"1984"

[Site Owner]

All involved -
I deleted this "1984" thread in addition to another recent thread that in my opinion, is getting out of hand.
This site is for sharing useful information about Fiat Spider automobiles and not personal grudge matches.
I'll ask that this matter end right here - please, no more posts on the topic.

In addition, I want to remind everyone here that this site is not a commercial venture and is privately owned by me alone. There is no obligation to join this site and I reserve the right to terminate membership of any person, any topic,post, or even the board and domain itself at any time I see fit or for any reason.

This site has been online for 14 years, and 95% of the time it serves the purpose for which it was intended quite well with little need for my intervention - which is a good thing because I don't have the time for it. Which brings me to Mark, the moderator that has helped this site more than I can describe, without compensation, for most of these 14 years. I know Mark, I trust him, and I certainly appreciate all that he does up here for everyone's benefit. He does this on a completely voluntary basis. I can assure you that this site would be overrun with hackers, spammers, and other undesirable types without Mark's constant diligence. I realize he has a related business and I believe he has conducted himself in a very appropriate manor over the years.

To close here, I'll just say that there is a large community of regulars on this site that have been here since the beginning. I consider you folks "old friends" we've been together up here a long time and I hold those relationships through this site in high regard. I don't even own one of these cars, I did (the one in the header) but I sold it close to 10 years ago. I pay for, and keep this site online for the Spider community - you folks. I won't tolerate people that come in here and cause me trouble as owner of this domain. So let's get back to the primary topic, which is helpful info on this car. If you have a beef with someone, or someone's business - take it offline.

Thanks,
Evan,
Owner of FiatSpider.com





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