[gramey]

And it's not the whining I have an issue with -- it's the outright, mean natured bashing -- people who complain that nothing we build works, and that our quality is crap, and that we don't care about our customers. It's just bashing for the sake of bashing, and I don't accept that it is positive feedback.

Whilst some posts may be considered inappropriate and those of a personal nature may be offensive and unacceptable, I think it's little naive not to expect negative feedback. If someone is going to put their head above the parapit then they should expect to be shot at.

If a forum is effectively held to ransom by someone refusing to post in light of negative comments, and the only acceptable posts are those of a favourable nature, then you are by proxy removing the freedom of speech and defeating the object of a forum.

It may only be a hobby, they may only be toy cars but the diversity of people within RC means that there will be differing points of view. What may be a minor inconvenience to one person with sufficient funds to have several cars at their disposal may be far more traumatic for the person with one car who's had to scrape together the money to buy what they have. It's also highly likely that the former will not only be far more tolerant but also more eloquent and a lot less offensive in the manner in which they express their disapproval.

Posts of a personal nature should not be acceptable but neither should representatives or employee's of a company expect to view the world outside the company with rose tinted glasses.

A lot of members on here appear to appreciate CC's input and for them I hope it continues, but please realise that not everyone's experience is favourable and as such they should be entitled to express their dissatisfaction, politely.