Originally Posted by Fast-Ford
Ok I want to add my two cents worth in here. First off, the owners of the site make the decisions and if we come to their site then we have to use their terms, plain and simple. What they choose to endorse is their business.........maybe they don't discuss Ford issues or endorse Ford products, but I have not been banned for making statements about them.......there's a difference. People are being kept from discussing these "Street" issues. Not supporting and not allowing are 2 different things.
I don't know about anybody being banned. I wouldn't be surprised though if a person asked in the Integra forum, 'which carb for my 71 Mustang?', a moderator might lock the thread with the reply, 'we don't know jack about Fords, try Yellow Mustang Registry, they'll help you out.' If that person then kept asking questions about their Mustang in the Integra forums, eventually I'd guess they'd get banned for being a nuisance.
Secondly, I guess these websites and sponsers are like insurance companies, some will take bigger risks and have bigger gains.
You're right, they all have different tolerances for what they'll risk. Some will indeed risk being associated with an illegal activity in order to make a buck. Some won't. I'd be surprised if Ford sponsored a Kills Forum. As for them sponsoring magazines with go-fast parts, Ford never tells you you have to go fast, just that you can.
The whole issue rests on the fact that the admin group doesn't want a kill stories or street racing section and they are within their right to do that. After all, it is their website. On the other side of the coin, the members shouldn't be expected to like it just because the decision was made either.
You're absolutely right. Members have every right not to like it. Leaving because of it is shortsighted IMO, but whatever floats one's boat.