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Fantasy Surfer Update
We’ve been working hard but unfortunately, we just aren’t going to have the site live in time for the first round today. We’re really close, but with just a few hours to go we want our loyal Fantasy Surfer players to know the status. Once the site is live, we will be keeping trading open until the start of round 2, allowing for more time to build your teams.
Keep checking back with us throughout the day, it’ll be worth the wait.
Our apologies,
The FS team.
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October 11, 2010 8:08 am
I talked about a similar topic on my blog the other day. I won’t bother giving the url because then I’ll just get spam filtered out
March 8, 2010 5:10 pm
@floridiancrew
you are a shame to florida surfers. seriously.
March 5, 2010 2:22 pm
Fantasy Surfer administration are fucking incompetent fuckwads that suck at there job. Plain and simple.
March 5, 2010 11:54 am
for some reason, i couldnt even get into the system to register after the Rd1 fiasco and before the opening hooter of Rd2; so i couldnt even pick an FS Team for the Goldie, let alone save1. what is goin on?
March 3, 2010 2:31 pm
What the fuuuuuk where did my team go saved it more than once now there MIA? Anybody else out there
March 2, 2010 6:23 pm
thedrippingtap.blogspot.com is where it’s at
March 2, 2010 7:57 am
What happened to my team?
I hitted the save button and checked several times before trading closed.
Know the team is missing and trading is closed.
Would appreciate some ansewrs,
Thank you
March 2, 2010 7:28 am
FS is Shitstained balls…
March 1, 2010 6:33 pm
So, i had a women’s team picked yesterday and now it’s gone and trading is closed. Anyone else have the same thing happen.
My team was
Stephanie
Coco
Carrisa
Tyler
Curren
but now its gone.
not that big a deal since there are no prizes for women’s game, but i thought you all should know about it. I’m sure i’m not the only one this happend to.
March 1, 2010 4:55 pm
Simon. Wish I could. I have never met Kelly Slater. Just started surfing myself a couple years ago. Is there another Three to Da Beach on here?
March 1, 2010 3:00 pm
I miss all my friends online at FS, Hey SH*TBIRD STEVE, FC, FC’s Mom, UC and her 9 rolls of Duct Tape, TeamFlyingChode, 3TTB, AssMonkee, GS, Strand,
who’d I forget,
Oh Yeah;
Booty, Sluppies, Matty,
March 1, 2010 9:11 am
Anyone pickin’ a team ’round here?
damnit GS!
March 1, 2010 12:05 am
I can and have built better sties than this. It should have been ready, tested and live a month before the first event. hey ASP, SURER MAG, and surf industry insiders put out the word to lose the incompetent FS techies and go with an alternate site / technical team. Open it up for people like me to compete for the contract. This blows I was ready to put my picks in two weeks ago and then I get a day’s notice? Unacceptable.
February 28, 2010 8:34 pm
3ttb can we have a kelly story from you, please , pretty please
February 28, 2010 6:04 pm
Brian – I THINK Florida was being sarcastic. Also, if you insist on calling someone an idiot, at least know the difference between “they’re” and “their.” Just a tip.
February 28, 2010 4:31 pm
The real shame is the same freak shows that polluted this site last year with their trolling are going to puss out under new avatars/team names. I think I’ve already spotted one simply by the way this person posts/rants. This is quite a major blunder. Major historic battles have been fought and won within the same sized time frame available to get this site refresh done .
Gooey’s back! Now where’s Hazzard?
February 28, 2010 4:15 pm
Shut the fuck up !!! You fucking assholes.You think its easy being this incompetent, I had to work very hard to be this incompetent and the funny thing is I make more money than any of you guys and I still have time to surf.It is official, GS is no longer gonna take any shit this year.GS.
February 28, 2010 4:08 pm
Floridiancrew- is idiot your first or middle name? Get a clue……postpone the event for surfer magazine to get they’re website up??? Sorry Dane were going to postpone you heat due to some FS delays.
February 28, 2010 7:46 am
If you cannot log n to FantasySurer there was one of two things wrong with your account-password.
First, YOUR CHECK BOUNCED
Second, YOU DON’T SURF AND SHOULDN’T BE ON A SITE LIKE THIS TO BEGIN WITH
Actually, I’m logged in, got all my teams picked on my multiple accounts and already have a Vapor Full-suit under way
February 27, 2010 4:37 pm
FYI people, there are other fantasy surf sites out there. They might lack a few bells/whistles/banners, but they work – on time. I had my team in 4 days ago when I realized Fantasysurfer was clearly not going to launch in time. I can only assume the working sites are not run by surfers…since they were working even when the surf was good. hehe.
