or not, so let them have their say … we’ve all signed the pogo petitions at some point or another and we see how much good that did us, but it did feel good to at least voice how we felt.

I have never posted to this site before but I read all the blogs and find them very informative. Thank You Lura for the badge tracker and also for the new game ranks and badges. I appreciate all the help at this site and have no need of a forum in pogo

I do not think that pogo is capable of creating and holding on to a forum. I wouldn’t be interested in one even if they did produce one.

I would like to enter my name in for the drawing.

I really thank everyone for sharing all the help on game tips. You all are good people really trying to help those of us that need it.
Thank You

The bulletin board of yore
Is gone with the wind they swore
Must’ve been attached to, carried and dropped off in pogo’s backyard by an Unidentified Flying Balloon from Poppit!

Someone from Pogo’s R&D or QC or whatever needs to hop on Ali Baba’s Magic Carpet and take a ride over to THIS site for a quick tutorial on how things are done/run!

Lura, thank you for your site…you are AWESOME!

Re: Pogo’s idea of a forum………hope not. The current in-game chat and mail features are more than enough for connecting with fellow pogo gamers. Guestbook was not a success or a member requested addition…why compound it with more time and effort spent on another bad idea? The Facebook-type applications are so stale and passe at this point, as well. Pogo excels at great GAMES. The graphics and way the games run keep me coming back to pogo, and the minis and the BADGES (sigh). Yes, I must admit I’ve found myself checking out the other game sites the last few months, as Pogo’s misguided path is becoming clearer. Additionally, I read a while back that EA was cutting staff due to economy, so why would they want to create new areas (additional workload) for the already strapped remaining staff? Here’s hoping Pogo smartens up and concentrates on their core Mission…..creating, maintaining and updating the great games that give us so much pleasure and happiness.

I am not yet sure whether I would participate in the chat forum in Pogo if they do end up getting it. I mean I would most likely check it out when it first comes out/if it does just like I would any new game that comes to Pogo! I am really not big on chatting anyway – I am a big time 100% badge ho lol!!!!!! I do chat with people at times but my main focus on Pogo is to play games and win badges. I would hate to see the chat forum slow down the website but I also think that maybe it would be to some peoples advantage to have it since alot of venting does occur in some game rooms and we all know what I am talking about lol!!!!!!!

Dan13: Sorry about the mix-up on the bingo promo :(

I had some bad luck with another promo this week. The US promo for the “Tips with Tokens Wednesdays” starts Tuesday night at 5pm pst and ends on Wednesday at 5pm pst; I learned that the hard way (tried it at about 9pm, which is 6pm pst…too late) :(
It seems to me like they should leave it on from 12m on tues. to 12m on wed. It makes it really confusing for those who typically only play at nights; I have a lot of friends who only come on after 8pm (5pm pst).

ditto monica

I have to agree with those who say they come to pogo to play and chat with friends. Friendly chat with other players can get ugly in a quick hurry.

oh i forgot to ask in my last post.
has anyone ordered gems with amoney order before?i usually jut ordered with my card but things have been rough my card is maxed and over limit. so i had to click the other options.and it has been a week and i don’t see my gems added.i thought about a prepaid card but keep forgettig and don’t know if that will work.and i don’t have a bank account ugh.thankfully i don’t have to worry about pogo for some years lol.i i don’t think they are going to be added before that 10th anniversary badge expires thats the main reason i bought them,going to be real stingy with them this time wait for sales,and get the limited ones first.hope someone knows if it takes forever.i really don’t know anyone on pogo or anywhere truely well to ask if i could have sent the money order to them and then they use their card and put the money on their card that i sent.and it cost a bit to track it down and see if it was cashed $5 is a little much just to track something i think.anyway have a good weekend all.

I do not think forums are necessary for Pogo to have. I think there is all ready enough ways to chat to people if you so choose. You can chat in a game room, you can have private conversations, you can send emails to one another. I agree that Pogo should spend time on the games, that is what a majority of us are here for. Have a great weekend.

