Getting kicked off other ski forums

BrockVond · Post by **BrockVond** » Aug 3rd, '05, 17:36

CAPBOY wrote: We had these football helmets that had gel packs as cushions. We would put them in the freezer before summer practices. Also taught you a lesson about head first hits.

This explains a lot.

andyzee · Post by **andyzee** » Aug 3rd, '05, 18:43

Bubba wrote:
Dedo En Mi Chili wrote:
Poyeboy wrote:So I register at this ALPINEZONE, and post something rather humorous right out of the gate - BOOM! Kicked out.. ZAP! IP address blocked - anyone else get booted by these Nazis?
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Senor, you want to talk about getting banned... Mi and mis hermanos have been banned at least 20 times under different nombres on andyZ's deadzone.com. Es muy frustrando!
Really? I'm shocked!! SHOCKED

Watch it Bubba, I got a bottle of red wine in hand and I'm thinking of heading up to K this weekend!

CAPBOY · Post by **CAPBOY** » Aug 3rd, '05, 19:58

BrockVond wrote:
CAPBOY wrote: We had these football helmets that had gel packs as cushions. We would put them in the freezer before summer practices. Also taught you a lesson about head first hits.
This explains a lot.

You see now, at least this was funny!

RossiSkier · Post by **RossiSkier** » Aug 4th, '05, 22:47

ALPINEZONE is a for-profit site. Greg goes to seminars, reads books, and reads endless online information on how to "optimize online profits". If he thinks a thread will turn someone off and as a result they won't click on one of his Google Ads links that sends him $.02, then he will "nip it in the bud". That's why it's a more sterile atmosphere there. A great deal of the threads are started and milked by his own moderators. Some of the moderators are cool. Trailboss for instance. Other's are dicks. Stephen for instance. Some of us head bangers don't fit in. Oh well. I don't think calling Greg names on KZONE hurts his feelings. It's anybody's right to speech to say what they feel. He is what he is. I'm very surprised he hasn't rung in. He may be busy organizing his next bus trip to Jiminy Peak.

BobR · Post by **BobR** » Aug 5th, '05, 06:17

Myself and another moderator organize trips. Alot of the promos go to free lift tickets that are given to our users.
I believe you use to post under another name for a while over there. I'm curious as to how you know my motives for posting. I start some threads and post in others....cause I like skiing and the skiing community. Your entitled to your opinion about the site. My motives are mine.

roundabout · Post by **roundabout** » Aug 5th, '05, 06:29

My wife and I both meet you Bob, you are a nice guy and fun to hang out with, we both look forward to skiing with you again this season.

BobR · Post by **BobR** » Aug 5th, '05, 06:33

roundabout wrote:My wife and I both meet you Bob, you are a nice guy and fun to hang out with, we both look forward to skiing with you again this season.

Cool, thankx I edited my post. I should have left this thread like I said I would. My mistake.

Poyeboy · Post by **Poyeboy** » Aug 5th, '05, 06:39

RossiSkier wrote:ALPINEZONE is a for-profit site. Greg goes to seminars, reads books, and reads endless online information on how to "optimize online profits". If he thinks a thread will turn someone off and as a result they won't click on one of his Google Ads links that sends him $.02, then he will "nip it in the bud". That's why it's a more sterile atmosphere there. A great deal of the threads are started and milked by his own moderators. Some of the moderators are cool. Trailboss for instance. Other's are dicks. Stephen for instance. Some of us head bangers don't fit in. Oh well. I don't think calling Greg names on KZONE hurts his feelings. It's anybody's right to speech to say what they feel. He is what he is. I'm very surprised he hasn't rung in. He may be busy organizing his next bus trip to Jiminy Peak.

It appears that way. A quick GOOGLE search turns up:
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roundabout · Post by **roundabout** » Aug 5th, '05, 06:51

I wonder how banning all political postings will affect Alpinezone. It makes thing much more un-interesting in the misc disscusion area.

Very interesting finds though, thanks for the information.

pube-in-my-taco · Post by **pube-in-my-taco** » Aug 5th, '05, 06:59

RossiSkier wrote:I don't think calling Greg names on KZONE hurts his feelings.

It's not that I want to put the guy down, it's more about specific things he did that I thought were lame - and one thing in particular that really angered me. But I don't wish anything bad upon him or his site - I think it's great that he's out to make a profit and hope he's successful in doing so.

That said, the actions Greg took made me realize it's just not my kind of forum. It's just a matter of personal preference. No big deal. Other people obviously love the place, and I think that's great!

Post by **Bubba** » Aug 5th, '05, 07:36

Dedo and I love Andyzone.....oh, wait...that's the wrong site.....never mind.....................

AlpineZone · Post by **AlpineZone** » Aug 5th, '05, 07:37

Just gotta love internet drama, eh?

For the record, I've invited both pizza (pube) and DMC to call me directly to discuss this live. Neither have. I suppose they'd simply rather trash me on this and a few other message boards, posting behind internet aliases versus having a civil adult conversation with me. I guess that's their prerogative...

I honestly felt that DMC's first "goodbye" post was just a pity party aimed at a "why ya leaving DMC?" reponse which would have inevitably lead to additional trashing of AZ, me and the moderation. Nevertheless, I decided to leave it and just lock the thread as it did contain the contact information. Another moderator eventually removed it. The initial version of his second thread included some direct blasts at me as well as some details of conversations we had privately. I decided to delete that thread as well, if only to remain consistent. It would be hypocritical to leave one and not the other.

It's no secret that AZ is a "commercial" endeavor. I use the term "commercial" lightly as I'm not in a position to retire any time soon. ;)

Both DMC and pizza are welcome at AZ. In fact, many of us will miss DMC's views on Hunter and surrounding areas. AZ is definitely mellower than places like KZone or TGR, but I've had many more compliments on how I run the board than complaints. Some folks like it the way it is; others don't. One thing I've learned from doing this for the past 6+ years is that you'll never please everybody...

Poyeboy · Post by **Poyeboy** » Aug 5th, '05, 07:46

Maybe you could get Robert Novak to come onboard as a moderator, I hear he is available-

He could fill in when Stephen is away attending "Aryan Nation" rallies :o

pube-in-my-taco · Post by **pube-in-my-taco** » Aug 5th, '05, 07:47

AlpineZone wrote:I suppose they'd simply rather trash me on this and a few other message boards, posting behind internet aliases versus having a civil adult conversation with me. I guess that's their prerogative...

Like I said, the actions you took made me realize that it's not my kind of message board.
Your justifying these actions over the phone will not change that fact, so why bother?

By the way, did you even read this? From the tone of your message, it's clear that you haven't.. and that attitude is the basis of the problems I had with you and at least two of your mods:

It's not that I want to put the guy down, it's more about specific things he did that I thought were lame - and one thing in particular that really angered me. But I don't wish anything bad upon him or his site - I think it's great that he's out to make a profit and hope he's successful in doing so.

That said, the actions Greg took made me realize it's just not my kind of forum. It's just a matter of personal preference. No big deal. Other people obviously love the place, and I think that's great!

As par as "pity party" or hypocrisy goes, if that's the justification you're offering for deleting the entire goodbye thread, then I'm still not interested in coming back.

roundabout · Post by **roundabout** » Aug 5th, '05, 08:03

Poyeboy wrote:Maybe you could get Robert Novak to come onboard as a moderator, I hear he is available- He could fill in when Stephen is away attending "Aryan Nation" rallies :o

That made my day, thanks

funny

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