February 27, 2010 4:22 pm
Jeez, some seriously angry people here. Everybody needs to chill out before I break open a can of whoop-ass.
haha – NA, just kidding.
Did they call the contest off for Sunday? The website doesn’t have the update. WTF?
February 27, 2010 1:59 pm
Hopefully you paid Shay Lopez a whole lot of money for that amazing insight.
wow
February 27, 2010 1:58 pm
It took a month to put in the revert button. Other than that the site is the same.
February 27, 2010 1:20 pm
If this ever happened with something like Fantasy Football on Yahoo, not only would the tech crew be instantly fired, but people would never log onto the site again and would play elsewhere. Yet another example of how the Surf Industry wants to be a big dog in the pro sports world, but is merely a cardboard cut out. How this happens is truly amazing in todays competitive media markets, where a high school tech class could pull this off with no problem. This is a glimpse into the bigger issue of how much fronting the Industry is doing to show its success. If i were an advertiser, I would be thinking REAL hard about if I wanted to invest money.
February 27, 2010 12:13 pm
The people at FS should be ashamed of themselves. Whoever hired the worthless tech crew should be fired as well. When have you ever seen a site go down for weeks while somebody makes a new one? Doesn’t happen in the real world. You finally open the site and it’s not totally functional. No clubhouses or message boards. Hopefully you guys got your lunch surf in.
February 27, 2010 8:45 am
Its great you waited so long and finiished on the day the contest started. Too bad it is after the start. Now our group is over it and the funds we bet with will go towards other things. Great job. Like your surfermag website ytou once again suck.
February 27, 2010 12:59 am
Yeah its a pity that the website isnt live for the start of the snappers comp.
But i’d rather the FS team get it done right & totally working, before unleashing it.
Everyone wants a level playing field & so what if the game is a little shorter than norm?
Its not going to stop me enjoying the streamed footage.
Snapper Rawks!!!
February 27, 2010 12:44 am
can people who live outside the US win prizes this year or what?
February 26, 2010 11:55 pm
lol, so calm
February 26, 2010 11:23 pm
calm down baby
February 26, 2010 10:58 pm
jeff, if I promise something at work that I know I can’t deliver and it causes this much backlash, then yes, I expect to get canned and rightfully so. Getting canned from a job where you screwed up is not the equivalent having your life cut apart…guessing you’ve never had something seriously “life cutting” happen to you before. Something for you to consider before spouting off. You make a mistake, you pay a price, you learn from it and you don’t make it again. Losing a job is NOT the eqivalent of having your life cut apart. Get some perspective. There’s a lot worse sh*t that can and will happen. The FS team does need to be held accountable. ‘Nough said.
February 26, 2010 10:47 pm
oh wait, now there are only 5 surfers you can pick from…wtf? oh no, they moved the majority of guys to the chic section. Finally, we’re equals ha ha
February 26, 2010 10:45 pm
went live and it’s still messed up, half the guys team is in the girls trading…fanning, slater, taj, etc…hmmm, is Fantasy surfer saying they belong with the girls?? LOL
February 26, 2010 10:24 pm
Jeff, you have a very poor attitude and I will email Strand to ask that you are not allowed entry into THE NEWS clubhouse unless I get an apology. I hate to be harsh like that, but you should know better than mess with Florida
February 26, 2010 10:06 pm
type in http://www.fantasysurfer.com/news
February 26, 2010 9:52 pm
hey, if you havnt heard, you guys blew it…nice going
February 26, 2010 9:47 pm
lame
February 26, 2010 9:46 pm
Hey /Floridancrew- could you be more of fantasy surfer tool/dork? Postpone the event when the waves are good for a fantasy website that has known the date of the event for months? I guess the NFL and NBA should stop games because some ESPN fantasy league could not get thier picks in. Really not that big deal you hack. Typical florida surfer.
February 26, 2010 9:13 pm
wtf how is this gonna work we miss thwe whole first round
February 26, 2010 8:48 pm
You shouldn’t blame the FantasySurf staff for this. FS made it clear to Quiksilver and the ASP that they were not ready yet and pleaded with them to postpone the World Tour a few days. But no, they just had to start the event anyway. The impatience and lack of flexibility shown by the ASP is an outrage. Just another example of how the ASP is way off track!
