Mark Boyd Betrays ADM Members? Is He Guilty? What's Your Opinion?

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Permalink Reply by Tanesha Bennett on June 9, 2009 at 7:21am

Mark is a very reputable person and I know him very well. And for those that know him too should definitely believe that he truly accidentally deleted the article, come on how many times have you accidentally sent an email to the wrong person and got that sunken feeling in your stomach thinking OMG what did I just do! There isn't anything wrong with having similar posts on both sites when you're trying to get the feedback from all dealer audiences. Malicious- definitely not a true mistake.

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Permalink Reply by Shaun Raines on June 9, 2009 at 9:00am

For Ralph: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_f-KK140vM

For Mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

:)

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Permalink Reply by Ralph Paglia on June 9, 2009 at 7:15pm

Shaun,

As usual, your guidance and reference tools (videos) are painfully obvious in their appropriateness, and they demonstrate the thoroughness of your research... You obviously read both the initial post and the follow-up comments. HOWEVER, I watched that whole damn irritating Steve Jobs video and not once did it show me how to get my Blackberry Storm address book/contacts transferred over to my Apple iPhone!

I feel like you tricked me into watching that incredibly irritating "fingernails on chalkboard" Apple iPhone Video for some ulterior motive... I mean, really now... Do you expect me to believe that you were actually trying to educate me? Isn't it true that you were engaged in a conspiracy funded by the evil henchmen of the Kobalt Empire to distract me for a few moments while their internet Klingon Virus-Bots attached themselves to my PC and then gained access to the ADM member email list through my admin access?!?!?!

Or, is this the first signs of a new Automotive Evil Online Empire made up of an unholy triad of You (Shaun "The Diapered Superhero" Raines), Paul "Everybody's an Idiot Except Me" Rushing and Jim "Everybody Wishes They Were Me" Ziegler. The diabolical purpose of which is to extract ADM member email addresses and commit the despicable, cowardly and satanic act of sending unwanted and unsolicited email?!?!?

Hmmmmmmm... Admit it, you are in shock that I was able to see through the fog induced by those weird herbs you slipped into the Raspberry Mojito I consumed this evening at the infamous "Club 1149" in East Greenwich (yes, I saw you with that painfully attractive bar tender)... Which is, coincidentally, VERY close to Ground Zero... Yes, the very same Panera's where I discovered Mark Boyd's crime against humanity (deleting a blog article after inviting a bunch of people to respond to it)....

OMG... The conspiracy is far larger than even I could have ever imagined!!!!!!!!!!! Who is that dark haired character wearing a black tight bodysuit and tidy-whitees on the outside lurking outside the Coventry Residence Inn???? Oh no, somebody's knocking on hotel room window... Gotta go!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Rushing on June 9, 2009 at 10:40pm

"Paul "Everybody's an Idiot Except Me" Rushing"

Once again another incorrect assumption by Mr Paglia...

Only people who keep doing idiotic things are idiots.

Those that try to keep using the same play book or take ownership of other people's ideas
and brand it as their own are in need of reinvention or retirement.

It's your sandbox, you can fill in the holes.....

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Permalink Reply by Ralph Paglia on June 10, 2009 at 12:08am

Paul,

Thank you for the clarification... Here's another question: Do you ever see the humor in referencing the "caricature" aspects of our personalities? Hopefully, you were not so solely focused on your reference that you were unable to see the self-deprecation I was engaged in. Because, had you been able to pick up on the satire within my comment, perhaps you would not have perceived it in the negative way that your response seems to indicate. Shocking as always, since you have such a positive and upbeat history of commentary and authorship.

Some day i hope to see you lose some of the anger and negativity that you have consistently displayed for so long... You are an intelligent man who works tirelessly at perfecting your craft, it is a shame to see you "going negative" with such consistency, frequency and predictability.

Are you so angry and full of spite that you cannot see when someone is baiting you?

"Those that try to keep using the same play book or take ownership of other people's ideas
and brand it as their own are in need of reinvention or retirement." - Paul Rushing

Not only do I agree with your statement (quoted and cited above), I would add a 3rd alternative;
"...or a career change."

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Permalink Reply by Paul Rushing on June 10, 2009 at 12:30am

Your reply was changed from ADP to Ralph Paglia and mine was deleted.

Looks like things are changing around here.. You even edited your original
post here when it should of been deleted. It's your network you run it like you
want..

My whole initial reply was in jest and you read into something that was not.

Then state:

Some day i hope to see you lose some of the anger and negativity that you have consistently displayed for so long... You are an intelligent man who works tirelessly at perfecting your craft, it is a shame to see you "going negative" with such consistency, frequency and predictability

I am probably the least negative person you will ever meet, but you like to bandy that
around to serve your agenda for what ever reason. Then again you started this conversation
not me using a negative inference first at Mr Boyd then "baited me....

When I go fishing I use the right bait and make sure my tackle can handle what I catch.

Good for the goose good for the gander does not apply to Ralph and ADP.

Agenda driven, self importance is the order of the day, rightfully so it's your
network and they support it, to bad the hide was replaced with walmart grade
wrapping paper.

Like I said "It's your sandbox, you can fill in the holes....."

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Permalink Reply by Ralph Paglia on June 10, 2009 at 12:44am

I guess you couldn't wait for me to finish writing the comment below...

