Amazon's hypocrisy, Fred's pussification and TAZ.

[fool]

Needless to say, the hypocrisy of Amazon Pimping Service doesn't escape me. Arguing on dumdumcom that "Post something he [Mr. V] disagrees with on any site and you will be banned from TAZ." when clearly that isn't the case at all. Rather, the reason for the ban was pretty much straight forward due to his distasteful remark regarding the Hood case. Since TAZ is a commercial forum, I find such action by Mr. V as quite frankly is the default standard that you can also observe on any other for profit establishment. Mr. V isn't running a non-profit freedom of speech forum after all (as shown by the lack of discussion about the Hood case there - compare to Brivium for example). Remember, this is the same guy (APS) who agitated dumdum into banning me when every single one of my remarks on dumdumcom fails in comparison to his magnifique masterpiece.

 

And this is also where I diverge from Fred's pussification commentary. While I firmly believe in Amazon's rights to spew such rhetoric, what he said is not so much a tongue in cheek, rather it was more of a pussy move, a low blow that attacked irrelevant party simply because of guilt by association. The same exact nature that happened to Fred when dumdum banned him randomly for no reason whatsoever.

[SneakyDave]

Mr. V (Howie) allowed the 'VB hacker' and a proven style ripper (Adam Howard/3CoffeeCups) to be members of TAZ.

 

Surely a disgruntled remark by AWS on a completely separate forum isn't as bannable as illegal activities?

 

If it's found out a member of TAZ is a member of a racist website, or has a sordid past, will Howard ban them? Of course not.

 

Howie has a forum god complex and he had a knee jerk reaction to one of his old school members who now spends more time on other sites. That's all it was. There is no honor here.

[fool]

A for profit establishment is by default amoral and behave according to its commercial interest. All companies (except maybe the one run by Scotty) behaves this way. You cannot impose any single consistent moral position on them.

[Sheldon]

LOL.

 

People are way too sensitive.

[Sheldon]

Not Chicken Scratches.... in my opinion. Simply those "offended" by AWS's comment.

[Paul]

As far as I'm concerned Howard can kiss my ass. Everything he knows about running forums he learned from Wayne Luke or myself...

 

:joy::joy::joy:

 

Grand Master Pimp thinks so much of himself.

[SneakyDave]

This isn't about TAZ or its profit status. This is about a random member posting something on another site.

 

Howie is butthurt that AWS no longer gives him the attention he once did.

[fool]

People are way too sensitive.

Frankly speaking, the remark is hilarious though not the kind that I would consciously make.

I was just pointing out APS' hypocrisy.

Rather than an upstanding citizen that he tried to show himself as, it turns out he's just another wacko like the rest of us and he dared to call Paul a wannabe!

[SneakyDave]

I will agree that I have a more aligned opinion of AWS now. Lol

[fool]

This isn't about TAZ or its profit status.

I have always been consistent in framing every move by Mr. V in relation to TAZ as exclusively from a commercial interest's point of view.

[SneakyDave]

That would be like XenForo removing my license for things I post here. It's rediculous.

 

If AWS had just used a different userid, this wouldn't have happened. At least he was man enough to stick to his guns.

[Sheldon]

I know I'm a wacko.

 

As far as AWS, I've never really had that much interaction with him. We've spoken a few times, I've read up on some advice he's given others, he'll I think I asked advice from him as well, etc...

 

Then again, a lot of you have more history from the VB days. I was never a part of that scene.

[fool]

That would be like XenForo removing my license for things I post here. It's rediculous.

You cannot lump two for-profit establishments together when they have different commercial interests.

[Sheldon]

If both are seeking to make money (which both are), aren't the commercial interests technically the same?

[fool]

What is a commercially profitable move in one establishment is not necessarily the same for another.

[Sheldon]

Again, in the end, both are there to make money.

[SneakyDave]

It's about money. Same agenda. The only difference is that XenForo has a legitimate product, and TAZ has mods that talk to themselves.

[fool]

Again, in the end, both are there to make money.

I didn't dispute this.

My point was, a move that makes money for one is not necessarily the same for other.

[GTB]

Tool/Vice (whatever you call yourself). How comes you're always sticking up for The Admin Zone talking utter dribble about it being a commercial forum. It isn't a commercial forum at all idiot. You talk a load of garbage!