Xeon

paid membership is a good idea too, as troublemakers will not pay to create a stir here..

but again, how many ppl is willing to pay?

c class 279

I really like Mbworld, but unless the price was low and the reliability issues fixed, I'd just as well hang out at Benzworld or Csportcoupe free of cost.

Xeon

reliability wasnt such a big issue until the later part of last yr.

BTW, when the site is down for a prolong period of time, does the sponsors get charged?? hehe

vraa

Paid membership is a stupid idea. All my opinions of course, but why pay? Usually fourms resort to that to get their stuff payed for, we're not having that problem, the issue on hand here is if group buys should be allowed by non-sponsers.

My idea is, they aren't sponsering? They can't sell things here. When your profiting off a free service, that's wrong. I don't care if your offering it for dirt cheap, but if it ain't FREE take it somewhere else. As for the reliability, it's being worked on. Why don't you go to benzworld or csportcoupe if you don't like mbworld. Heck that just means less people to watch over here

Xeon: I wouldn't pay to be on this site, I just can't, it's not justifiable.

C230 Sport Coup: You saw the Evosport stuff because Evosport is a sponser and they activley advertise here, and it's perfectly okay. They don't pressure people and they are giving back to the community. Fair stuff and it works, gets my thumbs up.

vraa

lol!

tommy

That's right, you don't. When did this privately-owned website become a democracy?? I've bought stuff from the sponsors too, so what? I don't tell McDonald's about the design of their stores, either.

Lynn

That has been discussed at csportcoupe and the answer is no. mbworld is the more appropriate place for the all encompassing C class forum.

Xeon

vraa,

i agree that profiting from a free service is wrong.

Well, then everyone on the forum is wrong, as i am pretty sure we profitted 1 way or another. i know you enjoyed your time here.

my suggestion still stands, give priority to sponsors. If price come close enough, we have to buy from them. If not, too bad

vraa

lol crap, you've found out, I guess it's time for me to leave!

However I meant monetary profit directly caused by the group buy. Oh beat that!

Lynn

I'd like to see someone post a notice of a group buy for Whoppers on the bulletin board of his local McDonald's

Xeon

let just leave it to the mods to give us their comments..


vraa...you cant escape!

oggle

Who said anything about a democracy? I am allowed to give feedback and complain about or compliment others. Show me where it says in the TOS that I can't.

revstriker

If you were paying to sponsor a web site, and that web site allowed other vendors who were not paying sponsors to come in and bid on customers via a group buy, how long would you continue to support this site? You could just contact a member and run group buys, and either save the sponsor fees, or work them into the price making it harder for the paying sponsors to compete.

It's common sense to me.

AndrewK

Tommy is just saying that you dont have "rights" here, as you have "rights" as a citizen. Its a private website, and however petty or lame, they are allowed to ban you or delete your posts or whatever they want to do. You may not like it and it may be unpopular, but its not like you can sue them for it...

electromethod

the admins have every right on this matter. It is THEIR website.... they have to operate/maintain it along with the costs associated with doing so. Until you do the same then I don't think you have much room to talk. People who want everything for nothing are the ones out of touch with reality. BTW...... if charging a membership fee would get rid of the trolls etc then I would be all for it .

oggle

I have every right to voice my opinion, just as the admins have the right to delete them or ban me from this forum.

But that's not what I meant. I meant it this way (minus the legal part):


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=rights

proudpop

I have been a member here for about a year, never really posted before. I have also never bought anything from any of the sponsors, or anyone else for that matter. But, here is my opinion anyway... Not allowing a group buy is just plain wrong. I agree that sponsors shouls get priority, and get a chance to match pricing. But that is all, they are paying for advertising, not for exclusive rights to have their businesses talked about and no others. If I want to go to Evosports website, I will go there, I thought this was a website for MB lovers to come and get info. If I am wrong, fine, I will go elsewhere.

AndrewK

Well... the owners of Evosport are both "administrators" here, so that explained to me where this site stands. I am aware of other M-B forums (more slanted towards tech/older M-Bs) that despite having administrators with connected businesses (i.e. a parts business), do not regulate members as tightly as is done here. I am not saying that this site is not valuable or that its not the administrators' right to run it as they see fit, but rather that other forums out there do not have the same level of censorship.

tommy

You're crying Norma Ray about a freaking car forum, you do realize that? Shouldn't that be left for things that actually MEAN something?

It sounds to me like the mods/admins here have kind of spoken already. What's all of the continual whining about if the verdict's already been handed down? There is a forum for raising issues about this place, maybe peoples' time would be better spent there, voicing their displeasure.

oggle

Ditto to you for feeling the need to come in, brown nose, and tell people to basically shut up and not express their opinions. I had already finished giving out my thoughts, until you came in.

tifosiv122

Actually, a more accurate way to say it would be that you posted a group buy for 50 BigMacs in the entrance to a Mall that had a McDonalds inside.

The sponsors (most of them) don't run the site, they buy into a part of it, just like a McD's at a Mall.

Erik

tifosiv122

Just to double check, we can do group buys as long as no sponsor sells or can sell the same item? Am I correct?

Erik

Keyser_Soze

ok this sucks but there is nothing we can do about it...moderators are moderators ...yea i don't like it but hands down this is still the best place to get info on W203....maybe its time for someone like Kindea to start a W203 Sedan Forum and then we can all move...any way until then i'm gonna shut up before i get banned lol

Any way my post is talk to ERIK.

EDIT: removed by request

Thanx in advance

Lynn

He just added some sedan fora.

Keyser_Soze

Lynn, I just noticed you are a moderator on Csportcoupe. I've been a memeber for almost as long as i've been a member here but for some reason I can't post there! i always thought it was because I had the sedan!!! lol but just lookin there today i see there is picture of sedan and it says Unite

whats your take on all this...and is there this kind of censorship over there..?! I assume not since i don't really see any advertise banners over at csportcoupe...also as a moderator can you fix my account so i can post pleas

Thanx in advance.