Originally Posted by Brian Austin Whitney
Greg,

Just remember.. you put your reputation behind this company which started this. That means something. It's a lesson I really wish you'd learn before it becomes far more costly than a message board post. Though I appreciate that you've come to the right conclusion, it's unfortunate the carnage left in the wake. But, let's be clear, you did not cause the owner Ron of responding the way he did. He did that all on his own. And Ott has been a disaster for a long time. He's had some issues which I will not divulge here, but one I can discuss is his hatred of me and my involvement with my own site. I never understood why he wanted to stay here as there are other message boards where he might be far happier, where people will put up with his falsehoods, personal attacks and stupid statements.

I think I might paste the primary discussion points of this post on it's own post so folks can just read the relevent commentary. Ott always felt I had a grudge against anyone who disagreed with me. Well, I just agreed with two of the people I publicly disagree with perhaps as much as anyone on the boards. So how exactly would that work? I consider Nite and Jim and Linda and You and pretty much everyone else on this board I personally know a friend. I would exclude Ott. And as for Ron, I have no personal issue aside from his loss of decorum and illogical cheap shot on me and the weaknesses of his business model that lend themselves to abuse of members of our community. He's on record saying nothing I say or think about him or his company can help or hurt them to our membership. Well, saying nothing at all and giving zero exposure itself would have already cost him money from those he's suckered into spending money based on this one post alone. That's awfully reckless based on all his previous polite correspondence and supposed respect for myself and JPF.



Regardless of my impulsiveness on calling the press release an article (which I admit was a stupidly impulsive thing), this thread has been a very important debate that is educational on many levels. Despite the opinions (on both sides) regarding blazetrak, it exists and I am positive there are plenty of people in the world who will continue to utilize the service for whatever purpose they may have.

I think it's an intriguing business model. Sure, I think certain things could be changed about it to make it better and more user friendly. After watching the podcast by the shark tank, they mentioned that it could be a good idea if the professional donated their portion of the money to a charity of their choice. I think that would make their business model more attractive to the consumer. But I digress.

I don't have any personal grudges or feelings against anyone who posted on this thread (pro or con) and yes, I consider you a friend as well Brian. I'm honored that you consider me one. :-) We all agree and disagree on many different things. That's what makes us all unique. If everybody agreed on everything, we'd live in a pretty boring world.

I'm not sorry for creating this thread. I think there's plenty that was said in this thread for many people to learn from. There is a wealth of information and lessons to be digested here. I am sorry that some people felt like they had to turn into personal attack dogs. I hope they learn in the future not to do that.