I am not sure if I would use a pogo forum. I might if it is to find answers to pogo problems, however I usually find my answer here. This is a great site and I check it every day. Have a great weekend.

Forums on POGO, Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm IMHO will be a mass means of saying whatever ya want., spamming, and just plain bs. POGO doesnt police themselves enough to run a forum. If they go ahead with it they should open up a new window for it and not attach it directly tp pogo website.
Just my 1.5 cents worth

well, my immediate reaction to a forum was “why?’. I have so much anxiety about going to their “help” people, even when they have live chat. I have never rec’vd a straight answer to a single question. My favorite reply form a live chat worker was “a technician will get back to you shortly”. Are ya kidding, it has been 3 months and counting, and “shortly” has never come. Another time, i complained that my jigsaw detective accumulator was stuck on 27 cases won, and I had gone 5 past this. They “fixed” it 4 months later, not taking into account that 4 more case had been won. They set it to the totals I had given them , which 4 months later were no longer valid. There is a trust factor here. I really want to trust them to fix glitches, I really want to trust them to get back to me “shortly”, I really want them to handle spammers. But, to give my complaints to the hand that feeds me my games and is unresponsive when I have problems…hmmm. And. like others I certainly don’t want to use a forum for complaining. I like to come to BH with happy people, willing to help others and share opinions and advice on gaming.

As to “guestbook”, think it is useless and pointless. I too would like more pages for my snazzy snapshots. We pay for all these nice mini outfits and I like to fix em up with cute accessories and backgrounds. I would like to pick from many more as my mood dictates.

One thing i have suggested many times, and did again recently, is a comments area on the “friends page”, where we could put a few notes like “good canasta player, sense of humor” or “lives in St. louis, right near my sister”, etc. It would sure help me as I proceed thru 7 years of friends and wonder why some of the names are on my list…and when and where i met em.

The more I come to BH, the more I enjoy it. Again, thanks Lura for all the hard work, organization, interesting observations, and eternal optimism.

My first thought about a forum is “bad idea”. I can see a lot of opportunity for troublemakers. If it would be a place for solutions from Pogo, since I don’t usually get much help from their Help, that would be nice. But I can’t imagine it being useful or informative. I come to this site for that. I go to Pogo to play games. I don’t think I would want to spend much time on their Forum.

I agree with most others that a POGO forum is a bad idea and that they have other issues that need to be addressed quicker,The one and only bright spot I could possibly see is that all the people who are Drama seekers and attention lovers would all have one place to congregate and see who could win the award for biggest whiners,and who is most ignorant and leave the rest of and i am glad to say the majority of wonderful POGONIANS alone to have mature,pleasant, conversations that leave a bright spot in a day! Btw i have to say that I am brand new to this site and am so impressed with it and all the ppl who post here.
The weather is turnin chilly in Oklahoma as well and am looking ofrward to the upcoming haunting season! Happy Fall to All!! ^+^
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Hi all,hope you are all well.thanks again to lura for this site.
As for a “forum” content on pogo,please leave me out ! isnt there way too much already out there.I come here to RELAX ,play games,meet different people.Thats way enough for me – i dont facebook,twitter,myspace whatever. I believe pogo is here for games – thats what we pay our subscription for ! maybe they should spend our money concentrating on that.maybe then they could allow non us/canada/uk members to buy gems,play scrabble etc,which we cant do!!But they are happy enough accepting our subscription money!!
As for those of you not looking forward to fall,i’ll swap you my spring for your fall anyday! i remember my fall in usa very fondly,lots of lovely scenery,nice friendly people and great food! enjoy!!

I think POGO should just keep their minds and time on the games and the glitches that happen every time they add a new game. I do not think I would want to participate in their forums…YOU CAN NOT BEAT THIS AWESOME SITE YOU’VE GOT SET UP LURA!!!!! I think it’d be fruitless for them to even be playing with the idea!
And that is……MY OPINION Have a funky day everyone !!!

