I read techdirt every day because virtually all of your posts are level-headed yet detail-oriented and insightful. Not this one. This is a tabloid headline and an extremely biased piece. You are better than that. I'm disappointed
Another possible explanation as to why the administration has been silent on this issue:
Maybe those in power gain access to information not available to those on the sidelines, such as the volume of / nature of threats and the efficacy of the tactics mentioned?
I have a hard time believing this administration (or any administration) purposely suppresses civil liberties in order to maintain power.
This is a good thing, although Dan's 'easy solution' may have also worked. I have been burned by this twice in the past - purchased an item from a Power Seller, paid within hours, and did not receive the item until 6-8 weeks later with no explanation / communication from seller. When I left negative feedback, the seller recipricated and it hurt me much more than him.
Also, sellers are somewhat protected from bad buyers - THEY DON'T SHIP THE ITEM UNTIL THEY RECEIVE THE PAYMENT. The only exposer the seller is subjected to is an irrational buyer that leaves negative feedback even though the item was good quality, as described, and shipped promptly. The folks at eBay should be able to identify these irrational buyers based on some automated algorithms that look at the amount of negative feedback left by a buyer as a fraction of their overall volume of feedback, and also by looking at the number of times the buyer leaves negative feedback for a seller that has otherwise received overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Thanks eBay!!!
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I'm a big fan of techdirt but this post is simply trash
I read techdirt every day because virtually all of your posts are level-headed yet detail-oriented and insightful. Not this one. This is a tabloid headline and an extremely biased piece. You are better than that. I'm disappointed
in case you want to send a note to the RSC...
... here are the email addresses of 3 of the leaders:
curtis.rhyne@mail.house.gov
derek.Khanna@mail.house.gov
brad.watson@mail.house.gov
Another possible explanation as to why the administration has been silent on this issue:
Maybe those in power gain access to information not available to those on the sidelines, such as the volume of / nature of threats and the efficacy of the tactics mentioned?
I have a hard time believing this administration (or any administration) purposely suppresses civil liberties in order to maintain power.
But perhaps I'm just naive.
This is a good thing
This is a good thing, although Dan's 'easy solution' may have also worked. I have been burned by this twice in the past - purchased an item from a Power Seller, paid within hours, and did not receive the item until 6-8 weeks later with no explanation / communication from seller. When I left negative feedback, the seller recipricated and it hurt me much more than him.
Also, sellers are somewhat protected from bad buyers - THEY DON'T SHIP THE ITEM UNTIL THEY RECEIVE THE PAYMENT. The only exposer the seller is subjected to is an irrational buyer that leaves negative feedback even though the item was good quality, as described, and shipped promptly. The folks at eBay should be able to identify these irrational buyers based on some automated algorithms that look at the amount of negative feedback left by a buyer as a fraction of their overall volume of feedback, and also by looking at the number of times the buyer leaves negative feedback for a seller that has otherwise received overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Thanks eBay!!!