1. I'm no big wig. I'm just a guy who loves buying storage units that happens to own a few websites about my hobby. I'm no different than any of you. I don't want to get caught up in the politics of the storage industry.
Now, as to MovieMan, he has had it out for me for quite some time. He's an antagonist and he's always looking to make a mountain out of a molehill. I tolerate him. Why? He adds a lot to the forum. To tell you the truth, his pessimism and criticism actually drive me to work harder.
I agree with almost everything Travis says above, except for the part about "I'm no different than any of you."
The fact is that as the owner of the forum I personally believe you should be held to be more accountable, and you are already caught up in the politics of the storage industry as evidenced by your encounters with other storage websites and in particular with outfits who run online storage auctions. It's impossible for you NOT to be caught up in the politics of it all when you make statements indicating you will drive the others out of business.
As to having it "out" for you for sometime, you are right in that I have questioned your approach and your integrtity since the days when you were only a member here and not the owner of the forum. The forum took a turn when that happened and while some of it was for the good, some wasn't.
If my criticism of you has inspired you to "try harder" then it has done its job. Perhaps you subscribe to a Hollywood thesis that "Any publicity is better than no publicity", though if you ever reach the Lindsey Lohan (sp?) level even I will give up on you.