Unfairly target

[pinkbikes]

Not that I really feel that I should extend this discussion (but yet I can't resist this train wreck). I think to some extent Bike4ever bringing this up publicly is valid since her messages are being flagged, which is what's alerting the mods to them to delete them. It's not like she can explain what she's selling and why to the people that are flagging her posts, any other way than to start a thread on it. So now the people who are flagging her, know her side of the story. We didn't really need to know the details of her interactions with the forum moderators or owners though.

And since as far as I can tell, even though I haven't been around here very long... Bike4ever's really helpful & knowledgable with her suggestions, I think we should all give her the benefit of the doubt and not instantly suspect her of nefarious commercial selling or attack her or anyone else over this. I'm sure that the bike shop she works for has way more than the 8 or 9 bikes she's listed on here for sale.

+1 Couldn't have said it better myself!

[Veronica]

So rules only apply to people who are new to the forum and only to people who ask for advice, not to those who give it? What if they give bad advice, does that count?

Veronica

[Cataboo]

So rules only apply to people who are new to the forum and only to people who ask for advice, not to those who give it? What if they give bad advice, does that count?

Veronica

Nope, I said to give her the benefit of a doubt, not to let her run rampant all over the forums doing whatever she wants. Assume honesty and not guilt.

It's part of being civil about a dispute.

If a newly created account posts 8 bikes to sell, then go ahead and assume the worst about their motivations.

And if a newly created account posts 8 bikes to sell and hates on steel, mixtes, ti bikes, and wool, then we should just go ahead and stone them.

[Running Mommy]

not that I should be adding to this.. but I just can't help myself.
Seems someone got her hand caught in the cookie jar, and now is upset about the "punishment".
I remember last fall, nov/ december maybe there were ad's for some small womens bikes- I want to say trek wsd models, but my memory is fuzzy. I remember that the seller had multiple units of the same bike for sale.That seemed VERY commercial to me. I remember thinking that I didn't feel it was appropriate to use the forum in that way.
I can't remember if that seller was the OP, but I think it was???
I put my old used road bike up once, but it's a 5 yr old specialized so hardly a commercial post.
Heck I have a few 08 models I'd love to get rid of, and a boatload of sugoi clothing taking up space on my racks. But I would NEVER think of posting that stuff here. It just wouldn't be right.
I'm sure that the OP is a great person, and she has offered me advice in the past. But there are rules people. Rules... And when it's known that you work in a shop your FS items are going to be scrutinized a bit more than others. Esp. if you post FS items often. I would think anyway??
Cheers to all.

Oh- and I have spoken with Susan on the phone in the past about some charity items. She is my role model! A very warm caring person, and a savvy businesswoman too!