i don't know what was said/deleted about the above mentioned event threads - so i will look into it.

i do know that the event forum has been used to make lots of promoters lots of money who basically get on here just to use IA to help launch their events. i've closed down events on here alot before b/c i think the people involved are just using us and i've been spending money out of my own pocket on atlanta scene since the late 90's.

i'm all about supporting the scene and if there is an event being posted that doesn't look like a large money event then we let things slide, but if we see shops/promoters pushing event on here who don't work w/ IA we are inclined to shut them down. this doesn't mean you have to sponsor IA to post an event - we just like to make sure we aren't being taken advantage of.

trust me i have never had one person in the years i've been on IA step up and say hey can i help you pay for the servers, pay for advertising, etc...


IA IS WAY DIFFERENT THAN MSN AND OTHER PROMOTION GROUPS... WHEN A BILL COMES IN IT COMES OUT OF MY POCKETS... NOT IA - TRUST ME IF YOU THINK ALL OF THE SPONSORS LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE PAYING US SHIT TONS OF MONEY YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN. SERVER COST HAS BEEN COMING OUT OF JULIO'S CHECKING ACCOUNT SINCE WE STARTED. $200 A MONTH WOULD MAKE A NICE DAILY DRIVER PAYMENT FOR HIM/I. AND EVENTS LIKE TFS DON'T COME FREE TO US. TRY PRICING OUT WHAT IT COST TO RENT THE ATLANTA DRAGWAY FOR A NIGHT TO THROW AN EVENT.