Oh Christ, here we go again...
Let me explain how this works....
People have bad experiences with Copper, so they post them. Some of those experiences were realized first-hand, some are rumors. Once one person starts a thread, many more jump in to give their $.02. Things get cookin', and we're off and running.
As it goes on, one of the Copper people reads it and comes unglued. They send an E-Mail to the forum admin asking for it to be removed. The forum admin tells them that, no, the thread is going to stay.
Several more days go by and the Copper people again, send an E-Mail to the forum admins threatening legal action if the thread is not deleted.
This is dealt with in one of two ways.
1. They tell Copper to go piss up a rope, (which never happens).
2. They decide it isn't worth the aggravation and the whining, and remove the post.
Subsequently, anyone who posted in the thread is sent a caustic E-Mail, or in my case a PM, threatening some sort of retribution for their posts. This can happen to anyone, but it's mostly members of the Copper Forum as well who are spanked by the Man. Some of them are even their supposed friends who may or may not have posted negatively about Copper.
Copper goes back to their side of the tracks, the disgruntled poster goes back to his side of the tracks and it's back to business as usual.
BUT!
The people who had complaints, who can't get anything done about them just fume about it even more, perpetuating this ongoing cycle, which leads to even more animosity towards Copper. (re-read the last sentence CM)
Eventually all is well again, until the next time someone gets pissed off at Copper, which reminds the original dude how pissed off he was, and BLAMMO! Back to square one.
Bottom Line (read this too CM): It is better to let people air their grievances out in the open, and as a business, address these issues publically to put the rumors to bed. It is NOT a good idea to use strong-arm tactics and threats, as that makes said CB radio dealer look all the more guilty of accused infractions.
And that my friends, is how a typical Copper bitch fest operates. Make this post a sticky, so we can all revert back to it for the next 30 years...
