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  1. Anyone talked to Joe Lately!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm going to add my thoughts to this, as this is the 4th or 5th "Joe"-thread I've seen since the RWG2 started 1 year ago. You can all go ahead and post your personal experiences and there is no doubt that many members have had good experiences with Joe. But to be honest, I would not recommend anyone to send their watches to Joe, based on the many bad experiences posted, both of his work and the time it takes for him to finish his work and return watches. Even the time it takes for him to return watches without finishing work, when members request their watches back. What I find strange about this whole saga is that Joe seems to be communicating just fine with some members and not so good/not at all with others. His work varies from good to horrible and his return time seems to be anything from 1 week to a couple of years. Every time these threads appear, there is the same old "battle" between those who had good experiences and those who has bad experiences. It also seems that it is when these things surface in the public forums that Joe has the time to actually address these issues. Well, let me share something with you; the last time a "Joe"-thread appeared, I got contacted by several members who did not dare to post their experience with Joe. The reason was that he still had their watches. They had tried numerous times to e-mail him, PM him and even called him, but got nothing. Because of these reasons I would not recommend sending you watch to Joe. Even if he did wonderful work on all watches, it just no good when you don't get your watch back for several months.

    @denisgold

    I must say that I am a bit stubled about your activity in this thread and your defense of Joe, especially concidering what you wrote in a similar thread regarding another watch modifier, Finepics;

    @ Markus-I agree that it is his right to do what he wishes. But when you fail to reply to emails from members who have sent both money and watches in good faith and then we see a solid history of purchases using the internet I have a problem. I believe he has had a bad run thus far in his personal life. But, to continue to ditch emails from members is wrong. Again, Mark please respond! We just ask to be treated fairly.

    Interesting to see that the very same thing Joe did, is OK for Joe to do, but not for others. Joe has been "sick" many times, but in some way he managed to post ads to Ebay, but not reply to his clients. Bad form, if you ask me.

    The point here is that if you send your watch to Joe is that you MIGHT risk not getting your watch back for several months and experience no communications at all. You might risk that Joe gets sick again! This has now happened several times and because of this I would not recommend any members to send their watches. But this is just my personal reflections on the threads I have read about this and the PM's/e-mails I have received from members. Any member is of course free to do their own research, read the threads about Joe and make up their own mind. I think we should maybe set up a new thread that members can post "anonymously" in about their experience, because there are so many members out there that won't post about it in the open forum. I think we might set up a thread where anybody can post, but the minute they post, the post is only visible for the admin staff here. Maybe this way we will finally be able to get a real picture of how big this problem really is.

  2. RWG extremely slow?

    in Introduction/Rules/Support

    Posted

    Just an update for you on this. I am testing out various datacentres in different areas of the world where it is of interest to place the server. It looks like this will take slightly longer than I thought, so you will have to bare with the current server and connectivity problems for a while longer.

  5. Online shop

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    Stay away from OSCommerse. Lots of security issues. Zen also has a lot of issues, but they are not as bad as the OSCommerce ones. If you need any local help, Dani, just PM me your phone number and I'll give you a call ;)

  13. Server Monitor

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    As I have informed Tim via PM; I don't mean any disrespect, but I think this is a useful service to our members and I also fail to see what damage it can do. No links or anything is provided. So for now, we will continue to provide this service to all users.

  14. MBW Rolex Submariner 16610: Pictorial/Review

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    A member posted a link to a video by Richard, author of the Replica Watch Report, that compares Gen vs Rep (while looking at the gen presented and looking at my MBW, although there are mods needed on a MBW, I personally can see that much difference): hxxp://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=1146346587689437065&q=rolex+watch

    Another member posted this link to the history of subs by an Italian with tons of pics. As I discovered it lately I wanted to bump it:

    hxxp://www.rumiz.it/subs.html

    (Please remove the xx and replace with tt as mentioned in the upgrade forum rules that you can find HERE)

    No need to do that with your links, buddy. Shortly after I posted the rules, I tweaked the forum software so that all links posted will automatically be anonymized ;)

    Other than that; Greate review! :tu:

  15. I've joined Pug at RWI - Banned

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    [censored] Klink and [censored] the [censored] he [censored] when he [censored] since he always [censored] and never [censored]. I'm [censored] out of [censored] patience with [censored] Klink and his [censored] unintelligible [censored], so personally, I can't [censored] anymore.

