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<blockquote data-quote="MI2QWK4U" data-source="post: 4209564" data-attributes="member: 12370"><p><strong>Well...there is more to it!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, I will begin by stating some facts. When I was a moderator on MM.net Logan put a post in the moderator forum indicating he wanted to sell the site by November or shut it down. I personally felt he was serious about just shutting it down and turning the lights out, leaving a lot of people in the dark, leaving no Marauder information sites that size open. I called Logan, spoke to him that very day of his post to get the details. We discussed terms, price, and more importantly, transitioning to new owners and what he wanted to see happen, and not happen. I discussed this with Mike Z, aka MikesMerc, who contributed some questions of his own for Logan. Mike has run Websites before and has a good working knowledge on the topic. Mike and I currently run the second largest Marader site, MotorCityMarauders.com . There were a few conversations with Logan on the sale of the site over a few weeks, and it appeared that both sides were ok with the deal, and would finalize things as November approached. </p><p></p><p>Well, in August, Jerry Barnes of Trilogy decided not to buy Logans Harley Truck that Jerry helped modify with a bunch of hot stuff, including a wicked Trilogy Supercharger! With the automotive market being what it was, Jerry was being conservative. This created hard feelings, and apparently Logan got mad, and took it out on the Motor City Crew. I have the PM's from Logan that make clear what he thought of me and the MCM, and I quote <strong>"You know what? You're all a bunch of ****ing childish **** heads...".</strong> I was then removed as a moderator for posting something that Logan didnt like on MY OWN MOTOR CITY MARAUDER WEBSITE! I have never heard of crap like that before, but he was the boss. Logan didnt show up a week later at the Woodward Dream Cruise as he had planned, and stiffed the Motor City Crew with a hotel bill, we had set up his reservations as a courtesy, and Logan didnt see fit to let us know he wasnt coming....nice huh? This was about the time he began to ignore emails, PMs, and even cell voice mail messages. This was about the time we were hoping to solidify our offer, which at the time was the only one he had been approached with. Our offer was ignored and the site sold to someone else. </p><p></p><p>Mike and I thought the site was important enough to be willing to front our own money to keep the lights on. Like Mac said, It is the most informative site on what is a very important piece of motown muscle. I am glad that someone stepped up after Logan ditched our offer, cause he was very serious about just flipping the switch and turning it off. I will continue to visit and support MM.net because it is a vital site to Marauder owners, and will help wherever I can to see it flourish.</p><p></p><p>For anyone interested, especially our Local SVT brothers around the Motor City, like the Terminators or anyone else intersted, feel free to join our very own Motor City Marauders forums. You will always be welcome and greeted warmly. There is no oppressive hand to keep you from voicing your opinions and observations. Mike or I can add forums at your request, if you should want your own section on our site to hang out. It is growing and is the second largest Marauder site around, so check it out. And yes, even Menace is welcome there!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.forums.motorcitymarauders.com/Forums/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.forums.motorcitymarauders.com/Forums/index.php</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.motorcitymarauders.com/" target="_blank">http://www.motorcitymarauders.com/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MI2QWK4U, post: 4209564, member: 12370"] [b]Well...there is more to it![/b] Well, I will begin by stating some facts. When I was a moderator on MM.net Logan put a post in the moderator forum indicating he wanted to sell the site by November or shut it down. I personally felt he was serious about just shutting it down and turning the lights out, leaving a lot of people in the dark, leaving no Marauder information sites that size open. I called Logan, spoke to him that very day of his post to get the details. We discussed terms, price, and more importantly, transitioning to new owners and what he wanted to see happen, and not happen. I discussed this with Mike Z, aka MikesMerc, who contributed some questions of his own for Logan. Mike has run Websites before and has a good working knowledge on the topic. Mike and I currently run the second largest Marader site, MotorCityMarauders.com . There were a few conversations with Logan on the sale of the site over a few weeks, and it appeared that both sides were ok with the deal, and would finalize things as November approached. Well, in August, Jerry Barnes of Trilogy decided not to buy Logans Harley Truck that Jerry helped modify with a bunch of hot stuff, including a wicked Trilogy Supercharger! With the automotive market being what it was, Jerry was being conservative. This created hard feelings, and apparently Logan got mad, and took it out on the Motor City Crew. I have the PM's from Logan that make clear what he thought of me and the MCM, and I quote [B]"You know what? You're all a bunch of ****ing childish **** heads...".[/B] I was then removed as a moderator for posting something that Logan didnt like on MY OWN MOTOR CITY MARAUDER WEBSITE! I have never heard of crap like that before, but he was the boss. Logan didnt show up a week later at the Woodward Dream Cruise as he had planned, and stiffed the Motor City Crew with a hotel bill, we had set up his reservations as a courtesy, and Logan didnt see fit to let us know he wasnt coming....nice huh? This was about the time he began to ignore emails, PMs, and even cell voice mail messages. This was about the time we were hoping to solidify our offer, which at the time was the only one he had been approached with. Our offer was ignored and the site sold to someone else. Mike and I thought the site was important enough to be willing to front our own money to keep the lights on. Like Mac said, It is the most informative site on what is a very important piece of motown muscle. I am glad that someone stepped up after Logan ditched our offer, cause he was very serious about just flipping the switch and turning it off. I will continue to visit and support MM.net because it is a vital site to Marauder owners, and will help wherever I can to see it flourish. For anyone interested, especially our Local SVT brothers around the Motor City, like the Terminators or anyone else intersted, feel free to join our very own Motor City Marauders forums. You will always be welcome and greeted warmly. There is no oppressive hand to keep you from voicing your opinions and observations. Mike or I can add forums at your request, if you should want your own section on our site to hang out. It is growing and is the second largest Marauder site around, so check it out. And yes, even Menace is welcome there! [URL="http://www.forums.motorcitymarauders.com/Forums/index.php"]http://www.forums.motorcitymarauders.com/Forums/index.php[/URL] [URL="http://www.motorcitymarauders.com/"]http://www.motorcitymarauders.com/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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