So i made the Foamy the Squirrel iGoogle theme and posted it on the Foamy the Squirrel Fan page on Facebook to both let fans know and get some feedback, only for Jon Mathers, the creator of Foamy, to delete my discussion posts. But unfortunately for Jon, the discussion is still there and other people are liking the theme so it just makes him look bad as they are cached and you can still see my posts with the word deleted below it...
Theme in question:
The whole way through the design and upload process, i emailed Jon and got no response. I posted the discussion only for him to delete them and not once has he contacted me, posted on my wall or even sent me a hate mail of "remove it or i'll sue!" or something along those lines...
No, Jon acts like a shy, indirect bitch and just deletes my posts even when there is only positive feedback. WHY? Even on the iGoogle page, i gave him full credit and linked to both his site and youtube page and even linking to his site again here.
Jon, this is marketing 101. This is free advertising for you, didn't cost you money or time to create, it creates additional exposure on a major site and increases the chance of someone going to his site and purchasing something or becoming another fan and most people/companies are not against this type of free marketing. The theme is not offensive IMO or portray his characters in a way to be detrimental instead of beneficial. And if Jon didn't like it, doesn't take to much effort to let me know to remove it. Instead of clicking "delete post", with the following 3 steps, Jon could have achieved the same effect with a bit more professionalism: 
- Type letter "N"
- Followed by letter "O"
- Click "Post"
Now was that so hard?
What does that say to your fan base Jon???
Definition of Fan: a person devoted to a particular hobby or pastime
Do you not want people showing support for Foamy?
Follow up:
Jon has no problem sitting on Facebook all day posting pics about random stuff and commenting on fan feedback and complaining on how board he is. But would he give any response to my posts? Negative or positive? No, that would be making too much sense and easier to just click the delete button...
And that is why i am annoyed. People who are to gutless to say anything directly to someone and instead use indirect tactics to convey the message. Unfortunately for Jon, this situation has annoyed me enough to write this blog.
How am i supposed to interpret the deleted discussions when he didn't delete my fan page post? Is he ok with my theme? does he hate it? Is he making a new Foamy vid about people using his art to promote and expose his most famous character even more (and for free)?
I have been following Foamy since the first Foamy rant appeared on the net so many years ago and will still follow Foamy. I'm just dismayed in how Jon handled this and played the avoidance card and for someone more vocal with his own posts and vids he creates, i would have expected more...but i guess i was wrong.
So Jon, hopefully you will read this at some point in your daily surfing and either show a bit more respect to your fan base or step up like a man and inform me to remove it using words not indirect tactics.
If you are not Jon, what do you think? was Jon right using indirect tactics? What do you think of the theme? Is it something you would like to start your intertube browsing with?
At least for me, i get a chuckle every time Firefox loads and i have Foamy and Pillz-E reminding me to stop and think before i search...
Now for those interested, here is the discussion showing the deletes (click for full size in a new window):
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