tmrichardson
Banned
Maybe you could ask webguy why he deleted the post he started on the proposal to ban fenced big game preserve hunts in North Dakota?
Why was Bruce McLeland banned?
- Thread starter Calisdad
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Maybe you could ask webguy why he deleted the post he started on the proposal to ban fenced big game preserve hunts in North Dakota?
FCSpringer
Moderator
moellermd
Super Moderator
He pays for the privilege.
birdman652001
New member
so if i were to pay for the priviledgs. i could post say my real estate business here or anything that wasnt hunting related business?
FCSpringer
Moderator
All bussiness transactions are up to the man webguy.
moellermd
Super Moderator
Well considering this is a hunting forum that might not be the best place to spend your advertising dollars.
I'm going to retire for the evening, between this post, the WD40 post, the dog travel visa post, and the ethanol post, the permission post..... I'm so confused, I think I'm going to drown my sorrows or go soak my head. I do know I'm now so paranoid the next time I'm out of state, and ask permission of a new farmer, I'll carry my dog papers, a can of WD40, have my "ethanol is the future" bumper sticker, carry a questionaire to asertain if the party I am addressing is the leasee or the owner, and last but not least use my "escort" as the front man, ( person?).
FCSpringer
Moderator
:10sign:good night sir, LOL. good humor, believe it or not we have had those last types blending in a post more then once too.
:cheers:
quail hound
Moderator
Moe, that's funny right there. Lol.
Calisdad
New member
I would but I'm still waiting for a reply to this question, even in a PM.
He either doesn't read the posts or feels unaccountable to us. Personally I find censorship more obscene than any 'words' I could post here. Saying he was banned for a link just doesn't wash, especially to a RE business thousands of miles away. You edit, send a PM and move on.
I mean, I don't even know the guy. I thought his post had merit. If there was something that I didn't see that would justify BANNING well the opportunity to set the record straight is fast fading away. Reminds me of the kid we all knew when we were growing up who always had the newest baseballs but we had to play by his rules and he was a lousy first baseman.
landman
New member
I didn't ban him but I don't think his posts had any merit. Some folks are clever enough to write something that makes them appear to belong and then add a link that advertises something for personal gain. In this case the person posted in at least three places, with links to a business in all of them. I didn't ban him because I wanted to make sure he wasn't authorized to advertise on this site before taking that action. However his posts looked suspicious to me and someone else must have felt the same way because he eventually was banned.
FCSpringer
Moderator
The reason is clear. He had links..... People will post such a thread and just try to blend in , that simple. If you ask them to stop, they just do it again. Most likely to return with another email address later for us to just do it again. It doesn't matter who did it, it needed to get done. And they did the right thing.
It's called link building. Link Building Defined: "If you run a forum, you've probably run into this problem before: users who register accounts and use them to make posts that promote their own products or services, dropping links like they're going out of style. That's called link spam, and it is sometimes used to raise a site in the SERPs. This article will tell you how to combat at least some of it."
Mr. McLeland may have a well thought out letter or response, his tactics are obvious to me and the moderators are getting educated on these tricks. Other forums simply are getting fed up with it as well. Link builders and forum spammers are starting to get smarter and craftier. Link Building and search engine marketing is a business. If you want additional reading, please ask and I will provide resources. That will clear up what people do.
I will say, we are going to make mistakes and that's a fact. We are trying to be right the majority of the time and sometimes it's just not feasible. If Bruce McLeland sent me a PM, a moderator a PM, we would reinstate. He just has to explain why he did what he did. It's completely obvious to me what his intentions were but I just want to hear it from him.
Above.
Censorship has killed forums yes. But if there is not some kind of control, it get's out of control. Please view pheasantcountry.com, read the front page message and that will tell the story. I started that website and it spiraled out of control when I quit the company. I'll respectfully disagree with your pheasant hunting forum comment. Here's why... I separated the regional material to compartmentalize posts relating to particular topics. Why should a South Dakota post about corn belong in the pheasant hunting forum or on the weather? To me it's common sense and yes there will be some overlap. Overlap is ok and yes, it's a bit of a judgment call. I want to make this a fun and open forum. That's our goal. I do appreciate the comments.
Noted. Thank you for the comment.
I was on the road today and on my Verizon Air Card with my laptop. I was annoyed, didn't feel like responding because instead of asking me my viewpoint, you assumed I was for high fence hunting. I removed the post instead. That the honest truth. Was it wrong, yes. This is a forum free of charge and I would like to keep the posting on the positive side. I think the high fence vote is something worth mentioning newswise but it can sway towards the negative because it's something that is like abortion. Everyone has a strong opinion one way or another. To me, it's different strokes for different folks. It's America, I believe in choices. Does that make me a control freak removing it? You could view at as that. I reinstated the thread, but I'm just warning people to watch name calling and be respectful. It's ok to do it in a respectful matter than just battering. I'm not saying that's what you did, it's a blanket statement on the forum because in the past those terms of service exist because of threads that got out of control.
tmrichardson... I like your posting, respectful, thought out and intelligent. I just didn't want it to get out of control.
Agreed. I didn't see the Wolf post. Please email me details if you would like.
Read the Link Building comment and then repost a follow up comment.
Appreciate the comment. I do run a business and this Ultimate Pheasant Hunting website is basically a hobby and I try and keep it as ad free, carefree and fun as possible for you the users. While I appreciate the positive, negative and opinion's, this thread is getting on my nerves. Please read the Terms and Conditions. Those were posted because of negative users, link builders, spammers and bad apples. Guys, it's not the easiest job in the world and I'm not perfect.
That is 100% correct.
Link Building. Read top Reply.
Absolutely unrelated link to pheasant hunting. Link Building
Escort services, real estate, etc.... they are all trying to link build for popularity. Bottom line guys. It's a battle.
LOL.
I addressed this above and feel free to PM directly, I can give you my email, work phone or cell phone and contact me directly. Again, I like your posting tmrichardson, just send me a message next time.
Relevancy. Most forum bords you see are completely whored out to banner ads. Do you see any here? If they are, do they have anything to do with Viagra, Cialis, Real Estate, etc?
Calisdad, do you think you are getting a little personal calling me unaccountable? During the day, I have employees for my Internet Marketing & Website company (this website is not included). My accountablity lies in making sure payroll and employees are taken care of. I was on the road today, had to get back to check on the employees and then went to watch the my Minnesota Wild get beat in a shoot-out tonight. Time is limited for me. For the 2nd comment, Link Building again. For the baseball comment, are we really enforcing the rules that much? I disagree. We are just trying to have a fun, laidback forum, that's all. I've met some of you at trade show's before. Heck, I'll be the first one to buy the beer. I'm not Hitler here, but we do have to have a little structure. I hope that addresses everyone comments.
birdman652001
New member
you didnt answer my question...
birdman652001 said:
i said, if i was a PAID member here, and I owned say a Real Estate or anything else.. i STILL would be banned for putting a LINK in my sigature or a certain post, say i put in 300 of dollars per year id still be banned or link removed???
JMBZ71
Member
Webguy, if not for you, none of us would have this great resource available to us. I donâ??t presume to speak for anyone else but Iâ??m sure most of us appreciate what a great forum you run, the fact that youâ??re accessible to us and that youâ??re a fellow hunter. Keep up the good work Webguy!