    And you can [censored] tell that [censored] Klink that that's what I [censored] said!

    Life Is [censored] Good!

    I guess there is no need to mention that I've activated our "Bad word"-filter again ;)

  18. RWG extremely slow?

    in Introduction/Rules/Support

    Posted

    Well, no changed were med to the server or board software during the upgrade (except for changing around on the forums and other small stuff) so the upgrade should not have no impact on the speed.

    Keep in mind that the server is located in Asia, so there could be some temporary connectivity issues.

  21. Read our forum rules!

    in Introduction/Rules/Support

    Posted

    Behavior:

     

    [1] - Read up before asking! There are tons of guides, FAQs and lots of other info.
     

    [2] - Use the search function before posting. Chances are your question has already been answered.
     

    [3] - Respect the netiquette: Lurk and get to know the forum before you post.
     

    [4] - Keep the focus: Questions outside the scope of a certain forum will either be moved, locked or simply be deleted.
     

    [5] - NEVER use the REAL name or any other info that can reveal the real identity of other members. If you feel like posting your full real name, please do so, but unless you have a written permission to post somebody else's name, DON'T!
     

    [6] - Anything discussions regarding politics and/or religion in anyway will be closed or deleted unless determined to be pertinent by admins/mods.
     

    [7] - Be nice to each other and respect the admin team and moderators. No personal attacks. In particular, malicious comments that insult others based on race, gender, religion, nationality, or sexual preference will not be tolerated. The fastest way to get removed from the community is to turn a discussion into a personal confrontation.
     

    [8] - No cursing, particularly if the words are directed at another person on the board. These words generate bad blood too easily. There are ways to get your words and phrasing across without typing the cussword. Remember, some people swear all the time and others don't. Cuss less -- and think more --before posting
     

    [9] - You are permitted a maximum of one account, active or inactive. If you choose to ignore this important restriction, all your accounts will be disabled. If you require a temporary user name for any reason, please contact one of the admins or moderators. If you require a user name change, contact one of the admins or moderators. If you have forgotten your log in details and are unable to retrieve them via the system, do not create a new account; contact one of the admins or moderators.
     

    [10] - All publicly displayed messages are limited to the English language. This includes posts, titles, signatures, and any attachments or other forms of public display.
     

    [11] - Do not send questions pertaining to topics of discussion on this board via personal messages or email to Moderators or Admins, they will most likely be ignored or deleted.
     

    [12] - Do not use nicknames that are racist, offend others Ethnic Origin, cultural, religious defamation, names that reflect on this website, or can be considered by any other means, offensive.
     

    [13] - Any posts/avatars/signatures containing any sexual content, people with a minimal or no amount of clothes on, etc. will be removed. The "Gentlemans lounge" and "Looney bin"-forums are excluded from this rule. These forums are to be considered as NOT SAFE FOR WORK, so enter at your own risk!

    [14] - You may not post, transmit or advertise your website, chain letters, pyramid, money schemes, lotteries, raffles, etc. The only advertising we allow is for stuff going on at our forum.
     

    [15] - We have NO respect for troublemakers or trolls. If you are not here to contribute or do some peaceful reading, we suggest you find yourself another board. Trolls and troublemakers will be banned at the admin/co-admins/moderators discretion.
     

    [16] - If you SPAM our members in any manner, your account will be disabled. Do not contact anyone to suggest your product or service who is not explicitly expecting you to contact them.
     

    [17] - Trade offers should always be posted in the classifieds section. Trade offers posted outside of this forum will be delete immediately.
     

