B-Man2
Well-Known Member
As recent as last week this forum collectively decided that we were no longer going to tolerate outside individuals coming on to the forum for the exclusive purpose of pricing and attempting to sell jackets and other items. We came together to formulate new guidelines with timelines for new individuals wanting membership in this forum. As a result we now have specific rules in effect for newbies attempting to sell their wares. While I was part of the group that agreed with this decision, I was never personally offended by the fact that some guy was trying to price out his jacket with no interest in being part of our forum however, I felt that if I wasn't going to be part of the solution, then by lack of action I would certainly be part of the problem. So I voted to stop the practice.
With this in mind, I would like to address a problem that seems more offensive than a new guy trying to sell jackets on the forum.
The Buy/Sell guidelines have been in effect for as long as most of us have been members here. They are very specific for those members wanting to sell jackets/items on this forum. The guidelines were put into place out of a sense of fairness to us all. However, in the time that I have been a member here, these guidelines have been disregarded and circumvented several times, by members of this forum with no consequences. On no less than four occasions, I have lost out on jackets which I was interested in purchasing, because the seller conducted a behind the scenes sale, in violation of the policy. While having a newbie attempt to price out or sell a jacket here is annoying, I find it personally offensive that long established members of this forum would intentionally circumvent the selling guidelines in an effort to "be first in line" thereby screwing the rest of us out of a fair chance to purchase the jacket. Now if this has never happened to you, then I can see how you might consider this as no big deal however, lets just focus for a second on the fact that we collectively as a group are supposed to have each others backs so to speak. To look out for each other in the sense that we hopefully would not take advantage of each other in a sale. That we can be relied upon to be honest with each other and demonstrate a certain amount of integrity...........unfortunately that all seems to go out the window, on those occasions when two members decide that it in their best personal interests, for financial gain or to acquire that long awaited special jacket, to ignore the rules.
If we continue to permit this to happen, in blatant violation of the policy, with no consequences' for the offending parties, then why have the policy at all. Why do we continue to enforce the policy with the occasional statement from the moderators that "all transactions must conform to the buy/sell guidelines" with no consequences for the violators. If as a group, we can come together to set new standards concerning new membership in the forum, then we certainly should come together to regulate and set new standards with penalties/consequences for those who choose to do side bar and behind the scenes sales in violation of the Buy/ Sell policy.
I welcome all responses.
Cheers
B-Man2
With this in mind, I would like to address a problem that seems more offensive than a new guy trying to sell jackets on the forum.
The Buy/Sell guidelines have been in effect for as long as most of us have been members here. They are very specific for those members wanting to sell jackets/items on this forum. The guidelines were put into place out of a sense of fairness to us all. However, in the time that I have been a member here, these guidelines have been disregarded and circumvented several times, by members of this forum with no consequences. On no less than four occasions, I have lost out on jackets which I was interested in purchasing, because the seller conducted a behind the scenes sale, in violation of the policy. While having a newbie attempt to price out or sell a jacket here is annoying, I find it personally offensive that long established members of this forum would intentionally circumvent the selling guidelines in an effort to "be first in line" thereby screwing the rest of us out of a fair chance to purchase the jacket. Now if this has never happened to you, then I can see how you might consider this as no big deal however, lets just focus for a second on the fact that we collectively as a group are supposed to have each others backs so to speak. To look out for each other in the sense that we hopefully would not take advantage of each other in a sale. That we can be relied upon to be honest with each other and demonstrate a certain amount of integrity...........unfortunately that all seems to go out the window, on those occasions when two members decide that it in their best personal interests, for financial gain or to acquire that long awaited special jacket, to ignore the rules.
If we continue to permit this to happen, in blatant violation of the policy, with no consequences' for the offending parties, then why have the policy at all. Why do we continue to enforce the policy with the occasional statement from the moderators that "all transactions must conform to the buy/sell guidelines" with no consequences for the violators. If as a group, we can come together to set new standards concerning new membership in the forum, then we certainly should come together to regulate and set new standards with penalties/consequences for those who choose to do side bar and behind the scenes sales in violation of the Buy/ Sell policy.
I welcome all responses.
Cheers
B-Man2