Bad/Good Trader Category ???

[Cazador]

I envision something like Amazon.com does with their trader ratings where consumers relay factual accounts about their experiences.

[CrazyHedgehog]

I think that as Garter Guy says he has just relayed his experience....
I personally don't see this sought of thing a problem, that is, not really a problem as long as we stick to the facts and do not give out full names and addresses of said persons and not leave themselves open to slanderous comments or accusations...

With ebay good bad ratings, both parties have signed up and agreed to abide by ebays policies, which include leaving and recieving good or negative feedback.

In the case of 'the infamous Bob' has he agreed to any personal feedback about him to be displayed? data protection act and all that....

The problem is, if there are bad things happening, I would like to know, as I think we all would, just be careful I suppose....

turns out I have one snake from a certain person that people are complaining about...fine at the moment, but being watched very closely...

[adamanteus]

It's difficult... I guess it's okay to relate your negative experiences, but not to make negative recommendations? Let people know the facts, then draw their own conclusions, I suppose.

[sschind]

To my knowledge no one has ever successfully sued Faunaclassifieds/BOI. If I were to consider adding such a category to my website I would contact him and bend his ear a bit before going ahead with it. I don't know of any other site that has taken this idea to the extent that Rich has and I know that there are many people who are very grateful to him for doing it. Of course, there are probably as many people mad at him for doing so as well. Is it the sort of thing for every site. Of course not. It would take a person with thick skin and a lot of nerve to pull it off. I would think that a key factor in the legality of such a site would lie in the truthfulness of the posts. I know that in the beginning Rich, and a select group of regulars, held any one making posts to pretty high standards. No anonymous posts for one thing, and if you didn't have your facts straight you wound up looking worse than the scammer. Of course, as with anything, there gets to be a bit of bickering. Cliques form and a good old boy network sort of develops. I find the BOI less useful than it originally was but that is mainly because some people can not refrain from commenting on every single thread no matter if they have anything to contribute or not and it makes for some long drawn out threads.

I do not know the legalities involved with something like this. I wonder if the truth can ever be considered slanderous however.

For the record, regarding my comments in the thread about Bob. Cazador said nothing negative about him in his email to me. He just informed me that he was having some trouble with some of the snakes he bought from him and I decided not to take the chance.

Steve

[mikm]

hello Steve ... thank you very much for taking the time to compose your post and sharing your info/views. When you think it through there is much to consider as you suggested.

enjoy your day
marian