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Originally Posted by richardb
I wasn't aware there was a separate classifieds section that required a premium account, my mistake.
As for your continuous policing of any helpful link, comment or thread I contribute, I would appreciate if you found another outlet for your negativity.
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You are entitled to your opinion... as am I. The methods you use to
help are non-altruistic and self-serving. Which I am not against... but make it known that's the case and stop fishing for Youtube hits on the forum under the guise of altruism. I have no problem with you wanting to be the "ChrisFix" of BMW's... but taking advantage of a community in the manner you are is tantamount to selling things on the site as a vendor without paying for that privilege.
And the reason members "police" the site is because the admins and owners are not present or active on the forums. I'm not the only one that does this. A few other members would have chimed in with exactly the same message regarding your "FS" posting. If you want this place to end up like E46fanatics or Bimmerforums that's fine. Myself, and others, would prefer it didn't.
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Originally Posted by oldskewel
I don't know the rules here (and BTW, many auto sites are different). Not looking for any debates, or caring much about the opinions of others on this topic.
But I do appreciate richardb's youtube videos, and if he's getting crazy rich off the ad revenues, then good for him.
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There's nothing wrong with the videos themselves. I think they would be great if made into a central database thread of his contributions. What I don't like is titling individual threads with the DIY moniker when there is no DIY content actually in the thread. Call me an old man if you like, but redirecting someone to another site for monetary gain is not what a forum is about. I have linked my videos here and will either make them a private non-monetized link, or I will let people know the video is contributing to my $100 Youtube check that I get every 5 years.
I've brought it up to him in the past and his answer was that a thread compilation would not come up in a search. Anyone who knows how to use a forum search... or google search... knows that is not true.
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Originally Posted by oldskewel
And I was not offended at all by the single for sale listing here. It's not like he's running a storefront on xoutpost. I'm sure many of us free members will occasionally have a part or two here and there to sell, and it would be more user friendly if the rules did not prohibit that.
I hope there aren't any rules against offering an opinion about forum usage. But if so, please don't kill me. Just delete my post.
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I'm not offended either. Those are the forum rules. No one is forcing anyone to participate. It helps contribute to the hosting and databasing costs associated with running a forum... which is why the rule exists I'm sure. If you like Xoutpost, help support it the way the owners have outlined.
