Author Topic: Weird Mark Appleyard / Geoff Rowley / Active Email (Read 10433 times)

SRFC · « **on:** April 24, 2007, 01:22:34 PM »

We just got a super weird email from "Mark Appleyard" saying...

"I quit Active today due to some disagreements, and I no longer feel I can support them
as an endorsed rider. I hope they will move forward and support skateboarding in a
positive and fair way for the good of everyone, and in this I wish them the best of luck."

It looks like your typical bulk email coming from Blitz or someone, but it just says "From: Mark Appleyard", "Subject: Goodbye Active". It doesn't specifically say it was sent via Blitz or anything like that.

Anyone know what the deal is? Such as, why would someone send this to a bunch of shops? It's interesting, we just don't generally get email saying some pro is leaving a shop sponsor!

What's Active doing (besides the usual) to bum out Appleyard? I didn't even know he rode for them, to be honest!

***Edited Title to Add Geoff.

FuckNameLock · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:34:25 PM »

was just gonna start a topic about this.. i got one to
i hope its not a virus

SRFC · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:37:11 PM »

I looked at the raw source and it doesn't look like there's anything funky. It comes from "xmr3.com", which is some sort of bulk emailing house.

It seems like it was sent prematurely, if anything. There's no images, just the text I posted above, in white, on an all black background. Very weird!

daboss · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:38:52 PM »

from geoff rowley:

As of immediately, I am no longer able to endorse Active mail order as

a team rider. Differences of opinion and direction have been a problem

for quite some time and I am quitting for my own ethical reasons. I

will be concentrating my focus on my main sponsors, and working with

them to support the bigger picture of skateboarding as a whole.

I don't think these guys would send out an email to us typical joes...prolly some prankster fucking with us, and... how did they get my personal email address?

FuckNameLock · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:41:12 PM »

this is pissing me off

next will be arto or something

blank. · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:43:25 PM »

maybe someone on on the boards?

truthbetold · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:54:30 PM »

Quote from: FuckNameLock on April 24, 2007, 01:41:12 PM

this is pissing me off

next will be arto or something

Actually Arto and Penny quit Active in January. Looks like Wactive is losing there best team in skateboarding left and right...

art hellman · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:55:56 PM »

........with the whole "support your local shop" mentality, im surprised anyone would be anything other than excited to see pros leave their "mail order" sponsors

hopefully this will inspire the Gonz to leave CCS.....i mean, i know people think he cant do no wrong, but sponsored by CCS?

clientele. · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:56:31 PM »

who cares.

Math Professor · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:05:02 PM »

Active sucks. Mallshop mail order... crap. Oh... but ActiveErica is a hottie.

hearphones · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:12:11 PM »

active sucks! mark a. is king

the nicest pro i ever met and he has a b.m.w. can someone one say "BALLIN'!"

Bill · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:31:00 PM »

Oh god no! This can't be true. Apples, Rowley, Arto, and Penny all quitting active?!

This ruined my whole month, maybe year. I just don't think I can live in a world when they don't ride for active.

Rocuronium · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:34:24 PM »

Quote from: art hellman on April 24, 2007, 01:55:56 PM

........with the whole "support your local shop" mentality, im surprised anyone would be anything other than excited to see pros leave their "mail order" sponsors

hopefully this will inspire the Gonz to leave CCS.....i mean, i know people think he cant do no wrong, but sponsored by CCS?

I've been saying the same thing for a couple of years. Each of these great skaters are lucky to have any of their product sold by core shops:
http://www.ccs.com/ccsteam/
Many of them have been inspirations to me and the way they have sold out makes me sick. I would respect them a lot more if they were sponsored by Mountain Dew or Right Guard since those companies don't undermine the backbone of our community or shunt money away from its greatest contributors.

mr wilson · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:36:23 PM »

Quote from: daboss on April 24, 2007, 01:38:52 PM

from geoff rowley:

As of immediately, I am no longer able to endorse Active mail order as

a team rider. Differences of opinion and direction have been a problem

for quite some time and I am quitting for my own ethical reasons. I

will be concentrating my focus on my main sponsors, and working with

them to support the bigger picture of skateboarding as a whole.

I don't think these guys would send out an email to us typical joes...prolly some prankster fucking with us, and... how did they get my personal email address?

