"Grow your business with the eBay community - This month’s eBay webinar for sellers is all about the power of community and how it can help you grow your business."
With that, I’ll leave you because it’s going to take me at least the day to recover from this :)
Have a great day, full of the joy and good humor that characterize us so much on this forum ;)
The fact that all the discussions from the old forum have been completely deleted seems to suggest a desire to make the forum's memory disappear...
On the other hand... what can also be said about the boxes on the right side of this page... pompously titled "related discussions"... which are related in name only, because as for their "substantive core"... you can keep looking...--> 404 error... in other words--> the desert...!
@francexpressdeal I've seen one CM, whether he's human or AI, he didn't like my caustic humor and deleted three of my replies without explanation
anyway, this misleading forum is living its last hours and that's intentional, we've fed the site "a spoonful of soup" for years and well, it'll be without me
banned, no big deal, if I feel like it, AI or not, I know how to do it
@francexpressdeal that doesn't change anything, I've been here since 2007 and I'd like a little more consideration, deleting 3 replies deserves more than a short, terse message, especially since only 4 responders are doing the job, getting them offside isn't going to help the forum
francexpressdeal
·3 months ago · EditedHello everyone,
here, I can’t do anything other than share this “gem” I found on the ebay.com forum:
Grow your business with the eBay community | Announcements | eBay Community
I quote:
"Grow your business with the eBay community - This month’s eBay webinar for sellers is all about the power of community and how it can help you grow your business."
With that, I’ll leave you because it’s going to take me at least the day to recover from this :)
Have a great day, full of the joy and good humor that characterize us so much on this forum ;)
lingma85
·3 months ago · Editedhello @francexpressdeal
Developing a business thanks to the forum...?
pure utopia
Christmas is on 25/12... not before, not after... !
To be seen in 1 year... if the forum is called Lourdes...
In the meantime.. have a nice late afternoon..
Regards
.
francexpressdeal
·3 months agoGood evening @osplit
@*lingma85 summed up the situation perfectly: "since anyway nothing will be changed, I don’t see the point in racking one’s brains over robots."
That said, the simple fact that it’s you who are asking for our opinion is not normal.
Whether on .com or .de, eBay moderators made a post similar to yours. And above all, they stepped in to answer members’ questions.
Here, nothing... Total emptiness...
The .fr forum has been completely going off the rails since March/April 2026. So this is just the continuation.
As for the fact that posts prior to 2023 were deleted, that is simply unacceptable (and especially a bit too easy!)
I’ll stop there because the list is still long and I’m going to be banned for contempt of court ^^
lingma85
·3 months ago · EditedThe fact that all the discussions from the old forum have been completely deleted seems to suggest a desire to make the forum's memory disappear...
On the other hand... what can also be said about the boxes on the right side of this page... pompously titled "related discussions"... which are related in name only, because as for their "substantive core"... you can keep looking...--> 404 error... in other words--> the desert...!
All of this is very sad...!
-
lingma85
·3 months agoGood evening @osplit
What can I say...???
it's unpleasant to see that it's an AI that moderates... that repeats/summarizes like a myna bird what has already been said...
= no real point...
the forum was already short on contributors... now it's a desert... =
By wanting to rein in the posts... that drives people away...
Otherwise nothing to say.... since in any case nothing will be changed, I don't see the point in bending over backwards for robots..
As usual.. we'll deal with it if we want to...
Best regards
francexpressdeal
·3 months ago · EditedWhat I'm most looking forward to is finding out who the forum CM is (if there still is one, that is!)
eBay and communication...
frelonverre
·3 months ago@francexpressdeal I've seen one CM, whether he's human or AI, he didn't like my caustic humor and deleted three of my replies without explanation
anyway, this misleading forum is living its last hours and that's intentional, we've fed the site "a spoonful of soup" for years and well, it'll be without me
banned, no big deal, if I feel like it, AI or not, I know how to do it
francexpressdeal
·3 months agoHello @frelonverre
if you're talking about mod-claude, he's a moderator.
frelonverre
·3 months ago@francexpressdeal that doesn't change anything, I've been here since 2007 and I'd like a little more consideration, deleting 3 replies deserves more than a short, terse message, especially since only 4 responders are doing the job, getting them offside isn't going to help the forum
francexpressdeal
·3 months ago@frelonverre
we agree, but I was just replying to what you said about having seen a CM.
As for the future of the .fr forum, it’s obvious it’s going to be short-lived if nothing is done...