The "Big Site" - Ridiculous

[caferacermike]

Weeellllllllllll,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, To play the Devil's advocate on this one, um here at MAAST that is the official rule of the for sale forum.... It's just only enforced when the Mod group feels like enforcing it. We are not to make any comments in the threads about the person, the price, or what-not. The rules are/were to only ask questions directly related to the sale and to confirm an interest.

I kind of agree with RC's policy. The world really is a "buyer beware" kind of place. Anyone that is interested in making a purchase at RC should always search for positive feedback first, this is easily accomplished within the outlined parameters of the topic areas. This helps keep the flow of such a huge site from clogging up with "other". If Mike Delgado did you right, then it may be in both your best interests to start such a thread in the appropriate forum. This way you could shout out about what great coral/prices/eqpt. he has/had and he can just as easily compliment you for being a trustful/easy to deal with/respectful/etc.. buyer.

No I don't much care at all for RC. It's way to big. It's way to easy to lose any treads you start just because 20 other people start a thread right after you. It's just to much to read. To many people read a thread and begin asking questions, it could take 4 pages to even begin finding response. The for sale area is very cliquish, if you are nto a super regular you won't even be given a chance to buy. But oh well, some people like that.

Now even though I don't play there much I can respect the fact that they do have rules, they are clearly outlined, and are obviously enforced to a "T", which in my opinion is a good thing. How many threads have we seen here at MAAST go completely haywire because a moderator turned their back on a thread (or made comments within) that went against the clearly outlined rules? Then all heck breaks loose and sides are drawn. Some folks won't see what the big deal was until it happens to their thread one day and they will then expect to be treated with the utmost respect. So if you broke a rule there and they send you a little nasty gram, expect it, suck it up and say to yourself that maybe you won't do that again. It's not the Moderator's fault, they were just doing EXACTLY what you as a member there helped to define as a rule and agreed to. Quite possibly if the shoe were on the other foot and someone was creating [/I]what you found to be a distraction[I], you'd like them to take the same sort of action they took against you today. Am I right? Now I'm not saying what you did was a horrible thing, right or wrong, it's just that you put a moderator in the position of having to take an action in response to a rule that was deemed broken. If you so feel violated enough as to not wish to take part in any of the wonderful services and advice that you could still be getting from uncluttered threads at RC than by all means terminate your membership, however keep in mind they were only acting upon the voted in bylaws of the same club that you sign for and accept these bylaws when you pay that same membership.

Anyways Lee it does seem harsh that they need to act in such a manner, however I completely understand why such a large forum would have such a rule.