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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;42Skeezix, post: 346, member: 40&quot;]I&#039;ve bee sending this to all the boardies I can.</p><p>Hopefully it will reach a little further here. (Davey?)</p><p><br /></p><p>The time for action is now. If you feel something must be done about destructive and deceitful ways repeatedly thrust upon the board, the door is open to action right now. I&#039;ve been communicating with the mods and they are open to action towards a solution to this problem. I&#039;ve been encouraged.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you haven&#039;t before contacted the mods to voice your concerns, please do it now. If you have, do it again.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m genuinely against censorship but what we&#039;ve been subjected to for far to long is certainly vulgar behind the veil of the printed word.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps, with our voices raised as one, we can remove this blight on our friendy little &#039;tiquers community, but that voice must be made heard now, before tha door slams shut for good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t be rash, be reasoned.</p><p><br /></p><p>We can do this if united.</p><p>_______</p><p><br /></p><p>I sent the above to a few boardies yesterday. I&#039;ve followed that up today with:</p><p><br /></p><p>We can do this. i just got another e-mail from a mod saying the investigation was escalating and eBay has become directly involved.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just send a mod a well worded, reasonable, level headed e-mail expressing your concerns about the current state of the board and the reasons you feel are responsible for the present state of the community.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mod I&#039;ve had most the interaction with is Hawk-s but I think any and all mods should be contacted by various different boardies.</p><p><br /></p><p>To cantact a mod just click on their ID.</p><p><br /></p><p>Summon your greatest powers of eloquence and reserve but get the point across in no uncertain terms.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the missive that got the best response so far.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Thank you for the first reasonably framed response I&#039;ve so far received on this topic. I understand how your hands are tied.</p><p><br /></p><p>A thorough review of posting history&nbsp;&nbsp; including posting of harmful missinformation easily proved by facts, stalking behavior supported by posting history, and ill will toward the Antiques Board community again supported by posting history, etc. etc. ad infinitum would prove in short order the severe negative impact of this one individual.on what was once a thriving and friendly eBay community. Unfortunaty the gathering of this information, considering it&#039;s significant volume, is a task I care not to bear. Nor should it be for any of the board regulars to bear.</p><p><br /></p><p>It should be perfectly obvious the ill effects this poster has inflicted on this board since day one.</p><p><br /></p><p>His provocations have driven numerous well informed, knowlegable, I say valuable posters from the board. I may well be next. The board WILL suffer dramatically from my loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>His demeanor and caustic personality have kept posters from other boards from posting for information about their antiques on the antiques board. This has been clearly stated on the other boards, singling out one particular poster as the reason to not post. This is supportable ON THE BOARDS.</p><p><br /></p><p>His missinformation and ill given advice has caused many new posters not to return.</p><p><br /></p><p>He has bragged about his&quot;Killing the Antiques Board&quot; and his pride in doing so on off eBay internet sites.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type personality is truly anathema to the happy and healthy, vigourous life of a thriving eBay community and far from the best interests of that community and eBay itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would surely be in the best interests of eBay that anything that has a 100% negative impact on any once thriving user community under their tuteledge should be dealt with.</p><p><br /></p><p>The facts are there in the cumulative posts for all to see. The evidence is, in fact, staggering.</p><p><br /></p><p>The onus is on your people to restore health and a friendly environment for sharing information about antiques and vintage collectables while also sharing lifes little stories with like minded and friendly fellow community members. A community once known far and wide beyond eBay for the depth and breadth of knowledge on virtually any field of antiques. A once thriving community driven to near destruction by the hostile environment created at the hands of one bad intentioned mean spirited poster. A poster who has proved by his own words beyond a shadow of a doubt&nbsp; lacks any interest in, or knowledge of antiques. Stating exactly those sentiments quite explicitly in long ago posts.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure my voice is one of many, all shouting loud and clear!</p><p>I&#039;m sure the provocateur&#039;s defenders are lining right up...What? No? i thought not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please, listen to the voice of reason. See the true problem for what it is, not what it pretends to be, all puffed up with rightous but utterly false indignation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is before your eyes...open them.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our voice is our strength. We must use it in full.</p><p><br /></p><p>Others are on board and there are far more yet to contact.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s make that voice be heard loud and clear.</p><p>_____</p><p><br /></p><p>So far it seems the vast majority are taking up the pen, our weapon of choice, to drive off the evil one.</p><p><br /></p><p>A united front cannot be denied.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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