Generally, I have no problem approving messages that refer to other websites as long as they are relevant to the forum discussion. This post was different... this time the request was suspicious. it was a request from a former coach of the James Smith company - Jared Dehart (aka: CNNLEGAL or "THE SHARK") who recently joined the Yahoo! group (see http://tinyurl.com/qxcmk or message post #228 on the forum)
I was perplexed when I first saw this message post attempt to the forum:
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Date: 02/23/2006
My Fellow Investors:
There is a new website focused on the all the facts that you've been wanting to know about James Smith. Come visit [such-and-such-website.com] to find out all about James Smith and subscribe to our daily newsletter to learn more. Here you will find material to help you become a successful real estate investor.
Kram, you have done an excellent job so far with this Yahoo forum, but we feel that with over 400 members it is time to take things to the next level.
THE SHARK
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With an open mind, I decided to review the site to see what it had to offer...
LO AND BEHOLD... a complete duplication of the recent month's worth of forum posts from the James-Smith-Real-Estate-Guru Yahoo! Forum. This former coach of James Smith decided to recreate a forum in his own fashion and was attempting to pawn his site off as a place with all the answers. There were no tools or materials available for investors as stated in his message post that he had described. The site had graphics associated with the duplicated content, and reworded subject headings for each posting made from individuals of the forum.
I deleted the forum post and decided to not address the attempt to duplicate the forum for whatever intentions he had in mind.
SEE PART II
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