My buddy Jarrett, who has been a loyal customer and supporter of this site has been threatened with expulsion for responding to attacks from a forum member who has never spent a dime at your shop and who has never contributed in any meaningful way. I deem this unfair and a bad business move. I maybe wrong, but I think some thought should enter into the equation. Those who care about being banned are those who care about your business and your site. Banning those who patronize your business in favor of those who don't doesn't seem to be very smart. But then again, I'm just a potential customer with an opinion that differs from yours. Were I a non-customer with a divisive opinion, I would not fear retribution. Just a thought.

while i dont support flaming or any of the such(also not sure of the situation you are referin to with jarett) i dont think that basing board politics on who has bought what is the best idea.

Boggs, in all fairness, you have not ever run a business. You have never had to decide whether a flame thrower is more important to your livelihood than a customer. As a business owner, I know what is more important. You are a smart kid. Not that my opinion is more important than yours. But you haven't been in business yet.

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Just to specify that I didn't call Jarrett and Frank names in that post.