fleafounder Admin Thu 5/1/08 5:57 PM

To all Fleaflicker members:  
 
I've decided to sell Fleaflicker to AOL.  
 
I will continue to operate the site. There will be some minor changes as we integrate with AOL Sports but otherwise everything will remain the same.  
 
Fleaflicker has come a long way in just three and a half years. During that time I was possessed by a single (and often unhealthy) obsession—making the best fantasy football site. My decision to sell was made with this goal in mind.  
 
AOL and I share the same vision for expanding the site. Integrating with AOL sports will improve Fleaflicker immeasurably. (For example, FanHouse blogs provide the most insightful sports commentary on the Internet; their content will ultimately be integrated into Fleaflicker.)  
 
The bottom line is this: I made this decision because I am certain it will improve the game for all Fleaflicker users.  
 
Feel free to post questions here or contact me directly.  
 
-Ori Schwartz

redknight Sat 6/28/08 1:02 AM

Im with everyone else in the that we should have gotten warnings and emails and a chance to copy our rosters and what not. I am quite disgusted as well as the owners in my keeper league. Im trying to be patient with this AOL/Fleaflicker merger but would hate to start my keeper all over.  
 
LET GO AOL***GET ER DONE!!

rwallis73 Sat 6/28/08 5:45 PM

I have a really bad feeling that this transition is not going well. Who wants to bet that their leagues are gone forever into cyberspace?  
 
Ill take 4-1 odds that mine is!

rwallis73 Sat 6/28/08 5:48 PM

notice the "fleafounder" has not answered any questions at all concerning anything? must be hiding something IMO...

scotto1959 Sun 6/29/08 1:37 AM

Give the Flea God a brake he's got two clowns it sounds like and he's trying, like i said it is a good site and worth waiting for!!! Sure your stuff is still there and if it's not ready by the middle of the month then go after them?

scotto1959 Sun 6/29/08 1:38 AM

Got a 20 on the four to one by the way?

scotto1959 Sun 6/29/08 1:42 AM

and where is my star?

ffnptown Fri 6/27/08 10:39 PM

Hey Ori,  
 
Are the all the rules and settings on our AOL Leagues going to remain the same? There were rules and settings that FF doesn't have at the moment and will make a big impact on the leagues if not.

majicdragons Fri 6/27/08 6:09 PM

I wonder if anyone is working this weekend, trying to get this up and running.

Warpath7 Fri 6/27/08 7:22 PM

It would be nice to get an update from the FLEAFOUNDER for everyone. Not just a personal message someone forwarded to us.

gonzos1971 Wed 6/25/08 1:17 PM

i agree that all of this trouble could have been avoided if we had been warned that rosters would be unavailable for an extended period of time...one trip to AOL and hit "print".  
the complaining would be so much more scattered...i think that is what 90% of the people here are upset with...we cant access rosters!

fleafounder Admin Wed 6/25/08 6:09 PM

You're right. `

majicdragons Thu 6/26/08 7:40 PM

Good to see someone offical looking at this. I hope this site and aol last more than a couple years. I figure my big money dynasty has missed out on about 4K worth of transactions.

icemanjosh Wed 6/25/08 11:12 AM

any word on when our rosters will be available, i have the same problem as everyone else as i've had a keeper league for 4 years and need to get the roster info from AOL in order to keep my owners happy. Help me out! pleassse

ap14rcf70 Tue 6/24/08 8:08 PM

What was the selling price, Fleafounder!?  
 
I'm not asking to be a jerk - I'm truly happy for you - I knew this day would come, FF is hot and you put together a great site, someone big was going to come along and buy you.  
 
So as a Fan, rooting for you, I'd like to be able to go back to the guys I'm looking to start a new league with and say "Hey, Fleafounder ROCKS! AOL paid him $________ for his site! We're sticking with Flea!"  
 
What do ya say Fleafounder ?!  
 
Best of luck to you.

madskillzplayer Tue 6/24/08 8:43 PM

LOL - good luck on that one. I wouldn't tell you 8-)

fleafounder Admin Wed 6/25/08 4:47 PM

I can't say but money wasn't my primary reason for doing this.  
 
I honestly think I took Fleaflicker as far as I could alone and it was time to expand more aggressively.

JJhardy Tue 6/24/08 2:12 PM

... why sell i felt the site was good enough as is...?

madskillzplayer Tue 6/24/08 2:59 PM

There is always more you can do to improve a FF site as Ori can attest to as I bet his "to do" list is a mile long. By partnering with AOL, he now has access to their resources and a bit of their money as well 8-)

scotto1959 Tue 6/24/08 3:50 PM

still thinking about my star?

ModiinMonsters Tue 6/24/08 1:32 AM

I received this private message from Ori, so keep the faith people. Hopefully by the end of the week, we should have this finished.  
 
 
"We'll be doing it for you automatically. It should be done shortly. We  
initially targeted June 2 but there were delays in obtaining the data.  
It hope to be done by the end of the month at the latest.  
 
-Ori  
Fleaflicker Support Team"

TheBroth Tue 6/24/08 7:37 PM

Not sure why something like this wasn't posted here weeks ago. The delays are understandable but the silence is baffling.