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Quarantine/Vetting by Admin prior to allowing "Company Is Dead" Threads to go live

I am recommending that Admin / Audiogon Officials  ---  VET any thread that deals with the demise / closing of a business or change of a business, prior to allowing it to go live.

There have been three recent instances, and many more over time, where a member "jumps the gun" and posts information pertaining to a going concern that isn't true nor accurate of what has transpired.

I also suggest: 1) to lock these threads down immediately; 2) to allow members to report via an additional special circumstance "reason" button, until Audiogon driven independent verification can be made.

Can Audiogon Admin offer solutions and guidance regarding these types of posts?  Thank you.
david_ten
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cleeds
5,924 posts
 
rdk777
There's already an issue with post removals without adequate explanations.
Not true. The forum's rules aren't complicated and the moderators are responsive to questions about the deletion of posts. 
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lalitk
5,375 posts
 
+2, @gavman. 

Responsibility and freedom goes together. If you don't want to take responsibility for your actions, you shouldn’t exercise your freedom to post false, unverified info about any entity ‘going out of business’. 

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onhwy61
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Unless the OP can provide a weblink, a screenshot or an audiofile where the manufacturer or retailer clearly states they are closing down, then all such posts asking the question should be banned.  They serve no real purpose.

If you are having trouble reaching someone, wouldn't if be better to ask a general question in the form of "what's the best way to contact someone at..."?
daveaj255
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@onhwy61 +1
jetter
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I am unclear to me why you started this thread and others agree.  Within a couple of post the original OP's thread was proven to be incorrect, the system works.
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