DG while I generally agree with what you say, and understand why some do not wish to reveal there ID for all sorts of reason, it is not unreasonable for others to be sceptical of what low FB or Private posters say without proof of their experience. (No matters how many others say they are great sellers with huge FB it is all only hearsay) This ID shows no selling experience but 10+ years buying experience albeit with a low FB so on a buying question it should give me some standing but it would be reasonable to query my answers on selling issues. My selling ID has 10+ years and FB over 10000 and I am a powerseller and use it on the powersellers board so I can back my answers there with considerable standing.(of coarse this may or may not be true, and there lies the problem). Being on the boards a lot really doesn't equate to knowing much about selling or buying probably only that you should get a life. Those who can, do; those who can't, tell us how they think it should be done.
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I was more addressing the practice 'troll' catch cry based on private FB or a non-selling ID - it only ever seems to happen when somebody doesn't like something that has been said, regardless of the merit of what was said.
When it comes to selling-specific questions where the answers are necessarily opinion-based, looking at someone's listings, their selling history and so forth can only provide so much credence to what has been said, and I don't think people should be more willing to agree with someone who has 10k FB than someone who has 100 FB - that seems just as bad to me as the opposite tendency. If it's about policies and so forth, interpretations aside, they can be researched and/or backed up with links.
Personally, I tend to just relate what works for me, and hope that it may be of benefit in general, and while I don't use my main selling ID to post here, it's definitely not the world's best kept secret. :8}.
I don't expect anyone to agree with or trust what I say just because I say it, in fact I would hope they don't no matter which ID I posted with. But while I can understand why someone would tend to feel more confident in certain types of advice coming from a visibly experienced member, it can have its drawbacks too, considering I have seen some very high FB members display a distinct misunderstanding and/or lack of awareness of some very basic policies, and even provide totally inaccurate advice.
Long before I ever participated on these boards, I got used to assessing the content of a post, not the poster, due to the absolute anonymity of them - because of that, I find it difficult to understand why some people are more willing to critically assess feedback numbers etc than the content of posts.
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