Man....

[Mr Tees!!]

Ya its not exaclty dead, but frankly the idea of forums is particpation of members.  Posting questions/information/facts/fun stuff etc.  There are just a few topics/posts a day there now.  Its pretty rough. 

When I compare its actual posting to whats going on here, this site has far more activity in that respect.  I think this speaks volumes about what the masses think about it.  Im sure he will tell us how "wrong" we all are.  But the proof is in the puddin' son.  LOL

...I MUST have one of those shirts in that proof, Andy!

What a set up

[3Deep]

Well guys here is my take on things I saw P sinking long time ago and told him so many time in PM...now asdf can be blame for two forums going south only becuase some people could not over look the guy and I understand somewhat why someone couldn,t.  This forum here is really good reminds me of the old TSPMB from yester years, but even back then it was only a hand full of members that reall made the forum jump with a lot of guest stars popping in and I was one of the guest stars.  This forum is the same way only a hand full of stars with guest stars popping by nothing wrong with that.  I think P really missed the boat on not having the stars and thinking the supporting cast would keep the boat above water.  So I post this what if asdf got his fat finger in this forum somehow  would he be band quick fast and in a hurry, would everyone leave for higher grounds.  Frog if this post needs to be cut please do so......I just hate to see good forums fall, I was a member of one many years ago even before TSPMB and the guy who run the show had a heart attack and die and the forum fell a few months later, us supporting cast just could not fill his shoes

[GraphicDisorder]

If you know who shows up it will be a lot of this:

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...and then some of this:

[Fresh Baked Printing]

If you really want to get down to brass tacks, everything any printer ever wanted to know is at TSPMB right now.

I frequent this place because I like the "community". Nobody sh!ts on each other here.
There is only so much time in a day to post and visit printing forums and like any place of business, the consumer spends money where they feel they get the best experience and the most bang for the buck. 
I have chosen this forum as the place to spend my "Forum Dollars".

[GraphicDisorder]

I have chosen this forum as the place to spend my "Forum Dollars".

So wait, where do we get these dollars?  Did I miss something?

[Frog]

  So I post this what if asdfg got his fat finger in this forum somehow  would he be band quick fast and in a hurry, would everyone leave for higher grounds.  Frog if this post needs to be cut please do so......I just hate to see good forums fall, I was a member of one many years ago even before TSPMB and the guy who run the show had a heart attack and die and the forum fell a few months later, us supporting cast just could not fill his shoes

You missed the first few weeks when that happened every few hours!
We have little doubt that the troublemakers and those who can not sell their products without saturating the market with a circus will make more attempts to join in here. That is how that small crowd operates. Deceive, Disrupt, Dominate (in no specific order). We have banned and deleted numerous accounts of theirs in the past.

The policy statement here is pretty clear.

[stitches4815]

  So I post this what if asdfg got his fat finger in this forum somehow  would he be band quick fast and in a hurry, would everyone leave for higher grounds.  Frog if this post needs to be cut please do so......I just hate to see good forums fall, I was a member of one many years ago even before TSPMB and the guy who run the show had a heart attack and die and the forum fell a few months later, us supporting cast just could not fill his shoes

You missed the first few weeks when that happened every few hours!
We have little doubt that the troublemakers and those who can not sell their products without saturating the market with a circus will make more attempts to join in here. That is how that small crowd operates. Deceive, Disrupt, Dominate (in no specific order). We have banned and deleted numerous accounts of theirs in the past.

The policy statement here is pretty clear.

Way to go.  I am sick of that crap.  I am here to learn, socialize and meet new people.

[prozyan]

My take on the situation is that P claimed and hell, might even tried, to play it totally fair.  The problem was his perception just seemed to be off.  He let one guy post flame bait all day long, then came down hard on the people who responded to it and not so much on the person actually initiating things.

I personally had my fill when that Iowa dork started running around stirring up crap, adding nothing meaningful, and going so far as screaming "YOU'RE A JOKE" every time someone posted (I forget who it was).  That was bad enough, but when P intervened and said Iowa wasn't doing anything wrong, I felt it was time to find greener pastures.

All that said, I always say its best to worry about what you are doing and not so much about what others are doing.  While it is sad what is going on at SPOF, we should focus more on what is going on here and let P worry about what is going on over there.

[Fresh Baked Printing]

All that said, I always say its best to worry about what you are doing and not so much about what others are doing.  While it is sad what is going on at SPOF, we should focus more on what is going on here and let P worry about what is going on over there.

That paragraph has been "Liked".

[DraginInk]

I'm not sure it's dead just smells funny. By all accounts Preston is a well educated man who stands by his moral convictions. Kudos to that. But in his effort to be fair and balanced and non biased to all he sort of fell into the wrong crowd. Here you have to pay your dues to be a member. Not in dollars of course but behaviour.

"Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny."
— Frank Zappa


That place got stunk the funk up! Like TSPMB got poop'd on. I feel sorry for Preston for about two seconds... I think he had PLENTY of warnings and chose to jump of that cliff.

[Donnie]

I met P in person. Very likeable guy. I think his intentions were/are honest but I must concur that his perception did not always fit with what was best for the long term health of his forums. In the end his alliance was too much for most

[3Deep]

Donnie I was out in Oaklahoma just about all week last week and brotha you guys can keep your heat, I'll take Alabama heat any day.

Darryl

[tonypep]

I'm not sure it's dead just smells funny. By all accounts Preston is a well educated man who stands by his moral convictions. Kudos to that. But in his effort to be fair and balanced and non biased to all he sort of fell into the wrong crowd. Here you have to pay your dues to be a member. Not in dollars of course but behaviour.

Good to see a fellow Zappa fan........one of the most underrated guitar players ever to live. I have a Cal State College 1972 concert poster tee t-shirt. Anyone care to guess the backup band and ticket price?

"Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny."
— Frank Zappa


That place got stunk the funk up! Like TSPMB got poop'd on. I feel sorry for Preston for about two seconds... I think he had PLENTY of warnings and chose to jump of that cliff.

[GraphicDisorder]

I met P in person. Very likeable guy. I think his intentions were/are honest but I must concur that his perception did not always fit with what was best for the long term health of his forums. In the end his alliance was too much for most

I agree with this.  I dont dislike him, but somewhere along the way of "trying to be fair" he didn't realize he completely went to far for that one party.  I don't personally care either, let's be honest a monkey with $10 bucks a month can create a forum.  I guess he some how forgot what he offered to us all was very easily replaced if he coudln't create a situation the majority of people enjoyed. 

The only sad party to me is the same thing that built his forum to start with (hate for how things where elsewhere), is the same thing that is bringing it down to where it is now.