Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm pleased you sold your car. It means one less moaning pratt on the forum Yes because since day one I was a moaning troll on this forum. I'm sure there will be someone reading this thread that genuinely can see where I'm coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Anyone else notice that the school half term starts just as this thread pops up? Yes I'm a whining student (or might as well be). It's not like a gave 5 years of my life to this country just to be medically thrown out on my ass!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm pleased you sold your car. It means one less moaning pratt on the forum Yes because since day one I was a moaning troll on this forum. I'm sure there will be someone reading this thread that genuinely can see where I'm coming from. I can see where you're coming from. You don't like the rules, so you're having a public whinge on the pretence that it's for the good of the forum. Fair play for sticking around for so long and taking the ear bashing you're getting, but I'm not sure what you hope to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) As I mentioned before I quite like the club, and am involved with a few members in getting some summer fun organised (if this weather keep up). I'm being labelled as a troll on the forum, which to be honest I haven't been until today and I've got no reason to shy away because I am a fan of the zed and hope to stick about so I can share what knowledge and experience I have of the car, even if it was only for 4 months. In that time it was used daily and I covered 6k miles. + I just wanted to vent a little and this seemed the ideal platform. It can't be that much of a pointless thread with the amount of views and replies its had. Or maybe people like pointless threads, I don't know. Edited May 25, 2013 by Gonzo88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 A pointless thread will run to multiple pages. An informative thread will get you about 3 replies Way of the forum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. That's open to your opinion though, the same way I think the rules are unfair I've just got to 'suck it up' and get on with it. It's not a one way street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Most pointless thread ever +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. That's open to your opinion though, the same way I think the rules are unfair I've just got to 'suck it up' and get on with it. It's not a one way street. Not really, the reason we have the rules is it makes it fair for all. You would be amazed at how many people ask to be a special case. If we think the request has merit we discuss it before breaking our own rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. That's open to your opinion though, the same way I think the rules are unfair I've just got to 'suck it up' and get on with it. It's not a one way street. Not really, the reason we have the rules is it makes it fair for all. You would be amazed at how many people ask to be a special case. If we think the request has merit we discuss it before breaking our own rules. This was my point though, it was not discussed and I never received a PM about it. I would of taken the time to talk with admin, but it seems it was decided before I could put my case forward. I can appreciate how many people you get asking you, but when someone has been an active member on the forum and used traders on here I just felt hard done by. Edited May 25, 2013 by Gonzo88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 In your case it was straightforward, you didnt meet the criteria clearly posted in the section. Most people have the courtesy to contact the team prior to posting. If I had to pm everyone who had a post rejected I would be asking for a wage rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 I did PM an administrator and I was told to make the advert and post it so it could be considered, and never heard anything after that until I made a post about it. It's not like I didn't meet all the criteria is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. +1 And in this case it was probably more than likely a mod would have dissapproved the post, they do the majority of them anyway. Rules are rules end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raduv66 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Much ado about nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 These are your own rules. I didn't make them up. I didn't receive a PM what are you not understanding about this? My post count was high enough, and that was not through spamming, but instead asking questions about the 350z, posting pictures of the one I bought and interacting with other user on this site. Any advert placed without passing the 100 post count rule will automatically deleted and a pm sent to the vendor linking to this post. Any posts posted under the minimum count will be removed and spamming to get the count up quickly is not permitted Buyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I could maybe understand a little if you had been on her 5 months and 20 days but you were well short and there are plenty of other options, not least of which would have been putting an advert on PH, AT or eBay and posting a link.... The Admin & Mods do have jobs/lives away from here and if everytime someone was not approved they had to listen to whinging they would get fed up and leave, I know I would 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 These are your own rules. I didn't make them up. I didn't receive a PM what are you not understanding about this? My post count was high enough, and that was not through spamming, but instead asking questions about the 350z, posting pictures of the one I bought and interacting with other user on this site. Any advert placed without passing the 100 post count rule will automatically deleted and a pm sent to the vendor linking to this post. Any posts posted under the minimum count will be