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[boarhog]

I had an issue with the method, not the man.

I still think it is unfair not to remove original posters TR's that were created before the advent of the paid-for sections, but sometimes one has to look at how one goes about requesting such a removal and the approach which was used.

If Stogie subsequently chooses to "comp" me a pass then why would I deny myself or further continue the complaint? - Items gratis and greased palms have defined business for millennia.

I also had an issue with the method, and also an issue the man who went back on his word about deleting posts on request. As a matter of fact I sent an email to his personal account before TLF went to a pay forum requesting VIP status of to be removed completely. If you see your comp VIP anything other than a strategic move by Stogie then you are grossly exaturating you small contribution on TLF. The fact is you had no trip reports and less than 200 posts.

I don't expect you to further complain. Others have stopped as well when Stogie threw them a VIP comp pass.

What I have a problem with is you suggesting me as using a straw-man arguement against Stogie, which as you well know I have posted only ou agreed with at one point. Just because your a VIP for whatever reason doesn't make those invalid.

[boarhog]

To clarify, notice that I commented after one of BH's rants....seeing him get in the face of anyone that disagrees with him is getting very tiresome. Pull your head out and deal with it. (and don't bother sending me another pm )
I have no issue with Stogie.

You comment was directed at me as well as your off topic comment on Soyna's thread. I chose to send you a PM rather than further clutter that thread by reacting to some one using a second username with 20 posts. What credibility do you have with a handful of posts (and your last 3 targeting me)? Yet you want to provoke someone who never said or did anything to you.

"Butterfly Eyes" (you mean he actually does go to Thailand? I thought he just lives off everyone else's reports.....)

Just illustrates how you have no clue what your talking about. You posted that on Soyna's thread that I started with photos of her on one of my many trips to Thailand. Yet you were eager to join in on the threadjacking party with some hate. Nice guy.
Where are your trip reports, photos? All you have is your lttle battle with me that YOU instigated. Big man wants to settle it on threads where he can get the support from others who may actually have some credibility. Get lost.

[Butterfly Eyes]

You should consider adding your own name to your "Class of 2010 threadjackers" list, because you've certainly become good at that.

[Surin Nix]

Excuse my naievete, but this is the only forum on which i participate, and so am somewhat in the dark as to what you guys are talking about.

Can someone tell me the name of the site which has offended so many members (taking their content, blocking them, etc).

Makes me glad I found this one.

....and i'd like to keep it free. I never understand the "why would I pay less when I can pay more?" mentality.

[dixon cox]

Can someone tell me the name of the site which has offended so many members (taking their content, blocking them, etc).

TheLadyboyForums, or often referred to for short as tLF.

A chunk of it now needs to be accessed by way of a payment to the forum owner.

The 'hidden' area does, of course, contain many detailed travel reports, on-the ground information about bars and girls and stretches back a fair number of years.

Another 'pro' is that much racier pictures and reports by people who know they will not (should not) get into trouble for posting and it is a secure place to post your more intimate postings, pictures and reports safe from the world, it's ladyboys and the majority of their admirers. A closed club, if you like.

There are pros and cons for such an area and you've probably read many opinions on the subject here in this thread. It got quite heated at times.

Hopefully, you haven't opened old wounds.

[sev7en]

the majority of their admirers. A closed club, if you like.

[PP]

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[rxpharm]

If you don't log into TLF every 90 days, your account is inactivated automatically.

[whoreboylover]

Non VIP members have no longer permission to reply to a topic.
Isn't that pathetic? I wonder when he's going to sell his forum AGAIN.

[dunworth]

My guess is it will end up having to change back to the way it was sometime in the future.

Most of the VIPs are ones that were given free VIP status when it was first introduced. Basically people who the owner deemed a senior member (people he liked) and if those memberships are only for 1 year, I doubt many of them will actually pay for something that is free elsewhere.

The whole way the forum has changed is very silly from a business perspective also. Firstly the website itself, like this one is a shop on a high street. But the TLF shop has its windows blacked out. People should be able to enter every sub-forum but not enter the topic themselves.

If I seen a trip report named "hardcore photos of 3some with twins Jay and Jane" I would pay to see that. Is a soon to be VIP supposed to get out his creditcard and pay the fee just because the guy who is also trying to flog expensive wine higher than actually retail price, just because he says the website is worth it.

Secondly and most importantly, why would anyone pay for a product from one shop, when its free in another shop right next door, as everything online is next door.

Yes you will get access to a wealth of information about the ladyboy scene. But there are many ladyboy related forums that are free (this one being the best) and that will probably have the same information. If the answer you want is not there, just ask, its free.

[rxpharm]

I would suggest you check some facts before you post comments like "the majority of VIPs are ones who got it free from last year".

If that were the case TLF would probably be closed by now, or changed to another model.

You probably have not visited TLF lately as there are more features now than last year, such as videos, with 5 views per day to general members, but unlimited to paid VIPs.

Whatever model a forum decides to go with will determine whether or not it continues on.

There were lots of predictions that TLF would not last after the format change, but one year later it is still going with paid VIP members and more features that they had requested.