I had deleted a post to a thread and moved a thread he had started.
I sent him this pm before I knew he was a sponsor. The conversation went as follows.
Hi Dave, Sorry we had to remove your posts. If you would like to become a sponsor please speak with the site administrator, Gary. His screen name is Absea. You can send him an e-mail or pm. If you would like to participate without advertising your business feel free. This is the only way that we can be fair to our advertisers that sponsor the site. Thank you for your cooperation.
His response
I am a sponsor actually. I sent gary the money and he said he would start the banner early so I could promote stuff. I can copy you the email if needed. Sorry to cause any trouble.
My reply back to him
Sorry about that Dave. It has not been updated yet. I scrolled to the bottom and found you. I will put the thread back in the rzr tech section. Please re-post on the air cleaner thread as I cannot bring it back. Sorry for the inconvienence.
It still says starting member with 4 posts and I know he had posts deleted before. I didn't realize he was a sponsor(obviously). I posted all of this just for the record.