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Gentlemen and gentlewomen, we are not talking about life and death here, it is just some posts on a community forum.
I would hate to see such a wonderful resource for enthusiasts suffer or lose valuable members, the very helpful Brian N. included, over such minor issues.
Being new here I probably have and will post things in the wrong areas from time to time and if such posts get deleted or moved to other areas so be it. From what I can see the guidelines are very clear with regard to the classified section.
For sale etc ads should be just that, in fairness to each seller, there should be no extraneous comments, although I agree that "PM sent" and also "PM sent-offer only" are justifiable and also helpful posts and should be retained as they give other buyers an indication where they stand in the queue for an item. Likewise, sellers should ensure they update their ads when sold or sale pending.
If you want to endorse or disendorse an item for sale, send the interested party a PM.
If you suspect fraud or similar contact site admin.
If the mods choose to delete posts that obviously go against guidelines why should they also have to waste time justifying it by PM. If a post is deleted for other reasons then an explanation via PM ought to be made to the author only.
Above all, wherever possible these issues should be resolved via PM with site admin or mods rather than in the public forum.
From my viewpoint the mods and admin here give much more leeway than other fora I have been involved in. Now lets get back to enjoying astronomy !!!!
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