Follow the "Golden Rule" on ExpatsBA - Be polite, courteous or don't post on this forum

[Betsy Ross]

actually, many of us got banned from the old censored forum BAExpats dot org. are you new here? the old forum was heavily-censored and anti-free-market. i personally got banned by Igor before i even moved to Argentina. he's a little tyrannical cuck 🙂

Like you I also got banned from the old forum. Forum was censored to death. The forum is on its last leg. Almost everyone has migrated to this new website. I heard that Igor had a lot of health issues. He had health issues before and one of my friends told me that other Moderators were running the forum. They told me Igor got angry even from his hospital bed. He supposedly was trying to moderate from the hospital. That is what a friend told me. And I have no reason to believe that is false.

twitter has a huge bot problem. and there are a lot of stupid communists there. if you don't block people, your feed will be horrible. my feed instantly became better when i blocked CNN, Fox News, and all the other war propaganda outlets.

the guy who claims he didn't interact with me posted on a thread i was chatting with BuySellBA. he said something stupid, so i blocked him. just like i'm clicking Mute on you now for trying to read my mind and take a soundbyte version of me, like a typical low-IQ NPC. enjoy!

Just mute people. Stop arguing with people. Your best posts are when you just share information on Argentina. I like most of your posts except when you are calling people communists. I might not agree with some of the political post but I don't care and respect Avocado or Larry's or anyone else that wants to post.

Just mute Avocado. She has been patient with your attacks of calling her names for over a year. If you can't do that just move on.

 

[fetch rover]

bet you guys can't summarize what i actually wrote, or what my claims were. yes, i'm an animal lover, but i'm allergic to stupidity. do you have any idea what my point was about declaring 40% or 70% on a property title? please don't just repeat what the loud Peronists scream on this forum.

I haven't read all of your posts. Some that I read, especially on dogs is great stuff. I can tell you love your dog. Probably more than humans which is great. I don't know which post you are referring to. IIRC, I remember reading a post where you kept telling long time residents of Argentina that you know better than them. I have seen it in a few posts.

My husband lived in Argentina a long time. He is in finance and he is saying that it is not common to declare that low. You haven't been in Argentina more than 1 year. So you don't know what you don't know but pretend like you do. I have zero problems with you or your posts. Like I said, you were very helpful to me about a post about my dog. I am thankful of that. We still may move to BA later this year.

You may want to do a little more listening and a little less arguing.

define harassment. who is being harassed? give specific links.

Probably part of the reason why you probably need to take a break from any forums. Multiple people are saying you are the problem and you are the only one that thinks you are in the right.

 

[French jurist]

Like you I also got banned from the old forum. Forum was censored to death. The forum is on its last leg. Almost everyone has migrated to this new website. I heard that Igor had a lot of health issues. He had health issues before and one of my friends told me that other Moderators were running the forum. They told me Igor got angry even from his hospital bed. He supposedly was trying to moderate from the hospital. That is what a friend told me. And I have no reason to believe that is false.

Many of us met Igor long ago. We used to do meet ups. He was a bit of a strange guy. An introvert. The forum ran ok for many years and then something happened with moderation. A shame at its demise but this new forum is much better.

 

[BA Bound]

Like you I also got banned from the old forum. Forum was censored to death. The forum is on its last leg. Almost everyone has migrated to this new website. I heard that Igor had a lot of health issues. He had health issues before and one of my friends told me that other Moderators were running the forum. They told me Igor got angry even from his hospital bed. He supposedly was trying to moderate from the hospital. That is what a friend told me. And I have no reason to believe that is false.


Just mute people. Stop arguing with people. Your best posts are when you just share information on Argentina. I like most of your posts except when you are calling people communists. I might not agree with some of the political post but I don't care and respect Avocado or Larry's or anyone else that wants to post.

Just mute Avocado. She has been patient with your attacks of calling her names for over a year. If you can't do that just move on.

