Advice post

[familliaraver.livejournal.com]

Never thought I would post here! This is the most amazing epic debacle I've ever seen in my life, and I need some advice. Technically I got burned out of money I was supposed to be paid, but more importantly at this point an entire convention of people are being burned out of money. I would like to leave names out for now, I don't want to put people on blast but I can later depending on what happens.

Can someone open a paypal dispute on an intangible object they paid for past the dispute period, like 9 months ago? If it's a large group of people *100-200 people* that open up a dispute at the same time will it freeze their paypal or will it not matter because they bought tickets in some cases a very long time ago. The fear is them taking all the money and running and the goal is to stop it.

The deal is a convention that was supposed to be happening next weekend was cancelled. A week ago. How/why/who was at fault for the cancellation is up to interpretation. The fact is they didn't fill the room block the said they would. Eventually I will encourage everyone involved to post an A_B on these people for the sake of future dealers/artists/attendees.

Any advice I can take to these poor people who I'm pretty sure will have to fight tooth and nail to see any money back would be really appreciative.

Comments

[shukivengeance.livejournal.com]

Since this was approved as an advice post and not a beware I'm personally a little uncomfortable with that last edit. If my fellow mods are fine with the name staying up I will submit to their judgement but as-is it feels a tad inappropriate to me to change an advice post into a beware via editing in identification after the fact. A seperate beware post would be legitimate with some supporting evidence provided imo.

[sigilgoat.livejournal.com]

I'm in agreement. This needs some proof before it becomes slanderous (I know, libel in print, blahblah).

If you wanted to name names, you really should have submitted this as a beware instead of an advice.

[oceandezignz.livejournal.com]

Thirded. Please submit a more official beware, OP!

[kerstin-orion.livejournal.com]

I hesitate to add to the mod pile, but I felt it necessary to add that yes, Shukivengeance is correct; by editing in the name of the offending party, you are essentially changing an advice post into a beware. As we require a significantly higher level of evidence for bewares, this edit is inappropriate.

Please remove the name of the convention from your post. If you wish to make a full beware, please submit a new post with dates and screenshots of evidence.

[oceandezignz.livejournal.com]

The same way you added the information to the post is the same way we need you to remove it. Via editing. We cannot edit the posts ourselves, as LJ's coding does allow for anyone else aside from the OP to change the content within.

[familliaraver.livejournal.com]

Ok fixed it!