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I will not be attending Hershey.
However, Mike, I would like to see if I can electronically sign the petition.

Mike

good luck with your tool at Hershey and beyond.

You caused me to peruse the rules and I believe that the rule you may be referring to is:


No business advertisements or lengthy descriptions of your product or services

It seems to me that No Business Advertisements means you may not say: SHOP AT MIKES FOR LABOR DAY SPECIALS, XXX Road, XXX City, Your State, or to state that: My Product will cure warts, corns, callus', lumbago, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, etc. taking the entire page to post.

I don't believe that you cannot say, "Gee, I've developed this great tool, to do 'X' much better and quicker than ever before. Please contact me via email for details".

Perhaps I am mistaken.

For sure, I do not want to see the forum filled with 1 page ads for this or that, and then some Goof starts bumping "ttt".

I think an excellent thing for you to do to drum up support for a petition is to go to O/T Forum and spell out exactly what you CANNOT do right now, and why it will benefit the hobby to be ABLE to do so...You might get my support! But for now, I do not know what your limitation is.

Why don't I find any mention of this tool in the PARTS Forum?

Mike: Is it not permissible to use this part of the forum to direct the reader to a website where you do have the commercial information available? And why is it not allowed to post a note here indicating you have a product available in the classifieds? See you in Hershey, jb

I've been on this forum since almost the day it began twenty years ago and I have yet to see any problems with people posting about their business or products unless it is blatent advertising that goes on and on.
Most agregious to me are the ones that are a set up where somebody posts their new product, their friends immediately post a glowing review of it, claim they were the "beta tester" and then bump it every twenty minutes.
They apparently think we are all too stupid to see that it is their plan in action.
Those people then pout and flounce off in a snit if somebody calls them on it. Vow they will take their football and go home, never save the world with their product and will never post anything on here again. Then their friends post and post and post and post begging them not to leave, to stay and save the world, come back and enlighten the poor unwashed heathen about their product that is going to save the world.

I believe that is what they are trying to address, not a post that says, "I have a new design for a (insert product here) that I believe will help solve the problem of (insert problem here). Please visit my website for more information.

BTW. I have several college degrees and taught grade school for 17 years, mostly 5th grade. So I am well acquainted with flouncing off in a snit and pouting behavior. I think everybody gets pretty tired of it and wishes the kid would just grow up.

I got my first Model T in 1954, am getting pretty close to 80 and have been in the auction business for almost 40 years.
I've seen a lot of people flounce off in a snit. Most are not missed.

StanHowe wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:52 am

I've seen a lot of people flounce off in a snit. Most are not missed.

Thanks, Stan.

I went off in a Huff once, but the Huffs are notorious for water pump and carburetor problems. I decided to trade it in and considered a Snit, but ended up getting a Ford instead.

Dick

I have a product that will fix the problem with your Huff. Please visit my website.

My mom is going to tell the principal and you'll get kicked off the team or maybe out of school!!!

Dick L. said,

"I went off in a Huff once, but the Huffs are notorious for water pump and carburetor problems. I decided to trade it in and considered a Snit, but ended up getting a Ford instead."


So what made you choose to get a Ford instead ? Did you feel like you needed more grief ? Or was it simply for the bigger challenge ?

Dick F.

I look forward to see new tools, and methods to keeping these old fords on the road.

I don't support a ban on anything.

You can read anything you want into anything you want but I think everybody is tired of the tiraids.

Develop a website, post your products on here with a referral to it and get over it.

Or just flounce off in another snit.

A bit confused by this discussion about a Ban on Marketing. The definition of marketing "the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising". So isn't that what people are doing in the "Classifieds". So is it Okay to do it there but not in the General Forum?

Develop a website, post your products on here with a referral to it and get over it.

Is that not advertising? Is that not banned?

