Lou,
You know that we all respect you and appreciate the work you have put in for the industry. CAP has grown to be one of the most powerful and the largest gaming affiliate forums in the industry over last few years. During this time you have stood up for the affiliate community and were a star in resolving issues. It is not always easy to maintain the balance between the affiliate’s and the operator’s expectations on a forum and you get an A+ in doing so. But growth is always accompanied by its share of pains. Every day we make choices in life and a few turn out to be bad and leave a sour taste. But no one is perfect and we all learn from experiences to adapt and be smarter the next time. This is not a perfect world and we need to understand our strengths and synergies as a community. We need to cooperate & coordinate to leverage the synergies and stand together for the right cause.
I assume it will not be unfair to request to consider reversing the recent bans and welcome the members back to the forum. We live in a free world and right to freedom of speech is what online forums thrive on and curbing this hurts the community. However it is also expected that the members would act maturely and refrain from personal attack/ humiliation.
It is important to note that the industry is big enough to accommodate multiple successful communities. Healthy competition and friendly coordination between these would benefit the entire affiliate community.
United we stand, divided we fall!
I wish you good health and hope you get a well deserving break from work. I believe there is always a win-win situation and I am sure you guys will be successful in reaching an agreement.