Hello everyone this is the 1st time i am writting on here,(sorry) but i must say that i don’t like the idea of pogo’s with the chat forum.. geeshh if i wanted a forum i would sign up to an forum.. there are to many people in pogo already how think they have a right to say and write what they want.

Soo NOOO is my answer to the chat forum.

I hate the idea that Pogo is thinking about chat forums. WHY, WHY WHY? I can see that platform being nothing more than a place for the people who already complain in the chat windows to do it some more and I refuse to participate either way. Like many have said I want them to use the resources they have and fix what they have but when Twitter just got received a 1 billion valuation on Wall Street, they probably feel inadequate.(for the record I don’t use twitter either). I don’t know maybe it’s me but I wish Pogo would go a little retro soon and concentrate on just the game instead of all this extra BS like Minis, Forums, Guestbooks, etc. It’s a disgrace and is a reason why people I know including myself have starting migrating elsewhere. I’d rather pay MORE and get what I want.

i will not be using the forum chats either u can chat on pogo and if u dont want other people interfering then use private chat u can even have more than one other person in them so i dont see the point in having a forum
LOVE the ranks page!!! great job lura!!!

Jst wanted to say TYSVM to Dallie (#164) and nephthys (#174) for the very helpful clues, pointers, hints and everything else associated with Word Riot Deluxe!!! I appreciate your help more than you will know!!!

Here’s a case in point Lura for why people USE your site so much. In the middle of a contest 2 very kind people took time out to answer my question…can’t thank them enough and YOU for providing the outlet. YOU and EVERYONE who visits here are the very BEST in my book!!! Thank you again!!!

Jeannie #180 well said…sounds about right.

Hi again all–

I too have a huge thank you to Monica (#48) for helping me with squelchies..wow, I did what you said and it worked! I had been playing on easy and the blowfish never came up when you hit new game..ty ty!

I like this site, lots of opinions and nobody gets ugly..makes me so nervous if there are confrontations…I’ve taken what my mother used to say to me to heart, “Now everybody play nice”…lol.

Have a good and safe weekend..

Holy Moly, I click on my first ‘gaming’ stop in the morning and see 198 posts on the weekend thread already? Lura, your terrific site is surely growing. It’s like the old days in Hollywood, everyone who is anyone comes here to get the scoop, LOL.

As for forums at POGO, I’m not interested in them, though it won’t affect my playing experience there. Like some others, I go to POGO and Big Sea to relax and enjoy myself, not to spend more time chatting away. My family has a website where we post news and pics that I like to keep up with and I have a message board I’ve been posting on for 10 years with the same group of people. Plus I have a small group of 5 cyberfriends who ‘chat’ in email every single day. With all that and real life friends, that’s enough chatting for me. :)

Hi and Happy Weekend from the hot and humid swamps and bayous of Louisiana!

sweetlove: I have never used a money order for gems but I have used my checking account (pogo processess the payment thru another party). The site stated that it would take 7-10 business days. Although the money was deducted immediately from my bank account thru electronic funds the company still waited 8 days to give me credit.

The payment method my hubby and I use is pre-paid American Express Gift cards and we have found if you purchase from CVS Pharmacy it is instantly activated. We have purchased many different types of gift cards from many different stores and some places have a 24 to 48 hr. waiting period before activating (This is the stores policy not the gift card company). That is why I was specific in what type gift card and where we purchase.

Hope this helps you!

As far as pogo forums, I can see disater in the making LOL

And Lura awesome job and as always awesome site! Please don’t enter me in drawing as I won several times in Subway contest.

Hi Lura,

I do not wish to be entered in the contest. (Thank you anyway)

Personally I think Pogo should put all their time and energy in keeping the games up and running. Recently I was in a room where people got very mean to one another. More than half the room tried to report the abusers and they got booted from the room because Pogo could not handle the volumn. How will they handle a forum?

Have a wonderful everyone.

HAPPY SATURDAY FROM A RAINY KENTUCKY- USA,

Could NOT keep my fingers away from the keyboard….tried to, but couldn’t!

