Thirty Days in the Hole

Is being a big shot on an Audiogon forum, with an ironic picture of Einstein as his avatar, really that big a deal? I find some of his opinions deplorable, but it doesn't matter enough for me to comment on them to him. To me, he's just 'some guy on the internet'. 

They should ask him to pay $1 per post and engagement gets one cent back per message. That might slow things down. 

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.