Uhh..., if it makes you feel better, I promise to never buy or sell anything here ever again. I wasn't trying to dump equipment, I'm trying to participate. I tried to post a WWT:
I've learned a lot here watching the forums; I just don't post unless I feel I have something to add. If we worked together, you'd find I don't talk much either. I wasn't asking for an exception or preferential treatment, I just suggested a review of the posting requirements. This isn't the only thread in the
General Discussion Forum on the topic and, since it looks as if these posting requirements have been up for a year, I doubt it's the first.
I appreciate what Jude and the rest do for us; that shouldn't mean keeping my mouth shut when I think it could improve.
If I was a 'drive-by' seller, I'd have posted my 30 "Hi, how are you"s, "Far out!"s and "Rule Britannia"s, put my headphones up, and they (and I) would be gone by now. Instead I spend my afternoon responding to a guy that (apparently) thinks I can doctor my profile.
I haven't been this disillusioned since the HF-1 re-issue debacle. It's not fun anymore... it's like splashing around in a shark tank.
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20 something posts in a couple of years (as you say) shows your commitment to this forum. Drive-by sales are better suited to places like Craigslist or ebay. This is not called Sales-Fi. Why do so many new people think this place is a place to unload some equipment? When you buy something, do you investigate the product and the seller before you lay down your hard earned dollar? Most items sold here are major purchases for some and they look to users here for guidance and experience to help them make the right purchase. The buyer still has to beware but a little thing like a demonstrated commitment (as shown in a post count) to the hobby may be all we have here, unless you know the person. Even ebay uses feedback to build some confidence. Why shouldn't we here?
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