February 26, 2010 8:43 pm
The saddest part of this entire Fantasy fail: how utterly predictable it was. Over that site…forever.
February 26, 2010 8:33 pm
slater has positioned himself perfectly for number 10, after getting his arse kicked twice by owen last year. he has positioned himself for the easiest run possible by dodging the wildcards and coming up against the likes of dunn.
February 26, 2010 8:31 pm
You guys disgrace the industry. After letting an NYC stat manager who has never surfed a day in his life to win the contest with 20 teams- fuck it. You guys are complete assholes- and give surfing a bad rap. Way to make us look stupid and fit the stereotype that surfers don’t have their shit together. Blow it out your ass Fantasy Surfer- and your retard skeleton crew
February 26, 2010 8:21 pm
Yeah, a mistake was made, but seriously, surfchic, that’s a pretty harsh statement to say that someone should be fired for this. I’m guessing you’ve never been in a situation where you made a mistake before. Something to consider before you start spouting off stuff like that. A screwup, yes, but one worth cutting somebody’s life apart over? I hope not.
February 26, 2010 7:49 pm
Yeah, pretty disappointing. Why attempt to revamp something if you can’t get it done within the allotted time-frame? Would have been better to leave it as is and keep working out the kinks to launch it NEXT YEAR. Not gonna get alll nasty with comments but someone’s ass should get canned for this. It’s called, planning ahead. Major fail!
February 26, 2010 7:42 pm
u guys suck!! Wont be back going to FASL fulltime!
February 26, 2010 7:22 pm
mick looks in form
February 26, 2010 6:59 pm
par for the course. pretty f-ing classic
February 26, 2010 6:22 pm
and the beat goes on ~ glad to hear it is the same old FS… lets hear it for consistency over these past 3+ years
February 26, 2010 6:20 pm
I guess we’re going to have to use this as our message board. Kelly just destroyed it. My take is, due to him running up the beach and paddling back out, with 2 minutes left, when he had the other two already rediculously comboed, is that he is returning to the Kelly that humiliates his competitors to ensure they are demoralized. It says “I want nothing les than number 10 THIS year”. You know what? This is Kelly and if this is indeed his attitude, start putting his name on the trophy.
Also, no offense, but Adriano is starting off in the worst crab stance possible. Just calling ti heat by heat from number 5
while we wait for this epic fail of the FS site. Why fix what wasn;t broken. Now the super freaks and internet trolls are going to come in under different psuedonames and avatars. This should be fun…..if it ever happens.
February 26, 2010 5:45 pm
They “alleged” that there would only be one team per user this year, but this is even better. No team for any user… Brilliant!
February 26, 2010 5:34 pm
Which is worse, this or the dude who won last year who had 400 team and doesn’t surf?
I’m over it.
My FASL is looking strong.
February 26, 2010 5:24 pm
i have to agree with what HANS just said…
February 26, 2010 5:22 pm
I approve the delay.
February 26, 2010 4:56 pm
really piss poor work guys, this is one of the best comps of the year and a chance for guys to find thier possible sleeper surfer of the year for a cheap price you all really fucked up
February 26, 2010 4:49 pm
Great way to garner interest. What a bummer that it hasn’t worked out. I was looking forward to wasting some time at work today. Home now to watch Canada slaughter Slovakia to get to the Canada – US gold medal rematch.
February 26, 2010 4:30 pm
It’s really unfair to come down on these guys so hard. I mean, would you get pissed at a restaurant if they didn’t bring out your food? Would you get pissed a mechanic if he broke your car? Who are these whiners who expect a website to do what it promises? Get over yourselves.
February 26, 2010 4:10 pm
A pure joke. Don’t even bother, have the snapper contest be a throw away. Everyone is gonna pick third rounders anyway (if the math works out, which it could Simpo just got to the third round).
February 26, 2010 4:00 pm
“We’re working hard”…”We’re really close”
Two words for you FS team…Don’t bother!
February 26, 2010 3:35 pm
Just give the game to Trans World. It will give you more time for the new issue of Kayak Magazine or whatever your higher priority is. No wonder anybody with talent leaves your mag
February 26, 2010 3:16 pm
I’m guessing the redesign will be 90% cosmetic, with lots of new space for ad placements. New and improved my ass…
February 26, 2010 3:10 pm
Guys, give them a break. They only had 2 months to get this ready. Ovbiously it was a 2 month + a few hours amount of work.
