squirtyflower said:
johnnytapia said:
So, let's get this right: someone thinks Spike is charging too much and says so. Cue apoplectic rage from several folk, mods included. Fuck me, has it really come to this - this is a FORUM, not an official website. A place to debate, a place to hold views, for and against, and if that means unnerving a few of the regulars then so be it.
Imagine: A forum where we talked about the local bus fares. You indicate you don't think fares reflect current pricing and are, to put it mildly, a rip-off. You outline what competitors can do for a fraction of the price. You'd be lauded for helping fellow passengers out, not vilified. If folk want to criticise Spike, fucking great - I've travelled with him several times but I would never deny anyone the right to crib, complain, compare or abuse his costs. The day we do that, welcome to mcfc.co.uk.
PB - Just which part of the CoC has C.Kid not met? is there some sub-section that states "posters shall, at all times, post positively about people who are given unfettered access to the board to make money for their own business"?
Fucking bullshit. This board deserves better.
TBH with you i wan't around when this went off but i do take umbrage at the way you have responded
there was no 'apoplectic rage', imo
people are allowed to hold opposing views on the matter, in fact de niro said he was doing the journey under his own steam, as am i
the issue, i believe, surrounded the poster's insistence on continuing his views in this thread after being asked by the mods you have accused to start a new thread to show better and more cost effective ways of getting there
i may have included my own had he done so
clearly this shows that the main point made by crumpsall wasn't being denied him, he was just asked to make his point elsewhere
for whatever reason, this thread is here by Spike to let blues know about his trips
Ric, who is the site owner, has final say on who can and can't advertise on his site
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SF - De Niro said, and I quote, to save any doubt.
"if you are not travelling, or thinking of travelling with spikes comepany why not just stay out of the thread. particually if you have come on just to have a popbt "
Spike is clearly given preferential treatment in being allowed to have his prices and details bumped to the top of the main forum. I have absolutely no quibble with that -
BUT, it cannot surely be right that posters aren't allowed to say they think his prices are excessive, cheap, shite, brilliant whatever.
Otherwise we're no different than the official site and I thought this was a forum, a place to debate, argue, agree etc.
I'll ask again - what part of the Cofc did C.Kid break? I'm not aware that dinting Spike's profits was one of them. Maybe I'm mistaken.