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Here is my beef

I have enjoyed learning so much about Audio through What's Best Forum and Audiogon over the last 8 years.  I have many new audio friends from around the world as a result of these forums.  In some cases, I want to explore even more information from individuals on certain topics and threads.  Sure you can send an email through Audiogon to individuals but in a lot of cases, I would love to contact this person directly by phone or personal email.  I am not selling products behind Audiogon's back.  I just want to communicate and have a discussion with people on these forums on a more personal level.   I can do it on WBF but not on Audiogon.  They do not allow phone numbers or personal emails.  That sucks.

Oh wait, I have another bitch.  I am functionally blind and in order to send this message, I have to identify traffic signals which I can't frickking see.  That is BS and discriminatory.  

 

willgolf
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nonoise
10,842 posts
 

What's stopping you or someone who's contacting you through a PM from sharing phone numbers and emails? In every instance I've had with someone here through a PM, there was nothing to stop or prohibit me (or them) from asking for a phone number or an email. 

I don't do that myself, but the option to is there.

All the best,
Nonoise

czarivey
5,946 posts
 

Nonoise, this feature is called CAPTCHA and it IS discriminatory to persons with poor vision. I was bitchin' this feature too so OP isn't alone. Check my posts.

willgolf OP
936 posts
 

Audiogon will filter PM if you try to send a phone number or email.

mikelavigne
2,199 posts
 

Audiogon is a business. period. they are not changing. and don't expect them to.

ask the Audiogon member to PM you on What's Best Forum. it's simple for someone to join there if they mutually want to interact privately. yes, it's not as simple as it could be but not really any big deal.

mr_m
1,900 posts
 

Simple. PM the person you want to contact by phone. Instead of using numbers like 1,2,3,4, print out numbers like one, two three, or four.

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