I was told to remove my signature otherwise I would get banned
02-03-2012, 02:35 PM
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Ohhhh I could so comment, as I'm a client of IB and sponsor some of their other forums. But I wont 
I will say this, dont get caught up in the politics, it wont get you anywhere. MBWorld is a business, period, dont forget that...if youre an entrepreneur or work for yourself then you will get the big picture.
I will say this, dont get caught up in the politics, it wont get you anywhere. MBWorld is a business, period, dont forget that...if youre an entrepreneur or work for yourself then you will get the big picture.
02-03-2012, 03:16 PM
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The sig was advertising though.
02-03-2012, 03:19 PM
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what about if you make a thread about a product you made and you ARENT trying to sell it but tell people how to do it themselves?
02-03-2012, 03:20 PM
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Ohhhh I could so comment, as I'm a client of IB and sponsor some of their other forums. But I wont I will say this, dont get caught up in the politics, it wont get you anywhere. MBWorld is a business, period, dont forget that...if youre an entrepreneur or work for yourself then you will get the big picture.
I will say this, dont get caught up in the politics, it wont get you anywhere. MBWorld is a business, period, dont forget that...if youre an entrepreneur or work for yourself then you will get the big picture.
Feel free to give it a shot. As you may know, several former staff members here went out and started a new MB oriented site last year. (I can't give the address as it is blocked here)
It is not easy. That site has some sponsors too, now. Even with the amazing Admin skill that some of the founders posses, growth is slow. It will take years to develop a strong knowledge base at a new site.
But, as I said, I love to see people give it a try. There is always room for good competition.
It is not easy. That site has some sponsors too, now. Even with the amazing Admin skill that some of the founders posses, growth is slow. It will take years to develop a strong knowledge base at a new site.
But, as I said, I love to see people give it a try. There is always room for good competition.
How is it a violation? Look here, at the TOU you all agreed to at registration:
Link to the full TOU.... https://mbworld.org/forums/faq.php?f...q_new_faq_item
Link to the full TOU.... https://mbworld.org/forums/faq.php?f...q_new_faq_item
02-03-2012, 03:43 PM
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02-03-2012, 03:47 PM
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Really? As with any Socialist organization, who ends up paying for all the perks?
I have nothing to do with IB, the owners of this site but, I do know that running this site is not free. Would you prefer that MBWorld charged you a subscription fee to come here and get the wealth of information that lies in this database?
Come on people. We live in a free market economy. Where else can you go to get all this free stuff and the only downside is some subtle advertising by paid sponsors?
Russia....geez.
I have nothing to do with IB, the owners of this site but, I do know that running this site is not free. Would you prefer that MBWorld charged you a subscription fee to come here and get the wealth of information that lies in this database?
Come on people. We live in a free market economy. Where else can you go to get all this free stuff and the only downside is some subtle advertising by paid sponsors?
Russia....geez.
02-03-2012, 04:08 PM
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again not trying to sound like a *** just asking a question.
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02-03-2012, 04:17 PM
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02-03-2012, 04:41 PM
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Feel free to give it a shot. As you may know, several former staff members here went out and started a new MB oriented site last year. (I can't give the address as it is blocked here)
It is not easy. That site has some sponsors too, now. Even with the amazing Admin skill that some of the founders posses, growth is slow. It will take years to develop a strong knowledge base at a new site.
But, as I said, I love to see people give it a try. There is always room for good competition.
It is not easy. That site has some sponsors too, now. Even with the amazing Admin skill that some of the founders posses, growth is slow. It will take years to develop a strong knowledge base at a new site.
But, as I said, I love to see people give it a try. There is always room for good competition.
02-03-2012, 05:23 PM
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Y'all, if you are going to post, argue or insult, please learn to read and comprehend first.
02-03-2012, 05:51 PM
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02-03-2012, 06:18 PM
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02-03-2012, 06:20 PM
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02-03-2012, 07:14 PM
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Since everyone is offering their opinion, I'll chirp in. The with the business model of bulletin boards is that the content is 99% community generated. Not sponsor generated. The value if this site is the knowledge of the members, NOT the sponsors.
The reason sponsors are here is because of the traffic. The traffic is here because of the knowledge of the member base. The member base is here because of the other members... Not the sponsors.
IB doesn't make cars. They don't make anything. They lease done servers and have some php/mysql code monkeys to help keep things running and the site monetized.
If MB suddenly became illegal, this site would soon fail. But if this site were to become illegal, there would be a replacement tomorrow. Believe that.
That said, I respect adhering to the rules of the site. I don't like some of them, but I honor them.
/rant
The reason sponsors are here is because of the traffic. The traffic is here because of the knowledge of the member base. The member base is here because of the other members... Not the sponsors.
IB doesn't make cars. They don't make anything. They lease done servers and have some php/mysql code monkeys to help keep things running and the site monetized.
If MB suddenly became illegal, this site would soon fail. But if this site were to become illegal, there would be a replacement tomorrow. Believe that.
That said, I respect adhering to the rules of the site. I don't like some of them, but I honor them.
/rant
