This is to inform you that Platinum LED are no longer a sponsor of 420 Magazine. Despite repeated requests from Platinum to take advertising space on our website, we have decided not to renew our business relationship. Their period of advertising has cost us dearly in terms of our public reputation and personal health.
Unfortunately in their time as sponsors here, Platinum caused us considerable problems and a massive drain of company resources. They turned the members who ran Platinum sponsored journals into evangelical trolls: both they and Platinum would attack any member who questioned their technical and performance data or their manufacturing details. They spread negative energy across our website and fueled continual, aggressive arguments in an already turbulent market sector. Their heavy-handed marketing tactics actually drove good members away from our website - members who simply and politely questioned their product claims or asked for more information. It is a continual challenge at the best of times for us to keep LED spammers and sock-puppets off the website; last thing we need is drama and negative energy caused by our own sponsors.
Here at 420 Magazine we champion mature behavior, intelligent discussion and positive energy. However a principle isn't a principle unless it costs you money, and in this case we have sacrificed significant income in order to maintain our values.
As a consequence of this, we are in the process of removing references to Platinum in thread titles and signatures. It is unreasonable to give them headline coverage when they are no longer sponsors. In no way does this reflect poorly on the members whose threads and signatures we are editing: their work was created in all good faith whilst Platinum were still on-site.
We bear absolutely no ill-will towards Platinum, its management, employees or their sponsored growers. We wish everyone successful and profitable growth, it's just that they are not a good fit with our values.
Thank you for your understanding and support of our mission to bring cannabis awareness to the world.
Unfortunately in their time as sponsors here, Platinum caused us considerable problems and a massive drain of company resources. They turned the members who ran Platinum sponsored journals into evangelical trolls: both they and Platinum would attack any member who questioned their technical and performance data or their manufacturing details. They spread negative energy across our website and fueled continual, aggressive arguments in an already turbulent market sector. Their heavy-handed marketing tactics actually drove good members away from our website - members who simply and politely questioned their product claims or asked for more information. It is a continual challenge at the best of times for us to keep LED spammers and sock-puppets off the website; last thing we need is drama and negative energy caused by our own sponsors.
Here at 420 Magazine we champion mature behavior, intelligent discussion and positive energy. However a principle isn't a principle unless it costs you money, and in this case we have sacrificed significant income in order to maintain our values.
As a consequence of this, we are in the process of removing references to Platinum in thread titles and signatures. It is unreasonable to give them headline coverage when they are no longer sponsors. In no way does this reflect poorly on the members whose threads and signatures we are editing: their work was created in all good faith whilst Platinum were still on-site.
We bear absolutely no ill-will towards Platinum, its management, employees or their sponsored growers. We wish everyone successful and profitable growth, it's just that they are not a good fit with our values.
Thank you for your understanding and support of our mission to bring cannabis awareness to the world.
