We will likely be issuing some new Policies / Guidelines for the ChronoCentric Discussion Forums, but I wanted to post a couple of thoughts regarding some of the recent messages. I will post them as my personal opinions; depending on the opinions of other participants, these thoughts may (or may not) become part of these new Policies.

Some random ideas:

• we should not use the forum to describe our grievances / problems with specific transactions, with named sellers (or buyers). I mean, what is the educational purpose? Do people enjoy watching these fights? In my view, this is not the stuff for this type of forum. If you want to see it, go to a wrestling match, watch "Court TV" or chase the ambulances to the see the really ugly wrecks. But it's not the type of discussion that we want here.

• under some circumstances, it might be appropriate and educational to discuss a grievance on a "no-names" basis. how much should you be able to deduct if the watch is not as described? when should you ask for your money back? on a no-names basis, these discussions can be valuable to our readers and to those actually involved in a controversy.

• we should not discuss the reputations or practices of named individuals on this forum. this subject is just too controversial, and lends itself to abuse. there are other "good-guys / bad-guys" websites that exist for this purpose; this is not one of our purposes.

• if you want information about the reputation or recent practices of a particular person, then you should be free to seek this type of information. responses should be delivered by private e-mail, rather than through this forum.

• posting under multiple, fictitous names is wrong and grounds for being banned from the forum . . . no defenses; no excuses; it's just plain wrong.

• we should require civility / courtesy as a condition of participating in this forum.