Vendor Ratings Forum

superduperwesman · #1 08-19-2008, 02:39 PM

One more just because I do find what others have done interesting

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=18

Not saying it'll work here just a FYI and I know you PDC (probably don't care) but I mean no harm

Aquattro · #2 08-19-2008, 03:16 PM

Sorry, my mistake. No other thread, false alarm. Let's continue here.

Aquattro · #3 08-19-2008, 04:46 PM

Re-opened, closed originally cause I don't read so good

Aquattro · #4 08-19-2008, 05:16 PM

Ok, synopsis of the morning.

Wes thought posting comments was a good idea.

Dave thought so too

I explained that it will never happen, and why

Wes said never say never

I said never

Shrimskin called me a power tripper

I laughed, said bye

Chin came to my defense, saying it's not power tripping, it's just the ugly truth, and comments will never be allowed in open forums.

Jaws had a reply and I've asked him to put it here.

That about covers it.

Oh, and we love Wes, he wasn't feeling any love.

This was all removed from a thread some mod hijacked before coffee. We should be good now.

Carry on

superduperwesman · #5 08-19-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ok, synopsis of the morning.

Wes thought posting comments was a good idea.

Dave thought so too

I explained that it will never happen, and why

Wes said never say never

I said never

Shrimskin called me a power tripper

I laughed, said bye

Chin came to my defense, saying it's not power tripping, it's just the ugly truth, and comments will never be allowed in open forums.

Jaws had a reply and I've asked him to put it here.

That about covers it.

Oh, and we love Wes, he wasn't feeling any love.

This was all removed from a thread some mod hijacked before coffee. We should be good now.

Carry on

I think that does about cover it.. nice summary.

As for the love...

ahah

superduperwesman · #6 08-19-2008, 05:40 PM

JAWS Comment

"
I can see this thread getting a little out of control and I contemplated not saying anything but I think I have to fully agree with the vendors here. I understand that the majority of the members are mature enough to post without causing conflict but I've been visiting this board for over five years now and there have always been enough members on this board that don't show the proper discretion enough either to justify not allowing posts in these forums or else it would be a fulltime job policing them. Especially since it's a heat of the moment thing some or most of the time. I know that I don't have enough time to police this board and the staff have done an excellent job with everything I've seen of them thus far. Considering that the names of members are now displayed in the voting results to allow everyone a chance to PM these people personally for their experiences, and it saves the possibility of public slander of the paying vendors, which in turn makes the jobs o!
f the staff easier to administer the rest of the board and not waste most of their time policing a minor detail overall, which in turn makes it so I don't have to do it - makes sense to me. Just my opinion though of course. I can tell you that out off all the threads I've seen get out of hand and heat up at an alarming rate, the majority of the time it involves either bashing or protecting a vendor. Thanks to those that are voting. I appreciate it.

"

superduperwesman · #7 08-19-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superduperwesman

JAWS Comment

"
I can see this thread getting a little out of control and I contemplated not saying anything but I think I have to fully agree with the vendors here. I understand that the majority of the members are mature enough to post without causing conflict but I've been visiting this board for over five years now and there have always been enough members on this board that don't show the proper discretion enough either to justify not allowing posts in these forums or else it would be a fulltime job policing them. Especially since it's a heat of the moment thing some or most of the time. I know that I don't have enough time to police this board and the staff have done an excellent job with everything I've seen of them thus far. Considering that the names of "members are now displayed in the voting results to allow everyone a chance to PM these people personally for their experiences, and it saves the possibility of public slander of the paying vendors, which in turn makes the jobs o!
f the staff easier to administer the rest of the board and not waste most of their time policing a minor detail overall, which in turn makes it so I don't have to do it - makes sense to me. Just my opinion though of course. I can tell you that out off all the threads I've seen get out of hand and heat up at an alarming rate, the majority of the time it involves either bashing or protecting a vendor. Thanks to those that are voting. I appreciate it.

"

All I'm saying is once they are established it can't be thatttt bad or reefcentral, nanoreef, and reef2reef wouldn't have those threads... or I guess they just have full time employees?

You just need rules

"A forum for members to share and evaluate their experiences with on-line companies in the Aquaria hobby. Please be sure to stick to the facts when posting comments about your experiences."

"Rules for posting about a Trader:

This forum was created to provide everyone with a bit of a database to find out if a trader was honest, shipped on time, etc.

This is not a forum for bashing for fighting. If you have been ripped off in a trade, simply post the facts to the situation and move on. Your post is a warning to others - not a call to fight.

This forum is also in place to provide praise to users who are fair in their trades, courteous, and helpful during the deal. If you've had a good trading experience, please give everyone a heads up! The more successful trades the better.

Rules for posting about Vendors:

This forum was also put in place to provide an area to give feedback about experiences with businesses catering to the hobby. Please share your experiences whether good or bad if you wish to do so, but please STICK TO THE FACTS.

If you are posting a complaint, do not just bash the business. Simply post the FACTS and let the members decide. Also be understanding that every company will make mistakes, and if the issue is rectified, please post a response telling us so."

A few people are always going to get out of hand with or without vendor reviews but for the most part i think with rules things would be ok, and allow for better constructive comments for both vendors and buyers. Which in turn will make the world a better place FULL OF LOVE, peace and knowledge

Maybe I just have too much faith in people?

StirCrazy · #8 08-19-2008, 05:49 PM

Ok Kids, why do I have to come on from 1/2 way around the world to tell you all to stop being silly

Vender ratings never work as the boards are to scared they will be sued if anything bad is posted about them.

Now if we can get over this it is a good idea, but it stinks to have it anonomous.. thats just a cop out for some one who won't stand by there words.

If I am going to make a post about so an so's store, I would like it to have a few options on a scale. like 1 to 5 one being "it sucks" and 5 being "I've found nervana" then have a few catagories, service, selection, knowlage, ect... and have the companies split into catagories, like hard ware, live stock, mail order, ect.. so you can easily compare apples to apples.

the way I see it if I do a review on a store, to make up a name we'll say Brads fish emporium, and service I felt he did a real good job so I give him a 4 "sorry Brad you ain't no nervana

", selection I thought sucked so I gave him a 2, and knowlage I felt he was average so I gave him a 3. why would I want my name to be hidden, I stand behind my words. this also give the vender the opertunity to privatly e-mail you and ask what you think he could have done to improve his image in your eyes. and if it is possable maybe he could fix it and change your opinion.

this leads me to the next point, have some way for the person who left the review to modify his votes, so if this are fixed and he is happy now he can make his opinion reflect this.

deleting them and restarting them every 6 months is no good either as it has no accoutability. if they stay there the vendors will be encouraged to do more to "fix" there immage.

Now I know Christy loves polls, but I don't know if it is possable to do what I have said but I am sure if it is she would know how

you can thank me later Christy.

Steve