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Son of a bitch!!!!!! can I not even read a sign trade mag without have to see the black lives / all lives matter bullshit!   Robin Donovan needs to stick to the sign biz not her personal political agenda.

Do any of you guys feel the same?   Robin Donovan needs to keep her anti second amendment propaganda on her personal blog or find a new job. 

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http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sott_201608/#/110

 

Oh boy Robin Donovan of Signs of The Times is a Doooofus.

 

Looked at a few things about her and it appears Wade left the sign industry typewriter with a Greeny, Hippy, Meditating, Buddahish........Activist.

 

She's one of those that believes that "Hands up don't shoot" by Michael Brown in Ferguson really happened.  Nothing more than a thug who robbed a store, beat up the store tenant, and assualted a police officer and tried to take his gun away from him and probably murder him with it.  So I'm sure her typewriter hands have been clinched waiting for an opportunity to spam about Fear, Pain, & Ugliness, portraying false victimization and White Guilt on a industry magazine....the best place for this?

 

Most of the people holding up signs #Black Lives Matters really have no clue where to truly place their anger and message, it sure isn't at our law enforcement community nor stopping traffic and interrupting everyday citizens normal lives.  BLM is a thuggish movement about to borderline a domestic terrorist movement.

 

I once coined Wade Swormstedt as the "Community Organizer", which he lost when he turned this magazine around for the better, but she....robin Truly earned this new title but it's more fitting than it ever has!

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Here is a copy of the email I just sent. For those in agreement send SOT a note.  

 

Robin,
This is a first for me as I never write in to a newspaper or magazine.   As a ex Ferguson resident and having my shop at ground zero and having living the so called "peaceful protest" .  Having customers call and ask if we are OK.  Having wives and parents making our employees stay home from work.  Having my 75 year old Mom come and stay with me because the riotous low lifes were burning,looting, assaulting citizens and shooting at police.  Only to do it again a year later on the anniversary of the justified shooting of a criminal.  Fast forward to the latest riot.  BLM had ZERO reason to right unless a known criminal being shot while attempting to shoot a black police officer is now reason to march,loot rob and worse. 

Maybe it would be a good idea to concentrate on real signs and not drive of in the political ditch. I know you could care less about 1 reader but after hearing about this at the Tristate sign show you have certainly got quite a buzz going. None of it positive.  Sounded like a bunch of advertisers are not happy.  Hope you get around to writing about signs soon

Steve

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Damn I had no idea you were down there Steve. 

 

Thanks for adding that, especially coming from someone with first hand knowledge and experience how it affected them and their business

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Yeah 4th gen Ferguson resident.  3/4 of the city is still nice. The part saw on the news is a shithole.   2 years later a lot of businesses are boarded up , closed some just stay boarded up with open spray painted on the plywood.   Really a shame. I doubt the city will ever overcome the loss of residents and business.   worse thing is at least here I feel race relations have been set back 50-75 years.   Very very sad....

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I hope someone on the SOT staff gets on here and reads this.   She should be fired or made to print a retraction in the next issue.

I hope the advertisers pressure SOT to can her.  I started a post on Signweb in the general discussion feel free to chime in.

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It might soon be a VERY different magazine real soon.  Heard one of their longtime writers is leaving, Steve Augst think that's how his name is spelled.

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She is the same person who will stand in front of a low life thief with a gun and say...I understand . It's OK

" You came from a broken family, an unequal education, poor neighborhood and unable to get a job with

fair wages.  I feel for you. I understand".....  Then when she gets robbed, shot or raped, she will look to the 

Police for help.

There are Thousands of these " Believers" out there.  Useless people taking up space.  Serving no purpose.

 

 

When a Law Enforcement Officer with a Badge and Gun tells you to do something, you do it. If you know you are innocent, do what they say and let the legal system work.  If you know you're guilty, take that chance and see who wins.  

 

True Facts......Innocent people do not confront and fight  Law Enforcement. 

                        The  Guilty and persons with Criminal History are always involved in Police Shootings

                        Police Officers wake up everyday and do their job and want to go home safe, just like us.

                        Business Owners and law abiding citizens suffer from the results of protesters and riots

 

Sign Magazines are for the sign business, Not someones incorrect views on what we should do or be. 

I hope this editorial ( Bull Shit ) will be addressed by Wade.  

