Thread: How far should courtesy go?

Welcome the chance to increase my level of service to this community. If ANYONE EVER has a need to PM me and point out a mistake I am making, I will accept it with as much grace as I can muster. That goes for the classifieds and the rest of the site too!

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-Rob

I did follow up and PM'ed the seller who triggered my questions. The problem is that I had multiple objections to his ad and I did raise them to him, but that's not public. It's not my intent to shame anyone, and as I already said, I tried to be tactful, but that PM does nothing to inform anyone else. I'm not claiming to have any degree of brilliance that simply must be bestowed upon the minions.

I'm saying that the rest of this forum is full of give and take dialog. The BST had that and Classified does not seem to have it. The BST was a part of the forum and the Classified is not part of the forum according to the tabs at the top of the the webpage.

So just what is the proper level of decorum for comments in the Classified section? Could the Mods please clarify this?

As far as I am concerned the same ruls that held for the BST hold for the classifieds. Gentlemanly behavior is expected, Money should not be discussed as in "you are charging to much" etc. If you have a serious issue please drop a pm to me or one of the other mods before trying to call someone out or calling someone a crook

I think its pretty much a given that you can ask for clarifications concerning the item however comments reflecting on the seller and his/her item and or price should not be broached. if you have an issue of that type contact the mod and take it up with him but I'm pretty sure what the answer will be in a far majority of cases.

I have similar concerns about the integrity of some recent descriptions.

For example, can a blade that looks to have pitting along the razors edge be described as excellent.

I think that a question should be asked in the advert section not as a pm.

No reply to polite questions speaks volumes to a would be purchaser.

This is a high quality forum with a membership that has a high level of integrity. That integrity has been built up over a long period.

It also has a great classifieds Section with a high reputation for quality at a fair price.

OK you can not question price but you sure can question quality and I hope every member will do so if they have a concern.

In this way, anyone who joins just to sell product and make money will learn quickly that we have standards and don't suffer fools gladly.

To be honest, you need to earn your reputation as a seller. This is not E Bay but it could slide that way quickly if we don't ask the questions and monitor sellers activities.

My 2p's worth.

English, you pretty much summed up the basis for my concern. That's why I raised the issue in conjunction with the question of appropriate etiquette for the Classified section relative to the former BST.

Doc has told me that it is under discussion.

Maybe we should make an effort to treat the classified section just like the old BST.

I have been looking at the Classified section frequently and i appreciate its simplicity to find exactly what you may be looking for, however, it is easy for a seller to forget to click one of the options for the descriptions when posting items. Furthermore, i have seen very few comments on listings, i think maybe people aren't commenting simply because they have objections to the new system. Fundamentally, i think this system can be great but everyone has to take a step forward in accepting it rather than just boycotting it. Too often i have read people saying "I never go there because i like the old system better" or something along those lines. For me at least, i just look for sellers i have seen on the forum for awhile that i know have a good reputation for being fair, when i make purchases.

Folks I am going to jump in here. The reason the BST was changed was for a lot of the reasons you state above it was a source of problems. And if you look at other forums there BST are full of the same thing. It has resulted i
n arguements threats and to the point of people almost if not getting banned.
We are a site for information and friendship.

Folks I tam going to jump in here. The reason the BST was changed was for a lot of the reasons you state above it was a source of problems. And if you look at other forums their BST are full of the same thing. It has resulted in arguements threats and to the point of people almost if not getting banned.
We are a site for information and friendship. The classfied was set up to keep the crap out of the site but still give a place for members to sell and buy things. A sale is between the buyer and the seller. Commen sense must prevail. If some buys something in the classidieds or anywhere on the internet without checking in on it. Well that was not the case. There is a wealth of knowledge in the forum to reasearch any purchase. If a buyer chooses not to that is there choice. That also goes for sellers they can list their product as they feel fit. Value is in the eyes of the buyer. It is none of our places to say they overpaid or got ripped off. If they are happy that is all that matters. If they feel they did not get what they expected that is between them and the seller. We are all grown adults. I have used the classieds and love them. By the way someone buy the rest of my stuff so I can list more lol. There were also people that bought through the BST and felt we were responsible. It is simple you are butying something on the internet do your research and were a great place for that. The classfieds are easy quick and a great place to sell and buy. All that said we do moderate the classifieds tomake sure people are following the guidlines. They way someone describes their product, rates it or prices it is up to them. That said I do comended those looking out for others. But a purchase or sale is a private transaction and the classifieds keep it that way.
I am typing on my Q and driving so sorry for any typos or any lack of clarity plaese feel free to ask me any questions on my post. And those that now me well I know stop driving and postining :-)