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Originally Posted by *Shira*
Kina, I think you're missing the point. Bhuz doesn't aspire to be an online shopping mall for belly dancers. It's a community, which happens to have buying and selling as just one part of a larger system. Anybody who expects bhuz to tightly regulate buying and selling has the wrong expectations.
People asked for a way to complain about buyers/sellers who are problematic. Rosey obliged by providing it. However...
Sometimes transactions go bad because people had differing expectations of what constitutes acceptable behavior. Rather than have lots of complaints arise because a seller expected payment in 24 hours and a buyer thought it was okay to wait a week before paying, the rules will say, "This is the default expectation, though individuals involved in a particular transcation may agree on something different at their discretion." Establishing such a common expectation is needed if you're going to have a complaint process so that everyone knows what's considered a reasonable complaint versus not.
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Thank Shira, I do understand that.
However, if we are asking Bhuz to adopt this, then we are investing it with the power to do so, and potentially putting the site at risk. That's it.
Envision the scenario, someone comes onto bhuz, says, look, shopping! buys something. Potentially isn't aware that they are on their own in this, and finds the rules section. Complains to the administrator, administrator says, ok, bann in place. Person who was buying says, yes, but what about my money? I'm concerned that if we have bhuz identified with the rules, then it places an expectation on bhuz to enforce the rules, which implies some liability.
That's all.
I agree that there should be an accepted code of conduct, but we really have no ability to enforce it.