[Lynn]

Cliff,

I think that Ron answered this already. While I can't answer for Ron, I can say that in the past, about the only thing that was kind of forbidden was for one vendor to start bashing another. Then the question came up "what if there is something dangerous?" In that case, we all collectively decided that if anyone was aware of a condition/situation where anyone else's life or limb was put in jeopardy, they were basically obligated to at least raise the question of a possibility of danger. This is kind of a grey area for a vendor to call on another vendor, but if he does, he'd better have some pretty compelling, documented proof.

That said, to my knowledge, no vendor has been kicked off the forum. One or two have decided to stop posting, but that was thier decision. (I was abscent there for a while, so I may have missed something during my hiatus.) Additionally, I can count the number or members who have been booted on one hand, and I can tell you that they were given a lot of latitude before that happened.

Beyond this, since it is a free forum, I guess each vendor must decide for him or her self how they will interact with the GT40 enthusiast community. It is sort of like a supply and demand thing effecting prices: if one chooses an approach that is irritating to the community, one's business will suffer; if one chooses an approach that is so low keyed as to be overlooked by the community, one's business will suffer. As in all things, a balance is what is needful, IMHO of course.