Hi
@Savage Henry
I am going to reply to your points here first, before putting up a big announcement on the website regarding this issue. But here is my quick response to your concerns.
I personally think this thread should be taken down.
Type "reef secrets misleading pricing" into Google and this thread comes up.
If a would-be-buyer did the Google search and only read the summary results without delving into the discussion, the buyer might be turned off buying anything from Reef Secrets.
So, firstly, that is not really a common search. By the same token you could also type in "Reef Secrets does not mislead pricing" in to Google and the same thread will appear. Also, please make note, the thread (page) title (as per Darren's request) does indeed state this is false.
I think we should also keep in mind that there might be skeptical potential buyers who will read this whole thread and may think, "yeah this is just like those food websites, one customer writes a negative comment, then all the restaurants mates write really good comments to buoy the restaurant up."
This is extremely unlikely as each member who has replied varies in membership duration. Some members who replied have been here for 3+ years and have accumulated a lot of "likes". This alone is enough for a person to assume that this is not the case.
As far as I am aware, Thereefuge are in control of this thread and are the only ones that could take it down.
I know that in this forum we can be frank and so I will say, I don't want to be or sound like an arsehole, but has the reefuge considered whether they could be liable if Reef Secrets suffered damage? But even if Reef Secret would never hold thereefuge liable, does thereefuge really want to keep this type of discussion alive? Who does it help? I haven't looked into this, but it seems that one member has really fucked up. So be it, give them a slap on the hand, but don't keep it going like this.
The Reefuge website is just a medium for users to discuss topics, nothing more. It is similar to Facebook in many ways. There are a whole bunch of strangers who are able to discuss topics. The Reefuge is not moderated like other forums on the internet. It is open and let's people say whatever they like.
I'd like to suggest that the moderators take all the good comments made about Reef Secrets in this thread and make a new thread in favour of Reef Secrets. This would show goodwill towards Reef Secrets.
And this is where I will show you my point of why it is important that information does not go missing.
Basically, we are going to take the comments that are in favour of the store, put them all in a thread, and then leave that content up for visibility. This system is just waiting to be abused. Furthermore, it also makes it look like we are covering something up for the store, which is not the case.
Suppose someone was to have had seen the first post in this thread before it was modified with added information. They come back to see the discussion gone and only good comments made. It will look very suspicious. It is better that the thread be left alone, as not only does is clear their name, but also shows proof that the OP was incorrect. It is not just a statement, it actually has evidence disproving OP.
The thread can be locked upon the request of Reef Secrets or OP. So far, neither have requested it to be locked.
I hope this clears up my position of why the thread will not be deleted.
Thanks.
