mowermech wrote:
...IMO, westernrv doesn't show his locations out of pure (and probably justified) paranoia...
I disagree. If western does own an RV park, and gave its name/location, he would be immediately kicked off the forum.
As a private individual he can post here the same as you or I. As a business he would be in violation of forum rules. I'm sure he would love free advertisement, but it wouldn't last long.
I would also consider someone that operates a boondocker couch surfing type organization to be teetering on the edge of violating forum rules. I don't know if shunpiker really makes much money. She does sell RV travel guide ebooks and operate a couch surfing type organization (with a membership fee) but it seems to be more an extension of a hobby rather than full fledged business. Nevertheless it is a business.
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You may not use the Open Roads Forum to either advertise or promote commercial endeavors. This includes direct posts, member name, URLS in your profile or signature, as well as, active links to other sites on the Internet.