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Originally Posted by SmokeyWren

This website is primarily for discussion of Ford diesel trucks and vans. The owners decided to not allow posts supporting various causes, because that would clutter up the forums. If we made an exception for your favorite cause, then other members would be justified in demanding an exception for their favorite cause too. And before you know it, the forums would be full of causes, and folks wanting information on their Ford diesel truck would have to plow through the clutter to find information they were looking for.

Sorry, Smokey, but I figured I had to jump right in here after I quit laughing. Ever since this site became a commercial venture last year, we've been bombarded with google adds from Cheby, Dod*e, Toyoga, Playboy, Skoal, cigarettes, and everything else under the sun, and yet, the moderators are worried that if there are too many causes to have to navigate through, that us ford truck and van owners will have to plow through the clutter to find information we were looking for? A lot of these users are the ones that kept f*rd-diesel alive in the really lean years. They've built up a comradery. What would be so difficult about setting up a forum to hold individual notices, causes, the passing of long-time members? After all, it's these members that buy the products that the advertisers pan handle for on this website that makes it profitable for the Canuk owners.
I have to tell you, 9 1/2 years ago, I used to spread the gospel about this 'previously named site' for any ford diesel owner that would listen to me at the diesel pumps. I used to boast about how much information about their truck and engine was available at the site, and how generous the members were with their knowledge and trouble shooting.
Now, I pop over here every once in a while just to see if the site has been driven into the ground yet. It's like watching our economy tank. I know it's going to happen, but no one in authority will listen to make effective changes that can save the day.

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