Banned from Lakewood Observer

I have joined what seems to be the growing ranks of those banned from posting on the Observation Deck.

For those individuals reading this off of Facebook, the Lakewood Observer is a local Community Forum and newspaper. It started 4 years ago as a way to engage the community in discussion about issues facing the local cummunity and the world affairs at large, it has been up to now a successful venture with expansion to other communities mostly in the Northeast Ohio area.

Now, why did I get banned you ask, well I am affiliated with another forum site, that is viewed as in direct competition to the Observer. The site administrator is banning those involved with the Lakewood Soapbox and is according to my sources planning to seek legal remedies to shut us down.

Now, so far everyone else was notified by email that they were going to be banned, me I didn't get that courtesy, I got a round about threat from the phone.

Today JOB posted this topic as you can see was the third post, my original post said this:

You must be kidding right? You are now Thanking her?

I need to change my medications, because I am not seeing this straight! Maybe, you just needed to peddle around the Internet a little to find those pictures:

Here let me help you!

http://carrollforlakewood.blogspot.com/2008/11/gov-sarah-palin-in-lakewood.html http://carrollforlakewood.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-photos-of-sarah-palin-in-lakewood.html

I have a couple of more one is of the Gov. Palin with the Lakewood Hometown Band sign behind her.

The signs were there and behind her. Funny thing is all my photos were taken from the media stand and have photos of Lakewood for McCain. I will have to let all my Republican friends know about this post! Especially Ryan and Steve, they won't believe it!

Funny thing is it now has been edited by the Site Administrator, here how it is now:

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You must be kidding right? You are now Thanking her?

I need to change my medications, because I am not seeing this straight!

Maybe, you just needed to peddle around the Internet a little to find those pictures:

Here let me help you!

http://forlakewood.blogspot.com/2008/11/gov-sarah-palin-in-lakewood.html

http://forlakewood.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-photos-of-sarah-palin-in-lakewood.html

I have a couple of more one is of the Gov. Palin with the Lakewood Hometown Band sign behind her.

The signs were there and behind her.

Funny thing is all my photos were taken from the media stand and have photos of Lakewood for McCain.

I will have to let all my Republican friends know about this post! Especially Ryan and Steve, they won't believe it!

Well JOB posted a reply and I received an email about it and hit the link and received notice that my user name and password have been deactivated.

Funny, I am looking at the terms of service as provided by the LO and I don't believe I violated any terms:

Here it is in its entirety:

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I Agree to these terms, will use my real first and last names and am over or exactly 18 years of age

I Agree to these terms, will use my real first and last names and am under 18 years of age

I do not agree to these terms

Well, I guess I won't be over there anymore and will be at www.LAKEWOODSOAPBOX.com

I really won't miss the Observer too much, since I was ready to drop it anyways, this just makes it a little sooner.