Unfairly target

[salsabike]

I'm really uncomfortable with this being discussed publically here.

Pam is right, this is a matter to be worked out between the admins and the OP.

Yup. It's TE's decision how they run the board, not ours.

[SadieKate]

And it's not like they don't have a phone number so you can privately talk to them . . . . .

[Selkie]

Yup. It's TE's decision how they run the board, not ours.

I agree. I think it is inappropriate to question the admins or to even bring this up on the forum.

Why would you threaten to leave the forum unless you are permitted to post these ads? I hope you decide to stay and continue to contribute.

Why don't your friends post the ads themselves? RunningMommy, who owns a store and likely has similar contacts, doesn't post ads for friends in her cycling community.

While others will post ads for their friends, it's infrequent.

[Andrea]

I have nothing constructive to add here except that it seems panties have been wadded and knickers have been twisted.

[bike4ever]

Actually, SadieKate, they do have my phone number. I asked them to call me regarding this issue.

I've vented enough. Thanks for everyone's support.

[SadieKate]

Actually, SadieKate, they do have my phone number. I asked them to call me regarding this issue.

Ah, so you picked up the phone and called them . . . privately. Gave them a chance to respond before going public????

[ginny]

... but it seems like this is what the internet is all about: democracy in action. She is exercising her voice and as long as TE doesn't start pulling her posts, it seems she is welcome to post whatever she likes in an effort to get to the bottom of why her FS posts are being pulled. Perhaps she is really trying to find who is 'compliaining' about her posts and explain to that individual that she is not selling from a store front. It's best to keep private matters private, but blogs and facebook and the internet in general are all about vomiting private matters for the world to see. She and everyone else in the thread have been respectful of both TE and the other posters (rare on the internet), and it seems like a fairly acceptable way to a) get the admin to reply to her concerns b) assure whomever is complaining about her FS listings that she isn't selling from a store front. Moreover, the suggestions here that she have her friends post their own FS items and TE charge for FS listings are not bad ones. ....just my unsolicited 2cents

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Maybe I'm nuts, but this does sound commercial to me:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...48&postcount=7
I think those friends should all be selling off their own used bikes if they want to sell them here.
If you enjoy the TE forums aside from the 'for sale' ads issue, then you should stay even if you wind up being asked to stop selling other people's stuff here. I'm sure no one wants to see you leave altogether. Like most of us here, you can continue to contribute constructive and helpful input in the forum even without selling things.

[jobob]

... but it seems like this is what the internet is all about: democracy in action.

Excuse me, but this forum is a gift to us from the people at TeamEstrogen.com, and they have every right to determine what is and is not posted on this forum.

I'm amazed that people so easily lose sight of this simple little fact.

Jeff and Susan run this site on a very long leash - there are things that are posted here that would really piss me off were I in their shoes - and the least we can do is to respect their decisions on how and what is posted here.

And I think it is incredibly tacky that Bike4ever is trying to get other posters to feel sorry for her because she is not willing to abide by the decisions of the people who actually pay for this forum to exist and work to keep it running.

[Karma007]

I have nothing constructive to add here except that it seems panties have been wadded and knickers have been twisted.

hahahahaha!!!!