Who is the sheriff on HERE?

[bigdog7950]

Whoever you are, you had no right in deleting my post that exposed a scam I went through and in which Fiverr favored the scammer position over mine. It’s seemingly clear that Fiverr can’t stand any type of negative publicity and will go as far as protecting scammers in doing so and omitting any type of press that’s relevant. By you removing my post you have proven that point very clearly. Shame on you and you shouldn’t be called a sheriff with the types of practice you rule on here.

[Guest]

Have you looked at your other thread about this issue? The post and link removal were explained.

[bigdog7950]

Reply to @itsyourthing: I read the other post and replied to it as well pointing out the Fiverr “Do’s and Don’ts” it states this: Do feel free to post links that are relevant to the discussions or to ask for feedback from fellow Fiverr community members.

And having deleted the post that’s been running for 4 days with almost 400 views certainly didn’t have any Fiverr “Don’ts” associated with it.

So this Sheriff decides what gets to stay and what he doesn’t like goes?

[omniversal]

Take a look at my post: http://forum.fiverr.com/discussion/61757/fiverr-encouraging-scammers#1

[fonthaunt]

Reply to @bigdog7950: Posts can be deleted based on how many flags they get among other things. See the flag button on every post? You can flag any one you want, including mine. If a post gets enough flags a moderator (AKA sheriff) gets notices that other forum readers think the post might warrant removal.



There are so few active moderators I doubt they can even read all the posts thoroughly so they rely on the forum community to alert them. Post + flags = removal. And yes, the Sheriff gets the right to decide. If a bunch of people come to your blogs and post things you don’t care for, YOU get to decide.

[jamesbulls]

Forum moderators be like,

[sincere18]

but weren’t you exposing another seller who was scamming Fiverr? Instead of sharing that with others, why not just report the person who you found cheating Fiverr to Fiverr support?

[bigdog7950]

Reply to @sincere18: It was reported to Fiverr. If you had a chance and followed the post history you would have read that Fiverr Support was sitting on their thumbs. They seemed far more interested in shutting me down than the scammer I had reported. That is why I started the post in hopes that a public out cry of that behavior wasn’t going to be tolerated in our community.

[sincere18]

Reply to @bigdog7950: but isn’t sharing the names of other Fiverr sellers against the ToS?



And I did read the thread here on Fiverr, but that still doesn’t make it right to actually create a blog post to share the “how” this spammer was spamming and then post that info to go check it out. I’m just thinking that is why something got removed.

[bigdog7950]

Reply to @sincere18: That scammer wasn’t posted on here, but he certainly deserved his name mentioned on the blog I created.

And you’re absolutely incorrect in saying "doesn’t make it right to actually create a blog post to share the “how” this spammer was spamming"

I had every right in doing so. And 99% of the people would have done the same if their livelihood was threaten as mine was and than the threats were carried out by the scammer. Now if you’re a passive person that allows someone to steal and destroy your business than perhaps you’re able to walk on water. Me, I sink like everyone else.

[mgjohn78]

Had a chance to read the whole thing and to me it seems like this whole thing was based on a simple misunderstanding fueled by a bad day resulting in a full out war!



Wishing everyone involved sunnier days!

[Guest]

Reply to @bigdog7950: I second @fonthaunt’s reply.

[sincere18]

Reply to @bigdog7950: well, like some other posters mentioned above, it could be based on other Fiverr users based on if they are flagging your forum post. So while you may think it is ok to do a certain thing, maybe if enough other users do not feel it is appropriate and flag it, it may get removed.

[bigdog7950]

Reply to @sincere18: I could understand if it was a new post and controversial, that would make sense. But the post the Sheriff removed had been running for 4 days. It had close to 400 views, almost 60 comments of support on my behalf with no negative remarks about the post topic. Just a complete pour out of support. So please explain how the Sheriff decided to remove this post? And based on what if everyone supported it? No, there was no reason for that post to have been removed.

But let’s say for argument sake, the Sheriff removed it based on “Red Flags”. How many red flags do you suppose would be warranted in the above case to getting that post removed? Is it 3? 6? or more?

I believe in a democracy like everyone, that the majority should have the rights of the people. But it doesn’t seem that way with this Sheriff that completely ignored the majority of people that favored the post.

[bigdog7950]

Reply to @mgjohn78: Your calling a Threat, a simple misunderstanding! WOW! That’s all I’ve got to say.

[maddisont]

I think @fonthaunt had it exactly right. There were too many flags on your post, and the moderators (the limited number that there are) didn’t have enough time to sit there and actually read what was written (it could be automated too). I’ve seen a few cases where posts that are praising other members, or making a simple inquiry, have been blocked because the posters were “calling out” that person.



On another note, I remember reading your original posts before they were taken down. From what you posted (and what I remember), I did agree that the seller was threatening you in the end. I’ve had a buyer do that to me before too, so I understand how you’re feeling. Luckily, the guy harassing me had his account deleted. I hope Customer Support comes through for you too.



As it is, I’m sorry for the horrible experience you’ve had, but you’re bound to find some kind of nut job when doing online business. Just keep your head cool, report them where they pop up, and I wish you better luck for the future! 🙂

[fonthaunt]

Reply to @bigdog7950: I understood how you felt when you started writing those posts and I thought you were being threatened. Honestly, though, no one in the forums can do anything about it so it’s just a place to rant. When ranting keeps going and going, many perceive it as spam. When you post links to a blog outside of Fiverr and in that blog you call out a Fiverr user by name, you are honestly asking to be deleted. (Even though I understood it, that’s just the truth.)



Eventually people who may have supported you at first most likely began to flag you either for spam, for calling out the user off-Fiverr, for posting an external link which is a vague but questionable area, or just because they were bored with the rants. Sheriffs often don’t read the forums daily. If one popped on sometime within the week and saw multiple flags on your posts, they likely just deleted them because they do have the authority to do so and they saw flags.



The forum is public but it’s on a site that is privately owned by the Fiverr company. They can actually remove the entire forum anytime they wish. They can remove any post anytime and they have a legal right to do so. It isn’t like a public and government support library that cannot censor just any book because they feel like it. Fiverr can remove a post because they feel like it. I see why you are upset, but you are running in circles at this point. Sorry!

[mgjohn78]

Reply to @bigdog7950: Naturally no but this just shows how easily things can be interpreted in different ways.



Been in similar situations where the feeling of being wronged drove me to go out of my way to find justice by researching and only seeing more things to fuel my rage wherever i looked. Now years later looking back at things i just see regret.