I recall some of the "issues" on Dj chat. The issue I recall was with was a super mod we'll call "Bernie". He'd get into arguments with people and boast how he had the ability to boot people for good. Jon Tuck, RIP, was one of the ones I recall being booted by Bernie.
He also had a habit of getting in arguments, then tell people off and close the thread so they couldn't respond
Bernie, who was a rep for a Gemini, and was a major sponsor on Dj chat, said in one thread that he'd been to Bose HQ and discovered that Bose was in fact a scam. "Anyone that paid for Bose was an idiot"..were his exact words. I joined the thread and let him know I was one of those idiots
. He sends me a PM saying if I ever say anything bad about Gemini, he's gonna boot me for life. I replied I'm not sure what you're talking about, I never mentioned anything about Gemini. I think you have the wrong person. He just replied, "you've been warned".
In another thread, he actually edited someone's post that he was arguing with. I mentioned I thought Bernie was being a bully and abusing his "authority", several people mentioned that Bernie had the upmost integrity, was a "legend" in the Dj world, and that it was trouble making nobody's like me and Jon tuck just liked to start trouble
I forwarded everything to sid, owner of the site, to let him know I thought one of his mods was out of control. He replied, Bernie is a major sponsor. If he's bothering you, avoid him. If he wants you gone, you're gone. So I left for the most part.
Jon Tuck, who would sneak into djchat with fake accounts just to tell Bernie off,
let me know about this place and I've loved it ever since. It was good to reunite with Jon and a few others. Loved this place ever since. I recall having disagreements with Jeff Romard early on, but respecting him more and more with every interaction.
BTW, Mr. Integrity ended up buying a sound equipment company in Chicago, which became the major sponsor at Dj chat. After it closed with a number of people accusing the company of taking money and not shipping equipment, the people that were previously defending his integrity were silent. Sid had to apologize to Dj chat members that bought from Bernie because they were supporting Dj chat but got fleeced. Sid said Bernie owed him a bunch of money as well.
Once Bernie was gone, Dj chat became much more bearable. But still not like this place.
Disagreements will always happen. But when leadership had to bow to a bully to keep the lights on, it stopped being a fun place for me. I felt bad for Sid. I felt he was backed into a corner.