Funny thing is I received both emails (Appleyard and Rowley) within minutes of each other. It's most likely spam, but I sure hope it's not. Wactive is just that.

fahque · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:05:57 PM »

i also got those emails. i hope it is a virus that melts my computer.... anyway, i hope that they did quit active. fuck active and all mail order.(except the mail order brides)

otis b driftwood · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:10:14 PM »

Quote from: daboss on April 24, 2007, 01:38:52 PM

from geoff rowley:

As of immediately, I am no longer able to endorse Active mail order as

a team rider. Differences of opinion and direction have been a problem

for quite some time and I am quitting for my own ethical reasons. I

will be concentrating my focus on my main sponsors, and working with

them to support the bigger picture of skateboarding as a whole.

I don't think these guys would send out an email to us typical joes...prolly some prankster fucking with us, and... how did they get my personal email address?

ethical reasons = money

ChinoXL · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:25:05 PM »

fuck active

Undone · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:25:43 PM »

I've heard rumors that Nike is in the works of buying Active. Wonder if this has anything to do with it.

daboss · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:36:32 PM »

do you really think rowley and appleyard wrote those emails ? nope. its a sham.

brooklyn brawler · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:42:05 PM »

Apparently Active started a strict No Public Dook policy, and many riders were like, "Fuck that shit."

ChainsawBear · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:48:39 PM »

rad interpretation, brooklyn branleur

hatehatehatehate · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:57:17 PM »

We were e-mailed some interesting information from Geoff Rowley and Mark Appleyard today. Straight from the horses' mouths...

Mark Appleyard:
"I quit Active today due to some disagreements, and I no longer feel I can support them as an endorsed rider. I hope they will move forward and support skateboarding in a positive and fair way for the good of everyone, and in this I wish them the best of luck."

Geoff Rowley:
"As of immediately, I am no longer able to endorse Active mail order as a team rider. Differences of opinion and direction have been a problem for quite some time and I am quitting for my own ethical reasons. I will be concentrating my focus on my main sponsors, and working with them to support the bigger picture of skateboarding as a whole."

Thats from the Transworld site, though I'm pretty sure they did not write those letters. I dont think Apples would say "endoresed rider" at any point in his life.

jrock · « **Reply #22 on:** April 24, 2007, 04:47:37 PM »

i'd like to think that they quit active for noble reasons, like supporting small shops over mall chains, but it probably has more to do with Active continuing to sell blanks (ok, 99% blank boards with little active logos on them,but still blanks in my book)...I wouldnt be surprised if Flip made them quit.

natenola · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2007, 04:53:34 PM »

They probably quit as some fake public relations deal with Blitz to appear to be supporti

Quote from: diabolik! on April 24, 2007, 04:47:37 PM

i'd like to think that they quit active for noble reasons, like supporting small shops over mall chains, but it probably has more to do with Active continuing to sell blanks (ok, 99% blank boards with little active logos on them,but still blanks in my book)...I wouldnt be surprised if Flip made them quit.

ng small shops.

kevbo999 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 24, 2007, 05:03:01 PM »

Let's turn this into an Active Erica Pics thread.

picklesickshuv-it · « **Reply #25 on:** April 24, 2007, 05:08:38 PM »

uggh i saw her like 2 weeks ago, pimples, shiny forehead...BEAT

SOFT 7 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 24, 2007, 05:21:36 PM »

sounds like a Blitz PR stunt. way to pull another 'Birdo' retards.

Mullet Man · « **Reply #27 on:** April 24, 2007, 05:29:09 PM »

Haha, you guys even hate mail order? Seems like something you'd never notice if you never needed it. How could it possibly bother you?

Is there anything you guys don't hate? Don't get me wrong though, I think it's funny.

SRFC · « **Reply #28 on:** April 24, 2007, 06:08:41 PM »

I think it's definitely from Blitz. In a past Blitz "email blast", they did it through that same xmr3.com (mentioned earlier). I would not be surprised if it has something to do with Active's "blanks", but I would hope that it doesn't. I'd rather it be for something related to Active just being Active.

I'm guessing people on here probably don't like Active/CCS because they're hardly different from Zumiez/mall type shops in that they hurt the independent shops, barely care about skateboarding, and are likely only interested in $$$. I know that's why I don't like them.

ruiner · « **Reply #29 on:** April 24, 2007, 06:12:05 PM »

fucking finally! It always seemed regular to me that rowley would back active regardless of how big the check. FUCK ACTIVE.

Author Topic: Weird Mark Appleyard / Geoff Rowley / Active Email (Read 10433 times)

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