Damn...that was alot of bullS**T to read...
My issues with Fitz are simple. Primarily, as a business owner myself, I think what he did was f'n reprehensible...pure theivery...and I'm glad the courts agree. It is also the reason all key employees should sign non-compete agreements. Aside from that, everytime I've met him I've found him to be a complete prick, and the extreme homerism and intolerance of anything negative that is said about KSU is pretty annoying as well.
Regarding seank et al and MJ/SPC, I don't know the details of how that went down, have never heard the story, so I don't really have an opinion there. If it was illegal, sue them. If it was unethical, make a better site (this one) and draw down theirs. I sure as hell don't feel obligated to pay anything to their site. If they don't want to have a free forum, then get rid of it, but like Bookie pointed out earlier, they are making money off of the advertising revenue, so I don't see that happening.
As for this site, assuming the present crowd sticks around, I'll probably put most of my [sarcasm] highly intellectual [/sarcasm] input on here. Would I pay to support the site? Sure.
Good post, Barry.
While I don't necessarily disagree with your sentiments regarding GPC.com, I also know that there is far more to that story than was made public. With that said, the thievery of the subsciber list was wrong. However, I'm more inclined to forgive somebody over the long haul and utilize their services if they provide the best product, and in my opinion, PI
does provide the best coverage of KSU athletics.
As for seank... well, that situation was HIGHLY UNETHICAL and just a very poor way to treat those who had helped you out of the goodness of their hearts. Not to mention the fact that he is a UT grad who was simply trying to profit from the success of K-State football in the late 90's, it all just really rubbed me wrong. Maybe the fact that Fitz is a K-Stater that actually bleeds purple plays into my ability to be more forgiving in that situation. That, and he didn't phuck over any of my personal friends...
Again, good post, and glad to have you aboard!
