Gang;
I was the mod who was contacted regarding this issue.
First off, it is not an issue, so lets do away with all of the posturing, ok? What VTW posted in the trade forums was not a violation of any of our rules. I had a very frank 'conversation' with him, and outlined our guidelines and rules for that forum. Any of you who sell or trade here know we ask for specifics when trading; like a Busse for a Busse, ect. As VTW is offering a trade of his work for a Busse, I let the thread stand.
Second, you folks need to understand that we do get a lot of advertising SPAM on this board, and we have had dealers who try to put one over on us all of the time. When things like that happen, it raises red flags, and we have to investigate. The sig line banners can be interpreted as advertising, and if it gets out of hand, you may be asked to remove them.
As for this forum here, what goes on here is up to Jerry and his appointed moderators. If you folks have contests, drawings, ect here, and the mods allow it, then there isn't a problem. I personally don't visit this forum very often, and when I do, I'm a guest here. I am a moderator at BFC, but this isn't one of the areas I cover. If I see something out of place here, I'll contact one of the mods here to deal with it. I want it clear that the person reporting VTW's post was from the Exchange area, and not here in the Busse forum.
Some of you and one member in particular, I find some of your comments out of line. We don't 'burn' people for reporting incidents, nor do we threaten them. We don't 'piss on them' if they are on fire. people here are encouraged to report posts if they think there is something wrong, and one person did when they thoght VTW's post in the trade area was wrong. No shame in that. Threats against this person, or me as the mod involved will earn you a walk down the plank. I guarantee that. I admire each and every one of you for defending your friend, but please keep it civil, and understand that the issue was resolved before it got anywhere. Also, this isn't 'Whine and Cheese'.
Now, everyone please take a deep breath, and think before you disparage another member for doing what he thought was the right thing.
Any of you can email me or PM me if you'd like to discuss this further.
Thanks.
-Mike