Eric take it easy, we all realize that you made a mistake, and we're just giving you a little joshing. You're still young, you have an entrepreneurial spirit, and that's good. You wanted to make a name for yourself, and we appreciate that, but you went about it in the wrong way. You made a few mistakes, learn from them. Don't go onto a deals forum, and deceitfully promote your site, don't pick fights with the senior members of those forums, and don't use the term ?pwned? in front of potential customers. Stop tying to win this crowd over, it's not going to happen if we want to try out an auction site we'll go on ebay/overstock established, and reputable companies. Make a name for yourself, and come here with a solid deal and the audience will be more receptive. But trust me drop this flame war now. It isn't doing a thing for you, and believe me telling potential customers, that you ?Pwn3d RossMAN? isn't doing anything for you. (No offense RossMAN)
For future reference however, the statement:
Originally posted by: ericiscool
ros just got pwned!
is a faux pas, it's not up to you(the first party) to determine whether the party you were trying to pwn(the second party) was pwn3d or not. It is traditionally up to a third party to determine whether or not the first party successfully pwn3d the second party, and the opinions of either the first or second party bare only minimal influence as to whether any party has been pwn3d.
So in the future let the peanut gallery determine ownage... whatever.
-manno
I almost forgot, remember: "Honesty is the best policy"