I was just alerted to yet another thriving forum that was Borged by Rob Laidlaw and his evil Vertical Scope collective three weeks ago. Bass Barn - The Fishing Information Source (same owner sold out thebuckbarn.com as well)
34,000 members, and only three mods currently active. One admin (Philip) running around nuking threads, editing posts, and they just turned off the email-a-fellow-member function to try to keep the inmates from communicating the truth privately among each other. The former owner, Ron Redington, is listed as an admin, but I'm sure they'll remove his password soon unless he cowtows to the new masters. Unless they bought his silence and acquiescence with their tainted Toronto $$. Banning galore. So far, Ron seems to be editing posts in real time to prevent the name of the new forum from spreading.
The traditional jailbreak happened, and Vertical Scope looks like they are using the same playbook and sent the same sort of copyright-violation nastygram to them that they sent us about a how-to article post. The new forum had to change its proposed name.
The new forum will be (after 11/18) striperbassforum.com.
Vertical Scope's business model is full of greed and they are a destroyer of thriving communities. Shun them. Flee. Reject the monetization of your hobbies and sending profits north of the border. Unless you live in Canada already and don't care.
My search also showed up a few MORE in the same outdoorsy vein, the first one just Borged last Monday:
Minnesota Duck and Goose Hunting
Others:
2CoolFishing.com
ifish.net
noreast.com
PensacolaFishingForum.com
stripers247.com
Allcoast.com
TheBassBarn.com
WalleyeCentral.com
ColoradoFisherman.com
EastTennesseeFishing.com
ChicagolandFishing.com
AZBassZone.com
TidalFish.com
NYBass.com
IceFishingChat.com
TheBassHoles.com
Calbassin.com
FlyFishingForum.com
BowFishingCountry.com
NodakOutdoors.com
34,000 members, and only three mods currently active. One admin (Philip) running around nuking threads, editing posts, and they just turned off the email-a-fellow-member function to try to keep the inmates from communicating the truth privately among each other. The former owner, Ron Redington, is listed as an admin, but I'm sure they'll remove his password soon unless he cowtows to the new masters. Unless they bought his silence and acquiescence with their tainted Toronto $$. Banning galore. So far, Ron seems to be editing posts in real time to prevent the name of the new forum from spreading.
The traditional jailbreak happened, and Vertical Scope looks like they are using the same playbook and sent the same sort of copyright-violation nastygram to them that they sent us about a how-to article post. The new forum had to change its proposed name.
The new forum will be (after 11/18) striperbassforum.com.
Vertical Scope's business model is full of greed and they are a destroyer of thriving communities. Shun them. Flee. Reject the monetization of your hobbies and sending profits north of the border. Unless you live in Canada already and don't care.
My search also showed up a few MORE in the same outdoorsy vein, the first one just Borged last Monday:
Minnesota Duck and Goose Hunting
Others:
2CoolFishing.com
ifish.net
noreast.com
PensacolaFishingForum.com
stripers247.com
Allcoast.com
TheBassBarn.com
WalleyeCentral.com
ColoradoFisherman.com
EastTennesseeFishing.com
ChicagolandFishing.com
AZBassZone.com
TidalFish.com
NYBass.com
IceFishingChat.com
TheBassHoles.com
Calbassin.com
FlyFishingForum.com
BowFishingCountry.com
NodakOutdoors.com