Sorry to disagree with you but many forum members (including you and me) have gone off-topic and crossed posted in other threads. It happens on a weekly basis, if not a daily basis.@LisaSTL wrote:
How about the fact you are posting on a thread that had absolutely nothing to do with Sentry simply because roflwofl posted here. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see you are being petty and vindictive.
@Sybil2 wrote:
Sorry to disagree with you but many forum members (including you and me) have gone off-topic and crossed posted in other threads. It happens on a weekly basis, if not a daily basis.
@LisaSTL wrote:
How about the fact you are posting on a thread that had absolutely nothing to do with Sentry simply because roflwofl posted here. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see you are being petty and vindictive. I rarely read a Sentry thread and comment on them even less. My opinion has been entirely formed by your behavior over the years not by anything written by any member. For Chrissakes, you PMed me after I "liked" a humorous post. The reason, it was written by someone I can only assume you consider one of your arch nemeses. So yes, it's time for the pity party to stop and for you to give it a rest. No doubt your dog with a bone attitude is going to turn off way more potential shoppers than anything I could say in a hundred threads.
@CaliGirl925 wrote:
I am a new forum member, so maybe I should just shut up....
@CaliGirl925 wrote:
Thanks Mary. This is an anonymous internet forum, so I'm not going to break my arm patting myself on the back for my courage, though.
In case my post wasn't clear: it was Sentry's owner's posts that mostly left me with a bad taste, not posts by the regular forum members. I know some people really like certain companies and want to defend them. That doesn't bother and wouldn't make me feel negatively about the company in question. It was the owner's posts that felt needlessly defensive and vindictive. I don't have all the history, but I can tell that this particular owner feels badly used by this forum. I would never have known that if he hadn't responded so defensively to the relatively minor criticisms from April and some of the other commenters. Just an observation. Take it for what you will.
@LisaSTL wrote:
In response to Steve and Steve only, for a long time I had nothing but a neutral opinion of Dave and Sentry. My opinion was formed much the same way as CaliGirl by the impression of me thinks thou dost protest too much.
My decisions on whether to work with a company are only influenced by payment issues. If a company pays according to their own terms it doesn't make a whit of difference what others think. I dare say some of my favorite MSCs are some others hate. So in reality, I have no dog in this hunt. Sarcasm or not, my involvement now was the suggestion a thread might be deleted which had me seeing red. Combine that with the troll like behavior of carrying this over to an unrelated thread and spitting nails would be an appropriate description of my feelings. I also find it absurd anyone would give a rat's patoot what is said about them on social media by a bunch of anonymous posters. My recommendation to anyone taking anonymous posts so personally would be to grow a pair and get over it. If I had a dollar for everyone who hates me on this forum I would be kissing mystery shopping goodbye.
Any research into my own posts will see appreciation for owners and representatives of MSCs to provide the "rest of the story" after an over the top bashing. It will also reveal I do not tolerate bullsh-t from either ranting shoppers or misguided MSC representatives. Have I made mistakes? You bet your sweet a--. I at least try to have enough sense (once in a while) to call it a day and move on.
@Sentry Marketing wrote:
If this is meant for Steve, may you should have sent it in a PM.
Maybe you should utilize the toggle feature. Otherwise, don't tell me what the f--k to do.
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@ wrote:
I'll ask again: doesn't accuracy matter?
@bestofbothworlds wrote:
@ wrote:
I'll ask again: doesn't accuracy matter?
Of course it matters. But "accuracy" is in the eye and ear of the shopper and the MSC. It's not just your way or the highway, Dave. We all see things differently.
I disagree. The Not-So Artful Dodger went on a sexist and racist rampage this past weekend. He used extremely vile words towards women and blacks and so on. The moderators or Jacob quickly removed his nasty posts and in two instances, removed entire threads. These deletions were totally warranted and much appreciated by the forum members who had to experience this behavior. So I disagree with you on this issue.@martica wrote:
I don't think the forum should change one bit. I don't think that anyone should be banned either. I like that we, the shoppers, can discuss our opinions about shops and MSC. I like the set of parameters we have now to do this. I definitely don't think any thread should be deleted. Even "ugly" experiences are good for learning purposes and I think that is what this forum is about; sharing and learning.
@roflwofl wrote:
Thanks to a friend forum member for PMing me. Having toggled both Dave and Steve, I had no idea about the discussion of inaccuracy. I totally agree accuracy is important, and I apologize to the forum for my inaccuracy. Let me set the record straight. I am registered with Feedback Plus and I have performed shops for them. I used to love their quick payment and short reports. I am probably still registered but I have not worked for FP since it was purchased by David Agius, who also owns Sentry. I am not and never have been registered with Sentry. After reading posts made by Dave on this forum, I chose not to register. And, after FP being purchased by Dave, I chose not to perform further shops. As independent contractors, we choose which companies we wish to work for just as companies choose their shoppers.
As to Dave's frequent whining about being treated differently, and Steve's assertion that he is offended by the "double standard" applied to Sentry feedback, I would completely agree. In the 3 years I have been reading here, Sentry has been treated differently from all the other MSCs. There are a lot of complaints posted about Sentry, a rather small MSC, and Sentry has few defenders here on the forum. I think, and this is only the humble opinion of an inaccurate and infrequent poster, that the different treatment is directly related to the behavior that Dave Agius exhibits on this forum. Dave's behavior and posts on this forum are far different from any other MSC owner on this forum.
How many MSC owners make such frequent and argumentative posts to this shopper forum? How many MSC owners use this forum to identify shoppers and deactivate them based on their posts here? How many MSC owners jump in defensively to any thread mentioning their company that is not positive? Dave is treated with less respect and receives more criticism because he behaves in a way that other MSC owners do not on this forum.
@jackaroe wrote:
Is this the Dave from Cheech and Chong??
dave's not here...
@LisaSTL wrote:
In response to Steve and Steve only, for a long time I had nothing but a neutral opinion of Dave and Sentry. My opinion was formed much the same way as CaliGirl by the impression of me thinks thou dost protest too much.
My decisions on whether to work with a company are only influenced by payment issues. If a company pays according to their own terms it doesn't make a whit of difference what others think. I dare say some of my favorite MSCs are some others hate. So in reality, I have no dog in this hunt. Sarcasm or not, my involvement now was the suggestion a thread might be deleted which had me seeing red. Combine that with the troll like behavior of carrying this over to an unrelated thread and spitting nails would be an appropriate description of my feelings. I also find it absurd anyone would give a rat's patoot what is said about them on social media by a bunch of anonymous posters. My recommendation to anyone taking anonymous posts so personally would be to grow a pair and get over it. If I had a dollar for everyone who hates me on this forum I would be kissing mystery shopping goodbye.
Any research into my own posts will see appreciation for owners and representatives of MSCs to provide the "rest of the story" after an over the top bashing. It will also reveal I do not tolerate bullsh-t from either ranting shoppers or misguided MSC representatives. Have I made mistakes? You bet your sweet a--. I at least try to have enough sense (once in a while) to call it a day and move on.
@LisaSTL wrote:
How about the fact you are posting on a thread that had absolutely nothing to do with Sentry simply because roflwofl posted here. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see you are being petty and vindictive. I rarely read a Sentry thread and comment on them even less.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
Agreed that this is tiresome.