February 26, 2010 2:59 pm
3 months you had to pull this off. Nice noe FS. GS your team are incompetent kooks
February 26, 2010 2:58 pm
if it’s not ready by round 2, 1000 points should be awarded to everyone who pre-registered.
February 26, 2010 2:17 pm
Seriously this is incompetence of the highest degree. These guys had the entire off season to get this ready and now they are extending the entry to the second round. This is not rocket science. This is a huge blunder for Interlink and the ASP both of whom are struggling right now.
February 26, 2010 2:14 pm
US is destroying Finland…
February 26, 2010 2:13 pm
you jag-offs keep fucking around & all you’re gonna have left on fs is pedo’s trolling for jail-bait &/or fucktards like the douchebag that won in ’09 (never surfed & had 20 teams).
February 26, 2010 2:10 pm
not funny^…
February 26, 2010 2:08 pm
It would seriously be more efficient to gather your “room” at someone’s house, print out cardboard cutouts of the pros and pick your teams that. Fantasy Surfing…the NON-virtual option.
You know, I had always heard a few of the Enron online guys wound up at Surfer…but figured it was a rumor.
February 26, 2010 2:07 pm
surf industry, gotta love ‘em…”Ah….The files are in the computer…”
February 26, 2010 2:06 pm
Besides flooding, mudslides, and the crash of local fisheries another side effect of El Nino is the utter failure of Surfer Mag’s ability to launch a website. Or is it because you are making internet history with the most bitchin website ever brah…well done boys!!
February 26, 2010 2:02 pm
Retro this is all your fault you Filthy Boy
February 26, 2010 2:00 pm
Where is Ricky Irons when you need him?
February 26, 2010 2:00 pm
Where is bootie in all of this. I miss his bootie shots.
February 26, 2010 1:58 pm
yeaph, you need to bring back chris mauro to run the show. The new president of surfer magazine is a joke.
February 26, 2010 1:57 pm
Nah I understand totally cos the web and this Fantasy sport team thing is quiet new to everyone – NOT!
February 26, 2010 1:56 pm
Feb 9th…
February 26, 2010 1:56 pm
That’s ok…me and Tex will just spoon each other vigorously until the site is back up
February 26, 2010 1:55 pm
Apple Bang
February 26, 2010 1:55 pm
Nice bros
You guys hyped the relaunch too much to be blowing it now
February 26, 2010 1:52 pm
Do to unforseen circumstances (ie…my entire staff and I’s utter lack of competence), we regret to inform you (a chimp is typing this as we speak) that the selection of teams (mef 1 – 4,566,789) will be delayed until the start of the quarterfinals. We expect some huge scores in this one (just like the Hurley Pro 2009 when that BS system was run) so tie breakers will be determined accordingly (whoever can give me a handjob without me spilling my fresca). Thanks, GS (goatboy suck-nozzle).
February 26, 2010 1:49 pm
Pretty much time to jump over to FASL. Have you boneheads heard of cloning the old site first so you have SOMETHING to work with while you tool away on the new site? That woulda been a little smarter…
February 26, 2010 1:44 pm
Hey guys Pretty sad! Probably gonna jump ship to fantasyactionsportsleague! too bad played FS for like 5 years
February 26, 2010 1:42 pm
Wow. This is shocking because the site has been so reliable and well run the past (hehe). Whatever, my entire team migrated elsewhere last week anticipating this exact result. Won’t be back.
February 26, 2010 1:41 pm
amateur hour…
this is an ALL TIME FAIL…
February 26, 2010 1:40 pm
So basically at the end of round 1, pick the best 8 guys that are straight into rd 3. GAY
February 26, 2010 1:36 pm
did you guys not get the memo that the contest was gonna start on the 26th?
why did you guys wait so long to get it up and running?
February 26, 2010 1:36 pm
plop…
February 26, 2010 1:34 pm
lay off the bong and get on it slackers!!!!!
February 26, 2010 1:15 pm
thats bullshit. could of just told us from the start that it wasn’t going to be ready. it probably won’t be ready for round 2
February 26, 2010 1:14 pm
I love Jordy to win!
February 26, 2010 1:13 pm
That’s fine because I have to go see my dealer anyway.