This hopefully will be my last entry on this subject,i now feel this issue has come to an impasse that will simply be void of a suitable outcome,and all that will arise from this is negativity,so wishing to move on i will just address the final points.
I would not devalue the viability of this forum,or the benefits that it has given in the past and continues to do,for i truly believe that the positives greatly outweigh the negatives,and from the feedback and feelings expressed by many of this forums members preservation is paramount that has been shown that this very bastion of Marinadom must be preserved at all costs,unless of course this has a financial cost attached and then this seem to fall on the deafest of ears,and that voices are far louder when there is no cost to silence them.
Ben i find it almost unbelievable that you had no knowledge that i was willing to stand the sites hosting fees and was more than willing to reimburse previous contributors to the site,even if you missed this topic surly would not one of the other moderators must have mentioned this (see below)
How much do you value this forum? PROBLEM SOLVED *** by The original northen Jul 24, 2008 8:19 pm 26 Replies 952
I'm sure that with this many replies and hits in total for this to have been over looked seems to be rather unlikely to say the least,may i add that those who joined after this date are free from any accusation what so ever.
Ben i understand that many members of this forum simply choose to opt for the course of action that offers the "line of least resistance" i'm sure that many of the people you spoke sadly only gave you the response that they thought you wanted to hear,ask yourself this if these people are even without an opion when there are are only luke warm conversation in play will they really get involved in a heated debate? and the answer is simple,no they will not.This seems to me a case of them waiting to see what side comes out victorious over an other,and then siding with that side,such is the way of fence sitters,and such is the way of those members that give their utmost support and good wishes when the subject of site fees is removed,such is the way of this forum.
Paul (Jubilee Nut) mentioned some points that i feel must be addressed,on the issue of of getting involved in
i shall a use a citation from Aristotle" Man is by nature a political animal." and this will lead from time to time to contention that is most definitely non-Marina based such is the nature of man.The final points of Paul's i shall try and answer as objectively as i can,i don't think Sean(ado28) as you do not elaborate on the reasons or reasons is worried in the least about Fast Marina,trust me when i say that matters that arise on here are of not paramount importance to him,when stacked up on what a day at work entails really matters on here are trivial,and any comments that are submitted to to B.L classics are not removed,lost or deleted response would simply be on a like-to-like footing,so in essence in the spirit of free speech you may say within the basic frame work of no threats or violence what you want if you have a justified point.silly political conversations non Marina based
As i finish I really must say that i commend Sean's stance on many issues, he has offered help with this forum both in assistance and in cash,and without doubt he is what he is,he will stand up for what he believes to be right,and i can say that without hesitation that i value his friendship,he is the genuine item and if you see him as either a saint or sinner he has the quality that i admire most loyalty an item that cannot be bought no matter what the price,and without doubt is not a person who "sits on the fence"
The final point i shall attend to is that i make is that i see Marinas and Itals as not the Holy Grail enjoy them be passionate about them but other thing are far more important and are not the be all and end all of everything,i have made strong and lasting friendships though my ownership of the cars, but Marinas have only been the catalyst to start many other things,but i see that this view is not the accepted norm on here,the example i give is to look at the interest on the off topic section too be honest the interest level is too myself very poor,if you are only interest in Marina/Ital matters that is your choice,but what a great waste of a potential life enriching tool this,this i feel that is the is the downfall of many people and not just those on here,that they will have a Marina for so long then move onto another make or model as they have been looking for something the car does not offer,but the fault does not lay with the car the fault but with them life is what you make of it.I wonder in a years time how many of the people who gave their undying loyalty to Ben will still be here?
Russ
Beckett Bros "If" :roll:
