I read what little Petey shared with us, and to be honest I didn’t find anything particularly out of line. The Mods, like us feeble humans, have opinions. At some point or another they may do something unspeakable, say, discuss them. I think that’s what we’re getting a peak at here.
Fact: Most of us here enjoy and like DLD and will miss him.
Another Fact: Everyone isn’t going to trust or be comfortable with a pay-site owner having an administrative position or moderating position on a free-site. It’s nothing against DLD. How many of you have been on a free forum and seen what happens when it’s found that the forum is associated with a pay site? I’m not going to mention any fora I have in mind, but I know we have quite a few people who are permanents at Thunder’s because of a “shady” feeling at a free forum. It tarnishes the clean image of any free forum if people start to see it as a home for pay-site pushers.
Solution? Keep it free of pay-site pushing. If you’re not a Mod, you don’t know the whole story. Even if you are a Mod, there’s a chance that something has escaped. I love DLD and consider him an asset to the PE community, and I strongly feel that most uf us, including Thunder and the Mods, will agree that DLD is a great asset and has much to offer. But, this is a free PE forum. Thunder’s is contingent on the principle that all PE techniques should be free to all men. I agree with that idea. I also agree with DLD’s decision to start his own pay-site. The two may sound conflicting, but they aren’t. While I think PE should be free for us all, I also recognize our right in the United States to take advantage of money making opportunities. DLD has a skill, something he’s very, very good at doing. I see nothing wrong with him doing what most of us do with our skills: using it to pay his bills and feed himself. I’ll be joining DLD’s site at some point. I like him and I liked the look of his site. I feel like I can get everything at Thunder’s as far as making my dick bigger that I need, but I like DLD and want to support him and his new site. Just as I want to support Thunder’s.
I can’t afford it at the moment, but I’ll support Thunder’s as often as I can. I’ll support DLD’s site once, and I should have access to it for the rest of my life or until the site ends.
Personally, I don’t think any of this should have left the Mod fora. It isn’t any of our business, imho, and it will make someone look bad. To some, it may take something away from Thunder’s, to others it may take credibility away from DLD. This isn’t something I want to see happen to either.
At first I was thinking how sad that someone would stab DLD in the back. Then I thought that maybe it’s just a big mess of confusion. It could be a mixture of both. The thing is, it is between DLD and the ruling class here at Thunder’s. I think DLD is genuinely heartbroken and probably emotionally destroyed. That DLD is suffering emotionally over this leaves me heartbroken.
We all found something special when we found Thunder’s Place. And Thunder’s Place got something special when DLD came along. I think we need to do all we can to keep it from becoming an Internet version of the Jerry Springer Show.
Giving bits and pieces of conversations from the Mod forum is dangerous business. Things can be easily taken out of context, selective quoting can give a completely different interpretation to what was actually being said, and gross misconceptions can and very well may happen. Pete shared posts from Hobby and Thunder having a private discussion among other Mods. He shared what he believes is incriminating against the Mods. What didn’t he share? How many posts did he ignore that were defending DLD? As I said, sharing bits and pieces is dangerous business.
I think DLD was highly emotional when he wrote his post and I support him and I feel for him the same way I would if a good friend of mine in real life were suffering. I mean that, I really do. However, I don’t think it was DLD’s wisest decision to share details that should have been kept between himself and Mods with the rest of us. I’m not trashing DLD for doing it, I just think it was a decision that could have more negative consequences than DLD thought. Look what’s going on here, this isn’t what Thunder’s is about. We’re not about drawing a line between Mods and saying this side is pro-DLD and that side is anti-DLD. None of us will ever garner the support of everyone around us, ever. There’ll always be someone or a number of people who question our intention. Quite frankly, we all have that right to question the intention of others.
A cusp has been reached, I believe. Thunder’s Place will definitely endure this and go on. Still, a cusp has been reached. None of us came here for drama. If we allow needless Springer-show drama to become a dominating factor, it’ll run some of us off. I don’t want to see that, I’ve grown to like many of you—even those I’ve never talked to or anything at all. Simply reading your words and seeing the fellowship gives me a sense of closeness with many of you.
This is a learning experience for all those who have ruling power at Thunder’s Place, DLD, and many of us. Let’s make sure that we walk away with as few bruises as possible. There’s no point in promulgating conspiracy theories, partial conversations, or he said-she saids. I know it isn’t easy to walk away from a juicy fight, but it only leads to more scratches and then we have to get more band aids and all that—it really isn’t worth it.
