Mining Issue

Originally posted by furpod Originally posted by Tars Tarkas I agree, it's totally silly.  It may have something to do with ad revenue though.  We go off on some tangents here, but it seems like we generally try to provide the best info we can.  To that end, it seems a shame that we can't say that there is more, better, info on such and such a forum no matter where we're posting.  Sharing info is pretty much what the internet is all about.  TT I do not believe I have ever heard or seen this happen here. I personally talk about other groups, forums, and pages from time to time. If you feel like you have been moderated in some manner for mentioning other resources, please let an admin know.

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We just don't do that here. In fact, it was censorship and post deletes (on another forum) that sparked the creation of this forum. All of the admins take this very seriously.

That said, and generally speaking, the web and social media platforms are changing and coming under increasing scrutiny. For example, think of reports in the news of foreign entities using social media platforms to attempt to influence our political elections. (just one of the reasons we don't talk politics here)

What darned few "rules" that we DO have are not there to restrict us. To the contrary, they are there to help keep us free. Something to think about.

Happy New Year to all! Thanks to you folks, Rpod Owners is entering it's 10th year! To celebrate, I think we should waive everyone's membership dues for all of 2019!    

BTYW - Here is rule I broke - "Our user base is not a resource to be "mined" by individuals, groups, or businesses, for profit or not for profit. The use of F----- R---- F----- to solicit members and/or customers for other groups, lists or businesses is expressly forbidden.

Just as a note... THIS forum exists because the owner of the Nation forum was very heavy handed moderation and rules wise, specifically concerning the discussion of other dealers or forums. It was an ugly time when the forum split..

Originally posted by mcarter BTYW - Here is rule I broke - "Our user base is not a resource to be "mined" by individuals, groups, or businesses, for profit or not for profit. The use of F----- R---- F----- to solicit members and/or customers for other groups, lists or businesses is expressly forbidden.

Ah. I see. They are afraid you're using their forum to "mine" for new users for some other forum. Thereby depriving them of ad or click revenue.

Happy New Year to all! Thanks to you folks, Rpod Owners is entering it's 10th year! To celebrate, I think we should waive everyone's membership dues for all of 2019!