Negative reviews - reconsidered!

[Oliver]

Woooooops, seems I've made a big mistake here and pretty much everybody thinks I'm wrong. So I'm wrong!

I'll remove the rule.............


Let me just quickly explain my thinking behind what I did: It has concerned me (and quite a few members) for some time that there was too much activity by the suppliers in the review board. So I removed supplier posting privileges here.

However, it did occur to me that it would be unfair for suppliers to have accusations thrown at them without the right of reply (plus my fear of libel law) - hence the rule.

Perhaps it was too much of a leap, and I pre-empted this sort of problem too far ahead of it actually occuring, so we'll carry on with the old rules, minus suppliers in the forum.

Sorry for any upset this caused, and just to clarify there was absolutely no pressure on me by any suppliers to do this. In fact, many of them have been in touch to say they'd prefer to have negative reviews posted since it helps them make their service better. I just made a big misjudgement.

All the best,
SmokeyJoe

 

[CaSHMeRe]

very nice SJ Happy to see everyone on the same page now!

 

[dnakr]

Now we can go back to being a big happy family again

 

[leaford]

Can the Happy Bunnies come back out now?

 

[Soot]

Thanks for the consideration SJ.

 

[PeteMcArthur]

Well done and thanks very much SJ. I think we all appreciate the work you do on the forum.

Thanks Again

Pete

 

[SANJP]

Top Man SJ

Free Speech Reigns Supreme !!​

 

[youfillintheblank]

Yes, but only if they are vaping. And they don't complain!

Good move SJ

Can the Happy Bunnies come back out now?

 

[ApOsTle51]

First off , Kudos for taking members opinions on-board SJ, good to see common sense come through in the end.

, so we'll carry on with the old rules, minus suppliers in the forum.

so by the above i'm assuming that suppliers still can't post in the review forums ?
Personally i think they should be able to do so as long as the thread title is about them , their product or service...my opinion

, Sorry for any upset this caused, and just to clarify there was absolutely no pressure on me by any suppliers to do this. In fact, many of them have been in touch to say they'd prefer to have negative reviews posted since it helps them make their service better. I just made a big misjudgement.

All the best,
SmokeyJoe

I'm glad i was wrong about that bit, i was hoping i was, it was just the only explaination i could come up with as to the reason the rule was imposed in the first instance.

 

[Kate]

I think that most of us appreciate it that you are trying to make the forum better as it grows Smokey Joe. It's not always going to be easy and some of us will get into a tizz on the way, that's just how forums are ... controversy, conspiracy theories, dramarama, flame wars and all the rest.

Evolution is sometimes two steps forward and one step back, in the long term there is overall progress. Short term problems are to be expected in any community.

You've done a great job, don't let the .......s grind you down

EDIT
I've just seen your post Apo, I'm not having a go at you here even though your post is just before this. I was just speaking in general about what forums are like.

 

[ApOsTle51]

hehe , that's ok kate..i can be a numbnuts at times. It's just the way i am , always reading between the lines.

 

[e-pipeman]

Thanks S-J ! It's good of you to reverse the rule - much appreciated.

 

[Psyclown]

There you have it, democracy in action. To weigh the opinions of your humble subjects when you have the power to be dictatorial impresses me. Absolute power has not corrupted you absolutely.

 

[Zach]

Hell yeah.
Just placed an order with steve

^^^da face i make when i order from steve^^^

edit: also long live smokey joe here's me being administrated by him:

 

[youfillintheblank]

What are you ordering from Steve that makes you look like that?? Did I miss a page of "specialty herbal" juices?

Hell yeah.
Just placed an order with steve

^^^da face i make when i order from steve^^^

edit: also long live smokey joe here's me being administrated by him:

 

[Zach]

Psshht. I wish, unfortunately the e-cigarette just isn't designed to smoke that type of stuff.

...

 

[Schroedinger's cat]

Glad to see this, SJ. I really like the way you run this forum.

I have never posted a negative review here, but I have posted positive ones. However, I would have been more reluctant to do so while knowing that negative reviews could not be posted.

So far, I had not minded the sellers I have seen being on the review threads about them -in fact, sometimes it seemed to help clarify a problem that someone was having. However, I have only visited parts of this forum, so I will definitely defer to you and the others who see everything about this.

 

[madog]

Thanks SJ - We appreciate you listening!

 

[yo han]

Perhaps if the rule had been a bit less strict it would've been OK. Giving suppliers/manufacturers the right to reply but not to start a new topic could've worked.

 

[grooovn]

In the short time I have been here, I wouldn't dare take on the roll that SJ fills. even if I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night... ;-}