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Dom Harvey
Lord of the Four Fingers
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About £90  thats almost double. 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - gone
2019 RangeRover Evoque 2.00 D150 R-Dynamic
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Dom Harvey wrote:Well there aren't any sponsors selling jetboils afaik 
Maybe not Dom but does everyone know that? To put things into context it's more a checking mechanism to ensure all interests of the site are considered beforehand....and I would suggest a bit of common courtesy. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:02 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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ICBA - all been said before. 
EDIT: Actually,  it, it's worth repeating. People have regulalry put themselves out for the greater good of forum members only to have to jump through hoops for the sake of it. I have been working some absurd hours this last 6 weeks but was going to make the effort to try and source some more bungs this weekend. I worked out that over the 40 or so I've sold I've made roughly no money (actually reckon I'm down a few quid) and the site gained £80, all the notional "profit" from them. I did it because it adds to the sense of community that prevails here, as have others when sourcing items at a discount. Each time I see things like this thrown in people's faces (when done on a not-for-profit basis) I find myself getting more and more off. I know what Martin's advertising rates are and am happy to still make contributions each time I buy something from a member at a discount, but the whole "though shalt not do your mates a favour" thing sucks.
Now I genuinely CBA.  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:26 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
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Maybe time for an alternative resource then?
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:27 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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NoDo$h wrote:ICBA - all been said before.
I thought it was ICNGAF  ? 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:29 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Oi thats mine  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:30 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
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Dom Harvey wrote:About £90 thats almost double.
 you should check the link, it's the helios...... but it IS a jet boil... one wife.......livid
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:39 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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DG wrote: it's more a checking mechanism to ensure all interests of the site are considered beforehand....
i think that's where the problem lies, the site is nothing without the input and contribution of the members yet seeks to control what, how and where they should buy 'stuff', together with making a judgement on how beneficial items are to members based upon the suppliers contribution...
surely a forum such as this (and many others) should be driven by the members needs? Granted, the person paying the bills for the server space and bandwidth should have the casting vote, but where does the money to pay the bills come from? It would appear to me that from the many posts that end in "assuming that's OK with the mods / hope this is OK with the mods etc. that many are confused or afraid of posting genuinely helpful info or links incase it invokes the wroth of the mods or admin - surely this is counterproductive? if the site is a commercial venture - many forums are - then i'm sure we can all live with that but there needs to be a clear statement and clear 'rules of engagement' that don't change with each new, competing sponsor
In short, the interests of the site SHOULD be the interests of the contributors, not the interests of the domain name owner and the commercial sponsors - if there were any protection of interests, then there would be no crossover of sponsors, i.e. one remapping sponsor, one driver training sponsor, one vehicle protection sponsor etc. IMO the interests of the site are purely commercial - nothing wrong with that - but I do think there needs a line to be drawn so that everyone, 'free' users, occasional donators, regular donators and commercial sponsors know where they stand
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:45 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
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NoDo$h wrote: but the whole "though shalt not do your mates a favour" thing sucks.
Where does it say that ND? Are you off because you aren't making anything ...or because the site is making something or that it takes so much time out of your schedule I can''t quite work it out TBH 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:45 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
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how's about comandment no.8
though shalt not hijack someone elses thread...
What's that got to do with jetboil....
oooohhhh jetboil....
am a fan of hexi-burners myself...  one wife.......livid
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:50 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Iain the mods are only trying to reflect the rules of the site which are readily available. If in this case Stu (and I'm not having a go at Stu BTW) had read the rule regarding group buys then we wouldn't be having this conversation. There has to be rules or there would be chaos. It is, or should be, relatively straightforward. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:53 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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In that case, I shall invoke the 'Mr Bumble' coverture 
Maybe the conversation desperately needs to be had?
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| 5th Nov 2009 11:57 pm |
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