Re: The Scam Accusations subforum name. Should it be changed?
I'm always flipping through old-Meta, looking for forum-improvement discussions, and I recently bumped into the following post by BadBear:
There's something cleaner and more constructive-sounding [1] about "Trade Disputes" than "Scam Accusations", isn't there?
I mean, I can't see "Scam Accusations" being renamed, but, maybe there's a case to be made for "Trade Disputes" to be added? (As in, user-to-user trade-related issues could go there, instead of in "Scam Accusations" which sounds kind of goofy to my ear for that use-case. If I was having a contentious financial interaction with another user, I'd feel pretty stupid making a post about it in "Scam Accusations", and I'd also feel it wrong to post about it in "Reputation", but "Trade Disputes" would feel just right.)
Anyway, just leaving BadBear's idea here because I think it's worth pondering...
[1] Please don't think that I like the idea of "soft language". If you've got ~7 minutes, I recommend watching George Carlin's take on this. If you're anything like me, you'll find yourself smiling and nodding along to basically the whole thing. The way he delivers the following line always gets me: "They don't have a negative cash flow position... They're fuckin' broke!"
I said once I think Scam Accusations should be renamed to Trade Disputes, I think it would fit better. I've managed to resolve several situations amicably and I don't think for a second either one of the parties was a scammer, they just needed someone to help guide them in the right direction. If I had a problem and needed help, I probably wouldn't post in Scammer Accusations just because I wouldn't want to imply someone is a scammer just because we have an issue.
There's something cleaner and more constructive-sounding [1] about "Trade Disputes" than "Scam Accusations", isn't there?
I mean, I can't see "Scam Accusations" being renamed, but, maybe there's a case to be made for "Trade Disputes" to be added? (As in, user-to-user trade-related issues could go there, instead of in "Scam Accusations" which sounds kind of goofy to my ear for that use-case. If I was having a contentious financial interaction with another user, I'd feel pretty stupid making a post about it in "Scam Accusations", and I'd also feel it wrong to post about it in "Reputation", but "Trade Disputes" would feel just right.)
Anyway, just leaving BadBear's idea here because I think it's worth pondering...
[1] Please don't think that I like the idea of "soft language". If you've got ~7 minutes, I recommend watching George Carlin's take on this. If you're anything like me, you'll find yourself smiling and nodding along to basically the whole thing. The way he delivers the following line always gets me: "They don't have a negative cash flow position... They're fuckin' broke!"