Thank you for voicing your concerns and giving us a chance to address them.
There is no hypocrisy here. FlowerChat is our site, funded primarily from our resources. I see no problem in promoting a service we offer.
All vendors who are members of FlowerChat may post about their services, within reason. We do not allow cold-calling via phone, email or private message, as members are here to learn and network, not to be solicited.
There are several companies on FC who also produce websites: Digital Thoughts, Media99, FSN, FTD, TF, Sunflower Productions - and I know I'm missing more.
I love the name dropping We never mentioned the name of the company or the service Phil is promoting. We simply clarified that Phil is not a part of the FlowerChat community, he is not endorsed by FC and encouraged our members to exercise discernment in every business deal with all vendors.
Well ... what can I say to that? If you don't like it here, don't let the door hit you
See above - we welcome all vendors who act with integrity within our community. We believe that florists are smart enough to choose based on their own deliberations and experience. We just provide a forum for communication. Phil was a member here, for a time, and mightily abused that membership. Hence, he is no longer welcome, under any alias.
I'm sorry to hear that. However, if we tried to please everyone, this place would implode As such, the membership is largely governed by majority rule.
I'm happy for you. If you have a solution that works, I congratulate you and wish you much success.
As for Phil inspiring templates and concepts? I'll reserve comment.
That's what we're here for - not to be hijacked and solicited to.
Slander? Nothing of the sort. We don't endorse him. He is not a part of the community. Nothing slanderous there.
Ryan
I really have to say it is quite hypocritical to be able to advertise yourself and not allow anyone else with a viable product to solicit the FlowerChat members.??
There is no hypocrisy here. FlowerChat is our site, funded primarily from our resources. I see no problem in promoting a service we offer.
All vendors who are members of FlowerChat may post about their services, within reason. We do not allow cold-calling via phone, email or private message, as members are here to learn and network, not to be solicited.
There are several companies on FC who also produce websites: Digital Thoughts, Media99, FSN, FTD, TF, Sunflower Productions - and I know I'm missing more.
What is up with the broadcast e-mail about the EZFlowershop sites or Phillip Murphy? Honestly, his stuff is way more cost effective than the strider stuff which does not seem to do anything anyone asks about from what I can tell.
I love the name dropping We never mentioned the name of the company or the service Phil is promoting. We simply clarified that Phil is not a part of the FlowerChat community, he is not endorsed by FC and encouraged our members to exercise discernment in every business deal with all vendors.
Flowerchat reminds me of FTD or somn'...you know "we can do it, but you can't".
Well ... what can I say to that? If you don't like it here, don't let the door hit you
Extremely self serving to Strider and not the Flower Chat community? Really leaving a bad taste in my mouth. All you have to do is not endorse anyone exclusively.
See above - we welcome all vendors who act with integrity within our community. We believe that florists are smart enough to choose based on their own deliberations and experience. We just provide a forum for communication. Phil was a member here, for a time, and mightily abused that membership. Hence, he is no longer welcome, under any alias.
The Flower Chat community should be more open minded and I am really dissapointed in Ryan whoever he is?
I'm sorry to hear that. However, if we tried to please everyone, this place would implode As such, the membership is largely governed by majority rule.
My EZFlowerShop works for the most part and it occasionally does have issues, but as an ex-Cisco Certified Network Architecht, A+ certified and as a Desktop Engineer in Information Technology..all technology breaks! All! And you fix it and it will break again one day. the work Phil has done was done many years ago and he laid the foundation for what many today copy template and concept wise out and out.
I'm happy for you. If you have a solution that works, I congratulate you and wish you much success.
As for Phil inspiring templates and concepts? I'll reserve comment.
I really wish as a community we could support each other and learn off of what eachother has to offer.
That's what we're here for - not to be hijacked and solicited to.
That is kind of slander like in a way and he has been very helpful to me within my budget and our site has really taken off and I can change it on the fly drastically.
Slander? Nothing of the sort. We don't endorse him. He is not a part of the community. Nothing slanderous there.
Ryan