AITAH if I delete previously left positive feedback?
My experience has been that only about 60% of folks actually leave feedback. I'm more typically the buyer and for the most part have been fortunate to deal with some really cool individuals, but I have to admit I do get a little peeved with folks that can't seem to be bothered to follow up with feedback.
Most typically, transactions go without a hitch. They offer something, I express interest and make a deal (most often with a single PM), communication is great from the seller, I always respond promptly and cordially in kind, they provide payment info, I pay immediately, confirm payment sent and provide shipping info, they ship, it arrives, all is well in the world and I leave positive feedback. Then crickets from the other side of the deal.
In the grand scheme of things it's not that big of a deal, but if I'm helping a persons online community reputation, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the same in return.
Recently the thought crossed my mind of, hey! After a reasonable amount of time has passed (say a couple weeks) when they've been active on the forum but didn't feel the need to leave feedback in return... maybe I should just go back and start deleting the feedback I left for them(?) Would that help encourage people to be more diligent about it(?)
To be clear, I'm not suggesting switching it to neutral or negative... just flat out deleting the positive feedback and has no detrimental impact on their feedback scores. Or does it(?)
Since there is no incentive to leave return feedback after the deal is done and they've gotten "theirs", would it help to encourage the practice, or would it just be too petty? Thoughts?
My experience has been that only about 60% of folks actually leave feedback. I'm more typically the buyer and for the most part have been fortunate to deal with some really cool individuals, but I have to admit I do get a little peeved with folks that can't seem to be bothered to follow up with feedback.
Most typically, transactions go without a hitch. They offer something, I express interest and make a deal (most often with a single PM), communication is great from the seller, I always respond promptly and cordially in kind, they provide payment info, I pay immediately, confirm payment sent and provide shipping info, they ship, it arrives, all is well in the world and I leave positive feedback. Then crickets from the other side of the deal.
In the grand scheme of things it's not that big of a deal, but if I'm helping a persons online community reputation, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the same in return.
Recently the thought crossed my mind of, hey! After a reasonable amount of time has passed (say a couple weeks) when they've been active on the forum but didn't feel the need to leave feedback in return... maybe I should just go back and start deleting the feedback I left for them(?) Would that help encourage people to be more diligent about it(?)
To be clear, I'm not suggesting switching it to neutral or negative... just flat out deleting the positive feedback and has no detrimental impact on their feedback scores. Or does it(?)
Since there is no incentive to leave return feedback after the deal is done and they've gotten "theirs", would it help to encourage the practice, or would it just be too petty? Thoughts?