Horological Meandering

Dear friends, PuristS hold themselves to the highest standards of integrity. However there are individuals that use the influence of our forums to manipulate events to their own advantage and this is unacceptable. Please try to resolve your service and qu... 

Cheers, Francois

But how can it be implemented? I think warnings followed by a ban for non-compliance with Our Principles would be the way to go, using contact by PM or other means. Of course I am curious as well as concerned about the clever tricks that these individuals... 

I know I'm frequently called impractically idealistic, sometimes worse... :-) but I continue to believe the deciding factor in gray areas lie in the intentions, purely and a priori. There IS a difference between writing something sincere, and then receivi... 

I hope you are well..... I second your last thought...its hard to reach perfection but we can at least try..... Mo

... including, but not limited to, "Respect" and "Courtesy". Just want to make sure every member enjoys the healthy discussion and experience here. Ken

and the flesh is weak.......as long as its kept to a decent level.... You mods are doing a super fine job,the only thing I d say......be present and a bit harder if necessary....I can provide the muscle :):) Mo

1. This is a very clean site and we all benefit from that. 2. This is by and large not an "evaluative" site. If you want to tell the world someone is bad (or good) there are other places to do it where your views will reach people seeking exactly that typ... 

;) :) I know that it's impossible but denunciation sometimes work :) Best D ...  

Best, Horo

or my own opinion of course. luckily, being a vintage guy, i dont think any brand will be offering me incitements to write a good review. without the unbiased reviews, politeness and friendship of the members i wouldnt be here so i'm glad these reminders ... 

Fully agree with the spirit behind themessage and absolutely perfect. If I may suggest, wherever the forum post commences with a serious complaint thread by a member, it might be a good practice for the moderator to ask the member to provide the documenta... 

......philosophy that distinguished this Forum from others.

a medical conference. If the writer is paid by a company or has been sponsored then this should be stated. Also - IMHO- so should the writer discliam if they are a dealer. Julian