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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 2435318, member: 88"]Maybe nasty was not the correct word to use. Maybe a better word would have been grumpy or terse. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, while I know there are rules on this forum, I think maybe cutting a newbie some slack is a better approach. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will lay odds that this person was trying to do a little research on her pieces & maybe do a little marketing. We all know how the Google bots love this forum. How many times has someone gone to research a question & think they have found another exact item only to find that it is the item in question? Often times items in question here are on Google within minutes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now if a person keeps coming back, basically doing the same thing again & again, then it becomes a problem. However a one time thing to me is not a problem. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have read your posts when someone offers to buy or sell something & if I was a newbie that got that response I don't think I would look on this forum as a very welcoming or friendly place. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know that the vast majority of people who come here to ask about their items are never heard from again. However some do come back & some even become regular posters. We have no way of knowing in the beginning which way that person is going to go. So why not be a little nice & helpful to all of the new members. No one knows which one will become a regular & maybe become a real asset to the forum. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 2435318, member: 88"]Maybe nasty was not the correct word to use. Maybe a better word would have been grumpy or terse. However, while I know there are rules on this forum, I think maybe cutting a newbie some slack is a better approach. I will lay odds that this person was trying to do a little research on her pieces & maybe do a little marketing. We all know how the Google bots love this forum. How many times has someone gone to research a question & think they have found another exact item only to find that it is the item in question? Often times items in question here are on Google within minutes. Now if a person keeps coming back, basically doing the same thing again & again, then it becomes a problem. However a one time thing to me is not a problem. I have read your posts when someone offers to buy or sell something & if I was a newbie that got that response I don't think I would look on this forum as a very welcoming or friendly place. I know that the vast majority of people who come here to ask about their items are never heard from again. However some do come back & some even become regular posters. We have no way of knowing in the beginning which way that person is going to go. So why not be a little nice & helpful to all of the new members. No one knows which one will become a regular & maybe become a real asset to the forum. Again JMHO[/QUOTE]
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