I do see what you're saying Baz, however, the bad-mouthing NMS was getting on that particular thread is directly related to an argument between Alan (Gismo) and James.
I hope Alan heads over to view that thread as it really just reaffirms his reasons for withdrawing FOM sports sponsorship.
It's just not my place to give any details here, but I can assure you James is not being as open and honest with MT members about what happened as he should be. As I'm sure everybody is aware there are two sides to every story.
Mods:
The Gismo Man (Alan) is the site owner.
Me & Lenore and Craig are Admin - sort of a mod with extra site maintenance control access.
Big Gordy is a moderator - although I'm sure he'd be the first to admit he seldom waves his mod wand.
If the majority would like a re-fresh, I'd be happy to stand aside. If I'm honest, right now I am facing a massive crisis within my own business and don't have the time I used to have.
I'm not going to get into an argument over what the site raises in sponsorship and where that is spent as it has nothing to do with me, that is a business decision for Alan.
As Greig says, the runs and meets side of the site is what drives the site in the virtual world. Lenore and I used to organise 3 or 4 runs a year - as did Craig. In fact Craig is still organising events this year and Lenore and I are organising 2 or 3 events this year. If I'm honest, we simply don't have the time to organise more than this.
This site lives and breathes by the input from it's membership. As much as I don't agree with everything you (Baz) are saying, discussions like this are the best way to fix things before we end up with a MINI2 situation.
And at the end of the day we ALL share one thing in common.... a passion for MINI.
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