New Trading Policy Update

Just a heads up to the community, that we’ve made some additions to the policy and may continue to do so, down the road, as the necessity arises.

This is what we’ve added and it will be "live" in the policy lineup, soon:

10. Trades and the forums: Please do not post complaints about a specific trade in a forum, or “call out” other members. If you have a complaint, you should either contact the Trade Mediator, or simply rate the trade. Please keep these tenets in mind, when posting trade requests:

• Trade request threads are meant for that - trades. If you’d like to discuss the beer(s) being offered or sought, please create your own thread about it/them in the “Beer Talk” forum.
• “Advice” may be given to a trade OP via private/beer mail (PM/BM). In our long-held experience, all that tends to come of those lending their words of wisdom to a trade thread, is animosity and group-speak…which typically gets out of hand very quickly.
• Likewise, those posts not offering positive, constructive support to a trade thread, will be summarily removed.
• There will be no other offerings in trades, other than beer. While, in the past, we allowed all manner of items to be traded for beer, this policy was abused and perpetuated far beyond the parameters in which it was intended. Ergo, no offerings or requests for anything (including spirits, electronics, automobiles, etc.) other than beer will be allowed.
• There will be no sale (request or offer) of beer allowed. Any offer of any monetarily valued consideration (currency, collectible/precious metals, gemstones, etc.) is not allowed. Any post making a request of this nature, will be summarily removed.

Repeated offenses may result in the offending member being sanctioned, up to and including a temporary loss of posting privileges.