i would like to know from merb mods has fredzed ever interferred with any decisions that you have taken or tried to direct your decisions in any way for merb's advertisers interests
as per usual merc’s band of buddies led in this case by the ever present moron Ziggy, first thought I was rumples and now he thinks that i’m sl. well i’ve got news for you my dear tool of dissections, I am neither one of the two fucking delusional dreamers.
this illustrates exactly how merc permits its posters to run amuk and make whatever statements, allegations or claims about individuals or businesses and never having to produce one scintilla of proof.
Score settled now
We have two different types of operations here. MERB is more of a cross platform component rather than a sole tool for SEO placement. I may not be phrasing it correctly, but in more plain terms MERB is part of the MERB/TERB/PERB...etc..etc.. larger advertising platform. FredZed seems to allow each of the components to take their own shape. Merc on the other hand seems to exist to leverage Tom's "escort affiliations". The two, from a business perspective, seem to have similar aims with different goals.
Robin you right on. It's really quite simple. The green board has......
It's no secret that Tony & Ziggy have made many enemies on Montreal boards but I am surprised to see so many long-timers going after Tom. Opposition to the terrible two seems to be only a cover to strike at Tom for some other slight.
As far back as I can remember (from the days of Canbest, Lyla and GS) fueding, insulting and name-calling between cliques have been the bane of what were supposed to be review boards for friendly exchange of information. Different moderators have different views on where to draw the line between heated arguments and vicious attacks, and my views differ from many of them. Applying peer pressure by participating in such threads is probably the best way to squelch the troublemaking.
I can't support any group that aims to reduce the board choices for hobbyists or advertising choices for SP's. We need more of these, not less.
Never happened as far as I know. Fred know we live the daily events of the board so, he trust we know what to do.i would like to know from merb mods has fredzed ever interferred with any decisions that you have taken or tried to direct your decisions in any way for merb's advertisers interests.
i would like to know from merb mods has fredzed ever interferred with any decisions that you have taken or tried to direct your decisions in any way for merb's advertisers interests
Hello everyone,
The only failure we have had is in getting more smilies for MERB. But we have not given up on that yet!
Mod 8
First, allow me to apologize to Sapman99, Mod 8 & Techman for polluting a thread in which they participated in. If there's actually anyone else in the thread I respect and that I've missed, they have my apologies as well.
Next Point, the opinions here are based upon the two following facts and experiences:
1) I was a moderator on the Blue Board and worked closely with their other moderators and Tom. Accordingly, I have much more insight into the inner workings of management than others.
2) During my stint as a moderator on the blue board, Tony invited me, gave his permission, encouraged and provided me the password to monitor his e-mail account. His motivations are still unclear to me as they are to many others. At no time did I or do I have the computer skills to “hack” anyone’s computer or e-mail. But truth is not as much fun as fiction or accusations, is it?
The foregoing were stated to support my opinions and statements as follows:
Great Idea, I truly wish ALL THREADS were enforced in this manner.
Don’t agree with this portion of your posts in more ways than you can imagine or know. The truth in this industry is much more shocking than the readers out there could imagine. But, I can tell you it’s all about results. Tom told me many times he makes little or nothing from MERC and it serves ONLY to support his other enterprises. Yes, Moderators this is from PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and thus is a supportable fact. The value of MERC to advertisers is purely based upon $$$$. If it produces business, well OK. Some Agencies choose not to advertise in that venue, as the type of clientele traffic it produces are not part of their marketing targets. If SD/MSC/BSD/Jessy/Peter/Maria Divina choose to advertise there, it must meet their marketing plan AND TARGETED CLIENTELE. If these businesses have something you want to buy, buy it. If not, don’t. The value of these boards is supposedly in their abilities to allow the consumer to shop.
Quick Side Note: Johnmbot, keep of the outstanding work in the CIM/CIMSW thread. You’re the best dude!! (Mods, I put this side note to highlight what the value of these boards should be and who is doing it)
I very much doubt ANYTHING WILL BE SERIOUSLY FOLLOWED UP ON OR WITH ANY LASTING RESULTS. As a moderator on MERC when Tony was “permanently banned”, I personally witnessed Tom communicating with Tony via BC essentially telling him at the same time the permanant ban on Tony would be lifted shortly. I brought this to the attention of the other moderators who WERE NOT SHOCKED. Putting this together with my witnessing that Tom would regularly reverse the calls of his moderators led me to literally tell Tom “You can take this job and shove it”. Now, lets understand that moderators almost always discussed BC each and every call being made. Tom simply had his own agenda and favorites (posters). So getting rid of Tony?? Not going to happen!! Listen to me, “Not going to happen!!”
