Role of SRP BST discussion thread cont.

[CactusBob]

Reading these posts I figured to keep quiet since I am very new to this site and straights in general. As my wife tells me I very seldom keep quiet and sometimes somebody new can come up with something so these are my thoughts. First to address a couple things Don said above
Soliciting inputs from the members and using those in the decision process are a great thing. It helps keep the board running according to the majority of members wishes.
Saying B/S/T is not a storefront I disagree with. It may be more like your local swap meet than the supermarket, but Buy/Sell/Trade says you are conducting business. The difference to me is that the folks in B/S/T are not doing this as their profession, Razor restoration, custom razor creators do this as a a hobby, as well as the ones that may have too many and just want to get rid of some. If its a persons or businesses lively hood then that should be in the vendor site. I would not expect vintage blades to sell razors in B/S/T.
From a newbie perspective the comments are a help. Just as in the auction area you talk about the sales on ebay, the comments in B/S/T help me make an informed decision. Some razors are better for a newbie than others, and the comments from the "old hands" can help us make an informed decision that will help us stick around straight shaving longer.
A lot of what I see written on this site talks about "Gentlemanly behavior" when a decision on what to do with B/S/T is made hopefully the mods will ask if the proposed rules enhance or detract from Gentlemanly behavior.

To help protect newbies in B/S/T, which I think i read once or twice above, how about putting a description template at the top of each sale thread. Something like

Mfg: George Wostenholm
Model: IXL
Size: 5/8
Defects: pitting on spine, tarnish on blade, scales broke in half
Shave ready: No
I Have shaved with this razor: No
Price:$
After this the seller can put in whatever he wants for a description
ie. this razor was carried by Marshall Tucker when he crossed the RIO Grande ahead of Montezumas troops. The handle broke when it stopped the bullet aimed for the southward facing portion of his northward moving anatomy. This blade has been credited with stopping the unheard of Polish-American war

As a newbie this gives me the most important info right up front instead of rereading the post to make sure if I picked out every thing. If I'm looking for shave ready razor I would move on to the next.
Sometimes with more than one razor I have to go back and forth to make sure I can match the parts of the description to each photo.
Sorry for the long ramble

Bob