Meredith Marine???

[Lkin]

I missed the post by the marina. Did they threaten to steal lollipops from children, or kick the family dog?

It must have been bad.....

[Charlie T]

Worse than that, they appear to have made a mistake and posted a commercial posting in the Forum. God forbid someone should do that and offend some of us who have never made an error!

BTW if you look in the classified ad section you will see they have an ad posted 4 days ago. Could this be their penance?

[BroadHopper]

I call around every spring to get the best deals. There is not much change in slip/storage fees since 2008. Almost all have slips available.

Quite a change from 5 years ago. Before the economic collapse, you had to get on a waiting list to get a slip. Because the demand exceed the supply, the marinas been jacking up the rent every year.

I was told it was a combination of things that contribute to the availability. Recession, gas prices and political climate in the area.

[Seaplane Pilot]

http://winnipesaukee.com/forums/show...150#post180150

If you are protesting a post that was supposedly a solicitation for business (which I didn't see), then why not protest this post?

I have no problems with the restaurant post, but I agree with the others - it seems like you have some kind of axe to grind with Meredith Marina. (as Broadhopper said, I would not give them any business anyway because of their support of the speed limit)

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

http://winnipesaukee.com/forums/show...150#post180150

If you are protesting a post that was supposedly a solicitation for business (which I didn't see), then why not protest this post?

There was a difference. The Meredith Marina post was worded and framed like an advertisement. The Lavinia's post was more of an announcement of a new restaurant and asked for your thoughts and input. As we know the thoughts and input could go either way. I think it's great that new restaurants provide us with information and give us the opportunity to respond and ask questions. If a new Marina opened up I wouldn't mind if they announced it here and asked for input from our members.

Businesses are welcome to participate on the forum and respond to other posts. It is possible to convey information and help promote a business without it being a blatant advertisement. I have no trouble separating pure advertisements from more subtle promotion.

I wish everyone would lighten up a bit about this. New members seldom read through the rules and I can understand why a business would think our popular forum is a good place for some free advertising. I don't think they should be penalized for not fully understanding the forum rules. Many people don't.

[Meredith Marina]

Hi Folks -

Believe or not this was actually an honest slip-up. One of our new employees posted the ad in the forum hoping to draw some attention to our valet program. He was completely unaware that such postings are not allowed. We usually only post in the classified section and will continue to do so. We thank those of you who have spoken kindly of Meredith Marina and our staff and you all have our apologies for the mix-up.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Meredith Marina

Hi Folks -

Believe or not this was actually an honest slip-up. One of our new employees posted the ad in the forum hoping to draw some attention to our valet program. He was completely unaware that such postings are not allowed. We usually only post in the classified section and will continue to do so. We thank those of you who have spoken kindly of Meredith Marina and our staff and you all have our apologies for the mix-up.

Thank you for clearing the air. Although it was a violation of the rules, its not like it was harmful in any way. It was taken down by Don, who didnt seem bothered by it either. I am surprised that the original poster was so taken back by it...??? Maybe he has a previous axe to grind with you.

I haven't done business with Meredith Marina, not for any reason other than they are out of my way and don't they have a boat line I am interested in presently. I don't see the need to burn crosses in their parking lot over this.