Your argument may have merit if Jeffrey or Steve still owned the site and they worked a deal out with certain members separate from the site rules. As the site is now Corporate owned I don’t see that happening nor would expect it to. He most certainly provided value but don’t think for a minute it was solely out of the goodness of his heart. He was most definitely trying to also generate business and there was nothing wrong with that assuming he abided by the site rules. As to Dan’s point above you have to advertise to generate business. Word of mouth only goes so far. Hell I spent $500 last weekend at LOTO on booze and food.

It's mostly there.

It’s all the way there... except maybe 5 threads

When I first got on the OSO forum, BUP was there! Along with a few other OSO People.
Very few people know ILMOR MV-10's
He never asked for a CC#, Didn't try to sell his services, Just offered Free friendly advise with how to proceed.
After hours calls and emails, and or on weekends He was more help to me that ILMOR MFG. was during regular hrs.
His information lead to many of k's being spent with other venders than him self.

He knows his S***.

I would gladly donate to a go fund me! (For the info he gave me for free VIA PM's and in person phone calls.)

And Im sure there are many many more he has helped.

My take on him is that he is an old school guy thats more than willing to help another boater. And is an asset to OSO.

Q: I wonder if its against the "Rules" to post his info on future threads, so his knowledge is available to OSO communities questions and concerns?

Ex: I seen your question, I can offer free advise to "Give BUP" a call at 1-***-***-****#BUPisTheBest! JustAskBup.com

Its really not up to me, but I would say no.
He needs a Commercial Membership at a minimum to continue as he was.

Commercial Members

The Commercial Membership will allow you to:

• Promote your business in your signature.
• Link to your website
• List your business phone number
• Display your business logo
• 5 Free Classifieds
• Send/Receive even MORE Private Messages (PM's)
• View Member Profiles
• E-Mail other Members
• See who's online
• View OSO's Uncensored Section

ive seen plenty of posts by CME in the swap shop threads soliciting sales of parts. How do you think I ended up with the garbage that was sold to me...? That goes for several sellers.

Its not that he cant afford it. Its to say thankyou and please don't leave. For what ever reason he has for not paying I don't care.

I second that!

Would it be OK to post "LAVEY 29" on River Dave's Place is John (BUP)?
Asking for a friend.

Im not sure who you would ask if its OK to post "LAVEY 29" on River Dave's Place is John (BUP)?