Bite my tongue?

[Kirk Potter]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

I view the forum as a place where folks can learn about this hobby (obsession?) that we have. It seems that we are more than willing to compliment someone for good work, so the community learns that, at least in that one instance, the poster was satisfied. Why shouldn't the saw cut the other way?

Yeah I’m not sure I understand why people seem so hesitant to post about a negative experience they’ve had.. This doesn’t seem to be an issue anywhere else. Maybe people just don’t feel as comfortble because several well known gunsmiths are members of the PGCA?

[Bill Anderson]

Originally Posted by Kirk Potter

Yeah I’m not sure I understand why people seem so hesitant to post about a negative experience they’ve had.. This doesn’t seem to be an issue anywhere else. Maybe people just don’t feel as comfortble because several well known gunsmiths are members of the PGCA?

That is one of the eventual flaws, over time, of any type of group gathering. Objectivity is lost, giving way to always being polite, but not necessarily truthful.

Bill

[C.O.B.]

There are good gunsmiths on this forum who reap the benefits of being good smiths and being on this forum and PGCA members.

I seem to recall a previous post asking for feedback both good and bad about a particular company and those thoughts were shared by various members of this forum.

If you have a bad experience with a service provider either in the work contracted for, communications, problem solving ecetera then by not sharing the trials and tribulations your dealing with in regards to a certain shop then the rest of us may continue to regard shop X as a positive resource.

By sharing the problems your experiencing with shop X if someone wants to use their services they will have the upfront knowledge of your (or anyone else) bad experience and can address their concern and then decide if they want to move forward with that particular provider.