DrafterX
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:31:45 AM
Silly rule.... All started when someone who doesn't even moderate anymore threw a fit about it.... 😟
ZRX1200
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:03:19 AM
Don't you go talking but my mama.
DrafterX
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:05:08 AM
Never... 🤐

It wasn't her..... 😟

dstieger
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:07:50 AM
Maybe she didn't 'start' it, but I seem to recall that she issued a rather stern dressing down to the jokesters here about it
KingoftheCove
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:18:56 AM
The poor ladies were just getting too many calls about that membership.

It was interrupting their workflow and stuff. It was simply horrible, and had to be stopped.

Speyside
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:25:48 AM
The problem is a noob would not know that was unacceptable or why.
dstieger
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:25:50 AM
I suspect they are more concerned about the fact that many (most?) people who call about it are disappointed or upset....not where you want your customers
Bur
  • Bur
  • Herf-A-Holic
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:29:22 AM

The problem is a noob would not know that was unacceptable or why.

Speyside wrote:

Um, the things that shouldn't be mentioned are mentioned in the N00B thread and a few of us keep that topped to shamelessly boost our post count.

In hopes of better status.

In our own minds as there is no such thing as membership levels round here other than N00B, middler and 🌫 .

🍺

DrafterX
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:32:49 AM

The poor ladies were just getting too many calls about that membership.

It was interrupting their workflow and stuff. It was simply horrible, and had to be stopped.

KingoftheCove wrote:

There were thousands of calls... or so they said.... 😟

KingoftheCove
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:41:44 AM

There were thousands of calls... or so they said.... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

WOW..................that's amazing...........

Now if I was in business...........say............a cigar auction site for example.

And I received THOUSANDS of calls regarding a particular service or discount program that I was NOT providing???

Gee whiz, I might consider it.

DrafterX
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:52:57 AM
That was like 5 years ago too... they've prolly received about a billion calls by now.... 😟
tamapatom
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:00:40 PM

WOW..................that's amazing...........

Now if I was in business...........say............a cigar auction site for example.

And I received THOUSANDS of calls regarding a particular service or discount program that I was NOT providing???

Gee whiz, I might consider it.

KingoftheCove wrote:

I suggested that but then I got time out.

grmcooper
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:12:34 PM
I know too well about bring that up. Definitely stings a little.
cacman
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:16:00 PM

WOW..................that's amazing...........

Now if I was in business...........say............a cigar auction site for example.

And I received THOUSANDS of calls regarding a particular service or discount program that I was NOT providing???

Gee whiz, I might consider it.

KingoftheCove wrote:

You want another discount on top of the discount you're already getting on auction?

Gee whiz, you probably want free shipping on top of that too!

#-o

Bur
  • Bur
  • Herf-A-Holic
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:20:04 PM
and matches.

I bet he wants matches.

gae9jang2j
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:32:31 PM
i want matches. cbid matches are the holy grail of this hobby
delta1
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:43:55 PM

There were thousands of calls... or so they said.... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

That was like 5 years ago too... they've prolly received about a billion calls by now.... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

ummm...can one of the bean counters solve this for X?

gae9jang2j
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:51:02 PM
10 billion
Bur
  • Bur
  • Herf-A-Holic
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 1:27:51 PM
99!
DrafterX
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 1:45:24 PM
🤔

10 billion calls over 5 years = 5,479,452 calls per day... even Sundays...... 😟

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