I agree with what all of you are saying. My problem is when the offended
party uses this or other lists as a method of slamming someone, sometimes to
the point of libelous remarks. Those I can do without. But then, that's what
the delete key is for (thought I'd say it before someone else did ;-)
On a different note, my new treads should be arriving from Tire Rack
Thursday. Brand new smokin Yokos..can't wait!
Regards (and thanks for all of your continued collective wisdom!)
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Fader" <hfader@usa.net>
To: "Peter Macholdt" <vze2846b@verizon.net>; "6pack list"
<6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: Warnings about vendors, sellers, etc]
> I agree Peter. One of the valuable things about these lists is learning
about
> people's experience with various products and services. I want to hear
both
> the good and the bad.
>
> The only concern I have is that people sometimes resort to hyperbole
rather
> than sticking with the facts. I was unintentionally guilty of this once
and
> actually received a phone call from the supplier. Apparently two people
from
> the list had called him up alarmed about the bad parts he was selling and
gave
> me as a reference. Unfortunately, I had asked a question about the parts
in
> such a way that it sounded like they were bad when in fact, I just didn't
know
> how they worked. The supplier corrected me, and I apologized profusely
both to
> him and to the list.
>
> The lesson is that these lists have awesome power and we have to be
careful to
> use it wisely.
>
> - Hugh
>
> Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net> wrote:
> > Mark,
> >
> > I respectfully disagree. From my perspective, I want to hear about
> > potential pitfalls when dealing with folks trying to sell me something.
> > Doesn't mean that I will not use a person that gets a negative comment
or
> > two. I'll just be more careful.
> >
> > A recent example comes to mind. I wanted to buy the ss sport exhaust
from
> > Rimmer. After weighing all the pros and cons from the list, I took the
> > plunge and bought the system. The system had many of the problems I was
> > warned about, but with the mass of experience from this list, I was able
to
> > use our collective knowledge and get Rimmer to fix the problem.
> >
> > Finally, information is what the list is about. If we can't warn each
> other
> > about really bad situations, its value is diminished.
> >
> > And that's my rant...
> >
> > Peter
> > '68 TR250
> >
> >
> >
> > on 6/11/02 2:57 PM, Creamer, Mark at CreamerM@cintas.com wrote:
> >
> > > See, this is why (in my opinion) comments, warnings, etc like we saw
the
> > > other day regarding someone's unfortunate circumstance should probably
> > > be avoided at all cost on this list when it mentions a specific person
> > > by name. It can be damaging to someone's reputation and/or business,
and
> > > we only get to hear one side of the story. And one guy's experience
may
> > > be the opposite of the next guy's. Just my rant-of-the-day, FWIW....
> > >
> > > <mc>
> > > (hoping to have some new shoes on the 6 soon!!)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Simms, Bruce CIC [mailto:Bruce.Simms@SOCO.Sk.Ca]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 2:04 PM
> > > To: '6pack@autox.team.net'
> > > Subject: Bennett French
> > >
> > > Re: Previous warning not to deal with Bennett French. I purchased a
set
> > > of
> > > Spax front adjustables from Bennett through ebay. Haven't gotten
around
> > > to
> > > installing them yet, but good transaction and nice fellow on the
> > > telephone.
> > >
> > > Bruce Simms
> > > Saskatchewan, Canada
> > > CF1941UO
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