It was brought to my attention that Diane over at paradise 7 had slandered me again. I wasn't even going to bother to go over and take a look, but curiosity got the best of me and I ended up doing so.
What she had to say about me didn't really come as much of a surprise, she's hated me ever since she got on Tisha and Bella's bad side and got herself banned from this forum. What did surprise me is that she's become just like Jasmine and Michael over at PheroTalk, in attacking and slandering everyone else in the industry.
Of what I'd consider 4 of the largest and most popular pheromone companies that create and sell their own formulas, Diane has tried to defame and discredit 3 of them, and I'll venture a guess that it's only a matter of time before she attacks the fourth.
It's actually kind of funny to me: Virtually all of the legitimate pheromone companies seem to get along just fine with each other, with only 2 exceptions: Androtics and Paradise 7. These 2 companies want you to believe that they are the only legitimate pheromone company and that everyone else is either crooked or selling dangerous and/or illegal substances. And the two of them hate each other with a vengeance.
And, the only 2 vendors in the pheromone industry who don't like me are guess who? Yep, Diane at Paradise7 and Jasmine from Androtics. Funny how that works, isn't it?
Diane now refers to PheroTruth as PEEtruth, but if this forum is PEEtruth, then hers would have to be
Gulag 7. She claims that we lie about being an uncensored forum. The only threads that have ever been censored on PheroTruth were one thread that involved a disputed statement between 2 vendors and the thread was pulled until the issue could be resolved, and another thread that contained a negative review on paradise 7, which Diane pressured our member to delete. So, who's really the one trying to censor? How many threads in Diane's forum do you think have been deleted or never saw the light of day, because somebody posted a less than glowing review, or said something that she didn't like?
I was actually threatened by a vendor over a thread that contained negative information about them, and told that if I did not remove the thread they would have their attorney take action against me. Even then I refused to remove or edit the thread. Yeah, I was willing to defend myself and PheroTruth in Court, rather than cave in to a censorship demand.
Diane also said that she thinks I have a couple of screws loose, which isn't the first time she's slandered me. She previously said that she believes that I have a mental disorder. Since she feels it's OK to state her own personal
incorrect beliefs about my mental health, then I guess it's OK for me to state
factual information about her. Diane is the one who has a son with Aspergers Disease, which is a form of Autism, and likely caused by a genetic disorder. Like mother, like son!
I should probably also advise everyone that Diane tries to pass herself off as a Microbiologist, but does not have a college degree in Microbiology.
As to Diane's allegation about questionable financial arrangements and ethics, that's laughable. If I were in this for money, greed and corruption, as Diane insinuated, then PheroTruth would be affiliated with a single pheromone company, because just a couple of months ago I was made an offer from a company that wanted to pay me $1,250.00 per month and a 15% commission on all sales generated from PheroTruth for an exclusive affiliation with them.
I turned the offer down! Out of courtesy I'll not say which company made the offer, but if anyone wants to see the email I'll be glad to post it, with their name removed of course.
We do display pheromone advertisements to guests, and yes it does generate a little revenue, but very little and it's not even enough to cover the cost of leasing the server and maintenance of the forum. The ads are intended only to encourage guests to register. And, it clearly states above each ad that registering will remove all advertising.
The reason I'm able to operate and maintain the forum with little or no financial support is that I run a web design company and have the resources in place. It's what I do for a living! BTW, I built a website for Diane for free when she was first trying to get hers started, but she went with the rinky dink looking godaddy template and I didn't get so much as a thank you from her.
Most everyone here knows Chris Shraud from Alpha Dream. He is one of the vendors that I receive commissions from, which has amounted to all of $157.36 from October 2009 till now. Yeah, I'm getting rich off of those commissions.
You should also know that it's because of those guest advertisements that vendors have been willing to offer discounts and other promotions to our members. I believe it's a win-win situation, our members get the benefit of occasional discounts and promotions without being pestered with advertising, guests are encouraged to register, and it creates a little revenue to go toward the cost of operating and maintaining the forum.
I don't know, what do you folks think, should we keep showing advertisements to guests and continue being able to offer you discounts and promotions, or appease Diane and drop the ads but never see another discount or promotion? BTW, I'd be willing to bet that if we displayed a banner ad for her website, she wouldn't have an issue with it.
We do not promote any company or products over any other, as Diane alleged. You'll notice that I haven't even posted a product review in over a year, for that very reason. I don't want it to look like I am recommending or endorsing anyone. I rarely even give advice to those seeking it, unless it's been awhile and nobody else has stepped in to do so. And again, that's because I don't want it to look like I or PheroTruth are showing favoritism.
Truth be told though, I do have pheromones and pheromone companies that I prefer over others, as do all of you. And, I would like to be able to at least occasionally post about my phero fueled adventures, but realize that because of my position here it could be construed as endorsements, therefore I do not.
I guess you have to look at the source of the allegations though. Diane's forum exists only because of and to promote and sell paradise7 products.
Personally, I consider it unethical to defame, slander or try to discredit legitimate competition, and I believe that for those that do it speaks volumes about their character and the confidence they have in their products.
I should probably also let you folks know that many of the early Paradise 7 reviews on this forum were posted by one or more shills that Diane sent in to post reviews and promote her company, after she had been banned from PheroTruth and couldn't do so herself. How ethical is that?
It's up to you folks to decide, you can drink Diane's coolaid, and let her steer you down the same path that Androtics wants you to walk. Or, consider that maybe, just maybe, the lies, defamation and slander that she spews about everyone is not true and not because she's looking out for your best interest, but because she's greedy, morally corrupt and mentally deficient.
BTW, who here likes pig pheromones (AndrostEnone)?
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