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# Summary Ed Brooks calls out vendors for using DealerRefresh to bash competitors rather than genuinely help dealers, sparking lighthearted agreement and discussion about maintaining professionalism in the community. The thread includes a notable example of a vendor creating a disparaging report about competitors, which participants criticize as classless behavior. The consensus that emerges is that vendors should focus on their own success rather than attacking others—a philosophy that apparently resonates enough that participants reference it years later.

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Is there anything more unseemly than a vendor hopping on a thread to bash a competitor? Please Fellow Vendors remember that Dealer Refresh is here to help dealers, not help us sell what we have to offer. Think twice before you press submit. Is your primary purpose to help a dealer or at least start an intelligent conversation or is your primary purpose to peddle your wares?

Stay classy folks!
 
I totally agree with Ed.

Now the exception would be if DealerRefresh had an Epic Rap Battle of Vendors thread, then I say go for it!

Disclaimer: This is PG13. Some of the lyrical content in these Epic Rap Battles are NSFW so don't play them loudly on the showroom floor, but this guy is extremely creative and very funny. Enjoy, and I hope this doesn't break the "Stay Classy" rule. I promise it isn't any worse than that freakin' unicorns going to candy mountain video that somebody posted here. Dear God... :)

 
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I totally agree with Ed.

Now the exception would be if DealerRefresh had an Epic Rap Battle of Vendors thread, then I say go for it!

Disclaimer: This is PG13. Some of the lyrical content in these Epic Rap Battles are NSFW so don't play them loudly on the showroom floor, but this guy is extremely creative and very funny. Enjoy, and I hope this doesn't break the "Stay Classy" rule. I promise it isn't any worse than that freakin' unicorns going to candy mountain video that somebody posted here. Dear God... :)
What is it with you Canadians and "Epic". Epic Mealtime makes me laugh constantly (and now has a tie-in with automobiles since they appeared in Gymkhana 4)

 

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# Summary Ed Brooks calls out vendors for using DealerRefresh to bash competitors rather than genuinely help dealers, sparking lighthearted agreement and discussion about maintaining professionalism in the community. The thread includes a notable example of a vendor creating a disparaging report about competitors, which participants criticize as classless behavior. The consensus that emerges is that vendors should focus on their own success rather than attacking others—a philosophy that apparently resonates enough that participants reference it years later.

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