Can We Trust Our Fellow Warriors?

The forum is a microcosm of humanity. You'll find all kinds here, and that isn't likely to change without a huge shift in human consciousness.

Trust is earned in a place like this. Until someone has earned your trust, proceed with caution.

If a Warrior feels he's been cheated or ripped off for any reason by purchasing a product from a Warrior - what should he/she do?

a) Keep his/her mouth shut
b) Complain on the forum about what happened
c) Complain only to the provider of the product
d) Push the moderator button

I believe in speaking out. You can't go into a corner and hide. There are two ways you can go - you can be aggressive or assertive and I would definitely pick assertive.

The Warrior Forum is like a section of downtown where everyone gathers for the big get-together, bbq and gabfest. Remember that the one-way grid is closed to parking starting Friday at 4 p.m. All the usual rules about strangers you meet in public apply here.

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Chris

When discussing relations with the Soviet Union during the 80's, Ronald Reagan was fond of saying "Trust but verify" which was a translation of the Russian proverb "doveryai, no proveryai."

At the signing of the INF Treaty he used it once again and his counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev responded: "You repeat that at every meeting," to which Reagan answered "I like it."

As do I, which is why I practice it in both my business and personal life.

Trust is not something I will give easily I have been misled and scammed more times then I can count. People need to demonstrate they are here not just for themselves but to help others, as that is what I know to be one key of success. Integrity is not really something that can be faked people will always slip up somewhere down the line if they are acting.
I just think there are a hundred and 78 thousand some odd members here and it is like being in the outside world some parts of town are real scummy others are like the uplands very nice peaceful quiet etc this forum is like that it is simply a tiny faction of humans.

I am fortunate that there are people in here I can ask for help and I receive it. I could bring a problem to and get sound wisdom from but I notice a lot of people post things they really have no idea about and present it as fact not opinion so it really is not so simple as can we trust it is a matter of weighing things said and finding the diamonds amongst the glass
-WD

If you purchased a WSO you're not happy with you can ask for a refund. The member may or may not give it to you, especially if there is no money back guarantee, but you'll never know if you don't ask.

If your money is not refunded, post a review of the product in the WSO thread where it is sold. If you buy something you have a right, and some would say a duty, to post a review that points out what is wrong with the product. Be sure to stick to the facts and do not attack the person, and you'll be within the forum rules and perhaps save others from wasting their money.

The same rules apply here as everywhere else. The answer can only be to super-sharpen your understanding of people. And genuinely try to help

Of course you can.But it never means that you can believe in every one here.Only those guys who would like to share their experience and always willing to help others are worthy to trust.

One thing I learned in my first month here is that someones opinion is not fact.

Ive made some excellent friends, bought some amazing helpful WSO's and bought some crap.

However, I have bought some WSO's which might be amazing, but I have never done anything with them. (who hasnt)

Also I have got some super service providers from the forum as well.

Hang in here long enough and you will know who is trusted or not. This place is very safe, the mods do their job to filter out the scums and the BS artists. The WSOs are there and if you have any doubt pm the person and ask as many questions as you need in order to possibly buy that wso.

The only red flag that I can think of, is when you want to, partner up or do a JV with someone. You need to get as much contact, possible with this warrior, maybe even ask about the warrior and see what other warriors say.

Other than that, this place is a great place and will continue to be the best... marketing forum on-the-web!!!!

I second the JV thing, you gotta watch out who you deal with.

I had a 'trusted' Warrior trying to get me to hand over the rights to one of my products to him, after a quick post on this forum about it, revealed he was trying to scam me.

Most Warriors are extremely honest. Same thing for eBay.

It's always the few that spoil the soup and makes us cautious.

There are a few Warriors I would trust like I do drivers on the LA freeway. They will try to run us off the road with no regard for their own safety.

My main complaint are the Warriors who start a thread just to get people wo post on their signature links. You can tell by how many times they reply to later comments.

Back in the 90's most of the people on ebay were honest, but can't say that now. I believe that trust is something you earn. OK my experiences on wso have been less than stellar due to people who take my money. What we should do is have a rating system like the ebay way. Also, an escrow to keep crooks away.

Hi...

I know that the Warrior Forum isn't perfect (what is), but is it really that bad? Reduce the amount of "predators"?

I guess I don't see that side of the forum. I know that there are some "unscrupulous" people here. But those type of people are everywhere.

But the thing with the forum is that if you want to get a better idea about someone, you can easily check on the posts they have recently made. And you can tell a lot oabout a person by reading the posts they have left on other threads (especially the ones that they didn't start).

KateD

that is a beautiful dream. but people can't be trusted. watch the news! the internet is dangerous lol

but in all seriousness.. there's always going to be scammers and crooks out there.. no matter where you live. Just keep your head up and eye out for people that offer things that sound too good to be true.. and you'll be fine

i agree with most of the people who have posted here. humans are not all inherently good or bad. but many of them are both. there is no way you can keep all of the scammers out of a place as public and inclusive as the internet.

I'd say to take the things you read and hear with a grain of salt. Use your own head and see if what these people are saying makes sense with the knowledge you already have. Always think for yourself when possible. Research what they say and see if it checks out.

Otherwise, as mentioned above, if you find they're basically full of crap and just spreading bad info around, then act as a moderator.

Remember: Members Are Moderators.

Until you give me a reason NOT to trust you, I will continue to trust you.

And if you don't give me a reason to trust you, I will not trust you.

However, I will not do any business with any warrior that has not shown/given me enough reason to trust him or her.

Trust yourself and trust nobody else. People change. You are the only one who will know if they change, but you can not make a change in them. So change yourself to face them everyday by trusting yourself and trusting nobody else. It works!!

You mean other than James Stien, Steven Wag, Andy Henry and Dennis Gaskill?
Zeus (at least until he changes his nic to Haidēs), the "Official WF Babe" and a few others maybe, but it is unlikely this group is too much of a higher caliber than any other group. (A little better maybe?)

The Warrior Forum is no different to any other church.

-Ray Edwards