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Off topic / Re: The Australian Thread
« on: April 23, 2013, 01:12 pm »As a moderator, could you suggest it to DPR? When people create an account they should be told not to order until they have read the basic information. maybe even give them a quiz and t hey have to get all the questions correct before they purchase anything. This way people know the basics of how it all works and what is acceptable and how to not get scammed, etc.Most buyers don't even read the forums. It really needs to be mandatory for people to read the basic information on the forums BEFORE they purchase anything.I think people do it because Australia is known as a difficult place to ship successful to, and it proves the vendor has very good packaging.Maybe if people would use there head and stop saying "RECEIVED TO AUSTRALIA 7 DAYS ALL OKAY!!!" in he's feedback section.
Some dumbnuts out there.
I actually Pm'd him about his and his put up the rule on his profile page
Yet their are still stupid people from Australia doing it, its always the Aussies!!
You never see anything like "received to morocco in 5 days"
I think people do it because they are fucking stupid and do not consider the consequences of blowing up a good vendor and bringing them to the attention of the wrong people.
If you have a good thing going why brag about it? seriously I would never post the name of any vendor I am having success with in this thread or on the forums, I also know many others who are having good success who feel the same way.
Too much aussie noise on these forums, we need to learn how to STFU.
You have no idea how much I wish that could actually happen mate.
Also, there needs to be a domestic auto-finalise date which is 10 days, not 17.
2 small changes to Silk Road which would make it a lot better IMO
Here's the thing mate, I am almost certain DPR would not consider implementing a system that was as restrictive as what you propose, even if I think new forum members should be guided to read the most important information before being let loose on SR.
The SR wiki contains all the information new members need to know and it gets updated all the time as I report up new issues that are not covered to fine tune the information contained there to make it as relevant and useful as possible.
Now how many people actually bother to read it? judging by the posts in customer support where I spent a lot of my time answering the same questions over and over and over again I'd say not many. I even created a sticky thread at the top of the board with links to all the most frequently asked questions, do people bother to read it? do they fuck.
I don't know what the answer is, many new members seem to have a pathological blind spot when it comes to educating themselves even when all the info is there right in front of them.
All we can do is try to look out for each other, it would be easy to get really cynical about the wave of noobs coming through but they are not going to diminish in number so all we can do is try to help them find their feet and point them in the right direction. My patience thins at times and the occasional noob gets flamed, it's easy when you have most of the answers to rip into someone who really doesn't have a clue, one thing moderating has taught me is humility and the need to remain patient even when faced with some astounding acts of foolishness, some people really do treat their liberty with reckless abandonment at times.
I don't know how feasible it would be to have two auto-finalize dates but it has been mentioned a lot recently so I'll pass it up.
Yea I know what you mean. I dunno... I just think most buyers discover silk road and get excited and go crazy ordering drugs and they have no idea what they are doing. I've had buyers PM me because they can't work out how to finalise. I've also had buyers who finalise the order before it came and then complain to me that the order is finalised but they haven't received it yet. Some people really have no idea. I've even had one person who gave me their mobile number and address asked if I could talk to them.
It is just frustrating as a buyer, vendor and a forum user to see how many stupid things some people do.
The auto-finalise option would be awesome. I wouldn't have to wait 17 days for buyers to finalise their $300+ orders. 3 weeks ago I had over $2,500 auto-finalise. Which is why I took so long to get my listings back up.
Hat's off to you mate, modding takes patience but I know I just could not cope with vending for all the reasons you just described, someone really sent you their mobile number! fuck me
