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Originally Posted by Gerco
Fine. You know what, I'm really getting to the point that I just don't care anymore. It truly is becoming a no win, everyones a crook.
You know, I build Extremehole, by myself in 1999. No experience, no help. hell, i didn't even know how to create an html page. I've tried to run it in a manner I thought was right. I didn't have to scam, mail, cheat. I didn't have to fuck over people. Everyone I have worked with over the years I still respect and I believe that the same would hold true in reverse. Nobody comes to my defense when there is a situation Just because I'm a BRO and they need to get their ass kissing in for the day... no.. people come in to my defense because they like me, and know I'm right. (there are examples of that all ready on GFY where a BRO company used my content to promote their affiliate program) and then tried to claim it was theirs... even though I was the one IN the fucking video with my wife... ya, they came out looking like idiots. But the Bro team jumped right in to their defense as usual. While at the same time people I actually know and have worked with jumped in for mine.
Point is, I have always thought you could run an upstanding adult business. Just like you can run any business. Sure, there are always temptations, "easy" money trying to persuade you otherwise, but I have tried to avoid them to the best of my ability. Has this been a factor in my site remaining a smaller site... probably. I sleep fine with it. I can proudly point to it at anytime and feel good about what I have been able to achieve with it. And can say I have never knowingly fucked over, or helped someone fuck over somebody else in the process.
All the little google comments in an effort to try to make this look any better are not going to change the facts as I see them.
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I have been here since day1 of this board, but never once saw myself as a "Bro" but just as you I always standup for what I believe in. I will support others that in my eyes are stand up as well. Shap is one person in my eyes, that has always tried to do the right thing and I totally understand the situation that He, You, Myself, and any other content producers are in and its time to adapt is the whole point and don't think he's doing this out of greed, but out of business reasoning.
For Example, you are willing to give affiliates content to promote your site on TGPs, MGPs, and etc which are also full of stolen content, but I would never accuse you of trying to sabotage someone else's business. However, Shap has made the choice to at least do what he can to protect his business/content and suddenly he's the bad guy? I just think that's a little one sided.