our board is not the place to air individual grievances against merchants. they have no opportunity to present their side of the story. they have usually been offered little or no opportunity to solve the problem before the post is presented here. we have no power or authority to resolve consumer complaints and disputes. such posts serve no constructive purpose.
ranting, raving, venting, blowing off steam and/or "getting it off our chests" are not constructive actions and do not reflect well upon our community.
Originally Posted by k9dancer
Any differences of opinion will cause a subject to get locked.
not necessarily.
differences of opinion are not automatically harmful or unhealthy during a community conversation. they can provide additional food for thought, insight into alternate perspectives, etc. after all, a closed mind will soon get cluttered, dusty, and clogged to the point of uselessness.
as long as differences are expressed with grace, good humor, and respect for other perspectives they are normally allowed to remain.
when differences are expressed in a way that's confrontational, disrespectful, or otherwise ill-mannered and uncivilized, they get the axe.
if a whole topic has been dragged too far into the sewer of incivility, the
whole thing will be either locked or deleted.
ironically and regretfully, the members who start the topics are rarely the ones who ruin them beyond use or repair.