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It has been brought to my attention that my other website in my sig has been an issue for some users. I'd rather work transparent here and not secretively, so I'm posting this thread.
To give a little background, it's correct, I do not own militaryoffroadtires. My friend John does. I'm just an employee/partner when it comes to the tire section. We're currently working on expanding the company however. We're branching into parts and surplus clothing. Both of those sections I am a direct partner of.
I've had talks with Chris in the past about this, and I've even sought the council of some of the other members here via PM. Now I'd rather just open it up for the general public for discussion.
John is a great guy, but honestly he's not up on the forum thing. I've played the part of public relations for him for a couple of years now. I've tried several times to coach him through becoming active, but he's just not into it.
Which brings me to the sticking point I have now...
I help admin the site and help with a lot of stuff here. I do get a perk of a vendor account (which I assigned to John's account) for my efforts. I have tried to promote our goods from time to time. But I can see this might be a bit of a conflict.
So I ask the masses, where should I stand the matter? I have no problem no longer mentioning my sideline work if it's an issue. I'll also try harder to get John more active if that's the case. I honestly do feel it's a little weird that a staff member of the site also having vendor interests that are indirectly related to the site.
If you don't wish to cause conflict or make a public statement, please feel free to PM me your feedback.
Again I just want my actions here to be as transparent as possible.
To give a little background, it's correct, I do not own militaryoffroadtires. My friend John does. I'm just an employee/partner when it comes to the tire section. We're currently working on expanding the company however. We're branching into parts and surplus clothing. Both of those sections I am a direct partner of.
I've had talks with Chris in the past about this, and I've even sought the council of some of the other members here via PM. Now I'd rather just open it up for the general public for discussion.
John is a great guy, but honestly he's not up on the forum thing. I've played the part of public relations for him for a couple of years now. I've tried several times to coach him through becoming active, but he's just not into it.
Which brings me to the sticking point I have now...
I help admin the site and help with a lot of stuff here. I do get a perk of a vendor account (which I assigned to John's account) for my efforts. I have tried to promote our goods from time to time. But I can see this might be a bit of a conflict.
So I ask the masses, where should I stand the matter? I have no problem no longer mentioning my sideline work if it's an issue. I'll also try harder to get John more active if that's the case. I honestly do feel it's a little weird that a staff member of the site also having vendor interests that are indirectly related to the site.
If you don't wish to cause conflict or make a public statement, please feel free to PM me your feedback.
Again I just want my actions here to be as transparent as possible.