Well said. Multiple long standing members of this forum are ALL saying the same thing. Other than this dispute is there anything else on the forum that has been controversial?? I haven't seen it. It is a terrific forum and I hope it stays around. It is getting better and better.

 

[sophos]

i like to argue

Yes we can see that. Maybe try not to argue so much. Not necessary.

 

[ElQueso]

Like you I also got banned from the old forum. Forum was censored to death. The forum is on its last leg. Almost everyone has migrated to this new website. I heard that Igor had a lot of health issues. He had health issues before and one of my friends told me that other Moderators were running the forum. They told me Igor got angry even from his hospital bed. He supposedly was trying to moderate from the hospital. That is what a friend told me. And I have no reason to believe that is false.


Just mute people. Stop arguing with people. Your best posts are when you just share information on Argentina. I like most of your posts except when you are calling people communists. I might not agree with some of the political post but I don't care and respect Avocado or Larry's or anyone else that wants to post.

Just mute Avocado. She has been patient with your attacks of calling her names for over a year. If you can't do that just move on.

True. Some of us in the early days of the old forum would have meet ups and Igor went to some of them. He is a quiet guy. He went to a few but I just remember he was mostly quiet. He is a Russian guy. I think his original intent was to share information on Argentina but then started getting political and it sounds like the posts started getting deleted if he didn't agree with them. There were a few moderators on the site. I don't know how active they are now. I stopped even reading that forum. It is all but dead now. Everyone has come over to this new forum.

 

[Larry]

True. Some of us in the early days of the old forum would have meet ups and Igor went to some of them. He is a quiet guy. He went to a few but I just remember he was mostly quiet. He is a Russian guy. I think his original intent was to share information on Argentina but then started getting political and it sounds like the posts started getting deleted if he didn't agree with them. There were a few moderators on the site. I don't know how active they are now. I stopped even reading that forum. It is all but dead now. Everyone has come over to this new forum.

It is not just Igor but a lot of the other Moderators are unhinged too on that forum.

 

[Ries]

I have seen plenty of these know it all types in Argentina over the past decade here. They come to Argentina and all of a sudden think they know it all. Funny seeing him block anyone on X that disagrees with him. Even people he didn't interact with. Says it all about him.

Many such expats here. They usually end up crawling back to their home countries after a few years in Argentina.

 

[FuturoBA]

Throwing in my hat to thank @earlyretirement for such a great forum and like many others I was a member of the Banned Fam lol. The worst part is I only had like 5 posts there. But I digress...

It just shows how principled earlyretirement is, IIRC you were on that forum for 13+ years (or was it 13 years and 4 months? 🙂) and I don't know if you met anyone from there IRL but I'm sure you still made virtual connections with some of the members there. With such deep roots nobody could fault if you had stayed even if you disagreed with the mods, and truth be told I probably would have had I been in your position. But you didn't. While some fight for their principles, yous showed you live up to yours.

But what impresses me most is even after 23 years, you show your love for BA like a newly landed tourist that just arrived. In spite of everything, all your stories, the negatives, the challenges, the hoops jumped, it's obvious how much you love it. And this forum is a reflection of that.

 

[Betsy Ross]

Throwing in my hat to thank @earlyretirement for such a great forum and like many others I was a member of the Banned Fam lol. The worst part is I only had like 5 posts there. But I digress...

It just shows how principled earlyretirement is, IIRC you were on that forum for 13+ years (or was it 13 years and 4 months? 🙂) and I don't know if you met anyone from there IRL but I'm sure you still made virtual connections with some of the members there. With such deep roots nobody could fault if you had stayed even if you disagreed with the mods, and truth be told I probably would have had I been in your position. But you didn't. While some fight for their principles, yous showed you live up to yours.

But what impresses me most is even after 23 years, you show your love for BA like a newly landed tourist that just arrived. In spite of everything, all your stories, the negatives, the challenges, the hoops jumped, it's obvious how much you love it. And this forum is a reflection of that.

