What happened to Mapleridge & his thread?

andrey_gta · 02-24-2014, 11:12 PM

Just noticed his status, cant find the thread either.

Anyone have his email? Please PM me

PureE92 · 02-24-2014, 11:47 PM

Say it ain't so. He was actually a pretty helpful and nice guy honestly.

jeguth1s · 02-25-2014, 07:39 AM

Banned? That's interesting...

Taskmaster · 02-25-2014, 08:45 AM

Probably banned because he didn't have a vendor account...

BavarianN54 · 02-25-2014, 09:20 AM

I'm actually surprised he was able to sell some of his homemade, modified manifolds( they're not headers) to members here sight unseen and without any substantial data of any kind.

BavarianN54 · 02-25-2014, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TheAxiom

Probably banned because he didn't have a vendor account...

They sure let him run a long time before pulling the plug in that case. I'm guessing it was something else.

AMG KLR · 02-25-2014, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by PureE92

Say it ain't so. He was actually a pretty helpful and nice guy honestly.

That's what happens when you have money hungry asshole mods that provide no support whatsoever when it comes to help but will gladly take your money. Luxangeleyes couldn't even contact them and they are one of the biggest vendors on here

GTKrockeTT · 02-25-2014, 10:40 AM

yup, banned because of selling the headers without being a vendor. apparently he got the axe without any discussion or notification.

Modded328FTW · 02-26-2014, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PureE92

Say it ain't so. He was actually a pretty helpful and nice guy honestly.

I agree...Very helpful guy and helped out the community.

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Originally Posted by BavarianN54

I'm actually surprised he was able to sell some of his homemade, modified manifolds( they're not headers) to members here sight unseen and without any substantial data of any kind.

His headers did have data. Stupid mods decided to remove that helpful thread as well.

BavarianN54 · 02-26-2014, 10:48 PM

I recall more than a couple members jumping on board before anything was presented. Dynos came after a list of buyers was started.

peeej · 02-26-2014, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PureE92

Say it ain't so. He was actually a pretty helpful and nice guy honestly.

+1 on that.

dang.

manutdas11 · 02-26-2014, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by andrey_gta

Just noticed his status, cant find the thread either.

Anyone have his email? Please PM me

Did you end up getting into contact with him?
If not, let me know. I've been in contact with him through email.

andrey_gta · 02-27-2014, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by manutdas11

Did you end up getting into contact with him?
If not, let me know. I've been in contact with him through email.

No, I dont have his email. But I'd like to have it for future, or just mini-cat fouler questions etc. Could you PM it?

KwlAznKid · 02-27-2014, 10:02 AM

gotta say the mods here are very ban-happy compared to other forums...

no offense
sorry
please don't ban me
*gets on knees*

if this is my last post you'll guys know why!!!

benzo23 · 02-27-2014, 10:18 AM

^ Ban

RazRokz.! · 02-27-2014, 10:32 AM

I wonder what he will do with all the extra headers?

Taran.J · 02-27-2014, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by beems

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Originally Posted by PureE92

Say it ain't so. He was actually a pretty helpful and nice guy honestly.

+1 on that.

dang.

+2 cool guy

manutdas11 · 02-27-2014, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by andrey_gta

No, I dont have his email. But I'd like to have it for future, or just mini-cat fouler questions etc. Could you PM it?

Yes, sir. You've been PM'ed.

mike-y · 02-27-2014, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KwlAznKid

gotta say the mods here are very ban-happy compared to other forums...

no offense
sorry
please don't ban me
*gets on knees*

if this is my last post you'll guys know why!!!

the frequent banning only applies to vendor situations. it's not cheap to host a web forum with thousands of members, so their terms of service say that if you want to sell product, you have to pay a vendor fee. when you sign up for the forum, you have to agree to their ToS. if you break the ToS, you risk getting banned.

It happened to someone else who was selling stuff in this forum a while back too. But he came back a couple weeks later with a legit vendor account. If you want to sell on the forum outside of the classifieds section, you have to pay a fee, just like everyone else.

it's also very possible that another paying vendor reported him for selling headers without a vendor status. It's not so much a matter of being "ban happy" it's business, and you need to be consistent with your ToS, otherwise you risk losing all of your paying customers.

KwlAznKid · 02-27-2014, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mike-y

the frequent banning only applies to vendor situations. it's not cheap to host a web forum with thousands of members, so their terms of service say that if you want to sell product, you have to pay a vendor fee. when you sign up for the forum, you have to agree to their ToS. if you break the ToS, you risk getting banned.

It happened to someone else who was selling stuff in this forum a while back too. But he came back a couple weeks later with a legit vendor account. If you want to sell on the forum outside of the classifieds section, you have to pay a fee, just like everyone else.

it's also very possible that another paying vendor reported him for selling headers without a vendor status. It's not so much a matter of being "ban happy" it's business, and you need to be consistent with your ToS, otherwise you risk losing all of your paying customers.

I don't know about the technicalities, I just notice that members would suddenly become banned! members that have been on for years and have been pretty helpful or at least nice.

as for the whole vendor issue I mean I totally understand that, if I was running the forum I would react the same way

dtea604 · 02-28-2014, 03:28 AM

Thought I was the only that noticed he got banned. At least he's local to me. +1 on very helpful and informative guy.

cuco · 02-28-2014, 09:29 PM

This forum won't be the same without mapleridge

, what a bunch of 335 (N54) haters are in this thread, lol, go pic on other 335 threads.

02-24-2014, 11:12 PM	#1
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02-24-2014, 11:47 PM	#2
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02-25-2014, 07:39 AM	#3
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02-25-2014, 08:45 AM	#4
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02-25-2014, 09:20 AM	#5
BavarianN54 Banned 6 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I'm actually surprised he was able to sell some of his homemade, modified manifolds( they're not headers) to members here sight unseen and without any substantial data of any kind.
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02-25-2014, 10:40 AM	#8
GTKrockeTT Second Lieutenant 22 Rep 198 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (1)	yup, banned because of selling the headers without being a vendor. apparently he got the axe without any discussion or notification.
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02-26-2014, 10:48 PM	#10
BavarianN54 Banned 6 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I recall more than a couple members jumping on board before anything was presented. Dynos came after a list of buyers was started.
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02-27-2014, 10:02 AM	#14
KwlAznKid Brigadier General 354 Rep 3,036 Posts Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum iTrader: (6)	gotta say the mods here are very ban-happy compared to other forums... no offense sorry please don't ban me gets on knees if this is my last post you'll guys know why!!! __________________ BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold) Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
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02-27-2014, 10:18 AM	#15
benzo23 Colonel 74 Rep 2,848 Posts Drives: 14 F30 AW MSport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: FL iTrader: (1)	^ Ban
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02-27-2014, 10:32 AM	#16
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02-28-2014, 09:29 PM	#22
cuco First Lieutenant 44 Rep 318 Posts Drives: 85 BMW R80 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Cincinnati OH iTrader: (1)	This forum won't be the same without mapleridge, what a bunch of 335 (N54) haters are in this thread, lol, go pic on other 335 threads. __________________ Airhead//Caffeine//Junky//Beemer//Fan
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