Guys i locked this thread and will just say a final few words.
I’ve heard all the rumours you guys are talking about and i take them very seriously. When the Union guys and the S1DC guys tell me something, i listen.
That said, the admin here on SON cannot be accountable for everything that goes on in the 240sx community, only what gets posted on the website.
I do agree that there is an ethical boundary being crossed when doing what Dylan is doing but it is mostly attitude, presentation and the predatory nature of it.
I’ve bought cars on here, parted them out and made money on it, but that was always the intention and the people i bought from and sold to all knew that. Dylan buying under a certain pre-text, pulling an about-face and selling under another is not acceptable… No question about it.
However, as far as i can tell there has been no theft and anyone who handed over money got what they paid for. It’s a delicate issue.
I want to preserve the right to buy and sell through SON, it is one of the most valuable features of the community, but only while it supports the community. That is not what is happening here.
I also will not allow him to become a vendor because it would almost be an endorsement for this kind of behaviour and that isnt healthy.
However, i don’t pretend to have the authority to tell him to get a job or buy for X and sell for Y. Dylan has also not been difficult to deal with while we try to sort things out which is good.
Dylan’s account has been partially restored as you can see. His permissions in the classifieds have been cut temporarily.
At the moment i don’t think VB has the functionality to do what i want it to do since this is an issue that probably doesnt happen too often so there was never the need to build in the kind of restrictions i’d like to place on the account.
Ultimately this will require some type of compromise… and since it is wasting alot of my time already i won’t be giving in only to have the same issue crop up again next week.
That’s all the time i want to spend on it for tonight though… good day to you kind sirs.