 

 

 

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That's exactly who this individual is, and most likely VERY anti-capitalist

 

Wade is no longer with the magazine, but I'm not so sure Robin Donovan is the person with the right attitude, and ideology to run the magazine as it's target audience is open market, fair trade, and pro-capitalism....uh pro-business and we all know what's involved with running a business but she doesn't.  The downfalls of academia revealed.

 

With a victimization, no accountability template in mind for her it spells disaster and I've been so comfortable with the magazine forum being closed I don't want to open it up and actually have to work.  Damn, she could have done a better job of hiding her true identity for at least a year,let some more issues go bye, let some small bread crumbs but damn, it on;y took a few issues.  That tells you she's been VERY anxious to unleash her ideology on us and use a trade magazine as her soapbox.  Guess this is what happens when you don't have a lot of followers on twitter and FB

 

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I just added my 2 cents to the Signweb post!  These people that want to shove that BLM crap down our throats is really wearing on my nerves!  They should be classified as a hate group!  They continue to repeat that LIE of "hands up don't shoot" when it has been PROVEN to be a lie.  If she is going to continue to write about social and political things rather than about sign industry issues, then she needs to GO.  Pisses me off.

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I tried to email her twice and both times many day later I get a message that its not deliverable.   She does not even have the stones to have a way for people to respond.....typical.

 

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19 minutes ago, UFB Fabrication said:

I tried to email her twice and both times many day later I get a message that its not deliverable.   She does not even have the stones to have a way for people to respond.....typical.

 

Not shocked at all.

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I'm sure it got real interesting over there since her spew came out over there.

 

That's one of the most important aspects about the Sign Syndicate, it acts as a alternate venue to help balance out the other side of our industry especially when it comes to our industry leadership and brochure articles.  Plus, search engines work REALLY well with content here.  This site has changed/corrected many things with our industry in both of those aspects, and we'll always continue to be a that thorn in the sides who try to shape us to what they think OUR industry should be about.

 

I'm not surprised about the lack in response, that's why I gave up Yeeeaars ago and would instead use the tools of this site, because a lot of people read, and the search engines are really GREAT!  :P

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14 minutes ago, Erik Sine said:

I'm sure it got real interesting over there since her spew came out over there.

 

That's one of the most important aspects about the Sign Syndicate, it acts as a alternate venue to help balance out the other side of our industry especially when it comes to our industry leadership and brochure articles.  Plus, search engines work REALLY well with content here.  This site has changed/corrected many things with our industry in both of those aspects, and we'll always continue to be a that thorn in the sides who try to shape us to what they think OUR industry should be about.

 

I'm not surprised about the lack in response, that's why I gave up Yeeeaars ago and would instead use the tools of this site, because a lot of people read, and the search engines are really GREAT!  :P

I was telling our 1 of our graphics guys about SS.  I said basically the no frills no BS version of the trade mags.  Except not having to favor advertisors

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I sent her an email also and got no reply

 

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I would think SOT is getting tons of emails on this.   They are being awfully quiet though.   My guess they are trying to put a damage plan together.

 

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I can't imagine Wade would just sit back and not address this issue. SOTT used to be the best of the industry trade publications, IMHO. It will lose the remaining readership quickly if this agenda-driven slant continues.

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They are beyond Damage Control at this point.  What could they possible say to an audience of 

mostly white working males about others who do not want to work.  

SOT........I will not subscribe to your new BLM or 99%  or what ever new bullshit you want to call it.

SIGNS ..........that is all I want to see and read about.

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I Changed my mind, there is no way I can call her the "Community Organizer (remade)", it has to be "Community Activist".

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The first time someone gets shot WHO ACTUALLY WASN'T BREAKING THE LAW.....I'll be right down there to join the protest. Sad when you defend low life criminals who attack police officers.

 

Sadly these areas are going to get even worse. Cops now have to fear they are going to be blasted across the news solely for defending themselves or others.....when BLM posts their name address, family members, etc; all over the internet.

 

Case in point Chicago, murders up dramatically because the police are not being supported, and are getting left out to dry.

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Still SOT remains silent ................................................

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No, not "Community Activist" - "Community Agitator".

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Damn.......Telford just shows up out of the blue and KILLS it!

 

"Community Agitator" it IS!

 

 

 

 

PS- How come as the admin here I don't even have a cool outline to my comments?

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Just got a email from SOT/Signweb   So still trying to send Robin a note via email. So I scroll down to the bottom and click on the contact us page.  The must really be fucking sleeping at the wheel. The have comments about how to get to porn sites and renting hookers.  

 

See for yourselves  http://signweb.com/form/contact-us?page=1

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