It's happend - Page 10

floydpink · 01-13-2009, 01:49 PM

Puck Fuff

01-13-2009, 03:11 PM

I'll bet Caputo has a logon id here. Though he could be just an anonymous user.

G G · 01-13-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I'll bet Caputo has a logon id here. Though he could be just an anonymous user.

I betcha you're right my friend.

md4958 · 01-13-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I'll bet Caputo has a logon id here. Though he could be just an anonymous user.

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Originally Posted by ggainey

I betcha you're right my friend.

What would make you guys think he cares about this place? He got what he wanted... our memberships that CANNOT be deleted. That is the only thing that matters to him, because that is the only thing the advertisers are gonna see.

Do you think that any of them are gonna be going through threads and reading about the good old days from disgruntled members???

To John Caputo we were always just numbers. I have a feeling that in 6 months youll see his daily post count get smaller and smaller until he isnt even logging in anymore.

The one thing I find disgusting is that he is still taking member donations, as Puff.com is now a for-profit organization. The ads arent enough $$ for him I guess. And I feel sympathy for any member that is actually still willing to donate to that site.

I also wonder how much longer the "active member" count is going to be shown?

Blueface · 01-13-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by md4958

What would make you guys think he cares about this place? He got what he wanted... our memberships that CANNOT be deleted. That is the only thing that matters to him, because that is the only thing the advertisers are gonna see.

Do you think that any of them are gonna be going through threads and reading about the good old days from disgruntled members???

To John Caputo we were always just numbers. I have a feeling that in 6 months youll see his daily post count get smaller and smaller until he isnt even logging in anymore.

The one thing I find disgusting is that he is still taking member donations, as Puff.com is now a for-profit organization. The ads arent enough $$ for him I guess. And I feel sympathy for any member that is actually still willing to donate to that site.

I also wonder how much longer the "active member" count is going to be shown?

All very good points.
However, I don't feel any sympathy for anyone willing to donate to that site now.
To each their own.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.

borndead1 · 01-13-2009, 04:03 PM

They still won't ban me or delete my account.

Any ideas?

jitzy · 01-13-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by md4958

What would make you guys think he cares about this place? He got what he wanted... our memberships that CANNOT be deleted. That is the only thing that matters to him, because that is the only thing the advertisers are gonna see.

Do you think that any of them are gonna be going through threads and reading about the good old days from disgruntled members???

To John Caputo we were always just numbers. I have a feeling that in 6 months youll see his daily post count get smaller and smaller until he isnt even logging in anymore.

The one thing I find disgusting is that he is still taking member donations, as Puff.com is now a for-profit organization. The ads arent enough $$ for him I guess. And I feel sympathy for any member that is actually still willing to donate to that site.

I also wonder how much longer the "active member" count is going to be shown?

he does care about this place cause what ever is said here in disagreement of fluff he has to be able to give his "spin" on things over there, he had spies and still does on the live offshoot board too

AD720 · 01-13-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by md4958

What would make you guys think he cares about this place? He got what he wanted... our memberships that CANNOT be deleted. That is the only thing that matters to him, because that is the only thing the advertisers are gonna see.

Do you think that any of them are gonna be going through threads and reading about the good old days from disgruntled members???

To John Caputo we were always just numbers. I have a feeling that in 6 months youll see his daily post count get smaller and smaller until he isnt even logging in anymore.

The one thing I find disgusting is that he is still taking member donations, as Puff.com is now a for-profit organization. The ads arent enough $$ for him I guess. And I feel sympathy for any member that is actually still willing to donate to that site.

I also wonder how much longer the "active member" count is going to be shown?

I had a conversation with the new owner about this very situation.

I made the point that it is fine to take money from people but don't sit there and say that it is a "donation" when the money is going to what is explicitly a for-profit entity. I call a spade a spade and I said so. Being a supporter of PBS is different than subscribing to HBO. I made it very clear that it was not about the money for me but the "donation" seems like a double-dip and misleading.

I was basically told that: 1, they were not changing anything regarding the site supporter situation, 2, CS was a very profitable site (same as Puff) and that the site supporter donations at CS were not really supporting the site, just gravy and Paul was making a lot of money and 3, that $20 every six months "is not going to make or break him/the site".

After number 3 I pretty much

.

I hope that clears it up for everyone.

I can not wait until the 18th when I will no longer have a "Site Supporter" tag under my nick.

Much respect for the Mods over there but I do not like the man behind the curtain.

Blueface · 01-13-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AD720

I had a conversation with the new owner about this very situation.

I made the point that it is fine to take money from people but don't sit there and say that it is a "donation" when the money is going to what is explicitly a for-profit entity. I call a spade a spade and I said so. Being a supporter of PBS is different than subscribing to HBO. I made it very clear that it was not about the money for me but the "donation" seems like a double-dip and misleading.

I was basically told that: 1, they were not changing anything regarding the site supporter situation, 2, CS was a very profitable site (same as Puff) and that the site supporter donations at CS were not really supporting the site, just gravy and Paul was making a lot of money and 3, that $20 every six months "is not going to make or break him/the site".

After number 3 I pretty much

.

I hope that clears it up for everyone.

I can not wait until the 18th when I will no longer have a "Site Supporter" tag under my nick.

