Question/Concern

[Bill S]

Jason, just so I understand - As a Sponsor, can you not access the "For Sale" forum?

Also, am I correct in understanding that as a Sponsor, you can't access "Charter" forums?

[aggman]

Jason, just so I understand - As a Sponsor, can you not access the "For Sale" forum?

Also, am I correct in understanding that as a Sponsor, you can't access "Charter" forums?

the first one got me wondering as well. i have already posted a message for greenmake to check on the sale forum access. hopefully if their access is blocked, it is fixed when greenmako logs back on.

as for the second, you are correct sponsor's do not have access to the charter members forum.

~alex

[Gseclipse02]

i dont think it is ed "GREATWHITE" post in there

[JTrott]

Jason, just so I understand - As a Sponsor, can you not access the "For Sale" forum?

Gabe(Neptune) cannot access the Charter Member For Sale forum.

Also, am I correct in understanding that as a Sponsor, you can't access "Charter" forums?

Again, Gabe(Neptune) cannot access the Charter Member forums. I guess the Sponsorship fee that he paid did not cover the $25 Charter Member fee.

Jason

[greenmako]

the first one got me wondering as well. i have already posted a message for greenmake to check on the sale forum access. hopefully if their access is blocked, it is fixed when greenmako logs back on.

as for the second, you are correct sponsor's do not have access to the charter members forum.

~alex

checked the permissions: Sponsors have access to all sales area except Charter for sale/Charter Member Forum

[captexas]

Maybe I mis-remember, but I don't remember allowing sponsors the right to vote in the original by-laws that were written when MAAST was first formed. Again, I could be wrong. Seems to me there would be some concern over sponsors having a bit too much influence, especially as there has been such a fuss over coddling the sponsors the past few years. Same reason sponsors and people with commercial interests that can benefit from MAAST shouldn't be allowed to be on the BOD, it's called conflict of interest.

I believe that in the last spat by a certain sponsor or two about the for sale forums, their privelages in the Charter Member discussion forum was stopped because it wasn't appropriate for sponsors to be ranting/pushing their cause there, that if they have an issue it should be taken directly to the BOD. Again, it comes down to is MAAST and this website created for sponsors to rule and do what they want or is it here to be a so called "non-profit organization" that is here to educate and advance this hobby?