Sorry this is a scroller -
I value everyone's opinions, and all the different viewpoints, I admire and have a great deal of respect for all of you, I want that to be known up front and with great clarity.
We do not have to agree with each other, that's the beauty of being an individual, from many perspectives come great things, so please I ask all of you, lets stand together as a band of individuals, not just here, but wherever we interact with others... respecting the colourful and diverse perspectives of all posters, love or loathe it is a valid view point from where someone sits, and yes... sometimes it's hard to accept the criticism of replies formed with honest intentions and not become too passionate.
So please lets not be cross with each other, this would upset me far more than some unhappy person justifying their existance by targeting me for reasons known only to themselves.
The less obvious point I have failed to add clearly, which in turn may clarify my "stalking" statement, the issue is that I have been sent messages Via Ebay messaging by several (I assume) throw away ID's in conjunction with the sudden reporting of my posts following shortly after.
Why? I have no earthly idea, absolutely none.
A few posters here and on Ebay Knew this additional information some did not, the reporting of my posts kicked off with me stating that the person stalking me should cease, this seemed to have inflamed the issue with a staccato of rapid post reporting in reply to my plea.
I really must try not to be so ambiguous, a flaw of mine unfortunately, I will try to be more concise.
I have had no argument nor harsh words of any kind with anyone, no war of words, no nit picking, no sniping or jibe, no purchase gone wrong, it simply is not my style not now nor will it be ever.
In fact usually I post very little, just a snippet here and there really, sometimes I do not post for long periods of time.
Why this individual or individuals suddenly took it upon themselves to send me nasty mail I do not know, this is NOT just about the slaps, were it that alone, no big, I would appeal and move on, being ever mindful not to Breach Ebay Forum Policy with extreme care, and in fact were it the slaps alone, you probably would not have even heard about this matter other than a quiet.. "grumble" and a silent appeal process.
It is however quite alarming though that this person or persons have the capability to affect my buying and purchasing should they succeed to the point where my account is banned completely.
We cannot forget a great many of the RT (and of course others) have had a plethora of slaps for very vague and harmless reasons as well, Poor Lionrose springs to mind and her husband.
Moderation is necessary but not when ill policed and automated.
This is about being targeted for no good reason, on the Forums (and yes I concede I breached policy inadvertently on two posts) I will not be appealing those two posts, and targeted via messaging, but that leaves 6 unwarranted slaps remaining.
The messaging aspect was reported, I got an automated response, that had NO bearing on the subject I reported and a customer service survey in my email, none of which changed a thing, thus I am persuing another avenue to have this behaviour halted, I am careful to note all information and to make informed and intelligent decisions based on fact and appropriate courses of action while remaining level headed and rational and not expecting the earth to move for me just because I was wronged, I do expect to be treated as a loyal customer with some rights.
Riff once again you are absolutely right, Ebay is a business, they can do whatever they like, sometimes it just seems that the decisions are counterproductive for all concerned and the care they extend to their customers seems to dwindle, we cannot help but be passionate about things sometimes, which can cloud our vision of the cold harsh light of reality in the business world.
So there you have it, in the scheme of life, the big picture, this is but a tiny thing and I most certainly could walk away without further issue and likely not give it another thought, I could simply delete those messages as they arrive in my Ebay inbox, and cease posting until they have forgotten me and are off seeking another person to target.
But ... would I be remiss in having this person/s held somehow accountable for their actions, or at least try?
Should I look apon their next victim and think ..well... at least it's not me...
I can cope, it does not frighten or intimidate me.. I have coped all my life with far far worse than this little hiccough on lifes highway....
but can the next target ?.....
