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havent bought anything off mikes in about 5 -6 yrs , last time even looked at their site was 1-2 yrs ago , checked my msg this morning and 1-2 msg from ea branch of their companies , the whole 4 of them with a couple even doubled up , had to go through and unscribe from ea .. not a big deal you say ... but then why should i even have to ... because i have a xs i must have a kaw 900 mentality ... i hate spam from all the scammers i dont see why i have to put up with it from a company i havnt done biz with for yrs ... ok rant over now im going back to bed so i can get up on the right side
 
Anymore, all I have to do is take a peek and here comes the onslaught of advertising. Pay for a meal at a chain restaurant with a credit/debit card and here come the emails! It's 2021. Revival Parts, or whatever they are is no different. My father-in-law keeps saying he wishes it was 1957. I have some sympathy for his sentiment.
 
Anymore, all I have to do is take a peek and here comes the onslaught of advertising. Pay for a meal at a chain restaurant with a credit/debit card and here come the emails! It's 2021. Revival Parts, or whatever they are is no different. My father-in-law keeps saying he wishes it was 1957. I have some sympathy for his sentiment.
your f/inlaws right , only just remember 57 but the flood of spam and adverts is getting bad .. some of the chinese site like wish / ali express you only have to look at them and your on their mailing list , also found the spammers must have access to their lists as just days after looking get swamped with the rip off artists spam every time
 
if your worst "spam" is from somebody you've heard of, you're doing alright
na,,, mikes not the worst ,,, the chinese ones are a lot worse but expect it from them , got slapped by f/book the other day replying to a post about one of the jap ww2 harleys , bloke was saying they would be a good one to reproduce .agreed except saying especially if built by the japs or anyone else except china .. lol and that got me a warning from f/b .. bloody hell what happened to free speech
 
bloody hell what happened to free speech
Right on brother, especially if it's true. There were motorcycles just like Harleys built in Japan (under license from HD, I think) called Rikuo. I was told the correct pronunciation is "lee cool". Regardless, they were 45 and 74 flat head engines and are scarce in the US. I saw one at Barber one year.
 
if built by the japs or anyone else except china .. lol and that got me a warning from f/b .. bloody hell what happened to free speech
Well... not to defend F/book...'cause I don't like 'em.... but there's no such thing as free speech at places like them. For instance, in my house, I get to make the rules. If I say you're not allowed to say the word "sumbich" in my house or I'll escort you to the door.... you have to agree to that rule when I let you in. For all practical purposes, F/book is a house and as such they get to set the rules. I'm sure that if you read the gazillion paragraphs of "fine print" you'll find that was against the rules.
Agree that what you said is a ridiculous reason for a yellow card, but there's no free speech in their house. The right to free speech just means the government can't throttle your speech. It doesn't apply to private entities.

Right..... off my soapbox goes I..... :rolleyes:
 
yep your right jim but dont think a human had any say in this but think f/b has just set the peramiters a bit to fine with their p/correctness .. also wonder how many shares china has in f/b. after all china doesnt like the slightest what they beleve is slur on them WITHOUT SOME FORM OF RETALIATION... sorry will stop there before it turns political
 
I too got a batch email from the Mike's Xs group.. and deleted all ..... if I need a part.. I have Mike's book marked.... I've purchased items from other auctions sites... not only do I get emails from other auction companies think'n I need a D-9 Cat or 1000 feet of industrial pipes.... I also get mail from these clowns.... as for F/b... I'm surprised they allow outtakes of porn sites.... and yet if I say Slow Joe's melon is suspect... I'd get a " time out ".... Use to be able to agree to disagree ..
 
1A/Free speech, ONLY protects you from the government determining what you can and cannot say. 1A does not mean you can say whatever you want where ever you want. 1A does NOT protect you from the consequences of what you say. With every form of privately owned social media you join you sign a USER AGREEMENT, try reading it sometimes. Most basically say they reserve the right to kick you off for anything they see fit, and you agree to it. Free speech also does not protect you from other private citizens reactions to your speech, just as you are free to say dumb shit, I am free to call you a fuckwit for saying it, its a two way street. You ARE free to walk down DR M.L.K Blvd in Harlem yelling racial slurs, but you are not free from what what will inevitably happen to you if you do that.
 
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