I was also on that forum a LONG time. I always read @earlyretirement's great posts for over a decade. What I admired is that the guy had NO agenda. Someone posted his real identity (probably with Igor's help) but never once did he ever advertise his company. Never. He doesn't need it. I tried to give him my sister's property to manage. He would have made 25% of the rentals and he held firm that he doesn't manage any properties that he didn't buy for a client. I couldn't believe it!

I totally agree with you @FuturoBA that Mike's love for Buenos Aires even after 23 years shines through. I love that he posts about the warts and all of Buenos Aires. That is my favorite thing about him. I know he is a huge Milei fan but when the Libra scandal broke out, he was the first to criticize Milei and if you look at his X account you could tell he was crushed to see that.

I never meet anyone from these forums. The old forum there were a lot of meet ups but I never went to anyone. I met @earlyretirement a few weeks ago. He was kind enough to bring a suitcase full of stuff. I am embarrassed after I saw all of it. I also met @Johnny too and that was fun. This website feels like a true community and I am proud to be a part of it.

 

[Wally]

Seems like Avocado isn't the only one that has issues with him. I just saw this on X.

So much for an echo chamber.

Throwing in my hat to thank @earlyretirement for such a great forum and like many others I was a member of the Banned Fam lol. The worst part is I only had like 5 posts there. But I digress...

It just shows how principled earlyretirement is, IIRC you were on that forum for 13+ years (or was it 13 years and 4 months? 🙂) and I don't know if you met anyone from there IRL but I'm sure you still made virtual connections with some of the members there. With such deep roots nobody could fault if you had stayed even if you disagreed with the mods, and truth be told I probably would have had I been in your position. But you didn't. While some fight for their principles, yous showed you live up to yours.

But what impresses me most is even after 23 years, you show your love for BA like a newly landed tourist that just arrived. In spite of everything, all your stories, the negatives, the challenges, the hoops jumped, it's obvious how much you love it. And this forum is a reflection of that.

Like many on this forum I started on the old forum. It has all but died and it is great to see more and more members coming over. I know many that had to change their screen names for fear Igor would ban them too but I think it's safe to say no one wants to be on the other forum now. It is embarrassing. That is crazy @FuturoBA! You only posted 5 posts and you got banned? What for? That sounds unhinged. What was the reason?

I remember when someone posted @earlyretirement's name on the forum. Everyone was shocked that someone so well known in the Buenos Aires business scene would spend so much of their life sharing information. I know I was.

I can't imagine it is cheap creating this website, hosting it and maintaining it but Mike's love for Buenos Aires seems like it's even stronger today. I hope to meet him in person one day.

I was also on that forum a LONG time. I always read @earlyretirement's great posts for over a decade. What I admired is that the guy had NO agenda. Someone posted his real identity (probably with Igor's help) but never once did he ever advertise his company. Never. He doesn't need it. I tried to give him my sister's property to manage. He would have made 25% of the rentals and he held firm that he doesn't manage any properties that he didn't buy for a client. I couldn't believe it!

I totally agree with you @FuturoBA that Mike's love for Buenos Aires even after 23 years shines through. I love that he posts about the warts and all of Buenos Aires. That is my favorite thing about him. I know he is a huge Milei fan but when the Libra scandal broke out, he was the first to criticize Milei and if you look at his X account you could tell he was crushed to see that.

I never meet anyone from these forums. The old forum there were a lot of meet ups but I never went to anyone. I met @earlyretirement a few weeks ago. He was kind enough to bring a suitcase full of stuff. I am embarrassed after I saw all of it. I also met @Johnny too and that was fun. This website feels like a true community and I am proud to be a part of it.

I heard you asked for a lot of stuff! I hate when friends do that. But I guess I always ask a friend to bring stuff down too.

 

[Uncle Wong]

Well said. Multiple long standing members of this forum are ALL saying the same thing. Other than this dispute is there anything else on the forum that has been controversial?? I haven't seen it. It is a terrific forum and I hope it stays around. It is getting better and better.

