Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
I agree with the above. However, I do think it's extremely rude/lame/arrogant to come into another forum and say, "hey come over here instead". A site should be able to gain members through its own merits, referrals, facebook likes, blog mentions, link-tos, whatever. I mean, the owners of Whole Foods don't hit you up on your way out of Trader Joes to tell you to come check out their store. They advertise, sponsor, and do other things.
This is it exactly. It may not have been their intention to come off this way, but they did.