I will respond for "correctness only", and not comment on some of the other things...
mgman said:
At one time there was a PRS Forum, it was a long time ago and I do not know the name of it. There was a feud or schism within it that resulted in its death.
Back in 1999, Brian Scherzer created the PRS Forum. It was done with the knowledge and permission of PRSH (and the company). They were allowed to use trademarked images (such as the PRS Eagle) on the site.
After almost 5 years, Brian decided to close that site. The reasons are his, I know what they were, but I'll not delve into that.
The former members started at least two other boards; BAM and PRSForums. There were hurt feelings
on both sides. Both forums were active for many years, BAM folded and PRSF is still thriving.
Somewhat true.
Soon after the original PRS Forum closed, someone (who was not a member of that original PRS Forum), opened up PRS Forum
s. Many were upset that they chose such a similar name, and it caused much confusion.
Soon after that, BaM was started by a former PRS Forum Member.
Many old timers went to BaM, and many (me included) went to both sites.
Unfortunately, the original Admin banned many, many, former BaM members (including me) and the bad blood began.
[quote:1gmawwwm]Two posts made this morning have lead me to believe that some of the bad blood still exists:
I POSTED:
mgman wrote:I'm also happy to be here, this is great!
I also spend time at the Non-BAM PRS Forum. The folks here appear to be oblivious to its existence. It has a large international membership.
TheMike Responded:
"If it's the forum I think your talking about, we're not oblivious - just pretend it doesn't exist :twisted: :lol:"
It is time to move on, open our minds and get positive. Members of both forums are registering here. Some of them know PRSH and many have invested enormous amounts of time, money and love for their PRS guitars. You have talked to them at Experience. They live in Maryland, DC, Toronto, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Poland, Scandinavia and other places around the world
A mind is a terrible thing to close. Serious attempts by either group to dominate this forum will be met with pity. There is only one "We" here.