Originally Posted By: Johnny
I will add one other comment to what tig1 has said. Trust me, I know after spending over 23 years in the lubricants business that folks have their favorite brand of oil for whatever reason they believe in. We all have favorites and we all have the brands we do not like for whatever reason. But what really bothers me is what I call "thread hijacking" and "personal insults", and I don't care who thinks who started it, it's still hijacking and personal insults.
Example: Someone started a thread about why Pennzoil Platinum was so popular, and within just a few post all [censored] broke loose about how good or lousy Mobil 1 is, all about being dishonest, not believing what people see or witness, then an onslaught of insults between two particular members. To me that is uncalled for and insulting to the rest of us.
I can tell you if I owned this site the first insult would earn you a stern warning, the second insult would get you banned. I don't care if it is the internet, no one has earned the right to insult another. I have not looked at them in a while, but I believe you have to agree to a set of rules when you sign up to join this site. Either abide by the rules, or leave. I am one of the original members of BITOG and have been proud to be a member, but if the personal insults continue, I too will be GONE.
Enough said.
As one of the people you are referring to above, I will offer some comments.
Unsubstantiated claims should be banned.
False and libelous accusations that persons (like myself) are associated with ExxonMobil or any other corporation should be banned unless evidence can be provided.
Ridiculous claims that large oil companies will send out a hit-man to snuff you out if you sue them regarding an extended OCI warranty, should be banned.
Tirades against large corporations (including Walmart) should be banned, since they have nothing to do with this forum, even thought it appears that some people make their buying decisions based on that.
I am sorry, but I did not hijack that thread. Any discussion of "why" one oil is preferred over other oils is naturally going to get into discussion of what competitive alternatives are available. However, I do agree that the nature of that discussion deteriorated rapidly, and was very unfortunate.
So long as the moderators permit lies to be posted, then this forum will deteriorate, regardless of who gets booted and who stays.