New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all!        enidcandles Jul 10, 2013 6:25 PM CST |
| I posted an offer of irises for postage on the 8th, a person who joined on the 8th requested 3 boxes of irises. Long story short, when I clicked on their named again today to see if they had posted anywhere in any forum or posted any information about themselves yet I got a message that said URL not found or something like that. Does that mean Dave deleted them? If so, that is a good thing. If not I was going to start asking some questions before I had any further communication with this person. Any idea what is going on here? |
Name: Lin Florida (Zone 9b)            plantladylin Jul 10, 2013 6:57 PM CST |
| Lori, I wonder if it was just a momentary computer/system glitch ... I'd try refreshing the page and click on the persons name again and see what happens. ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Name: Connie Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)            pardalinum Jul 10, 2013 7:09 PM CST |
| Actually it sounds like the scammer who frequently gets banned when the subject is irises. He/she keeps rejoining under new names. My guess is Dave or one of the iris moderators took care of it. |
Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all! enidcandles Jul 10, 2013 7:14 PM CST |
| Oh, ok. Good. I won't concern myself with it then. |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)         |
| I deleted his thread and banned his account. We don't need that kind of trouble here on our happy and friendly website. |
Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all! enidcandles Jul 10, 2013 7:46 PM CST |
Thank you Dave. I was getting ready to contact you about his tree mails. You are the best!  |
Name: Lin Florida (Zone 9b) plantladylin Jul 11, 2013 7:36 AM CST |
Aaah ... I didn't realize we had such scammers lurking around here! Glad to know he's gone for good!  We sure don't need negative people like that around here!~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws.        lovemyhouse Jul 11, 2013 7:49 AM CST |
Dave is good at catching them right away, so we aren't be-grubbied by them.  You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Actually, usually I don't catch them but they are pointed out to me by various people who notice it first. We usually have to remove a scammer or spammer about once a week. You don't really see it happen because they come in, post their spam, and it's noticed and deleted all within the space of a few hours. Our moderators are the best moderators in the world. |
Name: Cinda Indiana Zone 5b Dances with Dirt          gardengus Jul 11, 2013 8:29 AM CST |
 The best  Keep believing ,hoping,and loving all else is just existing. |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws. lovemyhouse Jul 11, 2013 8:29 AM CST |
and deserving of every accolade they get!  You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. |
Name: Arlene Grantville, GA (Zone 8a)        abhege Jul 11, 2013 10:26 AM CST |
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Name: Marilyn Greenwood Village, CO (Zone 5b) Garden today. Clean next week.         CDsSister Jul 11, 2013 11:00 AM CST |
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Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all! enidcandles Jul 11, 2013 1:03 PM CST |
| Well, I don't know who watches over the iris world but they are doing a great job! He was back at 9 am with a new account and gone before 1:58 pm when I checked my tree mail. I am so happy with ATP, you guys are doing a wonderful job here! Keep up the good work everyone, I know keeping a site like this under control is not an easy task. |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Lori, you were specifically targeted for contact by this guy and I got pretty uncomfortable when he kept coming back with new names after I banned him numerous times. This is a good lesson to keep in mind: when a brand new member signs up and starts asking for plants, you should almost always simply ignore it altogether. Let them get established in the community a little bit before extending offers for plants. |
Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all! enidcandles Jul 11, 2013 1:31 PM CST |
| I have learned a valuable lesson here. I looked at his membership page after I communicated with him. I won't make that mistake again. Thank you for watching out for us, I can't speak for everyone but I pretty gullible most of the time. |
Name: Trish Jacksonville, TX (Zone 8a)      |
Trading and co-op buying is 100% user risk, meaning that we don't get involved at all. That's different from scammers, though- we're happy to keep the place cleaned up of any riff-raff  I totally agree that we our moderators, and members for that matter! All working together on the same team to grow ATP and keep it the BEST! NGA COO, Wife, Mom, and caretaker of 90 acres and all that dwell there. |
Name: Lin Florida (Zone 9b) plantladylin Jul 11, 2013 2:42 PM CST |
| I've had people tree mail me asking for plant(s) and I always look at their profile ... if they have not posted anywhere else on site or contributed to the site in any way ... I ignore the request. At first I felt guilty about not responding with a reply ... but not anymore. ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
So Cal (Zone 10b)    OldGardener Jul 11, 2013 4:14 PM CST |
enidcandles said:I have learned a valuable lesson here. I looked at his membership page after I communicated with him. I won't make that mistake again. Thank you for watching out for us, I can't speak for everyone but I pretty gullible most of the time. You are not gullible - you just have a very kind heart and we all appreciate you for it!!!  "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln |
Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all! enidcandles Jul 11, 2013 5:16 PM CST |
| That is so sweet, thank you. |
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