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12-16-2010, 02:21 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| YT Vendors w/private profile pages Why is it not a general rule that all vendors that want to sell to the YT community give access to the general population of YT? Or is it just me that these vendors are blocking?
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12-16-2010, 02:51 PM | #2 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Actually, the vendors I've talked to didn't even know that their profile pages were blocked everyone except friends. If you find a vendor whose profile page is set to Private, and only friends can read, you might want to PM them about it. It actually looks like they have something to hide when they set their pages to private. Here's the page where you adjust your settings, and I think all vendors and (everyone else too), should set their setting to "everyone".
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12-16-2010, 03:01 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I forgot to put the link. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/profile.php?do=privacy To answer your question Quicksilver, newbies haven't learned how to PM people, and the vendors list gives the vendors website and their profile page. It's really easy for a newbie to leave a message on the profile page. I know it seems so easy to PM someone, but to a newbie it's all so confusing.
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12-16-2010, 03:03 PM | #5 |
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| Learn something new every day! Wow I didn't know you could control who viewed your profile page. That is a really neat feature. |
12-16-2010, 03:08 PM | #6 |
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| Unless their profile pages are used as an integral part of what they're selling/or their store (ie: showing their for sale items, etc), I don't think they should be required to make it public. It is a personal choice everyone should be able to make, that is why the option is there
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12-16-2010, 03:19 PM | #7 | |
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12-16-2010, 03:23 PM | #8 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Maybe it's a bad business decision, but I don't think it indicates anything sinister. Anyone can post a review of a vendor publicly, and we can all delete comments we don't like off our profile page anyway. My guess is that most people don't know their page is private, but it doesn't seem like a big deal if they want it that way.
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12-16-2010, 03:27 PM | #9 | |
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I disagree that it is poor business practices, UNLESS it is stated in the YT vendor rules that part of their business is required to be conducted on a personal profile page? I think, (but not positive) that most vendors state their websites addys, and how to contact them. I wonder if this particular vendor says to send inquiries about their product on their page and not via pm, or website or email? Then perhaps they are in the wrong. But as a whole, I still believe it is not bad business practice to keep your page private. (because it is a PERSONAL profile, not business) JMO
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12-16-2010, 03:27 PM | #10 | |
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12-16-2010, 03:30 PM | #11 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | I looked at my page and it is marked "everyone" all the way down. I get posts on my YT page from time to time, but I really prefer a PM, or even a Facebook message as a means of communication. Why? Because I receive a notification of the message in my personal e-mail as well. I can't imagine why anyone would want to restrict access to a YT profile page |
12-16-2010, 03:31 PM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | [QUOTE=AprilLove;3358652]I know they can control what parts of the profile page are private and which parts are not. I had pictures stolen from my page and that is why I choose to have friends only access to my page. I disagree that it is poor business practices, UNLESS it is stated in the YT vendor rules that part of their business is required to be conducted on a personal profile page? I should have read this post, this is a good reason to restrict access. |
12-16-2010, 03:34 PM | #13 | |
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12-16-2010, 03:42 PM | #14 |
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| It just seems that I'm not a vendor and I have always been pretty much an open book. I don't have my page closed to anyone, never refused a friend request and have handed out my phone number to members that need help. So when I see someone that is selling something to the general population they should be more welcoming to a visit on their profile page from all members of the community. It just seems unwelcoming to me. If you were to go to the mall and a store had all the doors locked and the shades drawn tight wouldn't you just move on to the next one? What could you possibly post on a Yorkie forum that is so top secret that you can't have someone look at? I like to decorate my page and enjoy when someone comes to take a look at my creations. It's not like I am posting top secret government files.
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12-16-2010, 03:45 PM | #15 | |
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Exactly! It happened to me too. I just moved on and when elsewhere. Why close your market?
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