I do miss discussions of 'new products' and information - both positive and negative. Helps keep me 'edumacated' and 'up ta date'.
Such discussion cannot possibly hurt the hobby, banning it certainly will not advance the hobby.

I do NOT miss the petty 'no its not' - 'you are wrong' - 'its rubbish' - 'your gas miles will be trebled'

A policy that clearly allows advertising such as: "Develop a website, post your products on here with a referral to it and get over it." would not be amiss.

This forum is getting boring with all these senior stubborn rules if you can’t promote a tool or procedure to make it easier on this forum without someone who the same person constantly criticizes it all the time

Maybe a vendor forum dedicated to advertising and promoting vendor products would make it easier to find tools, equipment and parts. Infomercials in my opinion don’t belong on the discussion forum but in a dedicated advertising forum would be helpful to those seeking those parts and or tools.

For what it’s worth I add my vote to eliminating the well meaning but quite unnecessary ban.

Mike; Get a website & post it here. You need one. Especially if you're going to keep developing new projects. Either that or tie in with one of the major parts sellers & advertize there.

I think he already has one.

Modeltetimer.com

Hello Mike,

I am very interested in your new product based on your description and am very aware of your website.
I have also viewed many of the other technical information video's you have posted on the web.
I have to ask why and am very disappointed that I can find NO information about your new product on your website.
I am NOT going to go to Hersey to see your new product.
Please put information about it on your website were members can find it easily.
I am also a fan of you being able to provide a direct link to the information on your wed site on this forum.

Thank you,
Terry

Aw...come on...I have a real difficult time myself when this place turns from lively debate and consensus to please oh please let’s take sides...

I won’t harp as this thing is probably headed to admin delete which starts a whole new hiccup.

I think I’m a reasonable guy...

I don’t see “banned” in the terms of service as approved and implemented by the clubs Board of Directors...
But I can see that it means you just might be scolded for continued violated...be temporarily banned as an individual as a fair warning for violations...and even be permanently banned if actions continue in “up your nose Board” way.

This place is for fun guys...I’ve been here since the beginning...had online disagreements with quite a few over the years but here’s a hint...whoever it was, whenever it was, we always tipped our hats to one another when the dust settled and MOVED ALONG everyone the better for it.

(Stepping off pulpit)

George Maybe you can be the bookee that takes the bets on how long before this post is deleted.

I have no problem with discussions on this board that can get a bit heated. I just pass over them. No one is yelling or screaming. A couple of friends start to complain to the guys at the top and they pull the post. Lots of us are reading it and all of a sudden it is gone. Unfortunately it proves that those of us at the bottom have no say.

Now to keep this Ford related. I wish I could go to Hershey. It is a long way for me despite the two trips I made this summer. I am sure there is a lot to see at Hershey, and it is on my bucket list. Instead, I rely on Dean, Seamus, and Steve to post what they are experiencing. I wish I could be there to meet Mike Kosser in person. He has done a lot for those of us with Model T's.

I can still discuss Model T items with Royce on the facebook page. I miss Seth.

Sparknwire wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:27 pm

This forum is getting boring with all these senior stubborn rules if you can’t promote a tool or procedure to make it easier on this forum without someone who the same person constantly criticizes it all the time

RJ : The three major criticizers are no longer on this Forum.... the positives shine in the quality and reliability of Mike Kossor's addition to our hobby.
...and "Thank you" for your quality contributions and authentic items.

Bob Jablonski

Thank goodness this is a private forum or the bullies pushing their products would take over and force more good , and helpful people off the forum

For what its worth.... Mike tested and adjusted my coils at Hershey using the ecct and the "new tool".. wow what a difference, car runs better than ever..

Mike,
Please send me information on your tool.

Matt

One of the more senior members in the club here in NSW uses a GPO spring tension gauge to adjust his coils. These were used to adjust relays in the old telephone exchanges.

I wonder if it is something like that?

http://doc.telephonecollectors.info/dm/ ... _ocr_r.pdf