Here's an idea.....

Nuts_4_nuts · Post by **Nuts_4_nuts** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:34 pm

Given the fact that everybody is getting summarily pissed off with the amount of itboxes etc out of order + the fact that we know that industry bods are always lurking around the next corner on this site, why don't we start posting the location/area/fault on evry machine we find and see if they get fixed any quicker?

I'll start:

Itbox - Royal George - Euston, London. Hasn't taken a coin for over a week now, but still powered up.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:46 pm

Hate to be negative, but I'd be surprised if it works - considering the number of times I have phoned suppliers and reported machine faults, which remain unrepaired weeks later..

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:49 pm

Yes, and also some people may be cagey about advertising machine locations on a public forum. On which note I'd like someone to fix the following list of JPM Gameboxes....

Nil Satis · Post by **Nil Satis** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:56 pm

I'd say the problem is that a broken machine only affects the landlord directly/in the short term. Any industry bods that do lurk on here have no reason to intervene as there is no direct benefit to them of one of their machines being fixed in location X or Y.

Of course if we took the longer term view then broken machines should be of the utmost interest to the machine industry and for two key reasons:

(i) punters will get discouraged if their local quiz machines are often broken and will get out of the habit of playing them, in favour perhaps of other diversions such as that ludicrous 'Punch Your Weight' machine

(ii) landlords will get discouraged and may choose to remove the machines as they feel they just aren't worth the hassle

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:07 pm

paragon. hog in the pound oxford street has not taken a coin or a note for about six months but is always switched on.

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:34 am

Istenem wrote:paragon. hog in the pound oxford street has not taken a coin or a note for about six months but is always switched on.

It's a gamesnet now, I think. I was playing on it a couple of days ago.

WaterGate · Post by **WaterGate** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:48 am

In answer to your question 'Nuts_4_nuts', instead of trailing off into self importance; yes, it's a good idea.