    [18] - This forum is NOT a place for free speech. We are all for free speech and we rarly censor out members, but ultimately this is a private community and we decide what is allowed to post and not.
     

    [19] - No Pornographic, adult or warez content are allowed to be posted. The "Gentlemans lounge" and "Looney bin" forums are excluded from this rule. These forums are to be considered as NOT SAFE FOR WORK, so enter at your own risk!
     

    [20] - If you have a problem with another member turn to the respective moderator and if the moderator can't help you send a private message to Admin or one of the co-admins.
     

    [21] - Any abuse to administrators/moderators can result in an immediate ban from the board.
     

    [22] - All instructions from moderators and admins are to be followed. Failing to do so will either get you a warning, get your account suspended or banned.
     

    [23] - Moderators and admins are allowed to edit/delete/move/close any posts they wish under reason. If you wish to question a decision, you should PM the moderator or admin in question and ask the reason.
     

    [24] - The admin can ban any member on the board with/without reason.
     

    [25] - Do not visit an AD (Authentic Dealer) with your watch and show it of as the real thing. If you do so, we are not interested in hearing about it. Such post will be deleted.
     

    [26] - NO pictures should be posted on the genuine time piece forums by the members of this forum. A violation of this rule will get you permanently banned. Our little hobby does not need this kind of attention.


    Posting:

    [1] - Use a title that describes the content of your post. Don't use all caps or special characters to draw attention.
     

    [2] - Never post the same post in other sections. Double posts/cross posts will be deleted.
     

    [3] - When posting images, resize them to a maximum of 800x600 pixels. Any larger images will most likely be deleted. You can upload your files directly, but we prefer that you host the images on your own server or use an external image host like Imageshack or others. A manual on how to post images using an external host can be found here.
     

    [4] - How NOT to post on this forum: 5 minutes after your initial post you reply to your own post writing something like "Why is nobody helping me? I'm sure you know the answer". Once somebody replies to your thread but doesn't give you exactly the answer you've been expecting you insult them.
     

    [5] - Do not ask "what's best" because this question cannot be answered objectively. Each and everyone has their own view about what's best in a certain area. The best is what works best for you!
     

    [6] - Don't post just to increase your number of posts. If you have nothing to say on a certain matter then don't post. The number of posts on this board has no direct relation to the experience of a member.
     

     

    Experience has taught us that it is not possible to create simple rules that cover every possible situation. Nor is it possible to anticipate the lengths to which an ill-intentioned person may go to create a way to make themselves a real pain, yet still somehow stay within the published rules. We therefore reserve the right to refuse membership to anyone at anytime, if we deem it necessary to do so. We will always try to give individuals the benefit of the doubt and communicate via PMs or email before taking any action, but there are only so many hours in the day, and we all have day jobs. The way we see this is fairly simple; we are investing countless hours in starting and maintaining this site. We hope it will continue indefinitely. We will therefore do everything we can to maintain a friendly environment for all concerned. The bottom line? We see the people who visit this site as our friends and guests. We intend to host an open house party, not a rock fight -- and we hope that you will take this spirit to heart.If we miss any posts or threads that cross these lines, we apologize. There's no way we can moderate these forums without an active core of members who share the values expressed here. If you do not share these values, we encourage you to find another board that is operating at your level of karma. These rules can be changed without notice.
     

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  25. Finepics, Where are you!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Don't we have rules and regulations here about members signing up under different names and tricking people into thinking they are someone they are not????
    Yes, we do. Every member is only allowed one account.

    To the Mods and Admin, I think you need to review my comments, and take action as you see fit. I have banned and marked many members as ignored for valid reasons, when someone can sign up under a different name, and circumvent my banning of them in the first place, this place looses it's integrity.

    So much for using the tools here to screen those that are trouble makers…

    There are NO tools available that will automatically identify a member that has signed up with multiple memberships. We rely on the help of the members to identify members with more than one username so that we can investigate.

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