I disagree unless it's a paid advertisement. Last thing we need is a forum where a certain few vendors can take a jab at another member and no one is allowed to respond.

isn't the market forum like that already?

I think that something similar to the locked Predator thread is a good thing. If the vendor only posted information in regards whatever product they are wanting to announce and left it at that.

I dont think vendors would be posting jabs in a public forum towards other members... it just wouldn't make good business sense

Where have you been?

It's a great idea, and I'm probably gonna implement this sooner rather than later. The predator thread created by the_dude is a great example of how effective this can be. I would love to see official info from the top manufacturers, but also the new ones like Skit B and P3. Companies like Nifty LED could announce their Pinside discounts and stuff like that. Yeah it makes sense.

This probably will coincide with the idea to have "pro accounts", commercial Pinside accounts which have some sort of disclaimer under their user name. These accounts are for use by people who are making money with pinball, by selling mods, selling games, selling part etc. Yes it would also be interesting to look at generating some additional revenue for the site and hopefully create some more "work time" for me to implement new features for the Pinside.

Speaking of which, I'm still very busy getting the new server all set up. Why is it taking so long? I'm not simply copying the current Pinside to the new server but also updating some of the technology used to run this site. I hope to benefit from this in the near future as I have tons of new ideas for the site and really need a new software infrastructure that can handle this.

I'm soon gonna be looking for some beta testers for the new site, so should me a PM if you are ready to help me spend some time testing out the new server platform!