Doubt this is going to happen. According to my conversations with Tom, the website is all about hits and the profile it brings to Tom’s other endeavors. The question you need to ask yourself, “Is the deletion of this content going to help his hits and increase viewer time on the website?”
As for myself, I simply have reduced my visits as the content grows more predictable and.....how can I put it? Fucking Boring!!! Sorry Moderators if the "Fucking Boring" opinion is unsupported. Go ahead and ban me for an unsupported opinion.
I've used the ignore facility on this board and use it in theory with regards to MERC more and more. Make sense....
CSM is the maverick's maverick!
Mods: Is there anything here that you feel uncomfortable with as far as disclosure of private info is concerned?
I'm sorry, Dee, that you don't understand the dynamics of a boycott. I'm surprised as it's really not all that complex.
1. The only power we have to exert is the power of the purse.
2. The agencies and indys are the financial engine of Tom's malevolent empire.
3. The boycott cuts the flow of revenue to Tom.
4. Tom takes the hit or takes action.
5. No girl's revenue will suffer if she removes her advertising from Tom's venues.
How much simpler would you like me to make it?
Hello Dee,
I have a numer of points to address in your post. First of all, the removed posts in this thread had nothing to do with the topic of the thread. They were removed because they were totally off topic and were basically a minor flame war among certain members. If there had been anything pertinent in any of those posts, it would have remained in the thread and the garbage edited out. You will notice that there is a post in this thread that led to the suspension of a member, Man Spor. While the member was suspended for the post, the post remains as it is pertinent to this thread. Any attempts to claim censorship in this thread are made only to sow suspicion and not based on any factual basis.
Second point, CS Martin is not revealing any personal information in his post. Personal information constitutes information that may be used to identify the real identity of a member or their place of residence. There is none of that in his post. If he wishes to post his experiences as a merc moderator in the goal of informing this community of how that board is run, he is free to do so.
Final point, you should take another look at the title of this thread. The main reason I have allowed this thread to go on is so that the MERB community may have a chance to defend themselves against the constant lies, insults and attacks leveled at the members of this board with impunity by certain members of merc. The proposed boycott by the members is in the goal of getting Tom to actually get off his ass and do some proper moderation on his board. I see nothing about providing protection for SPs as this is something that can never be achieved by any message board. It is, however, possible for a board's moderators to prevent constant attacks on SPs who wish to post on a board and allow them to contribute along with any other member with the same rights in regards to personal attacks and insults on the board. All members on MERB are subject to the same rules and regulations in regards to conduct and posting.
I understand that your usual tactic is to attempt to turn a thread in a different direction by going on the attack and trying to discredit the other posters in the thread. That will not work in this thread. The reason this thread exists is to put pressure on Tom to clean up his board. Nothing more, nothing less.
If Tom wishes this to stop, he simply has to remove any and all reference to this board and it's members. If he complies with this, MERB will return to our policy of asking members to refrain from mentioning any other board in their posts. Peaceful co-existence was once the norm between the two boards and that policy was not broken here, it was broken on merc.
Mod 8
Dee,
Thank you for the compliment. With respect to the private information you mention. Certain parties had made, and continue to make, unsupported allegations about my past dealings in this nasty little community of ours. I was simply being allowed to "tell my side of the story", as certain idiots always believe their less than reliable sources. That being said, there will be some other upcoming disclosures to refute many of the other stories being pasted around about me. While I don't really care what certain folks think about me, I do want to be left alone to post without the constant BS accusations of these morons, who tend to talk rather than think.
Signed,
Glad to be a Maverick's Maverick
P.S. Upcoming, that night at the airport.....the untold story.
Thanks CSM. your version of "the airport story"... I've heard one version... I look forward to your point of view.
When I say "maverick's maverick"... I mean it you, can't really be categorized. You aren't in anybody's camp.
Take care