RE: zeetrue–Post#149: OMGosh!! I so agree with what you said—Lura & BH becoming a threat to Pogo and that they KNOW IT!!

Lura, it’s true!! BadgeHungry IS DEFINITELY A BIG THREAT and it’s growing bigger EVERY DAY! :) YOU SO ROCK!!

Think about it for a sec? You provide/give us: Free Token Links, In-depth Breaking News on anything Pogo, Up to Date Info on the Current and Coming New Games, ANNNDDDD, NOWWWW, you’ve given us a Ranks & Badges Page for alot of the Games. PLUS, you allow and ENCOURAGE, Feedback and Communications TO and FROM the players….I could go on and on about what BadgeHungry provides– that Pogo doesn’t!

Continuing on…Where did Pogo’s Promotions Page go? I can’t find it half the time and when I do, it’s laughable compared to BH’s!! It’s like Pogo doesn’t WANT us to get the tokies, ya know? All I can find now is the SHARE Page…and guess who they want us to SHARE with?? Can we say Facebook, MySpace? haha

AND NOW? NOW? Pogo has started the TOKEN TIPS thingy?? HHMMM….isn’t that your next project?? I KNOW we sent in Tips for a whole weekend so you could add to your “already-in-the-works” TIPS PAGE!!! (Can’t wait for that!)

HO, HUMMMM….HERE comes the idea of a Pogo Forum?? Now? Geeee, wonder where they got that idea? :)

I do have to think you’ve got Pogo running scared!

WTG, I say, lol

Keep up the good work because we all LOVE you and BadgeHungry!

This, my friends, IS, MY OPINION! :)

Hope you have a great Saturday and Sunday, Lura. Everyone.

‘Til next Weekend Thread, see ya!

((Hugs to All))

Kat F.

Hello Pogo Lovers. I think forums could go both ways. Forums for each game that would include how to make the most of that games feature and hints would be helpful. As for anything else, I can see Pogo leagues and other groups using the forums for their own personal stomping ground. Some of the leagues aren’t as welcoming as others. I’m sure we’ve all come across the league that’s asked us to be quiet and such while they conduct their business. I hope Pogo doesn’t spend the majority of their time on adding more ways to chat. I’d prefer Pogo to spend more time on games, mini items and prizes. How does everyone feel about the new non-members page? If they had that before you were a member, would you be a club member today? Thanks for listening (reading). Theresa : )

Catania1966 post 183 this waas in the letter to the editors on the UK side.

I read the News section, and was so glad to see more than a “standard” answer about using Gems outside the UK.

I’d written in a few times myself and, as I’m sure you’re aware, got standard answers back. I’m from Holland and really love to play on Pogo. Hearing that Germany, France and England have got full use of Gems, I’m surely going to want them want too!

Not just for the Mini items, which I’d love, because the ones with Gems are so beautiful), but also for badge albums, which are impossible for me to get right now. I love challenges, and hope soon to get full acces to Gems!

Keep up the good work, congrats and thank you for also making an effort for us. Glad to know no matter where we are from, we do count too!

Regards

Ursula

Hi Ursula

Thanks for writing in! In an ideal world, everyone would have exactly the same features on Pogo, no matter where they were in the world, but unfortunately that’s much easier said than done!

Still, I have some fantastic news for you! Following some excellent work by our International Producers, Legal and Finance folks, we’re now able to offer Gems in a number of other countries – including Holland!

Here’s the full list of countries in which players can purchase Pogo Gems: Australia, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, New Zealand, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Italy, Norway and Switzerland.

You heard it here first! Look out for a full announcement in Pogo News very soon.

Accually this is only a couple hundred posts to 1.5 million subscribers who really knows what the masses really think shrug just because you disagree or agree doesnt mean its a bad idea

Lura/all, I’ve already posted that I don’t believe Pogo should add a forum to their site. As this is open thread, I would just like to ask that any one with knowledge help Janice,post #194, & myself in getting the Phlinx badge where you have to drop 250 groups of five in 2 hours. Most I have done is 189, am playing on hard level, feel sure someone here has the answer for us. I read this site daily before going to Pogo and am slowly going up both in ranks/tokens/badges. Many,many thanks to Lura for this site!!

