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[Defiant]

guys,..again: i am not complaining,..just curious, that's all....

 

[Lid]

******

 

[Dr S]

So, the shadowy but recently outed VRC price fixing cartel has relocated to a Hungarian mountain top lair. Very Bond villain-esqe

Thought that Lawwill Pro cruiser on fleabay was getting expensive

 

[utahdog2003]

Or whoever they are. :?:

Ummm........I think everyone thinks its you dont you think?

 

[mrkawasaki]

.

Surprised this topic is not being discussed/debated over on MTBR...

Mr K

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

:shock:

then again, not all that shocking. This thread reminds me of High School...I hated High School.

 

[scant]

Thought that Lawwill Pro cruiser on fleabay was getting expensive

didnt make reserve tho..

 

[utahdog2003]

:shock:

then again, not all that shocking. This thread reminds me of High School...I hated High School.

**Warning!**...Drama-Fishing Comment Detected.


Guys, all of you should be aware that most message boards probably have some type of restricted membership area, the "Lounge" if you will, where those folks that see themselves as the cats tits of the group go to cuddle. I've been active on boards in the past where members who realized that such a restricted area existed and didn't open up the doors for them got all butt-hurt about it. I'm not blasting Rumpfy or anybody else on any boards where that may be the case, and Defiant isn't whining about it so much as asking where his blog traffic is coming from, based on the wacky web-trail it's left behind. Private Boards exist...it isn't just MTBR-VRC, it isn't a new concept, and it isn't going to go away just because you may have finally stumbled across it.

It's like this...special interest group starts a board, invites friends of like interests to join, board gains public exposure, thousands join and the original function of the board gets muddied...initial group says, "remember the good old days when all we talked about was blah blah blah", and the idea for a restricted area is born... It is a sad progression sure...but not out of the ordinary.

In the end, just remember that it's not like your wife and kids built a room on the back of the house, sit out there and won't let you in. It's just a message board or private blog or whatever. Even if all the recent conspiracy theories are true, and Rumpfy and Bushpig and whoever are actually sitting out on a private board rubbing each other with JPGs of Ritchey, Salsa and Potts frames, so what? The conspiracy theories about price fixing are nutty, mostly contrived by those that can't get in "the lounge" somewhere and feel the need to categorize the whole idea as evil. Let it go and move on.

 

[tintin40]

Why go to any other retro site :? I visited the others

I'm staying here.

 

[rumpfy]

and how do i get invited?

I'd wager a guess that complaining about it publicly and on your blog isn't going to get you that invite.

Maybe there's your answer... :roll:

Thats what I thought.

Rumpfy, no posts here for nearly 6 weeks, but you come out of hibernation to make daft comments on this thread.... Fuel; Fire?

Of course. I can't pass up an opportunity to stir the pot.