11-26-2008, 06:43 PM | #11 | |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
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Shame to SVRider, another greedy admin throws his site away.
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11-26-2008, 06:46 PM | #12 |
TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
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damn SVRider had a lot of knowlege in their archives... RIP
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11-26-2008, 07:47 PM | #13 |
Ride Like an Asshole
Join Date: Feb 2008
Moto: nothing...
Posts: 11,254
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Invite everyone, but let trip know who to give the swinging cock to...
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11-26-2008, 08:17 PM | #14 |
Trip's Assistant
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
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OK... get everybody over here..
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11-27-2008, 12:12 PM | #15 |
Ornery, scandalous & evil
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1
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Yup, that's their M.O. That's how I noticed the CF takeover -- a notification on a subscribed thread came through from an @verticalscope email address. *sigh*
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11-27-2008, 12:26 PM | #16 |
Tractor Driver
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
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Sometimes it isn't greed more than just wanting to get out. It isn't like running a bulletin board is a profit center for the owner or administrator. I'm a mod on the Buell board. We aren't paid. The owner, Blake, isn't paid. He works for sponsorship in order to provide for the cost of hardware, software, and bandwidth. He ain't makin' nothin. At some point in time, these folks get tired of the grind, and someone comes along and offers them a check. It's not that different when someone sells their business to a larger company. The difference here is that at least your business was paying you something for your efforts. If VS came buy with their checkbook and was willing to write a check for $25,000-50,000 for your bulletin board, it would be hard to pass up.
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11-27-2008, 12:43 PM | #17 |
resident gimp
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SoFla
Moto: a big ole steamin pile of nothin
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this websites mission should be to get everyone on all the VS forums to sign up here and give VS the ole . i'm a member over on SVrider but i don't really go over there too much...oh well (que Queens Another One Bites The Dust)
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11-27-2008, 01:31 PM | #18 | |
DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
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The clock is ticking...
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11-27-2008, 01:58 PM | #19 | |
Tractor Driver
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Location: Franklin, TN
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11-27-2008, 02:54 PM | #20 | |
Ornery, scandalous & evil
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