Personally I DO NOT like the idea of a Pogo forum. There are so many forums out there already and Pogo I’m sure would have many many rules. I visit forums to get hints for games and discuss all types of stuff that has to do with Pogo, a lot of which I’m sure Pogo would not allow. Just the chat filter alone is enough to drive me nuts. I mean you can’t type ha ha in someones guest book or not type many innocent words on your mini. I would imagine there forum would be the same. Seems like a forum owned by Pogo would be boring first, not have the info I was looking for 2nd and third of all I think It would just turn into a pile of complaints. The pine cone passing police would probably try to run it anyway LMAO

I just noticed you included all the recipes for each rank on the Crazy Cakes rank page! Bravo to you as this is one game I hate but have always been curious about the recipes. Thanks again ;)
I also saw the ad on the bottom for ‘Belly Fat Diet Recipe’ LOL

To Vibirdlady on Phlinx #217-Play on EASY. I tried playing on hard also
and got more tokens but not 250 drops of 5. Try checking timer. I have found some games timers run fast. Took me 6 times to get it. This was a tough one for me but I got it. Work as fast as you can–you will get it!!Good Luck!! Maybe someone else has a better idea.

I say NO to pogo forum!!!! Love it here-great job Lura

I haven’t had time to read everyone’s comments yet however I couldn’t hold back. Pogo has to many pokers in the fire. Why in heavens name would they now want to add chat forums?? Pogo please stick with fixing the evergrowing number of glitches with the games and if your really running out of things to do look at redoing the help section of the site. Leave the chat forums out of pogo and stick with the games! There are several chat forums floating around, this being the absolute best and the leader of the pack.

As to the phlinx game, here is the way i did it, on my second try after analyzing where I could cut some time. Have the game up and running and minimize it to tool bar, then loaded challenge, I used easy, and (lol, dont laugh, this worked)….I saw that i was wasting precious time on the jp spin and loading of new game…so i played 3/4 of games..in other words only 3 of the 4 quarters, then hit “new game”. The scores accumulated faster, but i probably missed out on a great jp spin..Anyway, finished with time to spare. Hope some of these hints are helpful.

Lura, I was so excited that i was nearing rank 30 on Crossword Cove
till I went to your quite handy ranks site. I believe in not blaming the messenger, so you are exempt. But, I was dismayed by the number of puzzles needed to get to ranks 40 and 50. I realized I will be doing this daily forever and a day. Then, I fully understood the task you and your helpers are doing, and wanted to pause and thank you for all your help.
So, kudos to you all and thank you for all you do !!!!

Pat (229)–thanks for the great Phlinx tip……that sounds like it would work great!—will definitely try it……..
Carolyn (226)—–I may have missed a post (there are so many and I have tried to read them all), but I dont see how that tip will work for the 250 of 5 or more……..
BTW, I have counted as I worked on this badge and made groups of 5 but Pogo only counts them if they are more than 5…..

i think pogo needs something like yahoo messenger not a forum.

But a Forum would be nice if every post gives you 50 tokens!

ROFLOF! Pogo wants to add a *chat forum* to go along with the HUGE welcome it’s GuestBook received… heeheee. You’ve got to be kidding! I like Pogo for the games. The friends/chat is just an added MINOR bit of enjoyment. I do wish they would spend their resources on the games.

A forum may be good for some to trade tips and secrets and get some feedback/support from Pogo when there are weird outages and such, for example the other night gems disappeared, then they were back a few hours later. A message posted on a forum would have probably kept a lot of users from contacting them to find out where their gems went.

I’m not sure if it would add or distract, forums are serious work, they would need a lot of moderators to control and keep topics on topic.

I probably would not participate on a Pogo Forum, I tend to forget to check threads and then you always have someone dig up a post from a long time ago and ask a silly question just to be flamed.

