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**TooFast98Cobra** · 12-12-2014, 10:44 AM

Lmao

**Wolfpack Speed** · 12-12-2014, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by no1sirbutler

Listen up sir. Don't get worked up. Yes I remember you asking for help and if you remember I offered help and but I never actually got off my ass and tried to, I'm all talk. Several people offered help but they never followed through with you. By what you just said you needed to have someone to help with the site cause your very busy running a business and cant do everything, you did enough taking over the site and I love you for it. That won't happen when the owner is smart enough not to waste anymore of his time and money. You have asked for opinions and when they opposed your thoughts, just like with the classifieds, you were nice enough to go with the majority and not what you wanted so that the members were happy! Just like not deleting posts for the heck of it, only when they were about to cause drama, thanks for keeping things cool so there is no more bad blood, it was the right thing to do. And don't say you didn't do a great job Because you did. Especially the ones that mentioned Tim, we all know the drama follows that guy. thankfully Your ego could handle it plain and simple.

Close down your shop if you want but I hope you don't it matters to me. Never used you but someday I will wise up and will. As as far as ignorant goes, like maxpowers implied, I probably am both stupid and ignorant.....

Sounds like I hit a nerve

**SK360** · 12-12-2014, 12:04 PM

And butler is banned. -1 member.

**Wolfpack Speed** · 12-12-2014, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by SK360

And butler is banned. -1 member.

Something constructive can still come from this thread for those who want to find a way to keep the forum around. All he wanted to do is run his ignorant suck about stuff he knows nothing about.

**SlowSix** · 12-12-2014, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by SK360

And butler is banned. -1 member.

just as it was getting interesting. damn. lol

**John4cam** · 12-12-2014, 12:36 PM

On a serious note. Would a few of you be interested in purchasing the forum together, say each throw in a few hundred to meet agreed price? Then all who are part owners can moderate? Especially keeping an eye on sk360...

**John4cam** · 12-12-2014, 12:37 PM

Then the worst case scenario would be you're out a couple hundred vs 2k+. I will do this if anybody else wants to try it pm me or post up here.

**95V6** · 12-12-2014, 12:46 PM

I was on board but Im having second thoughts now. I'm not a fan of childish drama like this. Not sure if I want to back something like that. What about the name change and all the problems Mike had?

**TooFast98Cobra** · 12-12-2014, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by John4cam

On a serious note. Would a few of you be interested in purchasing the forum together, say each throw in a few hundred to meet agreed price? Then all who are part owners can moderate? Especially keeping an eye on sk360...

I am but I don't want anything to do with the behind the scenes tech software stuff and I want a ban stick.

**burntire** · 12-12-2014, 12:51 PM

Sit tight. I have to talk to Mike and see if a deal can be reached.

**95V6** · 12-12-2014, 01:07 PM

Keep us posted

**Monkeygrits** · 12-12-2014, 01:49 PM

I wish I had the cash to help out. Even as a newer member I hate to see this forum go. I can afford maybe 50 bucks but with a baby on the way, Christmas, etc a few hundred is tight for me right now. Going from 2 incomes to one in a month or so will strap you a little lol.

**Wolfpack Speed** · 12-12-2014, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by John4cam

On a serious note. Would a few of you be interested in purchasing the forum together, say each throw in a few hundred to meet agreed price? Then all who are part owners can moderate? Especially keeping an eye on sk360...

Lou and I were just talking about this at lunch, IMO this is the way to go at this point. We have some really good members on here and several have spoken up and offered to contribute if it helps keep the forum around. If everyone pitches in what they say they will and a small group of level headed members are willing to make up the difference to purchase the forum, it's pretty much a win win. I think the benefits of multiple owners will help the forum way more than it will hurt it. I have done the dirty work, the money was spent, the forum was made over, t-shirts & stickers can be printed whenever, I even paid to advertise the forum, we just need some members willing to put in the work to make events happen.

Originally Posted by burntire

Sit tight. I have to talk to Mike and see if a deal can be reached.

Call me any time Maverick!

**burntire** · 12-12-2014, 02:46 PM

The only way multiple owners will work is with a LLC. Whom ever owns the domain is the one who gets sued. If it's not a LLC or corporation your personal assets are at risk. Forum owners haven't been sued. My old site was under a LLC.

**Silverhatch** · 12-12-2014, 03:08 PM

Mike , are you interested in being a sponsor if the site is member owned?

**Silverhatch** · 12-12-2014, 03:10 PM

I think it could work. Change up the name, get a few older sponsors back. I heard first hand UGH was doing well, Tim became to busy for it. He said the traffic was crazy.

**SK360** · 12-12-2014, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Silverhatch

I think it could work. Change up the name, get a few older sponsors back. I heard first hand UGH was doing well, Tim became to busy for it. He said the traffic was crazy.

I don't believe that. You wouldn't just shut the site down one day out of no where.

**SlowSix** · 12-12-2014, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by SK360

I don't believe that. You wouldn't just shut the site down one day out of no where.

I believe something happened with the server that he was hosting it on, and he said that he decided to close it because he didn't have time for it anymore.

**blackfive-o** · 12-12-2014, 10:02 PM

I have been on here for a while, twice a day. I don't post much but love Stangs. I bought one and sold one on here. There are a lot of good people on here willing to help people with good advice. I would hate to see it go. I had no idea the cost and amount of time to run this forum. Thanks for keeping it alive this long!

**cwh19** · 12-12-2014, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by Silverhatch

I think it could work. Change up the name, get a few older sponsors back. I heard first hand UGH was doing well, Tim became to busy for it. He said the traffic was crazy.

Originally Posted by SK360

I don't believe that. You wouldn't just shut the site down one day out of no where.

Originally Posted by SlowSix

I believe something happened with the server that he was hosting it on, and he said that he decided to close it because he didn't have time for it anymore.

This is correct. He was too busy to make the changes when the hosting server was no longer available. The traffic was high, I monitored it from the office almost everyday.

I've made quite a few contacts from this site. It'll be depressing to see it go but such is the life of local forums unfortunately. I don't post on here like I used to but Mike, thanks for the effort. I think we all appreciate that.

BTW, like it or not, a section of a site where there is basically no moderation is key in site sustainability. Look at most large forums, most traffic is in the off topic, ball busting sections and classifieds. The other sections like builds, technical, meets, etc all get their views stemming from the trash talk. Hell, half of the builds people do are to one up the next guy whether they admit it or not. Trash talk = traffic.