Community Feedback Requested Re: EuroConnex / Epoustouflant

[usdmej]

let me know when you're done editing your posts and i'll give it a shot

[Epoustouflant]

let me know when you're done editing your posts and i'll give it a shot

My last edit was 90 minutes before you posted.

We’re all eyes and ears.

[usdmej]

What are qualifications I need to meet to be a fellow BMW M enthusiast?

this appears to be the only question you've asked me?

when did i say you weren't an enthusiast?

[Epoustouflant]

this appears to be the only question you've asked me?

when did i say you weren't an enthusiast?

Seems pretty clear you think I use the “enthusiast” moniker as a disguise.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dict...e%20guise%20of

by saying or acting as if something is other than what it really is

i'm not arguing against entrepreneurship on this forum. for example, watching t3ddftw expand our knowledge base while developing his BlueBus product is a great example of what forums can offer that social media can't. my main rub is the shadow games and wheeling and dealing that epoustouflant does under the guise that he's a fellow enthusiast

i wasn't saying that he actually had multiple accounts, but he does refer to himself and EuroConnex as different entities depending on how it suits him which i find petty as a forum member and deceiving as a vendor

Let’s slice it another way; do you think I would have built EuroConnex if I wasn’t a BMW M enthusiast and owner?

[usdmej]

safe to say you wouldn't be on this forum if you weren't selling something

[Epoustouflant]

safe to say you wouldn't be on this forum if you weren't selling something

I laid out why I first registered here and how it came to me being active here. I can confirm I wasn’t selling anything - the GB had already been shared by Obioban himself.

It was ironically a GB with “spirit” where having more quantity with E46 M3 “fellow” enthusiasts allowed all M3 owners to save more.

You’re still not answering any questions I ask. A genuine discussion with you is, as it always is, impossible to be had - at least now it’s for everyone to see.

[usdmej]

A genuine discussion with you is, as it always is, impossible to be had - at least now it’s for everyone to see.

it would be off topic for us to have a discussion in this thread, which is centered mainly on you

[oceansize]

this appears to be the only question you've asked me?

when did i say you weren't an enthusiast?

You asked

my main rub is the shadow games and wheeling and dealing that epoustouflant does under the guise that he's a fellow enthusiast

[oceansize]

usdmej

Cut to the chase and state what you want the forum to do in plain sentences.

[Epoustouflant]

it would be off topic for us to have a discussion in this thread, which is centered mainly on you

As we’re on the topic of rules.

Historically, these questions might expose things you might not have chosen to bring to light. As you are not (and can’t be) a paid sponsor, no protections are offered. That said, people that are being obnoxious for the sake of being obnoxious will be dealt with.

I welcome the first part. I’d love to hear other members perspective on your latest posts and if they feel it corresponds to the second part of these rules.

I will gladly close my account on this forum if that is what you decide, and you only.

I do not need to feel like a pariah, it is counter productive to what I seek to build.

You choose usdmej

[usdmej]

You asked

my main rub is the shadow games and wheeling and dealing that epoustouflant does under the guise that he's a fellow enthusiast

i said a fellow enthusiast, i still maintain that he's only here specifically to sell group buys. i haven't metrics on his account like he's done to mine, but i wouldn't be surprised if the majority of his posts were to push his group buys

[Epoustouflant]

i said a fellow enthusiast, i still maintain that he's only here specifically to sell group buys. i haven't metrics on his account like he's done to mine, but i wouldn't be surprised if the majority of his posts were to push his group buys

Still haven't defined what is a fellow enthusiast! Let me help.

Do I need an E46 M3 to be considered eligible to run group buys for E46 M3 parts?

It's a Y/N question, and it will correlate 1:1 as an answer to this question you've also avoided.

[usdmej]

usdmej

Cut to the chase and state what you want the forum to do in plain sentences.

You choose usdmej

the heck, it was in my first post, the guy even quoted me saying it

overall the community does benefit from the discounts he gets. i just think he needs to be treated like a vendor

i don't make the rules here, and you are your own human being so you can come and go as you please

[Epoustouflant]

the heck, it was in my first post, the guy even quoted me saying it

i don't make the rules here, and you are your own human being so you can come and go as you please

That is the vendor treatment per these rules.

2) If you’re having a sale, promotion, etc, we have a vendor sales section in the classifieds

You want a buying methodology that is dependent on participation thresholds to unlock lower prices to be pushed to a low visibility section of the website - i.e.: the vendor section.

It's safe to assume group buys & crowdfunding will be less popular, and thus, less valuable (and potentially complete failures) for the community (you, brands, me).

Who wins?

[aapilcher]

Per the original topic of this thread, I’d like to see Epoustouflant continue to seek out cool stuff for the e46 platform and I hope typical forum negativity doesn’t spur him to abandon the pursuit. I haven’t bought anything via Connex (yet; I backed out of the CSL diffuser GB and he was very gracious about it) but I look forward to seeing his future group buys. Seems like he listens and finds unique offerings for us enthusiasts.