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Support => Feature requests => Topic started by: chronicpain on July 04, 2011, 12:35 am

Title: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: chronicpain on July 04, 2011, 12:35 am
I was thinking that it would be a great idea to make a forum that only vendors can enroll. This would be a great place to help each other out. Like warn others of a potential scam or LE. Is this a good idea or not?

Title: Re: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: rake on July 04, 2011, 12:50 am
This would have been easier to implement on the old forums.
Title: Re: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: phubaiblues on July 04, 2011, 01:50 am
I would hope the forum owners do *not* do this...anything that allows one side of the equation to operate secretly from the other side, goes against the very strength this set up provides...sellers actually have very dangerous information in their hands, information that could lead to us buyers being arrested, and if that gets out, or get posted, we couldn't even complain, because we wouldn't know about it...

Lately there has been a rash of opiate packages *not* arriving.  You sellers don't think scam artists would join your forum too, and post the addresses of 'bad' buyers?   

Also, it seems sellers are more and more wanting to send packages that need confirmation...most of us buyers with any sanity have found very risky ways of getting our deliveries in houses 'other than our own'...by sending them with confirmation requests, the postman notes that the house is 'unoccupied' and cannot leave parcel, and takes it back, and since return address is fake: you never know it happened...this IMHO is what is causing the bad feelings lately: buyers are thinking they are getting ripped off, and sellers think bad buyers are just lying to get their btc back...

We might want to reflect a little on this, but if you start a private forum, where i don't know what you are saying, and what you are posting, and puts buyers in a 2nd class position...and we risk a whole lot already...the owners have always show sanity in the face of paranoid requests, and I hope they continue to do so...I think something is wrong...paranoia makes me think it's bad sellers or LE...but it very well could be what I just said: putting request of confirmation of package, means that most of us will not see our packages...and this could be what is causing this crap...but *please* no private forums...!!!
Title: Re: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: mseller on July 04, 2011, 02:01 am
Nobody should post address. That is large NO!
I have said that vendor thread where  discussion would be within  vendors and to disscuss various problems without  public. There we can post pgp posts because we all with granted access would have key pair to write/read.
There can not be posted specific and details from buyers, you take it wrong.
I have said in other thread, that I refund money if buyer does not receive package, and if he claim that 2 times I do not accept any order from him anymore.
So relax, we only talking..
Title: Re: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: chronicpain on July 04, 2011, 03:31 am
When we talk about confirmation, this is only delivery confirmation. No signature is required. all the mailman does is note what time he put the package in the mailbox. There shouldn't be any problem receiving this way.

Also, the thread/forum would still be moderated by SR. I wouldn't want any personal info except usernames brought up. This is just an idea. If it doesn't make sense then bag it, but we should look at all angles and see if it does. Plus the us GPG would be required. If the vendors wanted to talk to each other now it still could be done. This would just make it easier to  communicate.

Sometimes, buyers will tell me to ask so and so for a reference, this would be a lot easier to do in a vendors forum. maybe im up in the night and its not a good idea. but its worth looking into, thats all im saying..
Title: Re: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: BenzoMan on July 06, 2011, 01:23 pm
I like the idea of making a Vendor only Forum. Thumbs up.
Title: Re: Vendors only forum or thread
Post by: listentothemusic on July 06, 2011, 01:36 pm
I think a vendor forum is a great idea, It could help us communicate with each other, and provide a better end experience for users.

@Phubaiblues, What are you talking about operating on the other side? DO you think we are all going to revolt and start scamming everyone.

The worst that could happen by sellers talking to eachother is a culmination of ideas to make a better SR for buyers like you.


btw, in this thread you say "...I think something is wrong...paranoia makes me think it's bad sellers or LE"

Then when I brought up the fact that you may be paranoid in the other thread:
-"I think we need to step lightly on calling those of us with questions 'paranoid' tho.  We're all taking big chances here, and I doubt anybody with serious paranoia would even be here, after all the public hoopla."

You said it yourself.