[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Admin

Every day there are recommendations made for services. If a user wants to recommend a company and their services and there are no connections to this business or financial gain from it the recommendation is welcome. These recommendations are not deleted or moderated.

If someone is going to personally or financially benefit by the post it would be considered a commercial post. Advertisers pay to promote their business here and that is what supports the cost of operating the site. To commercially post without being an advertiser is stealing from the site and those contributing advertisers and sponsors here.
Only 2 businesses have a ban on the site for good reason out of the hundreds or thousands that have been posted.

Originally Posted by GeorgeT

Not true, I promoted XYZ company and was told they were banned. I have no interest in XYZ company at all except that I'm their customer and they do a good job. There's a double standard here. This site does not belong to us, the owners are here to make money and there is nothing wrong with that at all but lets call a spade a spade.

I don't see a double standard here. I thought that the Admin already explained that only two businesses have been banned on this site and why (see above). It sounds reasonable to me.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I don't see a double standard here. I thought that the Admin already explained that only two businesses have been banned on this site and why (see above). It sounds reasonable to me.

[Talk Host]

I wasn't going to say anything, but feel compelled to do so.

What would be said of us if we (or Kenneth) got on here and gave every sordid detail of every person or business as to why they were banned?

As Kenneth said, only two business have been banned from here.

Does anybody think that we just woke up one morning and picked out these two and decided that they were going to get the axe today?

It is totally and completely unfair for anyone to think that the administrator owes the membership a complete, detailed explanation why this action was taken.

I was there, I know all the facts, I was one of three who made the unanimous and final decision to ban these two people. I'm sure they have a completely different story to tell. Would you expect anything less. Do you really think they would tell you the unvarnished truth??????? Do you really think this forum would turn away business without really, really, really good cause?

By virtue of the fact that a group of people are so ardently trying to get them back on tells me that these two businesses are recruiting individuals to further invade this site. My advise to the new administrator, "don't cave in."

JLK

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

I wasn't going to say anything, but feel compelled to do so.

What would be said of us if we (or Kenneth) got on here and gave every sordid detail of every person or business as to why they were banned?

As Kenneth said, only two business have been banned from here.

Does anybody think that we just woke up one morning and picked out these two and decided that they were going to get the axe today?

It is totally and completely unfair for anyone to think that the administrator owes the membership a complete, detailed explanation why this action was taken.

I was there, I know all the facts, I was one of three who made the unanimous and final decision to ban these two people. I'm sure they have a completely different story to tell. Would you expect anything less. Do you really think they would tell you the unvarnished truth??????? Do you really think this forum would turn away business without really, really, really good cause?

By virtue of the fact that a group of people are so ardently trying to get them back on tells me that these two businesses are recruiting individuals to further invade this site. My advise to the new administrator, "don't cave in."

JLK

TY for removing the quote, and BTW I totally agree with what you've stated!