The Other Place is at it again

How surprising! The person of limited intellectual development has vanished the post and its reply. Isn't he clever!

Yes, he is quite clever - isn't he? Laughing

I think their problem with links is that it raises the score of the linked sites in Google. Most people know to just use sku numbers which is kind of a pain, but not too bad (except at KD where the sku numbers don't match the product ID numbers in the URL). And they're right about the hot-linked images. At least the moderator explained why the content was being removed. I've seen the same one just delete stuff from newbies with no explanation.

I think hot-linked photos kinda tip the scales over there, but their link policy is a little loose and arbitrary anyway. If the link is part of a comment that's more about the flashlight than the company selling it, the link will usually pass muster.

The Super Moderator is easily painted into a corner, though, if engaged logically. Then he'll just start pasting rules. I *almost* feel sorry for the kid.

I wasnt in the least bit insulting and yet he removed my post.

Here's one I just now read:

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=285720

"There have been numerous threads on this before. This one is superfluous. It's closed. "

He never even had a chance. Poor guy.

. . . and I bet anything if he had asked about AW batteries instead, the thread would be open and people would be singing the praises . . . even though there are numerous threads, etc.

Id like to make the owners of the forum aware of the idiot mod and what he is doing/saying to others. Any ideas who I can contact?

The owner is in it strictly for the money. She doesn't care. Her posts are some of the most offensive of all

The mod is doing exactly what the owner wants him to do. That's the culture there. But the good thing is, that's also why there is this forum.

As long as they are making money, NOTHING will change and if the owner does the same thing then there in NO chance whatsoever that it will change.

Here's another one which I thought was funny and was going to comment on but when I got to the bottom, it was closed. He was just showing something funny and did not even mention who the business was but most would have been able to figure it out.

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=285770

I think a lot of closures and deletions depends on their moods and probably just because THEY CAN do it. That's just sad.

Here's one I'm watching that will probably be closed soon. I wonder how much longer it will last?

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?p=3474025#post3474025

You are quite right brted. If you link to an american vendor it stays there forever, but if its to DX or KD hell breakes loose.

Brilliant, I love the smell of fresh sarcasm in the morning

CPF, i really don't like there, here is much better, and the administrator is niceTongue out

If further clarification is needed take it up privately or discuss it in the UG.
Thread Closed. Laughing

And it only took 1 more day.

Note the key words in the reply which are all about the money as usual.

"

The policy was established some time back primarily because of shills posting "hey look at this". "Has anyone seen this light?" Before long some threads had become virtual shopping experience threads with members joining in and posting every new light they found. The links primarily pointed to two sites which turned them into advertising threads inviting more shills from those sites. It wasn't until after the policy went into effect that those sites started actually supporting CPF. Their own customer service issues eventually (mostly) halted their forum participation."

Oops, Surefire dit it again :)

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=288045

Hrvoje

Can't we all just get along? :D