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Originally posted by adoberetreat:
... calling some of the vendors or contributors "Free loaders" is not the best choice of words ...
I didn't name names. I haven't tarnished anybody's reputation, nor have I impacted their business or livelihood. I tried to make it clear that none of the contributors are free loading, the information they share has value.
However the term free loader will only bother a free loader ...
Let me take this opportunity to plug the value of banner ads; the forums are running over a million page views each and every month. The banner ads are on the web home page, the forum summary page, and at the head of each individual forum. A vendor's advertising dollar will reach far more people than a magazine ad ever could ... plus the banner ads are clickable, they take a person directly to the vendor's web site. A magazine ad can never do that. A guy wants to buy a part, he pulls out his cell phone anywhere or anytime; in the garage for instance. He navigates to the forums, clicks on a banner ad and he has the vendor's parts information and phone number instantly.
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Originally posted by adoberetreat:
... We are all aware that you have kicked off and banned some participants here because they expressed an opinion that you didn't like ...
Nobody has ever been banned for their opinion. I don't discuss the particulars of those who are banned with anyone. We are a professionally run club. Each person who "we" take action against, had been warned, it was explained to them what they were doing that was unacceptable, they were asked politely to alter their behavior or attitude, and when they refused we (those of us behind the scenes) made a group decision to take action. Selfish reasons have never been a part of any decision, there are checks and balances here behind the scenes.
There are a few people who have been banned, that contacted me behind the scenes, talked maturely about their behavior that lead to them being banned, and they are back as members today. Those who are still banned have never accepted their own culpability, its always that malevolent administrator who woke up one morning and just had it in for them. My teenagers had the same story. Some people have no conscience about sullying the name of another person ... but then a member's attitude and perspective are the issues behind each action we take.
Its really too bad that you would believe pettiness of me. Stranger that you bring it up in this context???
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