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maku 1 Sep, 2016 @ 10:01am
Drop outs
Hi there,

since this happened the second third time i was asking myself: How to deal with ppl that reserve a spot in your group buy thread and then - sometime later - delete their post without leaving a message? (one did it after my friend request wasn't accepted and i posted the info (short: bundle ready) on his profile after the bundle was bought several days ago (an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ behavior in my opinion))

I've no problem if someone changes his mind some hours later, but i should get a chance to notice that and free the spot for someone else. What is the problem in quoting your own post and writing that you want to be removed?

I blocked these users now, but this will not prevent them from doing the same to other hosts.
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chairmankao 1 Sep, 2016 @ 10:28am 
Name and shame? Mods can see deleted posts, so there's clear evidence.
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thenevernow 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:11am 
Deleting your posts instead of dropping out cleanly is rude and should definitely be avoided; the reason could be that some people might dislike those who drop out and those who do this think they're dodging the bad reputation, so to say.
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SkiLEXx 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:12am 
Ich würde einfach eine Blacklist führen. Wenn du merkst, dass bestimmte Leute das öfter machen dann lässt du sie halt eben nicht mehr in deinen Group Buys mitmachen.

Und ja es ist echt nervig wenn Leute einen Platz reservieren und dann einfach nicht das Geld senden und wenn man sie drauf anspricht ist der Kommentar auf einmal weg. Solche Leute würde ich einfach nicht mehr mitmachen lassen.
Häufig sind es aber immer die selben die lange brauchen um das Geld zu senden oder überhaupt zu merken dass ihr Bundle bereit ist.

Oder wie du schon sagtest dass Leute einfach ihren Kommentar löschen ohne Bescheid zu sagen.

TL;DR Use a blacklist for people who don't follow the rules.
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thenevernow 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:13am 
Originally posted by SkiLEXx:
TL;DR Use a blacklist for people who don't follow the rules.
Did you mean TG:DR? :P
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maku 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:14am 
Originally posted by chairmankao:
Name and shame? Mods can see deleted posts, so there's clear evidence.

Well calling out is usually a topic that is not allowed. however i did not find anything in the rules/faq regarding something like that. So i decided to create this topic instead of calling out and probably get a ban for this.
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maku 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:16am 
Originally posted by SkiLEXx:
Ich würde einfach eine Blacklist führen. Wenn du merkst, dass bestimmte Leute das öfter machen dann lässt du sie halt eben nicht mehr in deinen Group Buys mitmachen.

Und ja es ist echt nervig wenn Leute einen Platz reservieren und dann einfach nicht das Geld senden und wenn man sie drauf anspricht ist der Kommentar auf einmal weg. Solche Leute würde ich einfach nicht mehr mitmachen lassen.
Häufig sind es aber immer die selben die lange brauchen um das Geld zu senden oder überhaupt zu merken dass ihr Bundle bereit ist.

Oder wie du schon sagtest dass Leute einfach ihren Kommentar löschen ohne Bescheid zu sagen.

TL;DR Use a blacklist for people who don't follow the rules.

Wie gesagt, ich hab diese Personen dann blockiert (jegliche Kommunikation) - damit sehe ich es schon garnicht mehr, wenn diese versuchen würden zu reservieren. Es ging ja hierbei auch mehr darum: Wie bewahrt man neben sich selbst auch andere vor schwarzen Schafen.

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As already mentioned: i blocked these ppl - so i can't see them trying to reserve a spot. Point of this thread was: How to (beside myself) protect other ppl from the black sheeps.
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SkiLEXx 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:17am 
Originally posted by thenevernow:
Originally posted by SkiLEXx:
TL;DR Use a blacklist for people who don't follow the rules.
Did you mean TG:DR? :P
Well I'm not sure what you understand as tg dr but I just said "Too long didn't read" because most likely people won't understand it anyway.

You can use Google Translate but we all know how good it is.
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thenevernow 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:20am 
Originally posted by SkiLEXx:
Originally posted by thenevernow:
Did you mean TG:DR? :P
Well I'm not sure what you understand as tg dr but I just said "Too long didn't read" because most likely people won't understand it anyway.

You can use Google Translate but we all know how good it is.
I meant "Too German, Didn't Read". I was joking, nevermind. But you should probably post in English.
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SkiLEXx 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:25am 
Originally posted by thenevernow:
Originally posted by SkiLEXx:
Well I'm not sure what you understand as tg dr but I just said "Too long didn't read" because most likely people won't understand it anyway.

You can use Google Translate but we all know how good it is.
I meant "Too German, Didn't Read". I was joking, nevermind. But you should probably post in English.
Well the thread creator speaks german and the only important thing is
"Use a blacklist for people who don't follow the rules."
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Mdzl 1 Sep, 2016 @ 11:28am 
Originally posted by SkiLEXx:
Originally posted by thenevernow:
I meant "Too German, Didn't Read". I was joking, nevermind. But you should probably post in English.
Well the thread creator speaks german and the only important thing is
"Use a blacklist for people who don't follow the rules."

While it is an asshole thing to drop out without saying so, you on the other hand is on the blacklist as a host for droping participants without trying to contact them in any way, which for me is as big red flag
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Ponxha 1 Sep, 2016 @ 12:05pm 
Just report the person to a mod

You're responsible when you claim a game in a given thread. If you back out without informing the host or never show up for a reservation, expect at the very least a temp-ban.
If you back out of a group buy without notice, there might be consequences.
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PrinzVonBillAir 2 Sep, 2016 @ 2:35am 
Originally posted by maku:
I blocked these users now, but this will not prevent them from doing the same to other hosts.

Well there's not really much you can do other than using the steam blocking feature.
Since I write every user a message regarding HH and that I'm awaiting payment I usually also get a reaction if someone drops out. Depending on the reasons and the "tone" of the conversation I decide if that user will be added to the blacklist or not. And if I'm really pissed I send a screenshot of the conversation to a mod who's on my friendslist and get that user banned. Right now, there're 30 people on my blacklist. About 2 thirds are from this group and the other third is from barter. 2 of those users have been reported and banned from this group.
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thenevernow 2 Sep, 2016 @ 2:39am 
Is there any way to disallow post deletion?
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PrinzVonBillAir 2 Sep, 2016 @ 2:44am 
No
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maku 2 Sep, 2016 @ 4:04am 
Originally posted by PrinzVonBillAir:
Right now, there're 30 people on my blacklist. About 2 thirds are from this group and the other third is from barter. 2 of those users have been reported and banned from this group.

That's quite a collection you've got there.


I took the given advice and added a mod to discuss the happenings.
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