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Pietro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF???????

This is exactly why it was decided that we would not enter into discussion on this subject. It is a no win discussion that clearly brings about more harm than good.

Pietro, - I am confused by your viewpoint and comments, - perhaps I took a liberty posting a retort here, but no I think we have a right to reply to criticism or is freedom of speech all one sided? I think I judge you right from knowing how cross you were about somebody who did break the rules over a WSBK diner, - you expect people to act with responsibility and regard to those around them, - so why should etiquette and behaviour be any different within an online community to real life? - I think within this thread you were wrong to go back to the subject of dealers, and as you choose to, - why cant it be commented upon? - You surely knew from previous discussion that dealer comment had nothing to do with somebody posting on this board? Sorry if I read that wrong but I took that as a cheap shot to have a go at the MT, - I see it as my “job” to action and if needs be defend a decision that was made in this case from the top of the MT tree. My opinion was to meet with Van, and have a face to face conversation with him, - but a decision was made before that happened, - so I deal with the reality not the “what if”. I really thought we had dealt with the real reasons behind this, - and the real reason being listed again above? It is to do with retaining members and attracting new ones, - boring statistics and reasons that were given on another thread, nobody at all had a negative answer or reply to those reasons.

I think you should get that dummy back in your mouth, - because if you don't then I must as well not spend the time I do on this site, - so my dummy gets spat out as it just aint worth the trouble. When I first read you have a go comments above, - I was really thinking why should I bother, why should I care about falling numbers of message board users, - an out of turn dip in membership renewals, complaints from serious contributors to this club? Well sorry I do, - as I have got a lot of enjoyment out of this club, - and yes I see it as a responsibility to put something back in. I have had enough of this friggin subject, and really wish that when we got the first complaints in we did something about it before it came to a taking side’s issue.

I say again that I cannot believe the time and trouble caused and wasted on one individual.

Ian