New guys are not always ready to be active posters outside the exchange(after all they are new and just learning), and are often best served by reading, but all knife fans like to buy and sell knives. What happened here had little to do with participation and a lot to do with an askew moral compass. I have dealt with many new members and while they may take a bit more handling , they as a whole have been very good. Better than some older members with little exchange experience.
While I am fine with things as they are, every member can still make their own rules as to whom they choose to deal with
I have to say…the more rules a site has, the less enjoyable.
BF has excellent rules right now. I wouldn’t wish for more rules and restrictions. There seems to be enough of that going around these days.
The issue is with individuals. People lacking integrity and honesty. They get weeded out.
Integrity, honesty, clarity and trustworthiness are attributes to ones character and need to be earned.
the formula USN uses with a few twists(in payment of memberships), and it works for them. However the system here seems to work also.
^^^ Perfectly stated, PH & S&F.
I for one, don't like having "special" mandates that other's feel that I must conform to- period! I'm also the type of member, who happens to prefer
reading in many of the sub-forums I spend time in, in lieu to posting in them, Just because I choose not to post in these sub-forums, has zero bearing on my ethics/morals when I'm dealing here in the Exchange. I joined BF's for 1 reason & 1 reason only:
I like knives. I didn't join here, to have to subscribe to other member's, ideologies/standards, on how they feel, I should be conforming here.
I read here quite often, other member's posting on what
they feel should be a requirement (participation in other area's of the forum) to being the consummate BF member. < I don't agree with this. I'm here to buy, sell & trade knives first & foremost. I'm not here to make other people feel all warm & fuzzy....I'm here to enjoy this hobby....& as long as I'm participating here in an honest and ethical manner, & following this sites rules, then that's all that should matter. It's unfortunate, that a few of the blah blah blah blah loudmouth busy body blowhards, around here, always seem to feel the need to be preaching to others, how they feel everyone else should conducting themselves here; instead of looking into a mirror for some needed introspection.....
As for the sales exchange: I've met more really great people here (via PM's/speaking on the phone/face to face transactions), through all the transactions I've had, than through my participation in any of the other sub forums. And that's just the way it is.|
As for J-swish16: I will not ever be dealing with this member.
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