Much respect for the Mods over there but I do not like the man behind the curtain.

Wow!!!
Not surprising but................Wow!!!

01-13-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AD720

I had a conversation with the new owner about this very situation.

I made the point that it is fine to take money from people but don't sit there and say that it is a "donation" when the money is going to what is explicitly a for-profit entity. I call a spade a spade and I said so. Being a supporter of PBS is different than subscribing to HBO. I made it very clear that it was not about the money for me but the "donation" seems like a double-dip and misleading.

I was basically told that: 1, they were not changing anything regarding the site supporter situation, 2, CS was a very profitable site (same as Puff) and that the site supporter donations at CS were not really supporting the site, just gravy and Paul was making a lot of money and 3, that $20 every six months "is not going to make or break him/the site".

After number 3 I pretty much

.

I hope that clears it up for everyone.

I can not wait until the 18th when I will no longer have a "Site Supporter" tag under my nick.

Much respect for the Mods over there but I do not like the man behind the curtain.

This kind of stuff makes an ugly read for me... it's disheartening to say the least.

Smokin Gator · 01-13-2009, 04:18 PM

I couldn't care less what is going on with spies, John C, or Puff. I am done and that is that. I do get a chuckle out of this thread though!!!

LasciviousXXX · 01-13-2009, 04:20 PM

It was a very sad thing to know what was to become of your home and try and do something about it and have people tell you that you are "abandoning" your home and that "nothing's changed yet, why leave?".

We saw the writing on the wall. And we didn't have to wait for something to be destroyed to do something about it.

A sad day indeed.

Blueface · 01-13-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

We saw the writing on the wall. And we didn't have to wait for something to be destroyed to do something about it.

Man, did you guys ever.

gettysburgfreak · 01-13-2009, 05:05 PM

if you want to get banned post a thread in the general discussion and bash John whatever the hell is name is and tell him how much his site blows.

pnoon · 01-13-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

if you want to get banned post a thread in the general discussion and bash John whatever the hell is name is and tell him how much his site blows.

Spoken from truth.

Although, the account and posts will not be deleted. Access will be denied.

Whee · 01-13-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

It was a very sad thing to know what was to become of your home and try and do something about it and have people tell you that you are "abandoning" your home and that "nothing's changed yet, why leave?".

We saw the writing on the wall. And we didn't have to wait for something to be destroyed to do something about it.

A sad day indeed.

I always thought there was a big pitcher of kool-Aid passed around shortly after the announcement. I don;t think the end result surprises many of us, here.

The site is now what it was supposed to be. The heart of THAT site changed last October as soon as it went from community to commodity. I think the pain/anger/frustration some of feel is because we all felt like we "owned" CS, whether we were a "supporter" or not.

When it was announced there was a new owner, we all realized we would no longer have a say.

IMHO, Jon's motives and personality were out there for all to see if you went looking at some of the other boards, one in particular. Some chose not to see, others knew.

I don;t really care if CA becomes the biggest, the best or whatever catgeory you want it to be. It is a place where I have friends, annoyances, rants and bad humor, and that's all it has to be for me.

And then there's MCS...

MajorCaptSilly · 01-13-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by illinoishoosier

And then there's MCS...

Yes there is.....Yes there is. I came into this world fully clothed, in a Armani suit and I plan to leave it wearing pink overalls and a green trucker hat.

MCS

Whee · 01-13-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

Yes there is.....Yes there is. I came into this world fully clothed, in a Armani suit and I plan to leave it wearing pink overalls and a green trucker hat.

MCS

And cake, don't forget the cake.

md4958 · 01-13-2009, 05:18 PM

you can always ask pubicly to have your account deleted.. and keep asking till they do it

pnoon · 01-13-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by md4958

you can always ask pubicly to have your account deleted.. and keep asking till they do it

And how will you continue to ask if you've been banned?

01-13-2009, 01:49 PM	#1
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: It's happening Puck Fuff __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

01-13-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: It's happening I'll bet Caputo has a logon id here. Though he could be just an anonymous user.

01-13-2009, 04:03 PM	#6
borndead1 Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 1,376 Trading: (7)	Re: It's happening They still won't ban me or delete my account. Any ideas?

01-13-2009, 04:18 PM	#11
Smokin Gator Just plain insane! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 6,237 Trading: (106)	Re: It's happening I couldn't care less what is going on with spies, John C, or Puff. I am done and that is that. I do get a chuckle out of this thread though!!! __________________ Check out the Cigar Asylum Newbie Sampler Trade

01-13-2009, 04:20 PM	#12
LasciviousXXX Team of 11...Always Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Týr Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,579 Trading: (8)	Re: It's happening It was a very sad thing to know what was to become of your home and try and do something about it and have people tell you that you are "abandoning" your home and that "nothing's changed yet, why leave?". We saw the writing on the wall. And we didn't have to wait for something to be destroyed to do something about it. A sad day indeed.

01-13-2009, 05:05 PM	#14
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: It's happening if you want to get banned post a thread in the general discussion and bash John whatever the hell is name is and tell him how much his site blows. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

01-13-2009, 05:18 PM	#19
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: It's happening you can always ask pubicly to have your account deleted.. and keep asking till they do it __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.