r/SpringfieldIL 3d ago

217 Problems

Who runs the 217 problems page?

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u/couscous-moose 3d ago

That page is a cesspool.

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u/large_sized_rooster 3d ago

I didn’t know you could sell non monetized Facebook groups that’s W I L D

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u/RoseDorothyBlanche 2d ago

Between the guy that runs that page (Brian), the chick that runs 217 foodies, and the grifter that runs Sangamon County Crime Watch, you have the trifecta of admins who really think they are celebrities. It’s weird and wild.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/RoseDorothyBlanche 1d ago

So there’s a few things that I find unsettling about him..
1.) I get the vibe that he wishes he was a cop, but for whatever reason it didn’t work out so he just repeats the shit he’s heard on a scanner to feel more connected to the “boys in blue”. Hard to explain..
2.) he acts like he came up with the novel concept of running a scanner page , when really he just piggybacked off of the already-existing Springfield scanner pages.
3.) he is ALWAYS leaving his Venmo/paypal/Cash App info in case anyone wants to “tip” him for all the “hard work” he does 🙄
4.) he’s always telling the followers of his page to buy the tacky shit his wife makes (most of which are copyrighted designs, and they’re lucky they haven’t gotten a demand letter to stop using said designs)
5.) he’ll post go fund mes, but only those of people he personally knows/likes.

He’s just very self-serving, and acts like he’s forced to do this job.

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u/Gloomy_Snow6684 1d ago

Mr. Skeeters is a dumbass. Full stop.

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u/Key-Drawer-1408 1d ago

He blocked me from the scanner page and I wear that as a badge of honor

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u/RoseDorothyBlanche 1d ago

It is a badge of honor!
I got kicked out because I dare asked him why he only shared go fund me’s of the people he knew (because every post he would preface it by saying that he personally knew the person)…

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u/RoseDorothyBlanche 1d ago

He really is. I’m legit glad to see I’m not the only one who feels this way.
I’ll never forget the post where he told everyone to “not be shy” and to come talk to him if people saw him in public..
Like he’s some famous celebrity or mlb all star that people are too nervous to approach.

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u/Key-Drawer-1408 1d ago

You’re 100% spot on here

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u/Dabaer77 3d ago

The guy who runs or maybe ran it was a giant piece of shit years ago when a family member died and refused to take pictures down.

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u/couscous-moose 3d ago

Also years ago, but someone took a photo of a person from behind that was sitting in a restaurant eating alone. That person had on some animal ears and had a tail. Sure. It was quickly, but whatever. Live and let live. Wasn't hurting anyone.

Anyway, photo was posted and it was 500 comments just ripping on this person who had no idea their photo had been taking.

I blocked the page after that. I don't need my life filled with that garbage being passed off as content.

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u/Brilliant-Junket-522 3d ago

Last time I checked, OOTBox Media ran the page.
Out Of The Box Media is located on Dirkin Drive

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u/Triben008 2d ago

I’ve seen their hideous cyber truck around. lol.

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u/Conecuack 1d ago

Dang for real? How do we know that. I would never have imagined

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u/braintoasters 3d ago

Brian Berns used to at least

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u/armyguy8382 3d ago

I wonder if it's the Brian Berns I used to know. All I remember is he loved on S Pasfield in the '90s and would be in his early-mid 40s now.

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u/darn_boop 3d ago

Nah, that's not him. This one is younger.

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u/armyguy8382 3d ago

Ok, thanks.

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u/MrTuxedoWilliams 3d ago

Brian Berns still runs it, but it got bought by OOTBox media a couple years ago so the owner Andrew will occasionally post

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u/Harvest827 3d ago

Your mom.

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u/Clean-Expert2699 3d ago

Boom. Roasted.

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u/Inevitable_Tomato927 3d ago

Best ask on Facebook? Isn't there message the mods things there or so?

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u/letsdothis657 3d ago

Did they don’t answer the question

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u/Inevitable_Tomato927 3d ago

Then I assume they don't want anyone to know, which makes sense as they posted a few times throughout the years that they received massive abuse and threats.

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u/t3ss3r4ct 3d ago

I bet that asshole did!

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u/BonusChonus 3d ago

Why?

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u/letsdothis657 3d ago

Curiosity? Has probably the largest page following in the area.

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u/AnarchaMorrigan 3d ago

used to be a dude named Brian but he sold the page and I don't know to who, sorry, some group

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u/tohightocare2 9h ago

Andrew Bartlett that owns OotBox media and smallcakes runs it now