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  1. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    Right to reply I had typed this and it got rejected, but I think you owe me the right to reply: Thanks for the clarification, the reason I used quotes around the word and added the "apparently" was because I wasn't sure. I have to say that making the distinction between posting a link to...
  2. J

    Anti competitive practice!!!!????

    That's jogged my memory, thanks, the reason we had restrictions were the same, because we had to go through cyclescheme, too.
  3. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    It's hard to be sure of what was written now, as it's been hacked, censored and deleted, but from memory I'm reasonably certain that there was nothing at all offensive or rude in anything that either Eddie or Indalo posted on the thread in question. What's more, Eddie actually got "permission"...
  4. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    No ES doesn't allow personal insults. The problem here is that what many might see as harmless banter, others will see as an insult. If I'm perfectly honest there are things you've posted here, Lynda, that have made my hackles rise to a far greater extent than anything that Eddie's ever...
  5. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    'Tis a big electric bike forum, but very global, rather than UK only. It's very roughly three times the size of this forum, and more active than here because of that. It tends not to discuss low powered EU legal type ebikes, though.
  6. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    Very interesting. So, according to that web site advertising income from ES (which doesn't carry advertising as a point of principle) could possibly generate around $ 29,318.47 a year, and this forum could generate around $9,013.22 a year from advertising revenue. Given that the amount of...
  7. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    I know what you mean, my ebikes aren't mainstream on ES, as they are only around 1kW or so................... A lot of that is because much of the US allows 750W, and a fair few countries have no limits at all. ES is also massively multicultural now, with members coming from all around the...
  8. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    Interestingly I've been in touch with Eddie via ES since his ban from here, so there is that possibility. ES is very much focussed on DIY and higher powered ebikes though, with very little discussion on EU legal ebikes, if any. I also find it amusing that the mild comments made here that...
  9. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    It's a good point, and I did collate a fair bit of information on this very topic a few weeks ago, when looking around at ebikes that were available and that might meet the needs of a lady who lives in the village. At that time I was in two minds as to whether to name names, but decided that...
  10. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    I would have thought so, as long as the criticism was fair and reasonable. Personally I have a problem with those few vendors who seek to mislead, both because I think it's morally unacceptable and also because correcting the misapprehensions they create absorbs time and effort that I'd...
  11. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    One problem is that it isn't always easy to see if a post has been edited. If the author edits it then it usually shows with the "last edited by" line at the bottom. If an administrator edits a post, or deletes it, then there doesn't seem to be an obvious indication that this has been done. I...
  12. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    In case anyone is under any doubt about what's going on, unless I'm mistaken yet more posts about a certain manufacturer have now been deleted. Clearly there is some sensitivity about this, and as nothing stated (AFAICS) was unlawful or libellous one can only conclude that there were other...
  13. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    Exactly! It would be great if the law allowed us to choose which laws we will abide by and which we won't, but it doesn't, as we all know. For a forum that is based on discussing and actively encouraging and promoting what is, at the moment, an illegal activity, and which compounds that by...
  14. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    Well said. As I mentioned previously, the law is frequently misunderstood when it comes to libel via the internet, or the more extreme criminal charges associated with incitement etc. For a start, a published statement can only be libellous if it can be proved to be false. In this case the...
  15. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    I think this illustrates the point that commercial pressures, or perhaps just site owner/administrator preferences, will often influence discussion content and direction. I was a member of another forum, that on the face of it did not seem to be particularly commercial. The funding model for...
  16. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    It's a fact of life that most internet forums are businesses. They cost money to run and generate an income for those that set them up. Forum members are, in effect, just like unpaid workers. The contributions we make (voluntarily) add value by attracting a wider readership, which then makes...
  17. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    Although both Eddieo and Indalo have been deleted as members, they can still read this forum, much as I've done over the years, without the need to log on. I've been in touch with Eddieo, and have heard his side, and it does indeed seem as if the "new regime" chose this moment to just get rid...
  18. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    [tongue-in-cheek-mode] I think that is deeply offensive. No forum member should be allowed to express such an obviously false opinion, especially as it may cause upset with one or two forum sponsors. You should be thrown off the forum immediately for this post. As for the famous D***k T**lor...
  19. J

    Ummmm....banned ??

    I've no doubt some may have been offended, but by offensive I really meant the term as used in a legal sense. For example, referring to someone that you vehemently disagree with as "pondlife" isn't offensive by any reasonable legal definition. It's not particularly complementary, but then...
  20. J

    Test rides

    It does seem daft to me. Surely an ebike dealer has to budget for providing a reasonably representative demonstrator, in the same way as a car dealer. Ebikes vary so much, both in terms of performance and ergonomics, that buying one without a reasonable length test ride would seem to be pretty...