What with all the sniping on the Exchange forum?

not2sharp

not2sharp

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Recently, I have noticed that third parties are dropping into "for sales" posts to add extraneous comments on price levels, dealer status, etc. This will ultimately damage our exchange forum by cluttering up the information flow. What steps can we take to restore discipline on the Exchange forum?
 
I think a gentle reminder would be better than countersniping. Discipline is a hard concept to apply here: when were we disciplined, and why would you want us to be? A little courtesy goes a long way. Pointing this out to people posting in what they think is courtesy to the buyers, that they could be more courteous to the sellers, too, should be enough.
 
I think its often just one particular guy, right BT? Kinda bugs ya but what can you do?
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I think all communications about price, or concern with dealers in the forum should be expressed directly via email or directed to the moderators via email. There is abuse, but who's actually been "deputized" to make these comments in that forum?

The thing I've noticed more of, although I've not responded to the posts, is the number of Ebay notices in that forum. Posting a knife for auction and then posting the auction notice here is opportunistic, not very kind to fellow forumites. That chaps my hide...

Brandon
 
URL's and Names are helpful if you are going to bring this to anyone's attention, fella's...

Spark

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I agree with Elvislives, I don't think auctions should be permited in two places at once if one of those is the exchange forum. That forum should be for our little community of enthusiasts exclusively, IMHO. Haggling should be a private email matter too.
 
Hmmm, in Levins guide it states a few good rules for attending shows. One of those is to never butt in on a deal or sale at a table and do not offer your advice it is not welcome. I have to agree with this. Even if I saw a person getting ripped right off I would not get involved, if the person walked away I might have a quick word telling him what I thought, but only if I was convinced that something was very much amiss.
I think there is no place for commenting on anothers asking price. I would not like it, so I don't do it.

The second thread does worry me a fair bit. This DOES sound like a dealer advert to me. Start with a one off blade with a pic and throw in a bunch of Busse blades for sale as well; at retail prices???
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Hmmm, I am interested to hear more on this, the mod nature of the poster does seem a bit...

Perhaps a little clarification would have been good on the behalf of the poster.

For example if he is selling his own private blades, fine, but it does make you think.

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Guilty as charged! I have no excuse, only a reason. It is particularly stupid of me, because I have done it right in the past, and had gotten involved in another inappropriate post. In the latter case, it was because I believed the seller to have been deceptive, but I apologized -- and meant it -- and, I believe, vowed to never do it again. Imeant that sincerely, but now have done it again.

On one recent occasion, I discovered what I believed to be proof that a person selling in the individual section should be considered a dealer. I went to Spark in the appropriate manner and he moved the relevant threads to the dealer column. The dealer vanished after a few posts.

My reason today is a nasty migraine that began about 3 hours before I posted on the second thread referred to. The medication I take at onset put me to sleep awhile. I got up, went to my PC, and the linked thread was one of the first posts I read. I'm a much worse idiot than normal both when I have a bad migraine and when I just wake up.

I followed a bad lead. To show how dumb I was acting, I realized that price was something I wasn't supposed to get into, but apparently justified in my mind pointing out probable dealer status. I even shied away from a direct label and said it might be hairsplitting. I even called for the moderators to get involved. The previous occasions never crossed my mind while I was writing. I then never gave it a second thought or remembered it -- until I saw the first post in this thread. Instantly recognized myself, before reading that the behavior "bugs" someone, or the links to the 2 threads.

I am sorry. I apologize to the forum and to Andrew Pinchen. Obviously, my mouth/fingers were in action without much brain behind it. As I believe I posted on the first such occasion, I worked for many years "protecting the public." It is my nature to get involved in such situations, and I do not apologize for that. I obviously have trouble facing/remembering the fact that isn't my role on the forums. All I can do is promise that I will do my best to overcome that basic nature and try to act according to appropriate forum etiquette. I will also do my best to keep quiet when I'm experiencing bad migraine pain. I don't need to add on to my basic numbness.


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Bugs

[This message has been edited by Bugs3x (edited 04-20-2001).]
 
You know what's wrong with all the sniping on the Exchange forums ... the sniping belongs on the GB&U forum. That's where we're supposed to bring our problems, not in the middle of someone else's business deal. Not even if it looks like fraud -- that's what e-mailing the moderators is for.

The more I see of this, the more I think even the quickie testamonials are an unnecessary distraction on a for-sale post.

Come on, this is supposed to be fun!
 
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