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Originally posted by DavidB
Vendors will no longer have any opportunity to discuss their products in any forum area other than “Ask the Manufacturer” or a private forum area they specifically sponsor. Because the PM system has been grossly abused by sellers, vendors will not be permitted PM privileges.
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I'm confused about this. Above, you use the terms vendor, manufacturer, and seller. Do these mean different things to you? Once I asked a question in "Ask the Manufacturer" and was told by a mod that I had improperly posted as I was asking a vendor, who wasn't a manufacturer, but now you are saying that vendors will be able to use that forum.
And what does your statement above mean for people who have a side business, but are active members of the community? That they will no longer have PM privileges? Where will you draw the line between "basement vendors" and pro/semi-pro detailers who might also profit from this site? I see many posts looking for detailers in certain areas...if a detailer gets a job from one of these posts does he then become a "vendor" who must become a sponsor or have his forum access reduced?
I'm just thinking about many valuable contributors who could be construed as making a profit from this site and therefore losing them as regulars.