Quoted posts and our responsibility.

[azureline**]

Apparently the quote feature is not there for us to allow others to know to whom we are replying. (I am unsure exactly why it is there.)

Something to do with what we believe  :^O

While (the mods) understand that I believe my post did not violate any of the eBay Board Usage Policies, some posts can be removed due to previously posted content that I might have quoted in my reply.

Each poster is responsible for all material contained within a post, including any quoted material.

 a single post removal does not necessarily impact my standing in the community.

Many who receive one of these educational emails, take time to review the eBay policies gain insight from the experience. In most cases, members never receive additional warnings once they are familiar with the community policies.

I think I had forgotten what can happen..... but rather than email anyone, I thought I might ask here.... is the educational email considered to be a violation? as in added to the tally for a possible holiday?

[darksideofthemoon]

Yep and worth remembering if the quote is likely to be offensive... DON'T quote it or you will be slapped too.

Just refer to it   v e r y   c a r e f u l l y 🙂

[azureline**]

The thing is, I don't usually quote offensive posts.... etc. Foolish is offensive?

[debra9275]

 I've been told similar about requoting  posts being my responsibility Az, but I've never understood how my requote can be removed  while the original post stays, beats me!

[jimmy*part4]

I've done some some research into receiving these emails (for educational purposes only of course). I think it depends if you repeatedly violate the same rule in a certain period of time. Maybe...a month or two and how serious the violation was. If you're going to quote a post that's likely to be removed, just delete the offending section.

For expert advice in holidays, I'd ask Joz.:-D

[*pepe]

 I've been told similar about requoting  posts being my responsibility Az, but I've never understood how my requote can be removed  while the original post stays, beats me!

i actually asked that very question and was told to report such posts and if deemed to be in violation of the rules they will be removed.

[debra9275]

i actually asked that very question and was told to report such posts and if deemed to be in violation of the rules they will be removed.

Same here pepe, but they never seem to remove them, it's never made any sense to me

[jimmy*part4]

Same here pepe, but they never seem to remove them, it's never made any sense to me

Could be someone knew the original post was slap worthy, but only wanted to report you? Possibly even the quotee.

[2106greencat]

Internal dispute - is my all time favourite. If you so much as reply to a post that has been reported/removed, you can then in turn be reported for responding to said post. A little unfair, as what you may consider 'reportable' and what others may consider reportable are two very different things. Not to mention, you have no way of knowing if the post has been reported until it is gone, and then you get that lovely email from the mods. 😞

[cueperkins]

Blimey...rules, rules, rules......Baaaaaaahhhhhh

Discussion has no rules other than refraining from abuse and/or bigotry.

If Ebay thinks this is how to entice CUSTOMERS to stick around (by imposing punitive account sanctions over their opinion), then it's really no wonder this forum is nowhere near as popular as it once was.  

I don't use the report function - because all that does is play into the herding mentality of Political Correctness.....(Apparently anything anybody disagrees with these days is unPC) = more like a weapon than a courtesy.  It's so 1984 to have to think twice about what you say, so why do we subscribe to it?

If none of us bother to report others, the moderators will have to actually earn their money.  Then at least there can be no question over who's herding whom.

Why not lay off the report button unless a post is absolutely offensive e.g. really bad profanity, bigotry etc.  Don't play the game & the rules will change.  = Peaceful non cooperation - Ghandi style.