ENDEMOL STAFF ON LINE

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One of the great mysteries of the promotion of DOND on line is of course the question of how many Endemol staff are regulars on line and feeding information to the fans via these websites to keep interest in the show high.

Who for example pays for the upkeep of these sites? How much do they cost to run?

Who has the time during a normal working life to create mega sites or post 10,000 plus times if it isnt their job?

Which normal fan has access to the steady stream of behind the scenes info that some of our regular posters have. You either have to work in Bristol at the Paintworks or know someone who does work there to get access to the really hot gossip

DISCUSS

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:40 am **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

Yes I think there has to be someone somewhere going around all these websites. The Photo gallery had to be taken off this site beacuse emdemol said something about it so yes there are staff going around trawling through these forums to see if they can take action on something.

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:46 am **Author:** justcause110 **Post subject:**

If they were on the forums then I think that the pictures of contestants shows wouldn't be online. I think Endemol would have asked for them taken off.

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justcause110 wrote:

If they were on the forums then I think that the pictures of contestants shows wouldn't be online. I think Endemol would have asked for them taken off.

Wrong!

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:57 am **Author:** justcause110 **Post subject:**

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lol as i have over 10,000 posts I don't know if this is aimed at me or not but I can assure you I do not work for Endemol at all, I have loads of time because I work from home hence the amount of posts that I have done.

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:36 pm **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

You certainily don't

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:47 pm **Author:** h2005 **Post subject:**

I can also assure you that I am NOT an employee of Endemol, I'm just a student with lots of free time!

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:48 pm **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

Me to

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

I refuse to confirm or deny whether I'm an employee of Endemol... :suspect:

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:51 pm **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

Oooh... ?

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h2005 wrote:

I can also assure you that I am NOT an employee of Endemol, I'm just a student with lots of free time!

same here

**Joined:** Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:02 pm **Warnings:** 0

I can help with a couple of the questions that relate to this site.

Donv wrote:

Who for example pays for the upkeep of these sites? How much do they cost to run?

I pay for the upkeep and running of this site out of my own pocket. It's costs roughly £100 a year at the moment to keep the site online, that covers the web-hosting fees and domain name registration.

Donv wrote:

One of the great mysteries of the promotion of DOND on line is of course the question of how many Endemol staff are regulars on line and feeding information to the fans via these websites to keep interest in the show high.

I do know some of the production staff at Bristol have visited the site in the past as I have had contact with them and they have said how impressed they were with the site and the interest that everyone shows in the show, they didn't reveal if they posted or were members of the site though.....

Donv wrote:

Who has the time during a normal working life to create mega sites or post 10,000 plus times if it isnt their job?

I am able to work from home which allows me to spend time on the site keeping it up to date, monitoring forums, updating stats, commentaries. Although I do probably spend too much time on the site :oops:

Donv wrote:

Which normal fan has access to the steady stream of behind the scenes info that some of our regular posters have. You either have to work in Bristol at the Paintworks or know someone who does work there to get access to the really hot gossip

We do have a large number of contestants both past, present and future who visit and post here, there are also members of the public who go to the show recordings. Both of these sources provide much of the behind the scenes information, although as you say it wouldn't be surprising if there are some Endemol staff who do post to either get our views on the show or perhaps feed some gossip.

kestral wrote:

I pay for the upkeep and running of this site out of my own pocket. It's costs roughly £100 a year at the moment to keep the site online, that covers the web-hosting fees and domain name registration.

I didn't realise it was as much as £100 a year! :shock:

All I can say is thank you Kestral for your generosity!

Ifeel proud to be part of such a great site!

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kestral wrote:

I am able to work from home which allows me to spend time on the site keeping it up to date, monitoring forums, updating stats, commentaries. Although I do probably spend too much time on the site :oops:

It's always nice to see you on the site, Kestral!

kestral wrote:

We do have a large number of contestants both past, present and future who visit and post here, there are also members of the public who go to the show recordings. Both of these sources provide much of the behind the scenes information, although as you say it wouldn't be surprising if there are some Endemol staff who do post to either get our views on the show or perhaps feed some gossip.

Past contestants and audience members are the main source of information for my filming dates table.

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**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:38 pm **Author:** Amidala **Post subject:**

h2005 wrote:

I can also assure you that I am NOT an employee of Endemol, I'm just a student with lots of free time!

Yes - a bit too much ;-)

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:58 pm **Author:** Goldeneye **Post subject:**

For what it is worth, how much traffic does your site generate on an average month?

h2005 wrote:

kestral wrote:

I pay for the upkeep and running of this site out of my own pocket. It's costs roughly £100 a year at the moment to keep the site online, that covers the web-hosting fees and domain name registration.

I didn't realise it was as much as £100 a year! :shock:

All I can say is thank you Kestral for your generosity!

Ifeel proud to be part of such a great site!

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kestral wrote:

I am able to work from home which allows me to spend time on the site keeping it up to date, monitoring forums, updating stats, commentaries. Although I do probably spend too much time on the site :oops:

It's always nice to see you on the site, Kestral!

kestral wrote:

We do have a large number of contestants both past, present and future who visit and post here, there are also members of the public who go to the show recordings. Both of these sources provide much of the behind the scenes information, although as you say it wouldn't be surprising if there are some Endemol staff who do post to either get our views on the show or perhaps feed some gossip.

Past contestants and audience members are the main source of information for my filming dates table.

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All I can say is fair play to you kestral

£100 out of your own pocket is a lot but this is the best site around

**Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:04 pm **Warnings:** 0

£100 - well at least it's a blue

Seriously though, I'm sure everyone here appreciates the time and money you put in to keep this site running smoothly. I guess things like advertising/sponsorship can reduce the costs as well?

**Posted:** Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:17 pm **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

Yeah advertising would reduce costs a bit

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