stormsurge
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- Jan 29, 2012
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Yah, they saw members getting suspicious after they posted the truth as my status (and about 100 other former members): "Vertical Scope banned their sorry asses after they showed their disloyalty by starting their own site instead of making us rich by doing free volunteer work while we rake in the ad money."ksimm92 said:...I remember seeing the "no longer with us" under roadie's posts. ...
the roadie said:I think a few folks back there think I rolled off a mountain trail and died.
I was thinking that Bill pushed Bill down the stairs. (referring to DucatiSS's old signature over there)ksimm92 said:I'm sure quite a few folks are thinking something along that line
RIP, gutsy ex-member. Vertical Scope still feels threatened, and unwilling to let members get qualified help with their problems. What a disservice to the community they claim to care about. Liars. All about the ad dollars. They buy sites and don't care ANYTHING about the vehicle platform. Just the eyeballs they're buying.steven76 said:I watched another member from this site post and get banned from Trailvoy yesterday. The below posting was gone within 5 minutes of it being posted.
In the good old days for 90% of trailvoy's existence, email addresses were part of most member's profiles. Since that was a method of sending invitations that Vertical Scope couldn't control, they felt it necessary to shut off that feature. Since they DON'T CARE if people try to make friendships outside trailvoy and form a community, it's no loss to them. You used to be able to send PMs to more than one member at a time - they also killed that feature off as well.I don't want to get banned from that site, so I just occasionally directly emailed any users who divulge their actual email address.
Delor said:Well, I was wonder WTF was going on at TV... The help seemed to disappear there lately.. Unless you were looking for something that someone had already asked, you were kinda on your own... Thanks to a PM from a fellow GMTnation member, I am now in the right place.... Owning the oddball Envoy XUV, I have learned we need to stick together as not a ton of people have the same issues we have (my stupid swing touch pad is broke... if you have no idea what I am talking about, be thankful...).
SO, here I am, whether you all like it or not!
Paul
CdnGMan said:Adrian (I think that's his name - Stef would know for sure tho) has many other sites - somewhere around 80 - to "admin" on that I'm sure are more populated than TV is now, so I'm thinking that it's quite low on his priority list... they still have their anti-GMTN filter running wild, so that takes care of most of his work...
I chalk it up to his weekly troll / visit...
Hehe. How LAME is that? Mods that gotta sneak around because if the REAL GMT360 community knew they were whacking members over there for fun and frolic they would be shunned so fast their heads would spin.MAY03LT said:There are also "secret" moderators over there who have the ability to delete posts and ban members. How cool is that?!?!
Short Bus said:
jrSS said:Haha. Banned
Sparky said:I thought you had been on the OS a lot longer than that for some reason
kardain said:
CdnGMan said:You gotta love how the few `senior` members left there act as though they have no idea as to why things happened as they have...
This aft I`m in the midst of trying to explain to SSILICON why the various OP questions can`t and won`t get answered... what a tool... but it`s fun...
MAY03LT said:Is it me or did he make it sound like you were somehow stopping folks from answering questions? I guess it's easier to cry about what you're posting then it is to pick up a shop manual and learn how the temp gauge works.
Originally Posted by CdnGMan
As are many of the more helpful members...
Oddly Petevw chose otherwise... interesting....
I NEVER said I was only a member here. Don't assume....
That's what this list is for...CdnGMan said:Which begs the question... who are you on here Pete???
BO TIE SS said:That's what this list is for...
http://gmtnation.com/f16/username-changes-41/#post261
Sparky said:I have no beef with Pete. I don't really understand wanting to remain on the OS but that's a personal choice.
Sparky said:I guess I don't understand why anyone is riding his case about it.
CdnGMan said:I think it boils down to the appearance of supporting what VS has done (or not done) to the "community" over there
Now, people may say that "well GMan is still over there, so I guess he still supports VS..."
Admin said:Hi there,
How are you? I've been noticing your posts and emailing members to refer to the other site. This is has been so many months old and is not needed at all. As mentioned you are more than welcome to be on both sites but this is not needed. The choice is yours.
Thank you.
Cheers
CdnGMan said:Ok, so over the last week or so, I've "instructed" some noobs on the OS on where to come to get the service manuals and the like... and today I get this from the "Admin"...
So I take the time to respond with the below...
Hey there...
I don't dare suggest to anyone in the open forums where to go if they want the help they seek as that would - I do however make it available that if they want help, they're more than free to contact me OUTSIDE of the forum. I see nothing wrong with giving people direction to the info that they're looking for. But since you've been watching / noticing my posts, you've already realized that there are a number of people who are looking for something that is NOT here...
I'm not about to get into an argument with you regarding this, as it's a no-win situation as far as I'm concerned. My reasons for helping those that want it are simple: I want to give back to the community that's helped me. It's pretty obvious by the lack of responses to the numerous questions posed that people are looking for help - help that's not here anymore for various reasons. I dare suggest that if you were about the community as you claim to be, you'd understand that this isn't a personal thing, but one of trying to ensure that the GMT community has access to the best information - regardless of its location.
I'm sure you're aware that the folks over on GMTN acknowledge the fact that TV is a great place for archival info and actually encourage people to visit. You guys (VS) may want to reciprocate that and realize that GMTN is a great place for current knowledge & info - just based on who is actually answering the numerous questions posed.
It's not always about having the most "views" or "eyes" on your site that makes it great.
I know that you and your 2 mods (who seemed to have disappeared as of late) want the site to return to its former glory, but with everything that's gone on, is that really possible? Take a close look at the "Introductions" and see how many posts go unanswered... it never used to be like that...
And you're right, the choice is mine... and for now, I chose to stay and help those looking for help not available here, find it elsewhere. As an enthusiast, that shouldn't pose a problem for you. It's quite possible that in the near future I'll simply say "screw it" and the noobies and the "wanna-be mods" try to figure out the nuances of the TB / Envoy, but for now I'll do what I can to help the noobs - I was one of them too.
Cheers.
So... how much longer until I've joined that illustrious list too??
Vosper said:Well I hope they dont boot you since you directed me here yesterday, glad I found this site after only 1 day as a member of the (Other site). Ive only owned my Trailblazer for a week now and the Ifo I have found is awesome, thanks for being here.
BINGA said:Welcome Vosper! Since you were only on the old site for one day, you don't need to worry too much about the "trickery" that goes on on TrailVoy. You have come to the right place to educate yourself on all things with your new vehicle. Generally speaking, someone here on this site will have the exact answer you are looking for, or in the rare case that no one does, many will try to advise/assist you in discovering the answers you seek, even if that means steering you to the archives on the old site. As mentioned before, TrailVoy was for all intents and purposes "built" into what it is or rather once was by the true enthusiasts and members who now currently reside here on GMTN. Feel free to ask away with any of your questions as there are no dumb questions (or at least you won't be ridiculed here). Just do yourself and everyone here one favor, and don't ask about that pesky little red wire near the battery that's unhooked!