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flubbub
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Dear bikeradar mods,
I feel my post being removed was unjustly done: although you may have 'uber strict rules that must be adhered to in every single case', I do not feel my post was unresearched, or detrimental to the forum in anyway, as finding the value of a very scratched but nearly brand new bike is not very common. So no, I can't just "find out a benchmark price on another website". How very self-righteous - implying that this website is too highbrow for the opinion of other cyclists about value. If you feel (do robots feel?) that I'm not entitled to ask the question 'how much do you think it's worth', then why not let me do some simple re-phrasing to "What is the depreciation on a new model year bike that is in bad cosmetic condition, but perfectly functionable?".
I'm sure there is bound to be some other rule about posting about posts because inception can lead to unconscious marketing of an unnameable Hollywood film and marking isn't allowed, but how about replying to this post instead of deleting it, so that I (and others) can learn what makes rules and mods so omnipotent?
Primarily I'm actually writing this so that someone reads it and sympathises/agrees, but I have my doubts that it will ever make it to the forum due to the censorship that seems to take place nowadays..!
Yours cordially,
[whatever my username is on here]
I feel my post being removed was unjustly done: although you may have 'uber strict rules that must be adhered to in every single case', I do not feel my post was unresearched, or detrimental to the forum in anyway, as finding the value of a very scratched but nearly brand new bike is not very common. So no, I can't just "find out a benchmark price on another website". How very self-righteous - implying that this website is too highbrow for the opinion of other cyclists about value. If you feel (do robots feel?) that I'm not entitled to ask the question 'how much do you think it's worth', then why not let me do some simple re-phrasing to "What is the depreciation on a new model year bike that is in bad cosmetic condition, but perfectly functionable?".
I'm sure there is bound to be some other rule about posting about posts because inception can lead to unconscious marketing of an unnameable Hollywood film and marking isn't allowed, but how about replying to this post instead of deleting it, so that I (and others) can learn what makes rules and mods so omnipotent?
Primarily I'm actually writing this so that someone reads it and sympathises/agrees, but I have my doubts that it will ever make it to the forum due to the censorship that seems to take place nowadays..!
Yours cordially,
[whatever my username is on here]
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This could become amusing :shock:
Sits back to watch with interest
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This could become amusing :shock:
Sits back to watch with interest
Yes, I'm rather hoping there will be some explaining done as to why my (very time consuming) post was decided too common for these forums. Either that or any other members chiming in who also feel posts on here get removed with little to no regards to the OP, or for little reasoning.0 -
I fell foul of this when trying to value a MTB frame and suspension......... basically you have no chance of changing the rules.
If you want to determine the value of something you are selling then:
Trawl eBay for the nearest equivalent......
or
Advertise it at what you think it is worth plus a bit more and wait for offers.
If you want to buy something which is in the condition you describe then make your best offer and if it's not enough then the seller values it more than you do.
At the end of the day something is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it, there are no set rules.0 -
Joins forum
Ignores rules
Breaks rules
Says rules are stupid
Flounces.I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0 -
At the end of the day something is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it, there are no set rules.
Which is why, my friend, I wrote this post
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19650878#p19650878]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:Joins forum
Ignores rules
Breaks rules
Says rules are stupid
Flounces.
Generally speaking about new members, or me? I'll assume the former as I joined 2 years before yourself0 -
It has been some time since we had a good flounce![url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19650878#p19650878]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:Joins forum
Ignores rules
Breaks rules
Says rules are stupid
Flounces.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19650878#p19650878]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:Joins forum
Ignores rules
Breaks rules
Says rules are stupid
Flounces.
You missed the wisecracks......0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19650878#p19650878]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:Joins forum
Ignores rules
Breaks rules
Says rules are stupid
Flounces.
Generally speaking about new members, or me? I'll assume the former as I joined 2 years before yourself
Oh goodie, a I can pee higher than you competition 0 -
Navrig2 wrote:Oh goodie, a I can pee higher than you competition
I probably can. In fact I'm a far superior human being to most; I can also run a mile in under 4 minutes.
All obviously trolling aside, I was quite hoping to cause a ruckus - I agree with PBlakeney, most people are far too inert nowadays; it makes life rather boring to spectate... If no one complained or brought things up, nothing would change or be considered, so I'm quite happy to take the rap of it means it gets talked about!
So back to the OP: are posts deleted automatically, or is it chosen by higher beings?0 -
Gravity is the only thing that helps me pee come out these days[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19650878#p19650878]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:Joins forum
Ignores rules
Breaks rules
Says rules are stupid
Flounces.
Generally speaking about new members, or me? I'll assume the former as I joined 2 years before yourself
Oh goodie, a I can pee higher than you competition
Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
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Higher (peeing) beings.
Don't upset them or you'll find your tube pressure dropping overnight.0 -
first comment in over three years breaks the rules and gets deleted and suddenly you get all chattywww.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0
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Getting back OT.
No, they do not get deleted automatically. It is personal.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Don't you just hate injustice ?
