Any interest in organizing?

[mwp]

David, Um, yeah, I'm on "probation", fine, I'll say why.

I listed my Batch VIII in the tank raised livestock selling forum. You all know I have but 2 larval rearing tanks. You all know I needed one of them to Quarantine my fish. I was in a jam, the babies needed a new home ASAP.

The post was yanked (I placed it in the CMAS forum as well, as I wasn't willing to ship 17 day old clownfish so I needed to find someone local), and I was admonished for being a commercial seller. I was already admonished by a few bad apples in the CMAS forum for asking $75 for an 8 stalk colony of Red Sea Xenia...apparently Xenia should be given away for free, and my asking price made me "commercial" or something. WHATEVER. IT's my freakin' rock of Xenia and I wanted $75 for it, take it or leave it. There's Xenia in the selling forums right now for over $100 for a small frag (different, rarer type, but you get my point). I have not doubt someone from that Xenia argument brought my clownfish post to a mod's attention and asked that I be scolded.

All fish breeders whether businesses or a guy with 2 tanks are apparently considered "commercial sellers". That's an "unspoken, unwritten rule". I didn't buy that argument for 1 second and argued back. That earned me probation.

Hence I may be leaving and taking all my posts and pics with me unless I get some restitution. I pay to host all my own pictures...RC is getting to display my content that I pay for them to display. According to the user agreement, MY posts are MY property, they display them with my "approval" basically. Which means, if things don't get sorted out for all us fish breeders, I'm going to ask that all my posts be removed as I will be recinding my permission for Reef Central to display my writings.

I really hope that the folks that own and run RC will reconsider their position. This IS the best resource for marine breeders, but it's very clear to me that WE are the ones who've made it that way. We deserve equal and fair treatment. We're not getting it.

I've simply asked that they either explicity disallow the posting of ANY captive bred fish in the selling forum (that's a 1 minute sticky post to make) OR they reconsider their stance and make some changes. I've also asked that I receive an apology from the mod in question and that my full access be restored.

I've heard NOTHING back since last night, but I realize folks do have other obligations than to deal with a raving lunatic like myself.

Hence we need to get this going or I'm gonna have to set up my own

Matt