Where did the thread go

[snotus]

the one with the dodgy devon dealer. Has it been deleted because it's one of the "Ringleaders" advertisers. How pathetic

 

[DavidG58]

very strong first post, really come out fighting

 

[pappajohn]

Oh dear, nice introduction.

 

[David and Sally]

very strong first post, really come out fighting

Troll. Reported

 

[pappajohn]

very strong first post, really come out fighting

Something tells me it's a one off post.

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[Gellyneck]

Troll. Reported

Likewise

 

[raysalaugh]

the one with the dodgy devon dealer. Has it been deleted because it's one of the "Ringleaders" advertisers. How pathetic

Did it get up your nose?

 

[WESTY66]

the one with the dodgy devon dealer. Has it been deleted because it's one of the "Ringleaders" advertisers. How pathetic

What makes you think they’re dodgy??
Have you bought a van off them? if so good or bad leave a honest review
I’ve bought two vans off him (Simon) Simon Select both cracking vans cracking deals, both with zero faults, make of that what you will

 

[Brains]

I suspect the Snotus is in fact OneOfus,
Knowing that it's liable to end up in Coventry for alerting us to a situation.

 

[Abacist]

the one with the dodgy devon dealer. Has it been deleted because it's one of the "Ringleaders" advertisers. How pathetic

The thread is still there for all to see!

Snotus by name and by nature it seems!

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[Jim]

Thanks for reporting this newbie' introduction .

I can't address it right now, but will be able to in about an hour and I'll try not to be too pathetic. Meanwhile snotus, as a new member or maybe even a long time read only member, search is not available to you which is why you can't find anything, but I can assure you I've not deleted any info on any dodgy dealers.

 

[Bramidan]

What an idiot, afternoon drinking not advised before posting.

 

[Phill D]

If you subscribe you will be able to see it.

For how long? Will depend on your ability
To avoid breaking rule 1.

 

[Just smiffy]

It’s someone who is probably already a member who just did another joining with another email to make a point..

To be honest I don’t know why the thread was closed…

 

[Northernraider]

Have to say it was a bit annoying the thread got closed with only one side of the story aired , Gingernuts didn't get a chance to respond .

Which to be honest I kind of expected.


But it certainly didn't match the details I was told from Gingernuts regarding the faults with the van , or his payment refund being held to ransom till his review was amended.


Both sides should have been allowed to post. Not just one side.


Gingernuts has already stated the review platform on here isn't simple to navigate

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[Northernraider]

It’s someone who is probably already a member who just did another joining with another email to make a point..

To be honest I don’t know why the thread was closed…

Agreed

 

[Northernraider]

Have to say it was a bit annoying the thread got closed with only one side of the story aired , Gingernuts didn't get a chance to respond .

Which to be honest I kind of expected.


But it certainly didn't match the details I was told from Gingernuts regarding the faults with the van
Engine management light on twice in the one journey , 2 different faults
Faulty heater
Faulty stereo
The fact he got locked in the van due to faulty locks and only one door which frankly is dangerous and had to get someone to open the garage door for him to get out in the end.
The 3 registered keepers despite being advertised then and now as a one owner vehicle.
or his payment refund being held to ransom till his review was amended. And he had to travel back down to Devon to receive it face to face despite the van already been taken back down there. None of the faults had been looked at when he did get back there. Despite it having been collected over a week before.


Both sides should have been allowed to post. Not just one side.


Gingernuts has already stated the review platform on here isn't simple to navigate

And he was threatened with legal action by the dealer if he spoke out.

Not exactly fair in my opinion.

 

[Jim]

For years, we never allowed any negative reviews here at all, this place was for the fun aspects of ownership and use. There were other forums and Facebook where you could go to moan.

I let this slip over time and a few negative reviews starting coming in, then as we got bigger, people would join us, just to leave a negative review about someone. It all came to a head when I discovered that someone slating a main dealer, was, in fact, the service manager of a rival dealership. So then I got strict about it again, and since then no one is allowed to say bad things about traders in threads.

