My thread locked - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2015, 07:49:09 am
content: I'm not sure where to post this so I'm putting it under "General Chat". Can any forum moderator or admin tell me why my sales thread has been locked?https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/franky's-sales-thread/Was it simply getting too long or did I break a rule?Thanks for your time.--Franky

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2015, 07:58:42 am
content: Yeah, I was about to pm you too about it.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2015, 08:02:04 am
content: No worries. Dave just helped me unlock it. He didn't know what happened though.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:11:34 am
content: And... It's locked again.

author: krivx
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:38:57 am
content: has there been some change in policy lately about users selling on the forum? I've noticed a few locked threads and bans.

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:47:20 am
content: I noticed Frankys thread locked the day after that russian tube seller got banned... was wondering if some new interpretation of policy being enforced? Then Franky came back for a bit and now he's locked again

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:48:54 am
content: Quote from: iloveelectronics on October 08, 2015, 08:02:04 amIt was in my understanding that only moderators/administrators can lock posts, unless some unknown force is at hand...Maybe some blacklisting?

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:54:58 am
content: maybe the evil eevblog arch nemesis mojo-chan has moved on from scripting dick pic posts to locks and bans...

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:06:36 am
content: Curious. Dave doesn't know how it got locked the first time?You'd think the forum software would record who locked a thread.Could there be an automatic lock on threads that approach some internal database size limit?What's the longest thread that exists here?

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:10:41 am
content: There are much larger threads. Like the batteriser one for instance.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:12:07 am
content: I was told by an admin that only buy/sell/wanted posts as a person are allowed but not as a businees.Dave didn't seem to know this rule though so when I asked him what happened he unlocked it for me.I would argue that I'm really only trading as a person and not as a company. I have no employees and everyone deals and gets support from me personally. The forum description says "only dealers who are valued contributors to the forum community are welcome to post here". And I believe I have contributed thru participating in various discussions and some product reviews etc. I may not have been very active recently due to time constraints but I thought I had done my partAnd wouldn't forum discounts count also as a form of contribution?I created that thread mainly because I didn't want to cluster the forum with my offerings and also for people to find me and ask me questions easily. I genuinely thought I was playing strictly by the rule.In any case, I have sent a message with these arguments to the admin and if his view isn't changed I'll respect the decision.Thanks to all who are concerned.Cheers,Franky

author: Balaur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:50:16 am
content: I bought things from Franky previously and I must say that he provided me an excellent communication and service. Many thanks!I fully support unlocking the thread.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:54:48 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on October 09, 2015, 09:43:59 amI agree wholeheartedly with this.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 10:20:27 am
content: Contact Dave again and ask for confirmation about the rules.Whatever the outcome of this it's important we get all admins on the same page.

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 10:31:23 am
content: Surely what Dave says goes? Please don't tell me eevblog is run by an anonymous committee.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 10:44:46 am
content: Thanks again for all he support. I have heard back from the admin and he says Dave has given my thread the concession so it will be unlocked again!

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 11:12:12 am
content: I think it is Simon getting carried away. I believe the tube seller was also unbanned.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 11:36:19 am
content: Common sense rules should apply IMHO. If a thread is providing a desirable service to this forum, it should be permitted.If Toploser got banned all hell would break loose !Glad that sense prevailed in this case.Fraser

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 11:43:24 am
content: Quote from: Towger on October 09, 2015, 11:12:12 amThe tube seller got banned because that's pretty much all he did, just post ads and that was pretty much it. There has been a spate of these recently.Franky has been a valued contributing member for a long time and is well known respected on here.More posts on the test equipment thread than the buy/sell thread!:Black and white rules never work, so Franky's buy/sell thread is welcome

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 12:16:11 pm
content: Thanks Dave.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 01:06:14 pm
content: Nowhere else would you find where both common sense and ninety nine cents prevailed but here on this forum.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 10, 2015, 12:23:17 pm
content: And the nice thing is that a lot of Frankie's stuff is around that 99c mark, but the quality is at the $9.99 mark in most cases.Yes I have bought of Frankie, and the service is in every case exemplary, even if I did get collectible stamps with gold on them as postage.