OttawaGolf Forum FAQ

Same as personal insults. This is not to say that a negative comment cannot be made, but rather that if such a comment is made it must be done accurately (don't exaggerate) politely, and with respect. Posts saying that a facility is a "rip-off" will be removed. Rants of any kind will not be tolerated. This may include generalities like "The course is just awful" which is not exactly a rant, but contains no useful information. You may state your issues politely, but do not vent here.

"Worst bang for the buck?" or "List the worst businesses" threads are not permitted.
Anything disrespectful will be removed immediately.

Course conditions:
You can post about poor conditions, without using derogatory terms, but don't tell people to "Stay away" from a course.
Acceptable:
"I thought there were too many blind tee shots, and conditions were very dry, with bare patches in several fairways. This course needs irrigation badly."
Not Acceptable:
"Warning Warning! I have played some dogtracks in my life, but this one takes the cake. Don't waste your money!"

"I had a bad experience" posts are strictly forbidden
This Forum is not to be used to shame a business or "get even" for a bad experience. These things can usually be sorted out rather easily with management. You may find that it was one individual employee getting out of line. That can be fixed if they know about it. Do not threaten to post the story here for all to read in order to extort satisfaction from them.

Not Acceptable:
"This is absolutely the last time I ever play xxx. There were 4 seperate law mowers/tractors that insisted on being active during the middle of the day! Why are the greens being mowed at noon?!!?!!"
Such posts will be removed immediately.

All posts for items for sale belong in the classifieds. Posting of ads is considered spam in forums other than the Classifieds.

All ads must include an asking price.

If you quote a retailer's price for your item it must be current and accurate.

If pictures are requested they are to be posted to the forum for all to see.

No scalping.
Event tickets mat not be priced above face value.

No Dealing in Bad Faith.
ie: If a buyer meets the asking price and the seller cancels the deal sell to someone else for more, or ask that the initial buyer outbid another potential buyer willing to pay more, the seller is deemed to be dealing in bad faith.

No auction posts.

No links to other classified ad forums.

Items may be offered by North American Sellers Only
No product ads by overseas sellers please.
Service ads such as accomodations at golf resorts may be offered in the "Other Golf Ads" section only.

Commercial Ads
No 'user posted' commercial ads. This includes links to coupon sites as well as other promotional material.

Bumping
Bumping is making a post in order to bring a thread back to the top of the forum listing. There is no set time restriction on bumping ads if you bump your ad too much you will be asked to stop. This is at the discretion of the moderators.

Price Bashing or Thread Crapping
No posts of this type "You are asking too much for that. You can get it at Acme Golf for $50 less, brand new" Do not post replies in the classifieds if you are not making an offer or asking a question about the item for sale. Classifieds are not discussion forums.
If someone is interested in a club they should do their homework before buying on a forum. It is a buyer beware marketplace. Bashing someone's pricing is in poor taste and serves no real purpose other than to antagonize the seller and ruin a potential sale.
If you think a price is too high...
1) PM or email the seller with a private comment, they may be unaware and this is quite helpfull when done politely.
2) make an offer you feel is more appropriate
3) don't make an offer and move on

No ads in other forums

Completing Transactions
This is a local site. We recommend you meet with the seller in a safe, mutually convenient place and if a product is unacceptable don't buy it.
We do not advise you use this site like ebay - sending money and goods out of town. We offer no security or guarantees so you are on your own should you decide to do that.

Rating Transactions We do not allow threads praising/trashing users or rating deals.

The moderators will not get involved unless a forum rule is broken. We are not referees, and these are always he said she said so please don't come to us with feedback problems.