It's happend

01-14-2009, 11:17 AM

Ji, thanks for expressing your thoughts on this. I am feeling the same way. maybe we should start a support group!

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Originally Posted by JKim

This thread makes me sad on several fronts. Sad for the change to Clubstogie, sad at the fictional boundary drawn in the sand, sad to see people pick sides which inevitably creates some conflict or confrontation.
Puff.com sure is not ClubStogie, but that was pretty obvious change when Jon/Paul made their announcement.

I offered to moderate at ClubStogie soon after the announcement when there were no moderators, when a few had volunteered to nurse ClubStogie because a few people saw a glimpse of what made ClubStogie great in the past, Fellow cigar smokers helping other cigar smokers, brothers helping brothers.

Disgruntled members are expected when the change happens. That doesn't bother me. Lashing out overtly or covertly isn't a shock.

Changes are happening, the content is different, for better or worse I don't konw yet, interface is similar. Somebody is definately trying to make a buck with that site and it ain't me.

I just don't have much to post or say these days....

Happy smoking to all.. God Bless..

Da Klugs · 01-14-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Andyman

Ji, thanks for expressing your thoughts on this. I am feeling the same way. maybe we should start a support group!

We are here for you brother. Meetings daily.

LasciviousXXX · 01-14-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Da Klugs

We are here for you brother. Meetings daily.

And there will also be free Shiatsu massages courtesy of Bea

madurolover · 01-14-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

And there will also be free Shiatsu massages courtesy of Bea

As long as Tom doesn't get too jealous.

01-14-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Da Klugs

We are here for you brother. Meetings daily.

Thanks for your support!

borndead1 · 01-14-2009, 11:42 AM

I guess I should explain myself a little more FWIW.

To me CS was a community. I remember when I was a noob, Googling different cigars to see if I could find reviews of them. That was how I found CS.

I don't care for Caputo. I won't say I dislike him, cuz I've never actually met the dude, but what he has done with CS and the other sites is, for lack of a better term, against my principles.

Sometimes my "ethics" dictate that I do not support certain things. I don't vote Democrat or Republican, for example. I don't buy certain cigars because I don't like the way the companies do business and I don't want to support it. I also do not shop at Wal Mart. I even diss on Elvis because he didn't write his own songs.

I dislike fakery, dishonesty, exploitation, and hype.

I feel that if I retain my membership at Puff, even if I don't post, that I would be contributing to what Caputo is doing, and it bugs me.

I want nothing to do with Puff, and that is why I want to be "erased".

Cigar Asylum is REAL. It is a COMMUNITY. I can get behind that.

01-14-2009, 11:42 AM	#6
borndead1 Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 1,390 Trading: (7)	Re: It's happening I guess I should explain myself a little more FWIW. To me CS was a community. I remember when I was a noob, Googling different cigars to see if I could find reviews of them. That was how I found CS. I don't care for Caputo. I won't say I dislike him, cuz I've never actually met the dude, but what he has done with CS and the other sites is, for lack of a better term, against my principles. Sometimes my "ethics" dictate that I do not support certain things. I don't vote Democrat or Republican, for example. I don't buy certain cigars because I don't like the way the companies do business and I don't want to support it. I also do not shop at Wal Mart. I even diss on Elvis because he didn't write his own songs. I dislike fakery, dishonesty, exploitation, and hype. I feel that if I retain my membership at Puff, even if I don't post, that I would be contributing to what Caputo is doing, and it bugs me. I want nothing to do with Puff, and that is why I want to be "erased". Cigar Asylum is REAL. It is a COMMUNITY. I can get behind that.