Yeah Helen PM'd me and said politics is a 4 letter word on BITOG. Gee....here it is a eight letter word. Who knew?! Terry Dyson is right...that place has lost it's value....who cares
Maybe here I can get a better understanding to my oil temp to viscosity requirements question....versus 06VTECH telling me about his "fabulous" Honda and his latest butt dyno run down to the head shop for more rolling papers By the way....if my oil temps never get over 160-180...running PP 10-30....am I activating the add packs?....could I run a "thicker" 5-20 or 0-20 and still get the wear protection?
Old School Gearhead learning new tricks.
Posts: 11 | Location: Hill Country of Texas | Registered: Sun October 09 2005
It's getting worse than I thought that you've been banned Sarge.
I know that when I try to start up an actual conversation topic where information can be thrown back and forth, it seems to take off on a tangent also by the third reply, and everything comes down to Mobil 1 or PP.
It is getting petty and childish.
Posts: 144 | Location: Glenshaw, PA, USA | Registered: Mon March 01 2004
Yeah, when Gman said no political signatures, I removed my www.honestedu.org signature, even though I don't consider it political. A couple weeks ago PM'd him asking about it, whether I could put it back on, and never got a reply.
Things do seem to be getting out of hand over there unfortunately. People need to lighten up. It's an oil/auto forum. I didn't realize all of this had taken place recently.
Just one thought and one correction to what is on that site:
Bob, the original owner of BITOG is still alive in FL. The one known at 59Vettemen was the second owner and is the one that passed away last year. I am very sad he is gone, he was a great person.
No signature required. My hand shake is good enough.
Posts: 17 | Location: Wausau, WI | Registered: Sat May 20 2006
I just want you to know the stuff on your site about Castrol is incorrect.
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So Helen signs a contract with Castrol and now they "approve and cruise" the website and have anything they dissaprove of removed.
I'm no Castrol fan, believe me. But they are NOT controlling content. Yes they are a paying sponsor. Even some of what Terry said is simply not true. They are not controlling or limiting other sponsors. Helen just doesn't want too many sponsors and wanted to slow down and think about sponsors.
As for banning - were you guys banned for oil content or testing the limits with R/S/P? Can I see examples? G-man WAS quite stern, because of direction from Helen. What I saw right after Tony's death was people thinking they could get away with more and they could....so some folks got used to it, suddenly when, yes, G-man reigned it in. Then people start complaining and testing him like silly children BUT in my humble opinion it's still looser than when Bob ran the show.
I got banned without any R/S/P. All I did was question why so many people were getting banned. Yet another example in history where those who question the tyrants get beheaded.
Posts: 9 | Location: Baltimore County | Registered: Tue January 16 2007
Hmmmm, good thing we haven't taken oaths to tell the truth, the WHOLE truth, and nothing but the truth. . .
BITOG rules are clear, and available for all members to read (in fact, that's required). The owner is strict, and has good reasons for being so (many sponsors demand a clean forum). And in no case is the staff unwilling to consider a reasonable request for re-instatement or imposition of a lesser sanction.
Posts: 4 | Location: Pensacola FL | Registered: Sat June 05 2004
That might be OK if those rules were applied fairly. But they are applied so as to basically impose censorship on some and allow others in favor to say whatever they please. Total BS.
Got a legal term for that?
Posts: 5 | Location: The High Country | Registered: Sun December 23 2007
