I think you should refresh our memory with objective reasons for why you hate this source. Things relevant to customers , such as quality or turn around time.
First, I don't hate this source. I really dont understand where that comes from? There have been sources I've hated over the years. Uncle Z comes to mind. Only reason I feel the way I do there is because he threatened my life for speaking the truth.
This was before Meso tightened the rules up and openly threatening members/sources was frowned upon but we didn't outright ban the culprits.
Underground Freak is another I came to loath in short order. He was so used to editing/deleting disparaging remarks ugf forgot how to joust using his words.
There are others. The Underground went online in 2012 and there wasn't an outline to follow. The scoc hadn't been thought of. New Source Friday with exposed breasts posted wasn't a thing yet.
There were brand new "sources" with a sprinkling of known sources from time to time that would show up putting up price lists.
I was active on other boards around the Community and had status on boards where status was needed to access private source forums. At the time many of the popular members at meso didn't get around much...that's still true today, to a degree. Also, like today, there were a lot of new members who only visited meso.
This meant that every source that came through was brand new to most members. I had info/dirt on some of the sources and i made that dirt known.
Many didn't remember my welcoming some of the sources that popped in. They only remembered my attacks and many believed I hated all sources. That just wasnt the case.
Purple Panda was a different kind of animal. His back story intrigued me. A white kid from South Florida who set out to make his mark. To stake his claim. He didn't just move from a small town in Hicksville, WV or Podunk, AK to Hollywood to make it big as an actor. He moved to the other side of the world to a place so foreign that language doesn't use letters...it uses symbols.
Ok, when I spin the story like I just did it almost sounds romantic. It isn't. The wide eyed innocent kid in the last paragraph, was a convicted felon who was recently released from Federal Prison. He hatched the scheme while serving a sentence for marijuana distribution.
The guy wasn't going to wait to discharge his federal # before making his move. I can understand that. It would be a minimum of 3 more years before he could move freely. Federal Probation in many ways can feel more restrictive than serving time. If you've been there you know what I'm talking about.
I will always give him credit for having the balls and wherewithal to see his plan through. The kid never lacked ambition. He knew then, and hopefully hasn't wavered on the fact, that he can never safely set foot on American soil again. If he does, he faces the very real risk of spending at least a decade(minimum) in Frderal prison.
JuicePal made the mistake of coming back. He was sentenced to 9 years in Federal prison earlier this year. Panda was on Federal probation when he committed the indictable offenses we're discussing. That enhances the penalties he'll face at sentencing....
Part 2 will be up tomorrow. I'll get specific about the issues I had/have with Panda from day 1. I'll also post the positive things panda has done for the Community. Going to rest now. Til we meet again, meso.