Canreef policy issues?

[christyf5]

The forum that the post was made in is the Bubble Magnus Club forum which is a subforum of Aqua Digital. He has several sub forums for each" of those forums. He has "control" of those forums as he is the representative vendor. This means he has the ability to edit and delete posts as he sees fit. The editing and deleting of posts is usually just housekeeping items or perhaps the occasional deleting of delinquent posters (?). Anyway, those forums that aren't in the vendor grouping on the main page do not belong to vendors they belong to members. If the post had been made in the main reef forum or perhaps the skimmer specific forum, your post would not have been able to be edited in that manner (unless a canreef moderator chose to and we do not edit posts to reflect other information, we only edit posts to delete inappropriate comments or delete the post altogether and send the poster a PM).

Basically, at this point, if you are wanting to give someone advice about a particular product, look to the top of the page and see what forum its in. if it doesn't say "vendor forums" as a sub heading, you're good to go. If it happens to be in Aqua Digitals forum its likely he'll change it.

[dsaundry]

Thanks Christy for explaining that to me, I was not aware that a sponsor or member had the ability to edit another members post. I guarantee I will watch my answers more carefully from now on, and what forum they are in.

[christyf5]

no member has the ability to edit or delete another members post. however I was also unaware that a vendor could change a members post, actually I shouldn't say that, I was probably aware, its just that it had never been done and I couldn't imagine that a vendor would WANT to change a members post in that way. Anyway, it is being looked into, theres only 2 mods on right now so we're just waiting for the discussion to progress a bit more and then we'll take action if warranted.

don't watch your answers, its no fun if you're always having to second guess yourself but maybe yeah do pay attention to the forum as the vendors do pay to promote their products and only their products in those forums.

[fishytime]

vendors here have paid XXXX amount of dollars for the right to have a forum of their own to advertise what they carry and have in stock etc......These forums are paid for by the vendor and should be moderated by the vendor.......I myself have deleted posts out the the RC forum....mostly because the poster was being an A-hole.......for someone to go into one vendors forum and advertise the vendors competition is a bit of a slap in the face......No?.......

anyways......I digress.......to play the other side.......I dont think vendors should have the ability to change the words in a post.......it should be an all or nothing approach......either the post is deleted all together, or it is left alone...........JMO

[kien]

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by kien

I bet at least 500 of your post are that icon aren't they?

[kien]

Originally Posted by christyf5

I bet at least 500 of your post are that icon aren't they?

Please stay on topic Christy, thanks.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by christyf5

I bet at least 500 of your post are that icon aren't they?

Want for me to edit his post to say something else? lol

Ok, bad joke for this thread...

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Want for me to edit his post to say something else? lol

Ok, bad joke for this thread...

but funny

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Want for me to edit his post to say something else? lol

Ok, bad joke for this thread...

too soon brad, too soon!

I think I have caught up with what's transpired here and in that thread in question.. I would agree that Vendors should have the ability to perform "house keeping" that's limited to deletion of posts but ya, changing the words of someone's post, that's wrong in my opinion. Not that my opinion counts for anything other than another post count.