Complaining about deals that have gone bad in the GUU Forum

[Neely8]

Re: Complaining about deals that have gone bad in the GUU Forum

Arod,
I appreciate the insight but I don't feel that I crossed any lines or posted anything that wasn't factual. I feel I got the short end of the moderating stick due to a moderator's association with the subject of the deleted thread. I don't think I posted anything that warranted the total censorship of the thread and didn't realize disagreeing in a civil manner with a moderator warranted such action. This site just lost a lot of credibility in my eyes if they do not want the collecting community to be made aware of how poorly some collectors handle transactions on here. John.

[3arod13]

I spend more time reading threads each day than starting one myself. However, there always seems to be that one GUU rule violation that happens often - complaining about a deal that has gone bad in the GUU Forum.

I was just following a thread, when all of a sudden it was deleted. I will say it was deleted after a warning was given to the poster of the thread. Why? Because the poster of the thread was upset over a deal that went bad, and understandably, let their emotions get the best of them.

As I have learned myself in this forum, you just can't do that. As some of you may recall, I had an issue with someone and brought it into this forum. Yes, I was upset. And yes, I ignored the numerous warnings to be patient, give the other person the opportunity to respond, and to get all the facts first before I speak bad about the person. My emotions were boiling, so I wasn't hearing all of that. After looking back on it, I let my emotions get the best of me and realize now that I pushed the envelope with the administrators to a point that I regret.

What I learned from that experience was to control my emotions. Difficult as it was, I have now changed my ways to ensure I don't cross those lines again. I even had another issue that happened, but instead of posting in GUU, I contacted one of the administrators via email with my situation and was given really good advice on how to handle it. Never had to post anything about it in this forum because I was able to work it out, due to the advice and guidance of the administrator.

Now, some may read this and think, "who does he think he is giving us advice? or Who does he think he is, and GUU administrator?" No, I'm just a person who experienced the experience myself...learned from it...and believe overall it makes a difference in this forum and those individuals involved. So, if I can share information that I think mayl benefit anyone when dealing with this subject, then good.

With that said, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your families.