Originally Posted by Mobius (Post 858545)

This is the only website I sub to as well. Say, I haz no stickers, and I am subbed ... bro needs stickers yo

Edit: what if anything happens to the shirt store? Do I need to get my hoodie NOW ?

Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 859024)

I had a MT meetup in Atlanta in 2010 and we ended up having 12 people show up. It was a good time. We drank beer and dragged people in the water behind the boat out on the lake and made a bonfire that night. We smoked a Boston butt and grilled burgers and dogs and swilled some fine whiskey, too. Someone got stitches and a tetanus shot as well.

I was planning on trying to do it again this summer if you girls are interested in making it official.

Here's the thread from the last one.

Originally Posted by y8s (Post 859030)

the point we were making above is that brainzo and I are lazy MFers. If you hold it within 5 minutes of our houses, we are guaranteed shows. if you hold it >1 hour away, we are probably guaranteed noshows.

Originally Posted by blaen99 (Post 859060)

Let's have one in Brainy's back yard then.

Originally Posted by shuiend (Post 859053)

Yes do your lake house meet again this year. I missed it in 2010 because of overlapping with other vacations. That should not be an issue this year.

Originally Posted by bikersam717 (Post 859241)

Lol. I signed up, PM'd Rick pictures of my cats. 2 days later; STICKARS!

Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 859225)

Don't get you're hopes up. I've PM'd Brain and Rick probably 5 times each over the last 3 years trying to get stickers.

Originally Posted by RotorNutFD3S (Post 859106)

Same here.

Now that the dock is fixed and all. :)

Originally Posted by emilio700 (Post 855453)

Not in the least.

I do not like the way IB does business. For starters, they'll usually double the ad rates. That makes it impossible for a small advertiser like 949 Racing and SuperMiata to support as many forums as we do. IB comes in, I let my sponsorship lapse and go elsewhere. There will be larger advertisers taking up the slack. Advertisers that are in no way involved in the community but are able to pay the price and only too happy to see their scrappy little competitors (me) go away.

IB is a huge and highly profitable company. They are also growing fast, gobbling up forums at a startling rate. Turns out there are lots of advertisers willing to pay whatever rates they ask.

You notice this board is using vBulletin 3.73? That's about a 4 year old version. IB bought the previously open source vBulletin software and promptly started charging for updates and tech support. Cruise the web and see how many forums are still on 3.84, including miata.net.

The forum members, contributors are cogs in a wheel, need see nothing and are not really affected. There is a lot more to IB than most forum users are aware of. They are not a well loved company.

So yes, my prepaid annual sponsorship will run out and both 949 Racing and SuperMiata will cease to support this board. I will no longer visit nor post on this board.

I harbor no ill will towards those who profit from the sale of this property. Business is business and everyone has to do what they feel is right for their them.

It's been fun guys. Thanks for your business and support over the years. See you elsewhere on the web and of course, on the track.

Signing out,

Emilio Cervantes
949 Racing
SuperMiata