I agree with the comments, I come to BH nearly every day I’m playing at Pogo, this is the best Pogo site :)

Thanks!

just a brief comment on sue’s post 225, your right about timmers running fast, ever time i play in UK site and then come out my computer is running fast and have to reset my clock, not sure why this is happening. Is anyone else having this problem?
Thanks so much Lura, what a fine job your are doing, wonderful site

No I would not participate in a forum.

i posted earlier this weekend to pogo not having forums. i decided to check out another game site that my teens play and i also joined to play a word game i enjoy. i like having an avitar to dress and play with lol me and my barbies. well this am i checked on the forums that are run there. now iam a novice to forums so not sure if its great or horrid, just liked a few things that i thought if pogo had a forum would b nice to see. like watching movie trailers and getting free avitar items. answering silly quizzes and getting their version of tokens. i thought that was the coolest. i would love to see pogo add something like that, then i would check it out. as far as chat well cant say i didnt take the time to look because iam not into chatting with teens lol got enough of that at home. now i probally would not chat on a pogo chat forum either i enjoy the rooms and the peeps i might see there and meet.
now i also wanted to add in about the guest book feature. no i did not think it was all that interesting until i got my first entry. i was elated. then i used it for my friends to send speacil get wells and happy birthdays. the best thing that happened was that a speacil friend of mine who i had a falling out with years ago got back to chatting and being friends because of that guestbook. she never my new screename and so i was blocked from being able to catch her playing so we can chat and fix things. so i sent a message thru the guestbook. lo and behold she answered and here we are pogo buddies again. i have also used the feature in rooms wheres theres\ is no chat and i want to ask a player a question. i see nothing wrong with it. pogo did great by it.
now i want to answer cindy (234) i agree i been reading the messages here for a few weeks now. there is alot of pogo bashing but and this is a big but theres also alot of pogo love. as i was always taught i cannot have everything my way even tho i believe iam entitled because iam me. lol yes pogo screws up its a game site yes they make descions we dont agree with. yes they dont always listen to us the player the ones who keep their wallets fat. i have not personally been to many places where any one has listened to my ideas or complaints lol for example restauraunts stores and so on. HERE iIS THE KICKER LURA LISTENS SHE FEELS FOR US, SHE ALLOWS US TO VENT TO BASH TO GIVE BIG SHOUT OUTS TO POGO FOR GOOD AND BAD. yes there are cheat tips so what do not use them. free tokens grab em their free. message board use it to say what u need in moderation. lol cindy i loved your message i may agree with some points but not all. i truly hope u would come back to us we need folks to keep lura busy. lol
now with that i send all BH folks hugs and a great day. its the end of the weekend so sad lol off to pogo to play poof till next friday all

I don’t think a pogo forum is really necessary. Whenever I have a question I can usually get it answered by someone in the game rooms, pogo help or badgeaddicts (btw: I LOVE this site). I doubt I’d ever look at their forums.

I think a forum would be benificial to many especially to advise others about this great info site and such promos like the subway scrabble game that can save many some money on getting free pogo membership passes, of which pogo fails to mention except some references in “Letter to the Editor” thank you much Lura for condening those codes and keeping this site updated, I and my family have won so far 51 of the 3 mo. passes and gives us all some free time saving 40.00 a yr thanks to you.

I dunno, the more I think about it, the more I really dislike the idea. Ultimately I don’t think they will be ‘productive’. In fact, I see all sorts of mud slinging, accusations, and name calling. Not my cup of tea….

I do not like the idea of a pogo forum at all. I wish they’d stick with developing games – lauch them with no glitches – ( I know, in my dreams) and avoid forums totally. We can chat on Twitter or Facebook and don’t need yet another social network.

I don’t use the Guestbook, so I doubt if I would use a
forums on Pogo. I go to play games and get badges.
So, I do not care one way or the other.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion about it though.
It does look like the nays are ahead of the ayes on this topic.

I posted probably about 200 comments ago and have both been surprised and learned quite a bit on this thread.

