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BUSTED!!!......

Posted By: MaaMaw
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2006, at 7:06 a.m.(pst)

Last week, we had some unpleasantness here at FIB when I felt a certain Popular Poster was taking advantage of me, this board, and you, Dear Board Buddies.

I said at that time that I had others on my radar.

I did and I do, but the current Frequent-if-not-Poopular Poster is on said radar only thanks to Bluto, whom I have liked and trusted from Day One (in direct opposition to the many well-meaning people who have advised me to get rid of him).

I will present the evidence, and you can decide for yourselves who is lying:

pete (not to be confused with Pete Egeler)

or

Bluto

???

Start where pete initially answered Stephanie's question, followed by Bluto's response, wherein he accused pete of posting a link from which he stood to profit while claiming only to "have seen this mentioned on several forums as a good resource."

Later, pete denied any connection whatsoever with said product.

He also denied any connection whatsoever with the domain -- smallbusinessbookseller.com -- to which said link pointed.

You will have to read the rest of the thread to get the complete picture.

While I hate to doubt Bluto, if you check WHOIS, it appears pete is telling the truth (especially since pete states he has "sold, installed and trained hundreds of computr systems for small business people, sitting at their kitchen and dining room tables, all over the country," which would make this site being registered to someone just 93 miles from where pete lives not the least bit suspicious):

Here is how pete's sites (for example, cardconsultant.com) are registered (like he said, absolutely nothing to hide):

SCOREBOARD:

    pete       1
    Bluto     0
CONTINUING:

Hang onto your hats!

The problem with the internet is that when you say it, you own it... for a very, VERY long time.

Waaaaayy back on April 14, 2005, pete posted this message on FIB.

At the bottom of said message, he posted a link to "My SMC Site" -- which leads to a domain called "gifts-specialties.com" --

which...

coincidentally, I'm sure...

is registered to the SAME dear lady in (punly speaking) Ladysmith, VA:

Is pete Susan?

Is Susan pete?

Is Susan pete's daughter?

Is Susan pete's Aunt Phoebe?

Wait!!!

Could pete be Susan's mother?

Don't know.

Don't care.

The fact is, on April 14, 2005, pete claimed ownership of Susan's domain... which leads thinking people to conclude that pete did, indeed, refer Stephanie to one of his domains while claiming to have No Connection to Said Domain or Product Peddled Therein.

I, therefore, charge pete with an "NCSD or PPT" violation of Board Rules... which falls loosely inside Rule #4:

Don't Mess With MaaMaw

SCOREBOARD:

    pete       __
    Bluto     __
You fill in the blanks.

Luv,

MaaMaw

P.S.  Thank you, Bluto.  Popeye has nothing on you!

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