Deals.Woot

I'll be honest, I'm a sucker for freebies here and have posted a couple myself. When I search the words "free" into the search engine, I'm expecting to find freebies and other useless BOC that will spam the sh*t out of my spam emails and send me useless stuff that will probably end up in the trash (excuse the run on sentence). It really annoys me when I constantly see deals that are suppose to be free but aren't. So I ask of all of you dear woot members to stop posting misleading deals with the words "FREE" when they aren't. Don't include "FREE SHIPPING" in your deal and when there is a shipping cost, include it into the final price.

I hope I have not offended or annoyed anyone here with this post, just trying to make things easier for the woot community and freebie lovers. I'm sure there are other freebie lovers out there feeling the same way, holler.

@nehinbin: Well, speaking of rants... Please note, I saw your question and comments earlier, and forbore answering until I'd had coffee, and a few minutes to be slightly less annoyed.

"This is more of a rant like thing and I apologize if I give off a bad vibe." Seriously? Was that really necessary? Did you think that anyone would be more sympathetic to your question which has already been asked, and answered, OVER AND OVER? In addition, and pay attention to this, most of the people asking this have managed to ask it without the pointless swipe that you managed, probably without even considering how offensive it was.

Do not bother to explain how you didn't mean it. Do consider that it was rude, and not likely to win sympathy. I note that @lavikinga has already provided the appropriate answer, so there's little need for me to point it out, but I simply could not pass this by.

Just noticed that my comment was deleted?

Edit:
Oh - I just noticed that the word that originally caused such objection was replaced throughout the thread with "bad". I guess my reply would have required heavy editing to make sense.

@lavikinga: I concur completely.

Would woot staff at least make a comment in an "Ask the Wooters" thread regarding what is likely to be deleted or altered (please don't say/post this on deals.woot).

This could include a request to refrain from using inappropriate language including vulgar, abusive and/or defamatory language. Perhaps the posting of adult toy deals could also be addressed (yes they get taken down, but not instantly) .

There seem to be three types of offensive posters: those that don't care, those who are ignorant, and instigators. I would prefer not to give them any more attention than necessary. It would be nice to have a link or clear phraseology to post in response to pejorative language.

@glindagw: There is a fourth type of offensive poster, you know. That'd be me, before coffee. BTDT.

@hobbit: Actually, I really love the idea of changing the color of the text when something's been edited. They could use good old burgundy, or perhaps do a reverse video on those characters. I know they seem determined to keep Deals two-toned, but showing something was changed would be nice. I also wish that when they completely deleted a comment in a thread, that they would leave the comment, and the name of the poster, with maybe just "DELETED" in place of the comments. That way, the flow of the conversation will still make sense, and not provide us with such intellecual dissonance when it happens.

@shrdlu: That's why we don't arm you with anything more deadly than a flouder.

I really like the idea of leaving a big DELETED or perhaps UNACCEPTABLE. Perhaps one that is an active link to the "what not to post". I would like to see that continued on a word by word basis. I'm afraid that changing the color would draw attention to the post (which the poster certainly doesn't deserve). Instead the offensive word could be replaced with XXXX.

@anotherhiggins: I saw your post before it got deleted so I know what you said and for a change you weren't being disgusting. :-)

@anotherhiggins: Is there chocolate surrounding that Bourbon?

@lavikinga: check your PMs on the other side

@anotherhiggins: Bourbon! Yes! Chocolate! Yes! Yes! Together! Happiness...

@hobbit: nom nom nom