WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS FORUM? BOOOO!
03-31-2010, 10:35 AM
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Clients.... 
And as I recall, neither is a financial manager...
03-31-2010, 12:43 PM
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OMG!!!
I offially died reading this.
I agree with you C. The entire thread should not have been deleted.
There is no doubt that some of the posts within 550ifreak's thread about his car accident violated the board's Terms of Service in that they were harassing and defamatory. I can only assume that that is why the thread was deleted. I disagree with the wholesale deletion of the thread as there were things in the thread that had value and frankly that were useful. The OP boasted in earlier threads of drug use and reckless driving in a residential neighborhood. Members, including me, warned him that he was heading for an accident or worse, the loss of life. And sure enough, just days later, 550ifreak wrecked his M5. This is a great example that bad driving behavior can have serious consequences and why it is reckless for parents to assist their 18 year old son acquire one of the most powerful and dangerous sedans in the world.
Deleting the entire thread was, in this member's humble opinion, an overreaction to certain specific posts within the thread that were in violation of the Terms of Service. To me, the better practice would have been to delete those posts but not to delete the entire thread. The reality is that 550ifreak started the thread and, given his previous threads, an overwhelming negative reaction was an inevitable consequence that he had to expect. Simply put, he put the matter at issue. Having done that, I do not think the consequences of his actions should have been eliminated in toto.
At the end of the day, this board belongs to Lomag who owns the domain name. The board is private property and the protections of Free Speech in the US Constitution do not apply. So the admins/mods had every legal right to delete the thread if they wanted. But this member does not think that was the best course of action.
When AmericanM5 (Josh) died in his M5 and took 4 of his friends with him to the grave, the media looked long and hard at what fellow M5board members told him prior to his death. And to their credit, the M5board members denounced his reckless driving and begged him to stop before he killed someone. And the media praised what the members had tried to do to stop Josh's march toward death. The members here have been trying to do the same thing with 550ifreak. Some posts were indeed mean-spirited and nasty and those could have been deleted. But many others were well within the Terms of Serivce and, to me, should have been spared the executioner's ax.
There is no doubt that some of the posts within 550ifreak's thread about his car accident violated the board's Terms of Service in that they were harassing and defamatory. I can only assume that that is why the thread was deleted. I disagree with the wholesale deletion of the thread as there were things in the thread that had value and frankly that were useful. The OP boasted in earlier threads of drug use and reckless driving in a residential neighborhood. Members, including me, warned him that he was heading for an accident or worse, the loss of life. And sure enough, just days later, 550ifreak wrecked his M5. This is a great example that bad driving behavior can have serious consequences and why it is reckless for parents to assist their 18 year old son acquire one of the most powerful and dangerous sedans in the world.
Deleting the entire thread was, in this member's humble opinion, an overreaction to certain specific posts within the thread that were in violation of the Terms of Service. To me, the better practice would have been to delete those posts but not to delete the entire thread. The reality is that 550ifreak started the thread and, given his previous threads, an overwhelming negative reaction was an inevitable consequence that he had to expect. Simply put, he put the matter at issue. Having done that, I do not think the consequences of his actions should have been eliminated in toto.
At the end of the day, this board belongs to Lomag who owns the domain name. The board is private property and the protections of Free Speech in the US Constitution do not apply. So the admins/mods had every legal right to delete the thread if they wanted. But this member does not think that was the best course of action.
When AmericanM5 (Josh) died in his M5 and took 4 of his friends with him to the grave, the media looked long and hard at what fellow M5board members told him prior to his death. And to their credit, the M5board members denounced his reckless driving and begged him to stop before he killed someone. And the media praised what the members had tried to do to stop Josh's march toward death. The members here have been trying to do the same thing with 550ifreak. Some posts were indeed mean-spirited and nasty and those could have been deleted. But many others were well within the Terms of Serivce and, to me, should have been spared the executioner's ax.
Problem is, you guys posted waaay too much crap in the thread.
The cleaning up would have taken about an hour of work!
Therefore I agree with our admin who simply deleted it.
03-31-2010, 01:20 PM
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03-31-2010, 01:25 PM
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I'm glad I got to page 8. The thread was epic. Especially V the Russian's 1st post on that thread. 
My brother wasn't so lucky. He went to read the thread and it was gone.
My brother wasn't so lucky. He went to read the thread and it was gone.
03-31-2010, 01:39 PM
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03-31-2010, 04:02 PM
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What members live in Chicago? I believe Tachyon lives in Chicago. Who else? I just landed at Midway and am heading out for dinner shortly with some friends, but would love to meet up with some of my fellow members for a drink or two. I wish I could search by location, so I could reach out when I travel. Would be great to connect in person.
03-31-2010, 05:18 PM
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What members live in Chicago? I believe Tachyon lives in Chicago. Who else? I just landed at Midway and am heading out for dinner shortly with some friends, but would love to meet up with some of my fellow members for a drink or two. I wish I could search by location, so I could reach out when I travel. Would be great to connect in person.
03-31-2010, 06:16 PM
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What members live in Chicago? I believe Tachyon lives in Chicago. Who else? I just landed at Midway and am heading out for dinner shortly with some friends, but would love to meet up with some of my fellow members for a drink or two. I wish I could search by location, so I could reach out when I travel. Would be great to connect in person.
