Member Since: 29 Jan 2013
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 2294
Thread censoring, so I am off
Well I am off guys, I am not going too have threads pulled and be bullied by a forum sponsor who does conversions......... Who doesn't like me sharing drawings and making conversion looms for plug and play conversions.
Seems if you make something your then stopped from selling a spare one on the forum as it will put them out of buisness
Rubbish
After all my D3/4 and RRS and FFRR threads I think this is
So as of now I request all my thread posts be removed as I will find another forum group to supply the info for free to all the community
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Agreed
9th Jan 2016 10:19 pm
HughMartin
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 751
More info please so we can all make a judgement. I have always felt this forum had a fairness and openness. I don't want to be a part of a forum which censors posts due to advertisers' influence.
9th Jan 2016 10:23 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20842
robbo770 wrote:
Yeah had the nerve to throw your name at me when having a pop at me that we apparently north of the border all do what we like.....
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20842
HughMartin wrote:
More info please so we can all make a judgement. I have always felt this forum had a fairness and openness. I don't want to be a part of a forum which censors posts due to advertisers' influence.
Member Since: 29 Jan 2013
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 2294
Apparently because I made something, and then offered to supply them to members if they wanted it, ( thought that was the point of a forum) meant I was being commercial
I put feelers out considering to start a buisness doing conversions as I got made redundant in October last year.
But no interest so didn't bother, but a certain sponsor has obviously felt threaten by the little man of the north and put the boot in with the forum owner.
So censorship and the spirt of the forum has gone, and so am I
Thanks for the support guys, will find a new outlet for my info where it's appricated
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Shame it's come to this.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
9th Jan 2016 10:49 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
Disco_Mikey wrote:
robbo770 wrote:
Yeah had the nerve to throw your name at me when having a pop at me that we apparently north of the border all do what we like.....
Can you PM me what he said, Rob?
Do you read your PM's?!
I did read the FFRR thread but still missed the point
However, I think theres no harm in a bit of rivalry and if the other person is confident in their goods then they should have nothing to worry about. I've heard of a similar situation on here and think it's a joke that someone would get all touchy over someone else trying to sell a similar product.
9th Jan 2016 10:58 pm
Martin Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18563
For the record can I give my position on this.
There's been absolutely no communication to me from anyone else, sponsor or member, about what Rob's been offering/attempting to offer. What's been done by me and/or Stan on FFRR is to comply with the site's own commercial posting rules.
I have been reminding Rob of the site's rules on commercial/for-profit sales, with no reply. Rob has also been on the sites for a long time so I cannot believe there is a lack of understanding about the site's commercial posting rules.
Rob then posts here and on FFRR say he is wanting to start facelift conversions, and listing upgrade parts and looms for sale.
These are removed from public view as they look like commercial posts and I have had no reply from Rob about what is going on.
Having done this Rob then tells me he hasn't had the interest in conversions and is just clearing parts from his garage. This I can't possibly know beforehand from the zero contact I've had!
Why I am supposed to be ignoring the commercial rules here?
I don't feel I have been well engaged in what the site is being used for by Rob and the circumstances surrounding his posts/ads.06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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