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L.A. Wildfires

So here we are again; I'm doing more refunding than receiving orders, and donations have stopped to a slow trickle. People show up here daily and say where they buy things away from helping support this site. It looks like the days of normal operations here are counting down quickly. No threat, just public notice.
 
I don't want to to take Todd's thunder on this, rather I would like to add to it. See Todd's last post above. Seems to me that this site has been and is still a formidable and valuable source of technological information as it relates to Moto Guzzi motorcycles. The founder and source of this gem of unique support to our shared love and enjoyment of Moto Guzzi motorcycles (Todd) has endured a devastating loss of his house and belongings and it seems to me (a rather new member of this group) that the rest of us who profit from this forum could do better in our support of the man who put this all together. Even though Todd is dealing with this personal loss of home and property he still had time today to connect via Internet with me to fine-tune my 2020 Cali 1400 Touring fueling settings. This is the measure of a man committed to our shared love and appreciation of Moto Guzzi bikes. Let's get a grip here and help a fellow Moto Guzzi lover and aficionado even if only to keep this forum going as a viable source of Guzzi tech info and support for months and years to come. But if nothing else let's just help a fellow Gussist (a renowned Gussist) in his hour of need. This is an opportunity to help someone who has had a direct impact on your enjoyment of motorcycling life. Please let's dig deep.
 
Skysailor said:
This is an opportunity to help someone who has had a direct impact on your enjoyment of motorcycling life. Please let's dig deep.
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I so appreciate your words, thoughts and very generous donation along with your significant product purchases. Your words again fall on the deaf ears of entitlement these days. I have again endured a week of legal threats, cancelled and disputed order refunds galore, virtually no new orders, very few small $ account upgrades here, along with a slew of direct emails asking for advice on how not to spend a $ using my advice.
It looks like I will be shifting this Forum soon to an upgraded/paid user only to post format. My final attempt to not lose money every month here, along with constant monitoring and arguing with people who land here with a free and demanding social media mindset.
This website is a service I have been offering here for free since 2001, out of my pocket and valuable time, which I now am just starting to invest in the fight to rebuild my life. I sincerely appreciate the small handful here who have contributed. It means a great deal in a time of need, that is very hard to ask for help.
 
GTM® said:
…It looks like I will be shifting this Forum soon to an upgraded/paid user only to post format…
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Apologies but it should have been this way years ago.

Ask yourself honestly, what to freeloaders actually contribute here? My answer is almost always, “Nothing”.

If you don’t put value on it, it is silly to think that they will.
 
Thanks guys, slippery slope…
There is decades of fantastic factual data here, that as Pete said, has an immense value. Scott, as you’ve seen, new users, regardless of contributions here, can be combative and rude from day one. If no new posts land here, visits plummet as my data shows. A small handful of contributors won’t keep us afloat. I've now put this in place. I'll leave the Introduction section open (for now), but I’ll be aggressive to those who don’t read the simple directions there.
 
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