who founded this site? (HospitalityGuide.net - Site / Forum)
posted by kuusk
, 22.09.2006, 00:48
From my understanding, people actively posting on this forum are(and for many of us, it seems, were) active in the HC, but got quite let down by and fed up wtih the bureaucracy and closed-mindedness of the HC, and turned to this page, where you can talk freely.
So, you are quite wrong if you thought we were bunch of the CS and Casey PR team and this site was created for that purpose.
And yes, I would repeat too that it is thanks to Alex we have a space free from their politics to discuss.
And, you should wake up. Thereīs always some degree of cult-worshipping, everywhere in our world. In any organization - espeically if created by certain individual - you always find some people who like following charismatic leader. You know what, it is those people, who like to be led and adore something grand, who create charismatic leader.
I see that in the CS too - in fact, why should the CS be exception from all the human relations in everyday life? It annoyes me some times too. But let them be, thatīs how they want it. You can have your opinion and they theirs. (Or else, who are you to tell them what is right and wrong, and to regulate their life and tell them how to live?)
And I personally donīt care if Casey collects fat salary from the site - though I doubt running the CS as it is is that much profitable. He and his team created quite a wonderful project, and I had great experiences. Well, if he is clever enough to collect money from some web companies - and not from the members he is "collecting the fat salary" - while providing us with his project, so what on earth is wrong with that? What do you expect? He has to eat and he needs money to run the webpage as well. Donīt you have bigger evil than Casey, someone who collect bigger money than Casey with much less favourable project? I mean, if you think it is wrong what he does, well, first of all you never have to give your money to the CS unless you want to(so what are you complaining?) and second of all why donīt you speak up in the CS? I donīt think the CS forum is moderated... is it?
By the way, Casey had numerous chance to commercialize the CS - to collect bigger profit and professionalize it - and I know the CS had been contacted by advertising companies many times, but he didnīt.
That goes same for Veit too (though I am not familiar with how the HC is anymore), as far as my understanding goes.
I involved with the CS a bit (and I am a "CS Ambassador") only because, after my experience at the HC, the CS seemed more transparent and open. I didnīt care if it was CS or HC or anything else, I only am helping the project I like, I wanted to help other members, and I just happened to prefer CS more than other ones.
And really, most of what the CS Ambassadors do is more like a telephone centre work 
Practically, we are supposed to send greetings to new members, and answer practical questions by members (mostly how to use the webpage and how to change their profile and all that).
But it is true, the CS starts confusing many people, including me. Questions raised arenīt answered quite frequently by the Admins. The site is down often as well (but I am technologically-challenged and I would just let other people figure out this mystery ) I donīt know where it is going. But I certainly donīt involve in their politics and I donīt defend the CS if I know it is going in the wrong direction - Iīd rather not stay there, if it goes in the wrong direction. I donīt have time to read all the inside stories or the "conspiracy theories",though.
Meanwhile, it is still a great project, and I will just see what happens.
Satoshi
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