Thirty Days in the Hole

Clearly he looked at this site as a ripe source of income. Nothing wrong with that, lots of people do. This site is a business. You just have to be transparent about it. Again, it’s an issue of integrity.

The straw for me was when MC mentioned coaching a colleague on what gear to buy then charging a 500.00 fee for his effort.

is that really true @mapman ​​​​@ozzy62?

wow, if so, truly deplorable in my view... this is supposed to be a community of hobbyists first and foremost

@jjss49 I do seem to recall that incident a year or so back.

It may be a community of hobbyists, but please realize this site is a business. Revenue keeps it going. People sell things, often expensive things. The forum is just an adjunct and anything goes as long as the rules or laws are not broken.

+1, Mapman.

Reminds me of the child’s story of the frog boasting he can out drink an Ox at the pond….Pow, he was wrong ! 
Goodbye my friend