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Ray B
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Posted: 04:51pm 10 Feb 2013

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Last Saturday I received an uninvited email from "Max99 [rank400@iprimus.com.au]"
suggesting I should access a new site www.maximiteforum.com. The contents of the message is below..... IS SOMEONE TRYING TO MUSCLE IN ON MAXIMITE NAME. ????

Me for one, why would we want another maximite forum, Backshed works fine for me

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Message sent to me is as follows which sounds like someone fishing for suckers: -
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Please check out the new Australia maximite Forum web site we have Silicon Chip Forum and more there are Competition forum which will start soon and you could win $50.00 to $100.00 but only if we get more Guests to Join up as Member and as soon they Post and the best Topic post could win and this is for the new Forum Site Today and will stay Online for Good with no Shut Down and each month there be Competition for member Only The Competition For new member The most new topic you Post Could win $50.00 To $100.00 in there Paypal Account This Competition End On the 24th Feb 2013 If there any problem with the new maximite Forum Site please let us no He is the Web Site Below http://www.maximiteforum.com

RayB from Perth WA

djuqa

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Posted: 05:27pm 10 Feb 2013

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Warren O'donnell of Cartwright NSW owns the name AKA max99
I wouldn't worry 2 posts and 1 member

I love the description
[quote]maximite computer & TV Problem & Electronic & More[/quote]Edited by djuqa 2013-02-12

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Gizmo

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Posted: 05:52pm 10 Feb 2013

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Yeah I'm aware of it, and I got the message sent to me too. I guess he's sent the same message to as many members as he could.

In reality Max99 hasn't done anything wrong, its OK for a member to send other members messages asking them to visit another web site. Forum etiquette is a bit lacking though, it would be better to post the message on the public forum instead of sending private messages to everyone.

Hopefully Max is listening.

Ideally a new forum member should contribute more to the public discussions before posting private messages. I will look into modifying the forum software to stop this sort or activity in the future, something like a new member cant post private messages until they have posted several public posts.

Glenn

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Posted: 06:06pm 10 Feb 2013

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I got one too a week or so ago - I ignored it as spam.

BTW - this forum seems very free of spam - is it because you have to activate the account via Gizmo? Automatic registrations are not accepted, in other words.

I noticed that when I signed up, I had to wait till Gizmo activated the account(which was not long at all), then I could post messages. Spam-bot checking going on there first?

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BobD

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Posted: 06:13pm 10 Feb 2013

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Grogster said I got one too a week or so ago - I ignored it as spam.

BTW - this forum seems very free of spam - is it because you have to activate the account via Gizmo? Automatic registrations are not accepted, in other words.

I noticed that when I signed up, I had to wait till Gizmo activated the account(which was not long at all), then I could post messages. Spam-bot checking going on there first?

check it all out here http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4090&PN =1

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Posted: 06:15pm 10 Feb 2013

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Cheers, mate.

Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!

donmck

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Posted: 06:32pm 10 Feb 2013

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I basically got the same email on two occasions, and politely told him I felt there wasn't room for another Forum.

I talked Ken Segler into dropping all MaxiMite-DuinoMite support on his forum at:
http://www.kenseglerdesigns.com/cms/forums/index.php
I just checked this site and found there is actually a new message, the first for about 6 months.

I also set up a MaxiMite-DuinoMite support group on my support forum at:
http://dontronics.websitetoolbox.com/
and locked the appropriate forums. I did this to have a backup when The Back Shed was going through a rocky time, and a new forum may have needed to be created. However I never had to use it and I believe this TBS forum is ticking along nicely now, and covers all aspects of MaxiMite-DuinoMite activity.

When Olimex opened up their new web site, they also created their own forum for DuinoMite at:
https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0
I had hoped the European community would self support this new Olimex forum, but as it hasn't had strong input, I haven't joined up, as I feel I would end up answering a big percentage of questions myself. It appears that many of these users have joined our little group here, and that is the advise I am passing on these days.

Bottom line. TBS forum is all that is needed, and I'll continue to chase users across here.

Don...

https://www.dontronics.com

djuqa

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Posted: 06:44pm 10 Feb 2013

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I have just spent over 1 hour talking to warren on the phone and convinced him that TBS is the way to go.

Plus I use a domain forum a fair bit and they have 1 rule
Promote any site EXCEPT another Domain Forum.
Edited by djuqa 2013-02-12

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donmck

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Posted: 06:49pm 10 Feb 2013

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djuqa said I have just spent over 1 hour talking to warren on the phone and convinced him that TBS is the way to go.

Hopefully the problem is solved David.

Don...

https://www.dontronics.com

djuqa

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Posted: 07:13pm 10 Feb 2013

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Hopefully yes.
BTW
forum.maximite.com.au redirects here
and so does maximiteforum.com.au

Geoffg / Glenn I just registered MaximiteForum.com.au before anyone else did.

Edited by djuqa 2013-02-12

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