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zebracoy · May 9, 2008

Oh thank God!

I was looking for photos from that, uh, ...zoo?

http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/other/Beardsley-Zoo-Bridgeport-CT-3-5-08/IMG_0003.html

schiezainc · May 10, 2008

SportsPageMike said:

Hello!

My name is Michael D'Avino and I am the managing editor of SPMsportspage.com. SPM is a national online sports publication that you've never heard of with more than 130 staff members desperate job seekers covering various professional and collegiate sports all over the country where they live because they either like the team or think that by some miracle someone will give a crap about what they did when they send out a resume package to a newspaper in their area that wasn't going to hire them in the first place .

You can view our publication at: http://www.spmsportspage.com/. If that link doesn't work, try http://www.we-want-to-make-ad-money-on-the-internet-at-your-expense.com.

I know don't give a crap that this is a professional board but I wanted to see if there were any writers, students taking journalism classes or fans pathetic enough lackies that read this message board that may be interested in joining SPM working for us in a role that largely resembles slave labor. We are looking for writers and photographers saps to cover sports at various colleges, professional teams and/or minor league teams that aren't important but that are within your area. For example, we have received credentials from sports organizations ranging from the NCAA to the PGA and the NBA/WNBA. Once they found out we were a joke, however, our "staff" members weren't allowed in.

A budding journalist could enjoy the invaluable benefit of pay, but instead, we're hoping they'll settle for some real-world experience, get a chance to hone his or her skills go out of his or her way to waste their time, and possibly create a stepping stone for future employment, provided area McDonalds and Burger King chains are hiring. We do believe experience with our publication would be an excellent resume booster for any writer or photographer, but that's because we're completely fucking naive. We are publishing on a national platform (we've even had some international coverage and plan to continue that), although no one even knows we exist so working with us could very well give be a disadvantage for a student looking for a leg-up on the competition.

There would be no monetary compensation because none exists; everyone at SPM is working for the benefit of having credentials for sporting events pretending to be real journalists and to gain experience and improve their skills in an organization potential places of employment will think is one hundred percent made up. We currently publish info from both amateur and professional writers and photographers anyone. Please understand, no one is being paid at SPM - not even me, and to stress this important fact, I've mentioned it six times.

That said, we do believe we can offer an invaluable (and possibly unique) experience --yeah, that's what we'll call it--for some of you writers while you can help us to grow and increase coverage in certain geographical areas exist for six months before our teenage webmaster goes back to high school.

We currently need a writer or two in Atlanta that would like to cover the WNBA's newest team, the Atlanta Dream. But remember, we can't pay you because no one is going to give a flying fuck about coverage of the WNBA.

I thank you for wasting your time and consideration. Please e-mail me at contactus@spmsportsinc.com if you want any further information. I would be glad to answer any and all questions you may have, provided you give us your credit card, social security number and bank account info so that we can finally collect that inheritance we got from the Queen of Nigeria in an email sent to us three weeks ago.

Sincerely;
Mike D'Avino, President and Managing Editor
SPM Sports, Inc./SPMsportspage.com

and colassal douche-face
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Corrected.

BYH · May 10, 2008

That's some fucking solid work, dude. Pretty fuckin perfect.

pseudo · May 10, 2008

playthrough said:

SportsPageMike said:

There would be no monetary compensation
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But when you die, on your death bed, you will receive....total consciousness.
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So you've got that going for you, which is nice.

zebracoy · May 10, 2008

schiezainc said:

I would be glad to answer any and all questions you may have, provided you give us your credit card, social security number and bank account info so that we can finally collect that inheritance we got from the Queen of Nigeria in an email sent to us three weeks ago.
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This sealed it. Well-played.

Stitch · May 10, 2008

Instead of the real job ads that say what pro or big-time college team you could cover, I think SPM needs to highlight its roller derby section.

If you look at the blog section, you can tell by the pics of the writers that they are never-were been's. Sad, but true if they are writing just for kicks and giggles.

schiezainc · May 10, 2008

Stitch said:

Instead of the real job ads that say what pro or big-time college team you could cover, I think SPM needs to highlight its roller derby section.

If you look at the blog section, you can tell by the pics of the writers that they are never-were been's. Sad, but true if they are writing just for kicks and giggles.
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Writing for kicks and giggles isn't a bad thing. I've got a friend who was in radio for two years and did a side-gig blogging for free on one of these types of sites, later put it on a resume and got a SE job in Conn., but it's only cool if you're doing is as a side hobby or for fun. If you go into it thinking it will get you into SI, you're an idiot.

SixToe · May 10, 2008

Hey, but those 130 work hard, too.

Maybe. Sort of. At the buffet line.

Stitch · May 10, 2008

schiezainc said:

Stitch said:

Instead of the real job ads that say what pro or big-time college team you could cover, I think SPM needs to highlight its roller derby section.

If you look at the blog section, you can tell by the pics of the writers that they are never-were been's. Sad, but true if they are writing just for kicks and giggles.
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Writing for kicks and giggles isn't a bad thing. I've got a friend who was in radio for two years and did a side-gig blogging for free on one of these types of sites, later put it on a resume and got a SE job in Conn., but it's only cool if you're doing is as a side hobby or for fun. If you go into it thinking it will get you into SI, you're an idiot.
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So based on a blog, you're friend made the jump to print. I don't think any of these sites that don't pay should get credentials at all. If you don't want to try to be professional, why should teams treat you like you are.

Maybe if I signed up, I'll get that big SE job at big metro I've been eyeing. Anything to put me over the top.

BYH · May 10, 2008

schiezainc said:

Stitch said:

Instead of the real job ads that say what pro or big-time college team you could cover, I think SPM needs to highlight its roller derby section.

If you look at the blog section, you can tell by the pics of the writers that they are never-were been's. Sad, but true if they are writing just for kicks and giggles.
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Writing for kicks and giggles isn't a bad thing. I've got a friend who was in radio for two years and did a side-gig blogging for free on one of these types of sites, later put it on a resume and got a SE job in Conn., but it's only cool if you're doing is as a side hobby or for fun. If you go into it thinking it will get you into SI, you're an idiot.
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He/she MUST work at a JRC paper.

playthrough · May 10, 2008

I'm locking this because there's not much more to say.

We're not going to censor these kinds of opportunities, but "write for free here!" sites may want to take note -- this is a professional site and a lot of professionals tend to appreciate getting paid.

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