[TowerTalk] "Thief"

[Jim Rhodes]

Maybe a stated policy on conflict resolution is needed. I am sure Steve 
does not want this list to become known as an easy spot to pick up a few 
dishonest dollars. On the other hand he has way to much to do to take time 
to stand as judge & jury if there are complaints. The public here (us, the 
subscribers) have been injured by both parties. For all we know Steve has 
had an ongoing discussion with both parties off of the list. I would hope 
so. But these situations do crop up every so often. Luckily it does not 
happen very often, but it is still unfortunate that it does come up & leave 
a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Maybe a more productive direction for a 
thread would be to see if something can be decided about how the community 
should handle (or not) future situations.

At 10:26 PM 5/16/2005, Jerry K3BZ wrote:
>I too am always sad that deals between fellow hams go bad, but for the
>aggrieved party to use the TowerTalk reflector to air his unhappiness seems
>to be an attempt to leverage his side of the issue. After all, how do any of
>us know who is right and who is wrong in a case like this? In these matters,
>it's human nature to think that the one who complains first is in the right,
>but that's not necessarily so. There are always two sides to every conflict.
>
>  I for one think it is a poor practice to allow anyone to use the TowerTalk
>forum for such personal purposes.  This is not the first time this kind of
>thing has come up on the reflector.  We shouldn't allow anyone to manipulate
>us into the position of taking sides in a conflict for which we have no
>personal knowledge. The potential for misuse is too great, and I don't think
>that's what the reflector is for.  Maybe it's time for the man in charge to
>establish a policy about these sorts of potentially libelous postings.
>
>Just my 2 cents....  73,  Jerry K3BZ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Camera" <kb9cry at comcast.net>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] thief
>
>
> > I would agree with this sentiment but in the case listed, the seller
> > made a big mistake by sending the goods to an unknown stranger before
> > receiving payment and now is moaning when the payment is not coming so
> > quick.  So, who should we feel sorry for?  I'm sorry about the bad deal
> > and yes the buyer is bad but the seller also shares the blame.  So the
> > lesson for everyone is, don't do that, cover yourself and conduct
> > business by the book.  Phil  KB9CRY
> >
> > Van Fair wrote:
> >
> > >If you are going to allow users to ask for items to buy or sell on
>Towertalk then it seems to not be so out of line when a deal goes sour to
>let all know. I would also like to know when someone is less than honest. It
>reminds us all that even on this reflector that things can go bad.  Van
>W4GIW
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Jim Rhodes K0XU
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