The Kate ban - explained.

[StratOvation]

Geez...Guess I musta had my head burried shoulder deep in da sand!

Just ( 'bout an hr. ago) noticed this thread and read through the WHOLE thing!

Honestly wasn't aware that the Exhaulted Ruler had Bannished His Queen! LOL
I'm Really glad it's all been worked out in the end.... But ya wanna know what initially Blew me away as I started reading this thread....

I realized I had made a couple of assumptions (apparently back in my Lurker Days) that I musta, subconciously, considered were fact...

1. Kate manages all Moderators, Threads, Etc. and basically deals with the day to day headaches of welcoming / responding to all us Newbs who tend to pose the same questions day in and day out.

2. Smokey Joe is the owner and has employed Kate as His General Manager.

3. The two of them are most likely Married or related in some fashion!

Now I've always known I wasn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.... But Geez! Guess I might wanna try lifting this Rock I'm living under and take a peek at the rest of the world once in awhile.

This does explain one thing, I noticed that my email notices of posts to subscribed threads had slowed WAY down recently. Gotta be due to the lack of "Kate's Omnipresence" and constant posting of informative and helpful comments. Not to mention the links to endless volumes of reference data she so generously shares with everyone.

Again, I'm so glad to see this forum maintain one of it's greatest assets!

Welcome back Kate! You are one CLASS ACT SISTER !!!

 

[gep]

Aww...Thanks Kate!

It's Artemis who has all the best stash Imeo

I found this picture and thought of you ... and Gep who likes Monty Python

 

[Bruceslog]

Thought this fits here a bit... please read

SJ Posted about signatures being under 5K. To save bandwidth.

Note that the "smoke free" signature that was originally from "haqur.com" was recently "acquired" by the "trademarked" SmokeFree on 3-23 or so. (Look carefully at the words "smoke free" on the earlier version - supposedly a labor of love - and compare to the "SmokeFreeTM" on the version since 3-23, a version which is now an MLM marketer's stealth tool that each of you is hosting, as unwitting as it may be).

Couldn't find a TM assigned to "Health e-Choice" either (as claimed) who is SmokeFree. Nada TMs.

So you are providing a free link to Health e-Choice, a supplier selling the "SmokeFree" which looks to me like the Cixi (e-cig) E9. (like current S51, EAZE Magnum, Red Dragon, Bloog, eSmoke, etc.).

They have an aggressive and deep channel (Pyramid) "MLM" has your email address and is using this to collect more. Anyone who started using this meter since 3-23 or so, now has a direct link to them in their signature or wherever else they paste the code.

Now I don't think it will save much bandwidth (about 6K), it would help, depending on how many members use it - the jpg or png is hosted elsewhere but...

How do you feel about putting a link up to a supplier in your sig? How do you feel about never knowing it?

The same goes for the Vape version which links to another, I beleive, non-sponsoring supplier.

When you use these thingies you are not only helping them you are running a script on their server - which can be programmed by them to do anything at anytime. I deleted even the pre SmokeFree one because of this. Haqur rhymes with......

I think suppliers should support the forum but not advertise. (Is that possible?).

Members should be aware that they are inadvertently linking to un-supporting suppliers who are mining email addresses by using what otherwise were once just cute, informative meters.

I suppose you can beat it somewhat by using a phony email (you might set someone else up by doing so) to get the cute banner, but it is programmed and linked anyways and that's out of your control.

So far, they've got 37,000+ "advertisers" and email addys. Nice trick, right under your nose.

Ack ! This is BAD news. Those creeps are not playing Fair !

Thank You for seeing this and positng this information !
This needs to get more attention somehow.
New Thread and Sticky ?

Thanks again for the info !

 

[Bruceslog]

Geez...Guess I musta had my head burried shoulder deep in da sand!

Just ( 'bout an hr. ago) noticed this thread and read through the WHOLE thing!

Honestly wasn't aware that the Exhaulted Ruler had Bannished His Queen! LOL
I'm Really glad it's all been worked out in the end.... But ya wanna know what initially Blew me away as I started reading this thread....

I realized I had made a couple of assumptions (apparently back in my Lurker Days) that I musta, subconciously, considered were fact...

1. Kate manages all Moderators, Threads, Etc. and basically deals with the day to day headaches of welcoming / responding to all us Newbs who tend to pose the same questions day in and day out.

2. Smokey Joe is the owner and has employed Kate as His General Manager.

3. The two of them are most likely Married or related in some fashion!

Now I've always known I wasn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.... But Geez! Guess I might wanna try lifting this Rock I'm living under and take a peek at the rest of the world once in awhile.

This does explain one thing, I noticed that my email notices of posts to subscribed threads had slowed WAY down recently. Gotta be due to the lack of "Kate's Omnipresence" and constant posting of informative and helpful comments. Not to mention the links to endless volumes of reference data she so generously shares with everyone.

Again, I'm so glad to see this forum maintain one of it's greatest assets!

Welcome back Kate! You are one CLASS ACT SISTER !!!

I second the "Class Act Sister" notion. Absolutely.

Welcome Back Kate !

And a Huge Thank You for being able to bring yourself around to post again !!

 

[Kate]

Thanks very much

It's great to be able to enjoy the good company here.

 

[imeothanasis]

I want to show you how good company we are here sweety, so I desided for your return, to give you a GG for free. (If you want one of course and its your style).

I hope with the next making, to do it for you.

 

[Letzin Hale]

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Welcome home.
Alan.
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[Kate]

Thanks Alan, that's quite profound, I'll have to give it some thought

I want to show you how good company we are here sweety, so I desided for your return, to give you a GG for free. (If you want one of course and its your style).

I hope with the next making, to do it for you.

Thank you Imeo, that's very generous of you

Although I appreciate your offer and would love to try a GG I have to say no, I can't accept. I don't really want to explain my reasons here but send me a message if you want to know.

Thanks again

 

[imeothanasis]

Ok sweety!

 

[frogbmth]

I can guess

 

[imeothanasis]

Me too.........

 

[Kate]

If you're guessing that it's anything personal then that's not it.

 

[Spikey]

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Welcome home.
Alan.

That is pretry heavy Alan!

Thanks Alan, that's quite profound, I'll have to give it some thought



Thank you Imeo, that's very generous of you

Although I appreciate your offer and would love to try a GG I have to say no, I can't accept. I don't really want to explain my reasons here but send me a message if you want to know.

Thanks again

I wana know! PM me Kate!

 

[imeothanasis]

If you're guessing that it's anything personal then that's not it.

I guest right, dont I? I knew it. I had my text ready before your message. You are the kind of woman I thought Kate, my english are too poor to say something, so I dont speak at all

 

[taukimada]

ill take a shot...

i bet it has to do with ethics, morals, and principles....and making oneself sure as to not look the hypocrite... and i applaud you for that Kate!!

truly a statement!

much love as always

 

[Kate]

 

[imeothanasis]

These cats are like humans. I am starting to afraid them

 

[Lika]

And St. Kate was lifted unto the heavens above all the filth, famine and COPYRIGHTDMCA where she saw the truth and that truth set her free if only for a brief moment.

Her return was not one of selflessness but of love for her brethren and the meek. The future is silent but more powerful than the past. A newly found faith of allegiance has descended and consumed us.

 

[Nuck]

Well..as long as nobody gets melodramatic or anything...

 

[Kate]