Honestly I haven't seen many issues at all on this forum. Everyone is super respectful for the most part.

Throwing in my hat to thank @earlyretirement for such a great forum and like many others I was a member of the Banned Fam lol. The worst part is I only had like 5 posts there. But I digress...

It just shows how principled earlyretirement is, IIRC you were on that forum for 13+ years (or was it 13 years and 4 months? 🙂) and I don't know if you met anyone from there IRL but I'm sure you still made virtual connections with some of the members there. With such deep roots nobody could fault if you had stayed even if you disagreed with the mods, and truth be told I probably would have had I been in your position. But you didn't. While some fight for their principles, yous showed you live up to yours.

But what impresses me most is even after 23 years, you show your love for BA like a newly landed tourist that just arrived. In spite of everything, all your stories, the negatives, the challenges, the hoops jumped, it's obvious how much you love it. And this forum is a reflection of that.

I also got banned from that forum. It is crazy! I met many that said their posts were edited. You have to be a real jerk to make @earlyretirement angry. He seems like the nicest guy in the world. I first did a Zoom with him and I could already tell he loves Argentina so much. I probably went back and read every single post he made on that forum. I couldn't believe it. 13 years worth of sharing knowledge. Incredible if you think about it!

He doesn't seem like the type that will just sit down and take abuse. He told me that he talked on the phone with Igor twice. He said that Igor is a smart guy. He told me that even Igor was shocked that @earlyretirement was who he is. Igor knew him very well and his reputation. I think it just got to be too much for Igor. Fortunately Mike has the financial resources to create another website. Probably no one would take the time and effort and money to do something like this. This website is so amazing. So quickly, clean and feels so modern. I learn something new everyday.

I just bought a pozo new construction apartment with Mike's help. I can't wait to get it at the end of 2027. Thanks!

 

[Johnny]

Honestly I haven't seen many issues at all on this forum. Everyone is super respectful for the most part.


I also got banned from that forum. It is crazy! I met many that said their posts were edited. You have to be a real jerk to make @earlyretirement angry. He seems like the nicest guy in the world. I first did a Zoom with him and I could already tell he loves Argentina so much. I probably went back and read every single post he made on that forum. I couldn't believe it. 13 years worth of sharing knowledge. Incredible if you think about it!

He doesn't seem like the type that will just sit down and take abuse. He told me that he talked on the phone with Igor twice. He said that Igor is a smart guy. He told me that even Igor was shocked that @earlyretirement was who he is. Igor knew him very well and his reputation. I think it just got to be too much for Igor. Fortunately Mike has the financial resources to create another website. Probably no one would take the time and effort and money to do something like this. This website is so amazing. So quickly, clean and feels so modern. I learn something new everyday.

I just bought a pozo new construction apartment with Mike's help. I can't wait to get it at the end of 2027. Thanks!

Great meeting you @Uncle Wong! Totally cool that we will own in the same building. I never read or posted on the old forum but I've known Mikey for 14 years. He is a force of nature! He got me so passionate about Argentina that I went from never visiting it to already buying 2 properties and I will buy a 3 bedroom in his new apartment hotel. He did the same thing for me when I visited his apartment in Guadalajara and I ended up buying one and the same building and we bought bought units in Cabo too.

What impressed me the most is I have spent 1.5 years in meetings with him with his lawyers, bankers, real estate developers. Since I plan to invest a lot of money in his projects, he invited me to all the meetings. Every single person that I met has worked with him for over 20 years and you can see they respect him so much. I have gotten to know the executive team at GyD Developers. They built my first unit and building my second. The owners that have been doing this 43 years. told me flat out that Mike is the most important person in the Buenos Aires real estate scene. I feel fortunate to have discovered Buenos Aires and bought when I did.

Love love love this forum and I can't wait to spend more time in Buenos Aires. I'm coming back in August with Mike.