removed and spamming to get the count up quickly is not permitted Buyers You missed the smallprint... * this does not apply to trolls or tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 I could have done indeed, but like the admins and everyone on here I have a life. I had to buy another daily as the Zed had been off the road for 2 weeks and I was travelling a lot so didn't have much chance. I had numerous PMs off members on here enquiring about my car so thought it would be worth posting up that was all. I had been a member for just over 4 months, and if my car hadn't been in the garage I would have been at Wales, but the car just wasn't ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 These are your own rules. I didn't make them up. I didn't receive a PM what are you not understanding about this? My post count was high enough, and that was not through spamming, but instead asking questions about the 350z, posting pictures of the one I bought and interacting with other user on this site. Any advert placed without passing the 100 post count rule will automatically deleted and a pm sent to the vendor linking to this post. Any posts posted under the minimum count will be removed and spamming to get the count up quickly is not permitted Buyers You missed the smallprint... * this does not apply to trolls or tools Boring! One minute your liking my car and saying "nice job" next you're being a "tool". Next joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Apart from being a mod on here I also have other forums to sort out. We also spend a lot of time organising events, sorting out tickets and chasing up any problems which member have. The rules have been evolved and tweaked over many years. They are there to protect the members and make it easy for us to work out if a post is approved.I would be more inclined to accept your point if you were arguing that the rules were wrong but I think your 4 months experience on here is probably less than the teams as most of us have been her for 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. That's open to your opinion though, the same way I think the rules are unfair I've just got to 'suck it up' and get on with it. It's not a one way street. Not really, the reason we have the rules is it makes it fair for all. You would be amazed at how many people ask to be a special case. If we think the request has merit we discuss it before breaking our own rules. This was my point though, it was not discussed and I never received a PM about it. I would of taken the time to talk with admin, but it seems it was decided before I could put my case forward. I can appreciate how many people you get asking you, but when someone has been an active member on the forum and used traders on here I just felt hard done by. Which in fairness finally makes a bit of sense as to why you'd be a bit peeved if didnt receive a pm having asked for special dispensation Who did you pm to plead your case *awaits 'i didnt pm anyone' response'* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 And just for the record having a pop at "Admin" is unfair, any of the mods can approve or dissapprove a post too. That's open to your opinion though, the same way I think the rules are unfair I've just got to 'suck it up' and get on with it. It's not a one way street. Not really, the reason we have the rules is it makes it fair for all. You would be amazed at how many people ask to be a special case. If we think the request has merit we discuss it before breaking our own rules. This was my point though, it was not discussed and I never received a PM about it. I would of taken the time to talk with admin, but it seems it was decided before I could put my case forward. I can appreciate how many people you get asking you, but when someone has been an active member on the forum and used traders on here I just felt hard done by. Which in fairness finally makes a bit of sense as to why you'd be a bit peeved if didnt receive a pm having asked for special dispensation Who did you pm to plead your case *awaits 'i didnt pm anyone' response'* You think I'm a liar? Fair enough! It was M13KYF that I had correspondence with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 These are your own rules. I didn't make them up. I didn't receive a PM what are you not understanding about this? My post count was high enough, and that was not through spamming, but instead asking questions about the 350z, posting pictures of the one I bought and interacting with other user on this site. Any advert placed without passing the 100 post count rule will automatically deleted and a pm sent to the vendor linking to this post. Any posts posted under the minimum count will be removed and spamming to get the count up quickly is not permitted Buyers You missed the smallprint... * this does not apply to trolls or tools Boring! One minute your liking my car and saying "nice job" next you're being a "tool". Next joke? Having a nice Zed doesn't mean you are exempt from any criticism... As already said if you had time to post up an add on here you had time to put it somewhere else and link it to those that had expressed an interest... Oh hang on... that would have cost you a few quid, which seeing as that is the whole point of this thread i.e. money lost NOT querying site sales policy, is almost certainly why you didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo88 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 He advised me that if my post count was within 10% of the required amount it would be considered and that a member of the team would get back to me. Which they didn't so I made a post a few days later which was closed down pretty quickly advising me it had been rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 As he is presently abroad on holiday he may have less time at the moment. I wouldnt have approved it anyway if it were me for the same reason I have now posted several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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