First of all, I am one of the non-chatters for a variety of reasons that range from high drama, language, uncomfortable topics etc. I know my options and I use them. I have been surprised to see the number of people who also choose not to chat. These are all reasons why I think it would be problematic for Pogo to run a forum. As I understand it, EA has had to lay people off and it seems like a well run forum would need a lot of patient, intelligent, consistent fair mined people to keep things in order.

As always, Pogo will do things in their own time and we have the CHOICE (hopefully) as to participation. If people do participate, I am concerned about Pogo/EA using their posts against them somehow.

I must strongly agree with Lura in that she not only does all of us a great service in running this site, but Pogo benefits on every level from the existence of Badgehungry for the reasons Lura listed in an earlier post.

Lura, you do a wonderful job. There are fansites I used to go to all the time until I found Badgehungry. Now, this is best place for information about Pogo and it is has attracted a friendly, helpful community on the Weekend thread. Kudos to you Lura.

If Pogo wants their forum, good luck to them, but I’ll wait and see while I stop by here for the best most reliable info.

I think the only forum Pogo should have is one titled “I love Pogo – BUT…” I think that would be one super active forum, for sure. It would be a great place to talk about why they always send us a non-relevant auto-response to our Help questions – and only respond for real when we reply back telling them that their auto-response wasn’t relevant. It would also be the place to talk about game glitches, server problems, etc.

Other than that, I would probably not participate in any Pogo forum. I work fulltime and spend way too much time on Pogo as it is. I joined Pogo for the games and challenges and badges – not for a chat room.

I also don’t see the need for a forum in Pogo so I would probably not use it. I enjoy playing the games and chatting with people as we play.

Have a good weekend all.

I honestly don’t believe a forum is needed, and from what I read from Pogo, they don’t really think it is necessary either. The questions they asked and answered themselves, tells me that they aren’t real enthusiastic about it. But then, why should they be, we have our chats in each game, we talk with our friends and family there, and we also moan and groan when we don’t like what we see or play. So I say why bother? It would detract from the gaming of Pogo, which is what it is all about anyway. Have a great week gang and enjoy!

I do have a question and since this is the open thread and most people are “in the know” i wanted to ask here. I’ve been seeing people talking in the chat about pogo raising prices. IIRC I paid about $30 for a 1 year sub. The way they are talking it’s going up to $40 for a year. Does anyone know if this is true? Thanks in advance!!

I am new here. A person I was chatting with told me about this blog and I am so very glad to have found it. Lura your site is awesome. Thank you. The people who participate in it are great and I, for one, appreciate the tips they give on the games. They have helped me quite a few times. I used to go to “Badge Addicts” once a week or more but now I just come here to “badge hungry”.

It is beyond me why Pogo would want to have a “chat forum”. One can already chat on the games if they want to do that. Maybe though, there are some lonely people out there that would appreciate the “chat forum” although I don’t really know how the forum would work. As for me I doubt I would use it as sometimes chatting in the “game rooms” is quite enough for me.

Have a great weekend and an even better coming week.

I come here everyday to read all the good people here that express themselves, give out tips and helps others. I never before went anywhere but once a week, but here feels like family, I find a lot of you on pogo playing games and that is where I found you Lura…I enjoy coming here and have told many of my friends on pogo about this place. Of course by me telling my friends others are reading also. lol
Anyway, you are right about the pogo chat forum. I agree whole heartly. Thanks to all in here for help and ideas, but mostly I thank you Lura for this place which I have learn to fall in love with from the start. YOU GO GIRL

I really don’t need a Pogo forum. I am very pleased with this one. Thank you , Lura.
Sure hope we get new ranks an Spooky slots

I don’t think I would have much use for it .

Chrissy #278 – You will find that people on Pogo start the rumor about increasing prices about every 6 months or so, even though it isn’t true.
When Pogo is going to have a price increase they will announce it in the Pogo News. I think it was $35 a year when I joined in 2004, so it’s not often that they increase prices.
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!