Ebay will tell you what price its worth.0 -
So flubbub, what was it you were looking for a value on?
Maybe if you posted some details here or perhaps elsewhere someone could get back to you.
But in truth, anything is worth only what the market will bear.
It is worth what you can get for it.
Anyway, why sell it? Everyone knows that bicycles are for using, not selling.
Even my cat knows that, and he doesn't even ride a bicycle.
Nor has he ever.0 -
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So flubbub, what was it you were looking for a value on?
Maybe if you posted some details here or perhaps elsewhere someone could get back to you.
But in truth, anything is worth only what the market will bear.
It is worth what you can get for it.
Anyway, why sell it? Everyone knows that bicycles are for using, not selling.
Even my cat knows that, and he doesn't even ride a bicycle.
Nor has he ever.
I have something that I need to ask how much it is worth, but I haven't read the rules before hand
All opinions on this matter very appreciated.
NB Mod Edit in Blue0 -
Pictures please (otherwise you haven't got the bike).0
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So flubbub, what was it you were looking for a value on?
Maybe if you posted some details here or perhaps elsewhere someone could get back to you.
But in truth, anything is worth only what the market will bear.
It is worth what you can get for it.
Anyway, why sell it? Everyone knows that bicycles are for using, not selling.
Even my cat knows that, and he doesn't even ride a bicycle.
Nor has he ever.
I have something that I need to ask how much it is worth, but I haven't read the rules before hand
All opinions on this matter very appreciated.
NB Mod Edit in Blue
My previous offer still standswww.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
This. Why should people waste their time explaining the reason when you clearly already know it? Carry on asking the question and I suspect you may not be posting for much longer.Getting back OT.
No, they do not get deleted automatically. It is personal.
No, it wasn't me that deleted the posts, but I will if necessary. Yes, I did move it to the correct section.0 -
This. Why should people waste their time explaining the reason when you clearly already know it? Carry on asking the question and I suspect you may not be posting for much longer.Getting back OT.
No, they do not get deleted automatically. It is personal.
No, it wasn't me that deleted the posts, but I will if necessary. Yes, I did move it to the correct section.
How very neutral of you.....
This post wasn't to ask the same question again, as you may pick up in the subtle undertones of this conversation, it was merely pointing out that a particular rule is stupid and should be amended. This is an online forum where people come to call on other people's knowledge and opinions in order to help them - any censorship or dictatorship should be entirely personal (as finally answered on this thread) and situationalistic. Athough you may 'have' to follow 'rules', this is a place for people to ask questions, and as I'm sure you're all learning in school at the moment: no question is a silly question!
If nothing was read tongue-in-cheek then you may have missed part of the point in this, but all in all I wasn't asking for a quote for my bike (if you scroll up you'll see I was actually asked about it, I didn't instigate), I was asking why was my post deleted when it was a genuine question that couldn't be answered without the option of the masses. And what better way to reach them than the Internet?
Lastly, as people on forums ALWAYS seem to overlook: everything on this forum will come up on an Internet search. If anyone asks a question on here, when it's answered and the person is helped, it will aid everyone else who has the same problem and looks to the Internet for help. So please, don't be selfish or myopic; take your time to reply with helpful things as opposed to deleting the topic or being sarcastic - other people may stumble across the topic asking the exact same question, only to be greeted by a load of keyboard cyclists who fire off snarky retorts at them!
P.S if people aren't allowed to ask simple, non detrimental questions which cause discussion without being threatened with a ban, then I would prefer to go out with a ban(g), kicking and screaming shouting FREEDOM OF SPEECH MOTHERF@#KERS!!!!
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flubbub this is my take on your post.
You haven't posted on here or contributed to any discussions for over 3 years, but you some how think you can come on here and ask for help for selfish reasons, not because you want to help someone out or felt someone could return a favour to you.
You then get uppity because another mod and no it wasn't me felt that you hadn't bothered to read the rules and acquaint yourself with them.
Perhaps if you contributed to the forum then you may have made sufficient acquaintances to ask someone privately what you thought it might be worth.
I don't set the rules, but if I post then I abide by them as you should.
Might be an idea if you read them before you make any further posts on here.0 -
Thanks for your reply Velonutter. Obviously I can't look at this from an outsider's perspective, so it's quite good to get another person's take on it. And no, I read, I don't post. I actually completely forgot I even had an account until a couple of days ago when I had that burning question!
And as a profuse apology: if anything was conveyed selfishly then I'm sorry. I did ask my question for my own purposes (duh), but it seems some on here seem to have been offended.
In regards to the karma side of it, anyone need a hand? I probably can't help, but if it's the Lex Talionis on here I must abide by those rules!0 -
Actually, I take that back. If anyone needs advice on adventure cycle touring (ie multiday/month trips carrying all supplies, spares, food water etc over X000kms) I can help with absolutely anything. Likewise with photography and filmmaking.
Unfortunately I feel this is the wrong forum for those though...0
