Naming and Shaming

[Grakky]

What actually are the forum rules on this?

I see people mention a shop, website or user they have bad dealings with, but others will say I can't tell you who it is, or if you want to know said person will PM you.

I'm just wondering what the rules are, are we allowed, are we not..etc?

[the-reptile-mafia]

OOOOOOOOOOOOO who does Grace want to name and shame XD

[freekygeeky]

not supposed to, can be sued

[tarantulabarn]

You can only be sued if you are specific with names

If you said "i bought a tarantula from tarantulabarn and it only had six legs" nothing can be done, apart from giving the shop/trader the chance to defend him/herself

This isnt a slagging of but notifies eveyone of possible problems

[casper1963]

well i fink its if u cant name and shame ive been in an appauling reptile shop recently and i would love to let people no so they could boycot it

[tarantulabarn]

As long as you dont actually say they are sh@@ but just say "the vivs are filthy and there are no water bowls" there is nothing that can be done, all you are doin is reporting what yu see not running them down. Then its up to everyone if they still go there

[Snakes r grreat]

We prefer people not to name and shame shops. Feel free to make a thread about a shop that you have visited, but leave the name out. One of the problems is that how do we know when people are being genuine, and when there is someone who is out to create trouble for a shop. Im not saying thats what you are doing, i am merely making the point of what some people might do. People can always pm you if they really want to know what the shop is.

We also ask people to contact the shop first to try and discuss problems with them directly before posting on the forums.

[ade]

Originally Posted by Snakes r grreat

We prefer people not to name and shame shops. Feel free to make a thread about a shop that you have visited, but leave the name out. One of the problems is that how do we know when people are being genuine, and when there is someone who is out to create trouble for a shop. Im not saying thats what you are doing, i am merely making the point of what some people might do. People can always pm you if they really want to know what the shop is.

We also ask people to contact the shop first to try and discuss problems with them directly before posting on the forums.

Totally understand what your saying but i think its good that you can mention the shop so people can check it out to see if your right or its a total lie. If the shop has nothing to hide then they will invite people to check them out. But if its a bad shop they have a chance to speak to the owner and tell them. I've noticed a lot of pet shops opening up giveing out the wrong informatiom out on reps also how they keep the reps in the shop.

[ratboy]

Another problem is you get people complaining about the husbandry of animals they know nothing about.

Hands up who has not had people come round to see their reps that you cleaned out that morning but low and behold one of them has made a mess in your nice clean viv... then imagine your reaction if that person went straight home and posted on here that your vivs were a mess and not to buy anything from you.

Or imagine if you have just taken on a rescue that has been treated appallingly and someone comes to your house and sees it and spreads it around that one of your animals is nearly dead. Shops have to take in unwanted animals every day... and often the cause of the animals condition is a result of the advice given out on forums.

[cornmorphs]

i hate it, people are all too happy to take credit when people say 'so and so is great'.. its pathetic this country on this subject...
if someone messes up and its proven i see no reason why they should sue.. really winds me up this one. if you cock up, people should know.