Some people were asking to leave reviews, and we built the review centre to accommodate them. All honest reviews are welcome there, you can grade the service you received, write your review and people can comment on your review. Your review will always be there under the company.

As for the insinuation that I would remove bad reviews if the company was an advertiser here, well, I think I have proved that assumption to be wrong over the years. If my Mum had a dealership and had bad reviews here, they'd stand.

Below is a thread I post regularly, the last time was in May this year.

Reviewing Companies

MotorhomeFun is a community for discussing the enjoyable aspects of motorhomes. It is not a place for posting defamatory comments about any person or company, regardless of how badly you feel wronged.

You can say what you like about any company as long as it is true and in the review section.

This avoids Pile-Ons
Open thread reviews often lead to unproductive pile-ons with comments such as, "My mate had awful service from them," "terrible company" or "Always made crap motorhomes." Mostly these comments are from people who are not even customers!

It carries on. When a company is later mentioned in another thread, even positively, these pile-ons start again. "You're lucky; my mate had awful service from them,"

Share your experience ONCE in the review section, and then avoid repeating it in open threads.

Avoid Emotive Language
Reviews starting with "AVOID" or "CROOKS" or similar language will be deleted. Tell your story honestly and objectively. Funsters will then decide for themselves if they want to use their barge pole to touch them. Without the risk of anyone being sued for libel.

 

[Jim]

To be honest I don’t know why the thread was closed

I said why when I closed it.

 

[Jim]

Gingernuts has already stated the review platform on here isn't simple to navigate

It couldn't be simpler. You just click write a review

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[Northernraider]

For years, we never allowed any negative reviews here at all, this place was for the fun aspects of ownership and use. There were other forums and Facebook where you could go to moan.

I let this slip over time and a few negative reviews starting coming in, then as we got bigger, people would join us, just to leave a negative review about someone. It all came to a head when I discovered that someone slating a main dealer, was, in fact, the service manager of a rival dealership. So then I got strict about it again, and since then no one is allowed to say bad things about traders in threads.

Some people were asking to leave reviews, and we built the review centre to accommodate them. All honest reviews are welcome there, you can grade the service you received, write your review and people can comment on your review. Your review will always be there under the company.

As for the insinuation that I would remove bad reviews if the company was an advertiser here, well, I think I have proved that assumption to be wrong over the years. If my Mum had a dealership and had bad reviews here, they'd stand.

Below is a thread I post regularly, the last time was in May this year.

To be absolutely fair then Jim that should also apply when people leave positive reviews surely otherwise it's very one sided


It's like someone being a rapist and 10 women saying well he never raped me

It just undermines someone who HAS had the bad experience and been treated badly.

And if the fan club flocks to support then the victim tends to stay shtum.

 

[Al n Val]

The thread is still there for all to see!

Where?

 

[Abacist]

Do a search for Victor Meldrew and you’ll find it!

 

[Jim]

Both sides should have been allowed to post. Not just one side.

No one has stopped anyone reviewing the service received,

To be absolutely fair then Jim that should also apply when people leave positive reviews surely otherwise it's very one sided

No, because we don't have the issues with positive reviews, people don't tend to leave malicious positive reviews, but plenty of negative ones can be just that. You see it online all the time, it's a shit fest.

You can be as positive as you like in a thread, but if it's negative, it needs to relate to a particular sale, or service and be in the review section.

No way will I allow this forum to become some company support network with companies arguing with their customers here, which is what that thread might have become. If someone has a beef with someone then they leave a review. But calling them out on a thread here, is not going to happen.

If someone is stupid enough to think that the policy is in place to protect dealers rather than this forum's integrity, then that's for them, and nothing I say will make any difference.

 

[Just smiffy]

I said why when I closed it.

True… but I don’t have to agree with you all the time, that would be boring…