07-26-2015, 05:38 AM
I'm having some issues sleeping so I'm throwing out a lot of ideas for the request for ideas. Ignore what doesn't make sense. You know what's going on with me.
If at all possible I would like to see an area where confirmed purchasers can confer as to more open information, but this requires a few things:
a) Verification. How does one verify a purchase? WU/MG receipt to an admin? Check in with a vendor? Some other way?
b) This obviously opens up room to a lot more personal information to be discussed. The privacy of the forum has to be guaranteed, as in, essentially invisible and nonexistent to outsiders, and there needs to be some sort of moderation that prevents individually identifiable information from being out. Saying "I received from East Timor to Alabama in 17 days" is very different from "Received from so-and-so, EMS, packaging ok but rattled, 8 days Chicago ISC, to Burlington, Iowa" I think somehow a plan needs to be worked out that works both practically and make the as unavailable as possible from afar.
c) People will talk shit but of course by nature a lot of us are anxious, but there should be some sort of drama-free way of running this exchange of information. LL verification is easy. Non-shipment/exit scams? More difficult. Someone on staff or several would ideally be designated as the liaison to vendors who do not post here to get their side of the story so to speak, someone who is firm but not rude, courteous, diplomatic, not short-tempered, but at the same time don't take shit, you know? The reason why this may be multiple people is that personalities may simply don't get along for no good reason. This isn't a full time gig, just a checkup job.
d) I like keeping the 50 post thing, or base it on a mixture of posts, reputation, as well as administrative discretion. Bright line rules are nice, but ultimately a number is not a great judgment of a person. Hell, on the internet is's already hard to judge personality, why make it more complicated. If someone has 50 posts but they're barely on topic and crap... well.... not really interested.
Effectively I'm suggesting maybe a section that is more open to dialogue and info but with tighter security. I think it comes with the territory, and with some level of moderation that would resolve potential conflicts. Otherwise it would be chill, certainly. Unfortunately I don't have a good name for anything. I named my cat Fuckles back in the day so there.
Let me know what you think! I'm just throwing ideas out really, and I'm mostly concerned about operational security if we grow bigger. IF anyone remembers OPR or its derivatives there were always registration stoppages and purges of inactives and that might be something to consider.
I've definitely wandered off topic so let me know what you think! Cheers!
If at all possible I would like to see an area where confirmed purchasers can confer as to more open information, but this requires a few things:
a) Verification. How does one verify a purchase? WU/MG receipt to an admin? Check in with a vendor? Some other way?
b) This obviously opens up room to a lot more personal information to be discussed. The privacy of the forum has to be guaranteed, as in, essentially invisible and nonexistent to outsiders, and there needs to be some sort of moderation that prevents individually identifiable information from being out. Saying "I received from East Timor to Alabama in 17 days" is very different from "Received from so-and-so, EMS, packaging ok but rattled, 8 days Chicago ISC, to Burlington, Iowa" I think somehow a plan needs to be worked out that works both practically and make the as unavailable as possible from afar.
c) People will talk shit but of course by nature a lot of us are anxious, but there should be some sort of drama-free way of running this exchange of information. LL verification is easy. Non-shipment/exit scams? More difficult. Someone on staff or several would ideally be designated as the liaison to vendors who do not post here to get their side of the story so to speak, someone who is firm but not rude, courteous, diplomatic, not short-tempered, but at the same time don't take shit, you know? The reason why this may be multiple people is that personalities may simply don't get along for no good reason. This isn't a full time gig, just a checkup job.
d) I like keeping the 50 post thing, or base it on a mixture of posts, reputation, as well as administrative discretion. Bright line rules are nice, but ultimately a number is not a great judgment of a person. Hell, on the internet is's already hard to judge personality, why make it more complicated. If someone has 50 posts but they're barely on topic and crap... well.... not really interested.
Effectively I'm suggesting maybe a section that is more open to dialogue and info but with tighter security. I think it comes with the territory, and with some level of moderation that would resolve potential conflicts. Otherwise it would be chill, certainly. Unfortunately I don't have a good name for anything. I named my cat Fuckles back in the day so there.
Let me know what you think! I'm just throwing ideas out really, and I'm mostly concerned about operational security if we grow bigger. IF anyone remembers OPR or its derivatives there were always registration stoppages and purges of inactives and that might be something to consider.
I've definitely wandered off topic so let me know what you think! Cheers!