Thread: The friendly way this site is run.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Back to the original topic, Tom raised:
I was on a firearms forum (to be unnamed), when some member listed a very ordinary, near new pistol for sale with a very skimpy description and no pictures for $1750 (sells retail for $525). Being the helpful person I am, I posted, "pictures would be helpful"--nothing else -- and got an 180 day "infraction" for crosstalk, with the admonition to "read the rules".

I messaged the a-shat moderator apologizing, and saying I was just trying to help with the sale, and he replied asking "if I could read"? I no longer frequent said forum, and departed leaving behind some less pleasant crosstalk.

Huh. This was a mostly military gun forum as-well. Most of the guys have 15 or 20 of everything. Picky and kinda rude.
I just have fun with them with my 'incorrect' stuff. They don't know what to say when I tell them I don't care if something has been replaced or numbers don't match. I get the feeling they are trying to run me off.
Sharp dudes, though. They know EVERYTHING! Argue amongst themselves for 3 pages on traces of paint on a butt-plate!
I am about to sort all of my rifles by picking their brains and pissing them off, however.

A few more fixes and I will disappear until something malfunctions again!

Here is the chit-chat rule! Seems apparent I cannot help myself?, Violation 'E'.
If they had a like button I would have just hit that!
Boy. We would all be banned!

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