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Post by admin on Jul 26, 2019 2:48:13 GMT
In the early days of the SBG forum we enjoyed something of a who's who of sword makers and sellers interacting with members, providing feedback on their products that they used to refine and improve them, identify issues and explain exactly how their swords were made to avoid speculation and guesswork. The golden days..
But as we got bigger, it was all too easy for someone with a secret agenda to disparage, attack or otherwise disrespect the very people who ARE the sword industry until only a couple were brave enough to remain..
Witchunts, personal grievances and what amounts to gossip and hearsay became the order of the day. But not anymore..
Enough is enough - as of today, new and rather strict rules are now in place to help us return to the golden age of civil and productive interactions between sword makers and their customers (you guys). If I had to sum it up it would be like this:
Be real, be polite and let's improve what's out there in the sword market rather than just whine about it. Get and deal with facts. Don't allow or parrot wild speculative guesswork, spread gossip or create rumors. Got some kind of agenda? get lost!
But as its necessary to be very clear on this, we have expanded the forum rules to cover all the bases and flesh out this concept. Our goal is not to stifle interactions, but to simply ensure they are civil and factual and to try and put a stop to the 'sport' of vendor bashing.
You can find the new rules at the bottom of the general rules section and also as new post in the 'Updated Policy for Manufacturers and Vendors' here.
It is shame it has to come to such Draconian measures, but really its just common sense. Lets work WITH the people who make swords, not try to drive them away and then have to guess and have those guesses eventually turn into 'facts'.
Clyde Hollis, one of the old school M&V members, has come back - and we hope that with these new rules in place, more manufacturers will start to come out of the woodwork now that they feel they can have civil discussions without someone with an agenda hijacking the whole thing and turning it into a Witchhunt.
Some discussion and amendments are possible at this stage, but the spirit of these new rules is critical. If we do this right, the net result should be more information direct from the source, better products, low demand niche swords being developed and a general revitalization of the industry and the forum itself.
- Paul Southren, July 2019
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thomasthesecond
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Post by thomasthesecond on Jul 26, 2019 3:54:09 GMT
I honestly think this will be a good thing, though only time will tell.
I do truly hope more craftsman rejoin the forum.
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Post by nddave on Jul 26, 2019 4:37:42 GMT
All fair and manageable in my opinion. I too would like to see more manufacturer and vendor interaction here again and hope those M&Vs will deliver in return the same integrity and civility that the respectful members will give them.
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Post by demonskull on Jul 26, 2019 10:16:16 GMT
Bumping this back to the top as everyone should read this and the linked New Rules. It relates to Everyone, so please read it.
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Post by csills2313 on Jul 27, 2019 15:00:42 GMT
Sounds like great news. I look forward to this
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gandermail
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Post by gandermail on Jul 28, 2019 1:07:28 GMT
Those measures don't strike me as draconian in the least.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Jul 29, 2019 4:52:28 GMT
Those measures don't strike me as draconian in the least.
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Avery
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Post by Avery on Aug 1, 2019 5:24:40 GMT
Good changes!
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Aug 1, 2019 6:26:38 GMT
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Post by zabazagobo on Aug 1, 2019 6:52:01 GMT
Indeed! Welcome back.
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Avery
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Post by Avery on Aug 2, 2019 6:10:21 GMT
'ppreciated fellas. Glad to see the place is still doing well! Glad for the new rules too, hope they reign in some of the folks with hidden agendas and such.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2024 23:35:46 GMT
I've tried everything I can think of to reach a moderator, so I hope this finally works. I have been sent back to my preference page several times; it is filled out properly. All the boxes have an X and I have hit the unsubscribe dozens of times. That doesn't work --I am getting 5 to 10 emails a week, sometimes even more, and I no longer have a sword collection and have zero interest in what everyone on the forum is buying, has an interest in whatever, I don't care and am not at all interested anymore at all. Do you understand me--- I said UNSUBSCRIBE-- Stop sending me all these unwanted thread comments-- Please, I'm begging. These never-ending answers to any and every comment on a thread is ridiculous. I delete all of them and then go in weekly and clear them there. Please - UNSUBSCRIBE ME!!!!! Squire80 is dead. he has died and no longer exists --- Can somebody get this message and stop all these emails or is this just one more failed attempt? If this doesn't work, then I will be forced to go on the open forum and start asking to be unsubscribed there--
Please email me with a reply ---- squire80 -
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Post by alientude on Feb 8, 2024 23:48:54 GMT
I've tried everything I can think of to reach a moderator, so I hope this finally works. I have been sent back to my preference page several times; it is filled out properly. All the boxes have an X and I have hit the unsubscribe dozens of times. That doesn't work --I am getting 5 to 10 emails a week, sometimes even more, and I no longer have a sword collection and have zero interest in what everyone on the forum is buying, has an interest in whatever, I don't care and am not at all interested anymore at all. Do you understand me--- I said UNSUBSCRIBE-- Stop sending me all these unwanted thread comments-- Please, I'm begging. These never-ending answers to any and every comment on a thread is ridiculous. I delete all of them and then go in weekly and clear them there. Please - UNSUBSCRIBE ME!!!!! Squire80 is dead. he has died and no longer exists --- Can somebody get this message and stop all these emails or is this just one more failed attempt? If this doesn't work, then I will be forced to go on the open forum and start asking to be unsubscribed there-- Please email me with a reply ---- squire80 -
I suggest going to your profile -> edit profile -> settings -> delete forum account if you are truly no longer interested in the hobby.
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Post by pellius on Feb 9, 2024 1:56:46 GMT
“I've tried everything I can think of to reach a moderator…”
A PM is always a pretty good option… Anyways, let’s see what we can do…
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Post by tera on Feb 9, 2024 3:05:10 GMT
I've tried everything I can think of to reach a moderator, so I hope this finally works. I have been sent back to my preference page several times; it is filled out properly. All the boxes have an X and I have hit the unsubscribe dozens of times. That doesn't work --I am getting 5 to 10 emails a week, sometimes even more, and I no longer have a sword collection and have zero interest in what everyone on the forum is buying, has an interest in whatever, I don't care and am not at all interested anymore at all. Do you understand me--- I said UNSUBSCRIBE-- Stop sending me all these unwanted thread comments-- Please, I'm begging. These never-ending answers to any and every comment on a thread is ridiculous. I delete all of them and then go in weekly and clear them there. Please - UNSUBSCRIBE ME!!!!! Squire80 is dead. he has died and no longer exists --- Can somebody get this message and stop all these emails or is this just one more failed attempt? If this doesn't work, then I will be forced to go on the open forum and start asking to be unsubscribed there-- Please email me with a reply ---- squire80 - I have never received any email from the forum, so I'm not sure what's triggering you to get email about, it sounds like, everything. That being the case I only have two suggestions: 1) Try to open the unsubscribe page in a different browser. Edge, Chrome, Opera, Firefox Focus, etc. Maybe the form is not submitting properly in one browser for whatever reason. 2) If you really feel done with all of this, PM any Moderator and we can delete your account entirely. That's an extreme action, but if that doesn't stop the email there's something seriously wrong with the forum platform software (which is beyond our control, but we could submit a support ticket).
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