No comments in sales threads, why?

[sgtppr]

I do not understand this rule. It appears that it is a common rule on all domain forums and I would like it explained to me why this is the case.

If somebody is mis-representing their traffic stats as type-in and they are actually running an adwords campaign, or most of it is from referring sites (who can take down the links at any time) or any of a hundred other possible scams/semi-scams/fabrications, it seems to me it would be a good idea for others to alert potential buyers to this problem.

Possibly I am missing something here but from where I stand it seems the only reason this rule is in place is to help people take advantage of unsuspecting and uninformed buyers.

 

[Bill]

That's why we have the report post button (

) at the bottom of the postbit. It's not good to have world war 3 erupting in a thread, ruins the sale, and makes the forum unprofessional.

-Bill

 

[maximum]

To take it further, allowing such things, as Bill mentioned having the potential to get out of hand, goes against everything Bill post in his sig-line:

Be cool. Be polite. Be professional.™ © Jeff 2003-2008

I knew there was some reason he used that sig:p

 

[Kate]

It is OK to ask questions that pertain to the domain on sale. For example if you need clarification on the stats or want a screenshot it's perfectly OK to post.
What would not be allowed is comments like "Why do you ask $$$ for ####.com while the .net can be had for reg fee" or "Didn't you grab this one for $60 at Snapnames last week". Comments like that can only hurt the sale...

 

[Jeff]

I concur with all above. :gl: :p

See you in the threads, and Good Luck with your sales! :talk:
-Jeff