PIBCASH support
First of all, let me introduce myself to some of you. Many of you know me already, and I hope that my reputation is good.
My name is Gregory Snyder, though I go by the nick of Big Lou, which was taken from an article I wrote in the December 1998 issue of National Lampoon. I am 41 years old and I am a writer, obscure character actor, singer/songwriter, Shakespearean scholar, former and sometimes teacher, and a Goodwill Ambassador for Japan (no kidding ? I have the medal and scroll to prove it.) Since September of 1997, I have also been someone who makes a living in the adult entertainment business. If you know me at all, it?s from my days selling memberships to avs services and as half-partner in the adult content business Hottiez, in which I recently ended my partnership to start Big Lou?s Adult Photography Service.
Because I do not believe in flame wars, I am going to make my post and let it stand. If any of you have opinions on the subject, feel free to send a polite email to biglousapsATaolDOTcom.
It is with great apprehension that I have seen the arrest, trial and conviction of PIBcash on this board. The evidence we have been presented is tenuous, at best. A novice could manipulate the screen caps that were shown to say anything that they wanted. However, we are not dealing with novices. We are industry professionals (I am using that term loosely after reading some of your posts) with an extensive knowledge of graphics, and there are very few of us who could not have produced the same result (if not better.) As far as having the domain of shavecash.com come from the state of Arizona, give me an hour and I can set up a domain that says its owner lives anywhere in the world. This is another trick any of us can do, and not a very good one.
You also accepted the facts without considering the source: a disgruntled employee, who has accused PIBcash of shaving. Upon first learning that this was someone that had not only been associated with the company, but had made attempts to blackmail them, I took a deep breath and shook my head. Something was just not right about this source. I am amazed that more of you didn?t have the same reaction (or maybe you did, but chose to stay in the silent majority.)
Many of you wondered why it took PIBcash so long to respond. Unlike you, PIBcash is a company with a lot to lose; they can?t just fly off the handle in an unprofessional manner when they are flamed on a webmaster board. I discovered this a long time ago when I started my content business, and was no longer just another avs webmaster. Many of you have the luxury of being able to say what you want, when you want, be it right or wrong. A company the size of PIBcash, or even Big Lou?s, does not have this luxury. They have to be very careful when defending themselves.
The parties I am most alarmed with are those people who posted flaming messages, while featuring the logo of a rival webmaster program beneath their text. These are hardly unbiased opinions in this discussion, and those who have their own webmaster affiliate programs should be very prescient of the fact that they might someday have a disgruntled employee leveling similar accusations with even thinner evidence. Perhaps they think that bringing one program down will help theirs, but that?s an awful way to do business and those posters should be ashamed.
I am not a disinterested party in this matter; I am working on a business venture with PIBcash, and at this point, the contracts have not yet been signed, the deal is not yet final. That being said, I am satisfied with the explanation given by Tom (SixPack.) It makes a lot more sense that anything else that has been posted on this board. I do not make this judgement lightly. Like a lot of you, I?m still smarting from my experience with an ex-avs that shall remain nameless (I say that because it appears that they do not like to be mentioned publicly, and I intend to give them their wish.) Because of the time, effort and financial resources that I will have to devote to my dealings with PIBcash, I think that I can say with great certainty that I have more to lose than any of you. I still intend to sell for PIBcash on my galleries and I am not at all deterred in my other dealings with the company. Some of you may consider me naive, but I?m not the one who has accepted a series of screen caps as hard evidence.
As for those of you who have convicted PIBcash in the court of public opinion, I would only ask that you monitor Porn Posse?s audit of PIBcash, then be so ardent in your opinion when the facts are known.
Big Lou
My name is Gregory Snyder, though I go by the nick of Big Lou, which was taken from an article I wrote in the December 1998 issue of National Lampoon. I am 41 years old and I am a writer, obscure character actor, singer/songwriter, Shakespearean scholar, former and sometimes teacher, and a Goodwill Ambassador for Japan (no kidding ? I have the medal and scroll to prove it.) Since September of 1997, I have also been someone who makes a living in the adult entertainment business. If you know me at all, it?s from my days selling memberships to avs services and as half-partner in the adult content business Hottiez, in which I recently ended my partnership to start Big Lou?s Adult Photography Service.
Because I do not believe in flame wars, I am going to make my post and let it stand. If any of you have opinions on the subject, feel free to send a polite email to biglousapsATaolDOTcom.
It is with great apprehension that I have seen the arrest, trial and conviction of PIBcash on this board. The evidence we have been presented is tenuous, at best. A novice could manipulate the screen caps that were shown to say anything that they wanted. However, we are not dealing with novices. We are industry professionals (I am using that term loosely after reading some of your posts) with an extensive knowledge of graphics, and there are very few of us who could not have produced the same result (if not better.) As far as having the domain of shavecash.com come from the state of Arizona, give me an hour and I can set up a domain that says its owner lives anywhere in the world. This is another trick any of us can do, and not a very good one.
You also accepted the facts without considering the source: a disgruntled employee, who has accused PIBcash of shaving. Upon first learning that this was someone that had not only been associated with the company, but had made attempts to blackmail them, I took a deep breath and shook my head. Something was just not right about this source. I am amazed that more of you didn?t have the same reaction (or maybe you did, but chose to stay in the silent majority.)
Many of you wondered why it took PIBcash so long to respond. Unlike you, PIBcash is a company with a lot to lose; they can?t just fly off the handle in an unprofessional manner when they are flamed on a webmaster board. I discovered this a long time ago when I started my content business, and was no longer just another avs webmaster. Many of you have the luxury of being able to say what you want, when you want, be it right or wrong. A company the size of PIBcash, or even Big Lou?s, does not have this luxury. They have to be very careful when defending themselves.
The parties I am most alarmed with are those people who posted flaming messages, while featuring the logo of a rival webmaster program beneath their text. These are hardly unbiased opinions in this discussion, and those who have their own webmaster affiliate programs should be very prescient of the fact that they might someday have a disgruntled employee leveling similar accusations with even thinner evidence. Perhaps they think that bringing one program down will help theirs, but that?s an awful way to do business and those posters should be ashamed.
I am not a disinterested party in this matter; I am working on a business venture with PIBcash, and at this point, the contracts have not yet been signed, the deal is not yet final. That being said, I am satisfied with the explanation given by Tom (SixPack.) It makes a lot more sense that anything else that has been posted on this board. I do not make this judgement lightly. Like a lot of you, I?m still smarting from my experience with an ex-avs that shall remain nameless (I say that because it appears that they do not like to be mentioned publicly, and I intend to give them their wish.) Because of the time, effort and financial resources that I will have to devote to my dealings with PIBcash, I think that I can say with great certainty that I have more to lose than any of you. I still intend to sell for PIBcash on my galleries and I am not at all deterred in my other dealings with the company. Some of you may consider me naive, but I?m not the one who has accepted a series of screen caps as hard evidence.
As for those of you who have convicted PIBcash in the court of public opinion, I would only ask that you monitor Porn Posse?s audit of PIBcash, then be so ardent in your opinion when the facts are known.
Big Lou
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