Have Y'all noticed ....

[chrysylys]

...  the new rule?

10.  Sharing patently false information.  Posting patently false or unsubstantiated content is harmful to other members and goes against the spirit of the Community.

Wonder what prompted that?

In a work related class I used to take a few times a year they would always start off with the rules.  Then they would state there was a reason for each rule, including the one about 'no grenades in class'.  (No, I'm not making that one up, and this was not military)

[thenobletuckylife]

Oh Probably me shooting my mouth off!

Mr C

[thenobletuckylife]

Probably along the lines of me saying to something like:

You know Chrysylys it would't hurt you to Kudo one of my posts for once...just saying....................stuff like that.

Mr C

[ed8108]

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@chrysylyswrote:

...  the new rule?

10.  Sharing patently false information.  Posting patently false or unsubstantiated content is harmful to other members and goes against the spirit of the Community.

Wonder what prompted that?

This notice is appropriate guidance for those that may have childish, immature tendencies.

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[missjen831]

what qualifies as patently false?

I just saw someone tell an OP that their seller paid the customer service rep to remove their feedback.

I kind of like this new rule, might weed out some of the posters who are here to stir the pot with intentionally wrong answers but enforcement is iffy.....because what qualifies as patently false?

Here's an example.....some posters still insist that on international purchases the buyer has to pay for return shipping. That could be harmful. Its wrong. Or what about the board myth that refuses to die--the one in which posters insist that if a seller has a no returns policy and the buyer opens a return, the buyer gets a full refund and gets to keep the item back because ebay sees the no returns policy and thinks the seller doesn't want the item back. Do those qualify as patently false?

[ted_200]

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@chrysylyswrote:

...  the new rule?

10.  Sharing patently false information.  Posting patently false or unsubstantiated content is harmful to other members and goes against the spirit of the Community.

Wonder what prompted that?

Probably to serve as a basis to delete anything anyone has discovered about eBay that was not accompanied by a change in the UA or an "Announcement" (IOW, just about anything). 

[gracieallen01]

Gee, I wonder if ebay will substantiate what it is that they claim is not true?

[thenobletuckylife]

Now ya gone and done it...and we are barely into the discussion.

Mr C

[ted_200]

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@thenobletuckylifewrote:

Now ya gone and done it...and we are barely into the discussion.

Mr C

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Well, it was just a theory... uh oh... wait... that's "unsubstantiated content" isn't it?

Rats.

[pburn]

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@ed8108wrote:

This notice is appropriate guidance for those that may have childish, immature tendencies.

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Like the posters who, no matter what the scenario or question, post one sentence:  "Don't do anything." Well, "poster" (singular), actually.

[nawlinsron2]

I'm the guy in the back of the room wondering...
...nobody reads listing descriptions. Who's gonna read a string of rules?

[chrysylys]

I like the way it was stuffed into the middle of the list and the others moved down. They did that a while back when they added what is now #7.

[thenobletuckylife]

Well...we better

Second thought...maybe it's designed to free up server space here by reducing the amount of harmful fluff that covers the room after the constant pillow fights encountered here.

Mr C

[luckythewinner]

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@ted_200wrote:
Probably to serve as a basis to delete anything anyone has discovered about eBay that was not accompanied by a change in the UA or an "Announcement" (IOW, just about anything). 

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Or maybe people have simply been posting patently false things. 

[ted_200]

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@luckythewinnerwrote:

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@ted_200wrote:
Probably to serve as a basis to delete anything anyone has discovered about eBay that was not accompanied by a change in the UA or an "Announcement" (IOW, just about anything). 

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Or maybe people have simply been posting patently false things. 

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Right... no more "CS told me..." posts allowed!