Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 06:49:56 GMT From: "Nasty Bob" <nospamspeedypancakenospamail.com> Subject: Re: Saabnet is blocking my posts again! Saabnet censorhip continues.
Hey - it's just a theory, but maybe if you didn't call yourself "Craig's Saab C900 Site" then other people wouldn't get on your case?? "Craig's Saab C900 Site" <c900nospam.apana.org.au> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0503290552260.29301nospam.apana.org.au... > > Hi everyone, > > I had not tried posting to the Saabnet C900 bulletin board in well over a > year since Scott last blocked me from posting there. The other day I tried > posting and got a couple of messages to work. Just now I have tried > replying to a thread about towing hitches and once again my postings are > being blocked! > > Scott must be really scared that my web-forums, etc. will take away > visitors and upset his precious commercial sponsors! 8-) The specific > reason he's blocking my posts is very clear from this: > > > "Links to other Saab bulletin boards may not be placed here." > > > Anyway folks, once again I remind all of you why it's important to be > careful where you post things. I find it abhorant to block postings > because of the IP address they come from, or the email address or website > URL used during submission of postings. > > Scott has the gall to include this directly under the 'error' message: > > "If you post this content or otherwise circumvent this warning, the site > software may restrict your access/posting privileges. If you get the > error message three times in a row, you will be automatically restricted > from posting any further messages until the site admin can review the > issue." > > And you can bet that if I asked Scott to allow me to post again, he would > demand that I do not include any links to websites which have 'competing' > web forums! Fooey to Saabnet I say. While they might have some worthwhile > reference material and provide a very well-known portal to lots of stuff, > their censorship rules give Saabnet no credibility at all. > > So it seems that Saabnet continues it's long tradition of failing to > honestly and openly support the rest of the Saab enthusiast community by > disallowing any postings which might mention or provide a link to another > site which has a service that is viewed as 'competing' with Saabnet. > > I don't care that Saabnet might have existed for many years more than my > Saab-related websites. My Saab-related sites (particular the web forums at > Craig's C900 Workshop) exist first and foremost to support Saab C900 and > C9000 owners/enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand, but also happily > accepts visitors and contributions from everyone everywhere. The only > proviso I make is that anyone who wishes to use the web-forums must become > a registered forum user first to demonstrate their identity. But there are > no restrictions placed on who can register unless they want to promote > Russian porn sites or do something else which is illegal. 8-) > > Otherwise, if someone wants to genuinely discuss Saab-related issues, > don't go to Saabnet if you want to use a group of bonafide, legitimately > uncensored web-forums where you don't have to be fearful that your posts > will be removed because they advertise or might link to another > Saab-related forum or bulletin-board site or do something else which will > affect a 'commercial relationship' with sponsors/advertisers. > > You can use my web-forums at "http://www.nospam.net/forums.html", > or go to one of the two other forum sites which are way more respectable > and honest and open-minded than Saabnet will be whilever Scott is the > system admin - they are Saablink at "http://www.nospam" and > Saabscene at "http://www.nospam.co.uk". I post at both of those fairly > regularly and have never been told I cannot passively have links and make > mention of other forums. At grass-roots level, free and open > cross-promotion is how a proper support base is built. Saabnet clearly > does not want this. > > If you are in Australia, also consider using the forums provided by our > own Saab Car Club of Australia (SCCA). You can check them out by going to > the club's website at "http://www.nospam" and clicking on the > 'forums' link. > > Regards, > > Craig. > > -- > Craig's Saab C900 Page --> http://nospam/~c900 Sydney, NSW Australia > Craig's Saab C900 Workshop -- For all Saab C900 Enthusiasts world-wide! > http://www.nospam.net http://www.nospam c900nospam.apana.org.au > Come and explore our site, and check out our web-forums, mailing list, etc.
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