I changed my post to appease Mark Boyd, and i didn't delete it because then everyobody's comments would have been deleted... YOU pointed out that i had made a post using the wrong PC which is my work assigned PC, so I simply corrected it.

The most Positive Person i will ever know???? Now, THAT must truly be in jest! Maybe you actually do have a sense of humor...

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Permalink Reply by Ralph Paglia on June 10, 2009 at 12:38am

My mistake... I make a few on a daily basis. Especially when I am switching from one PC to the next.

Paul, Before your paranoia kicks in, I was trying to correct the "author" of the above post because my opinions are my own, and not the opinions of the people I work with. I wouldn't want to burden them with my opinions, because I wouldn't want the reverse!

Anyways, when I removed the post entered while i was on my work PC, your nasty little comment was deleted by accident... Ironic, huh?!?!

So, please come back and repost your nastiness... please?

Oh, and since you never seem to pick up on when people TRY to do the right thing, I have apologized to Mr. Boyd on several occassions, and the post which you completely missed the whole point on, was written as further contrition by poking satire on the mistake i made.

So, Paul, what's it like to NEVER make mistakes and NEVER apologize to anyone?

Because i wouldn't know... Seems like I've been about 75 good calls and 25 mistakes out of every 100 decisions/actions/choices/predictions for the last 30 years.

Maybe you should publish an article about your perfection and freedom from any need to apologize... because, no matter how much i try, I cannot recall you EVER apologizing to anyone on the web for anything, regardless of the circumstances...

And, guess what? I have gotten a few letters in my time, and sometimes i have conceded and backed off, sometimes i have negotiated settlements, sometimes i have gone to trial, and sometimes i have won and sometimes i have lost.

Winning never feels as good as I thought it would... Losing never hurts as much as i thought it would... And, settling never seems to be either a win or a loss.

What's my point? You better be willing to "fold" when your first loss is your best loss, and in my opinion, when the issue involves principles, it is worth the temporary pain of resisting and losing, rather than folding and giving up a little piece of your soul.

Lastly, I wish to some day become as perfect and free from ever needing to apologize as Paul Rushing, but I know I never will be. So, when i screw up, I'm going to try and right my wrongs, as quickly as possible, apologize, learn a lesson and move on. But, when I truly believe I am right, I will stick with my position and pursue my objective. And, then there are times when I (not you because you are perfect) will be unsure or uncertain as to what is the "truth" and what is not...

For example, I still am not 100% certain that Mark didn't delete that blog article on purpose, and because I invited people to answer his questions... But, I know that there is enough probability that what he told me is true, that I am willing to suppress my doubts, accept my fallibility, make a public apology, while Mark's apologies to me have been kept private, and move on.

If you could only see, Mr. Rushing, that all is not exactly what it appears to be on the web and often times there are undisclosed circumstances, hidden deals, business conflicts and sidebars that are either offline in nature, maybe just not something that either of the parties involved would like to come to the light of day... or just reside way outside the area being exposed.

PS; unfortunately, i do not have that cute GIF image on this PC!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Rushing on June 10, 2009 at 12:56am

LOL I make mistakes daily and make apologies all the time. My original
reply was in jest as your inferred your statement was. I knew why it was
in the ADP name when I saw it...

Paranoia?? Nah humor it is to watch you call people out, myself included,
with supposition and innuendo. Is everybody out to get you? I actually
think you were using web MD and did a self diagnosis.

To take a line from on of my favorite movies. "Tommy Boy"

Ray Zalinsky: Good, you've pinpointed it. Step two is washing it out.
[after Tommy has rubbed air freshener on himself]

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Permalink Reply by Shaun Raines on June 10, 2009 at 11:00am

Well... I kind of feel bad after reading the back and forth between you and Paul. I've known you far too long to take your response as anything but comedy. To be honest, I didn't even watch 20 seconds of the video aimed at you or Mark and I laughed when I read that you watched the whole thing. I just thought an attempt to inject a little humor was appropriate.

So... Mark Boyd innocent or guilty??? Every interaction I've had with Mark has been pleasant, professional and positive. Just for fun I want to say GUILTY, but there might be something to his rookie blogging/ning skills, so I'm giving him what I often give my kids: mercy and grace.

One more thing, I thought I was the least negative, most positive person in the industry???


"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
Chuck Swindoll

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Permalink Reply by Tim Jennings on June 13, 2009 at 2:41pm

Wow! Because we have be forced to “Wind Down” (ya right) our Buick point, I missed all this entertainment! Thanks a lot GM! :You kids need to play nice. Ill bring my sandtoys to the box. WOOT WOOT

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Permalink Reply by Kim Clouse on June 28, 2009 at 1:44am

I know this. When I was posting an event I had to edit it a couple of times because I was not paying attention. Then the photo I wanted to use would not resize to my liking. I think from editing the damn thing 5 or 6 times I locked up the events posting in my page. I deleted it and started over but I had to. I have known Mark for a few years and there would have been easier ways to get the same results than to risk virtual instant exposure. I say innocent and this is 25 days later.
Of course, I also would have been angered quickly as well because most of you that know me understand I have a hard time taking the high road. After research and discussion I think all is well and let us play nice in the sandbox together.
KC

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