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DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 3:23:24 PM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse I'm new here but I occasionally notice what looks like points or award level cheating. Today, a member in my area posted the same prices at over a dozen stations for each brand: 3.29, 3.39, 3.49, 3.79. I noticed hours later, as I drove around my city, that most of them were incorrect. I suspect the member was trying to reach a new level in the perfectionist category. I don't care if they are cheating to get points, I just don't like having incorrect price data out there. What do you do or recommend, if anything?

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I'm new here but I occasionally notice what looks like points or award level cheating. Today, a member in my area posted the same prices at over a dozen stations for each brand: 3.29, 3.39, 3.49, 3.79. I noticed hours later, as I drove around my city, that most of them were incorrect. I suspect the member was trying to reach a new level in the perfectionist category. I don't care if they are cheating to get points, I just don't like having incorrect price data out there. What do you do or recommend, if anything?

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RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,089 Points:637,890 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 10:09:37 PM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse It should be obvious that it is necessary to correct the price; this should go without saying. Unfortunately, correcting the price in the morning and having to do it again in the afternoon or the next day, because the offender either isn't contacted or ignores warning by GB, simply doesn't address the cause. RG
Don Moderator	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 3:39:23 PM Ignore Don Report Abuse A lot of the time we'll get emails such as ex. "X-Member reported A-Price, B-Price, and C-Price wrong, but the prices are actually A-Price, B-Price, C-Price please contact them/ban them/etc". Because we get so much feedback along those lines, we have a few primary responses that we stick to before jumping to the next email/message. Typically these are along the lines of "The member has been contacted...", "To delete a price...", or "...If you notice an inaccurate price, please update for everyone in your area to see". Personally I prefer to use a combination of those responses when I can. >TxJeans "I take it to mean that that they would be following up with the member but just might take a bit longer for them to contact the member and it would be expedient for the member to correct the prices as they see them in the meantime." Bingo! You can report a user for posting an inaccurate price, and we can respond to those messages when time allows, but if you have confirmed the current price and know what the right price is then ideally we'd like users to correct the price to help keep (accurate) prices up on the sites and apps (but you could also choose to remove the wrong price). -Don
rspiano Champion Author Tucson Posts:8,838 Points:1,801,280 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 3:14:13 PM Ignore rspiano Report Abuse Here's an interesting response I received from the mods about 1.5 years ago. A "spotter" from San Antonio was coming on the Tucson site and updating 70-100 prices at a time from all over the city, some of which were proven to be bad. I first got the standard "The member has been contacted" response. After a couple more emails from me (I notify the moderators after I see 5 bad posts from one poster), I received the following response, then never saw this person's posts again:After attempts to contact the member about this, with no apparent relief, we've been forced to ban this account. Our developers are going to use the account for testing (to prevent this type of thing in the future) over the next hour or so, so you may still see some posts from them during this time, then all of their posts will be gone. Thanks for your patience. Regards, CC GasBuddy.com
smugutu1234 Sophomore Author Tallahassee Posts:211 Points:70,565 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 7:05:00 AM Ignore smugutu1234 Report Abuse I have seen the same thing with other members.
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,532 Points:368,430 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 10:11:58 PM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse Like Scoutmaster, I too got the same email from "CC" as Scoutmaster did when I reported a poster posting bad prices. I take it to mean that that they would be following up with the member but just might take a bit longer for them to contact the member and it would be expedient for the member to correct the prices as they see them in the meantime. [Edited by: TxJeans at 3/16/2013 10:15:41 PM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 8:57:38 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Interesting. Here is the response I get from CC. "Hello scoutmaster, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The member has been contacted. As a senior member, you can delete false prices, duplicates, etc. by clicking the price, and setting the new price to 0 (zero). When you do this, ALWAYS leave a quick note as to why it was deleted in the comments field (just delete the existing comment, and input your reason). Only site administrators can see these messages. This is typically the best way to go about this as we deal with such high volume of e-mail that we may not be able to address the issue for days or even weeks. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail me. Thanks for your help. Regards, CC GasBuddy.com"
DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 12:02:55 PM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse QUOTE: "How about copying and pasting that response here, DoctorV." I did get a personal email the first time indicating that the offender had been contacted. It must have ticked them off because he/she continued, with more frequency, to post inaccurate prices and prices for grades that a station didn't sell. I contacted the moderators twice more and received the following response both times: "Thanks for the e-mail. As you may already know: all prices on GasBuddy are posted by volunteer spotters. Unfortunately, with the massive number of prices being reported across our 200+ websites and mobile apps for Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry, prices posted outside of our guidelines do make their way to the price lists, occasionally. While we may not be able to prevent every discrepant listing, we do attempt to remove any information that is obviously wrong. By having thousands of prices entered daily this is how the process of a "real-time" gas price information system works. Our goal is to get tens of millions of people posting gas prices. Once that happens, prices will rarely be out of date or inaccurate. I'd like to encourage you to post any gas prices that you spot which meet our guidelines. The more current prices there are posted in accordance to our guidelines, the more we'll all save at the pumps! If you notice an inaccurate price on GasBuddy, please update it with the current price for everyone else in your area to see. If you notice prices or station information being entered inaccurately by a poster on a regular basis, please let us know the username of the poster, the station details (station name, address, area, state/province) and approximate time posted, so we may bring it to their attention. Thanks for your help." [Edited by: DoctorV at 3/16/2013 12:03:44 PM EST]
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:18,056 Points:2,623,135 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 10:29:37 AM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse Here is a recent example where I contacted a moderator. Incidentally, I have not seen any repeat offenses from the same member (whose name I replaced), so this SOMETIMES does some good. ------------------------------------------------------------ SomeMember - posted incorrect prices ---------------------- From Me to GB Moderator ----------------------- This member (SomeMember) posted incorrect prices that appear to be made up for the following stations. I visited most of these stations less than an hour after the incorrect priced had been posted. 3.21 - Village Pantry 2030 W Washington St & Belmont Ave Indianapolis - Central SomeMember 2 hours ago (Sun 7:19 pm) 3.22 - Speedway (Correct price: 3.31) 3250 W Morris St near S Tibbs Ave Indianapolis - Central SomeMember 2 hours ago (Sun 7:19 pm) 3.22 - Speedway (Correct price: 3.31) 1404 W Washington St & White River Pkwy Indianapolis - Central SomeMember 2 hours ago (Sun 7:19 pm) 3.22 - Marathon (Correct price: 3.31) 1224 S Harding St & W Morris St Indianapolis - Central SomeMember 2 hours ago (Sun 7:19 pm) 3.33 - Valero 2504 W Washington St & Belleview Pl Indianapolis - Central SomeMember 2 hours ago (Sun 7:19 pm) He also posted a diesel price of 3.99 at all stations. That was the wrong price at the Speedway stations (too high), and the other stations don't sell diesel. I posted correct prices for the stations I had seen, and deleted prices for a couple others that were way too low for the area. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From GB Moderator -------------------------- Jan 21 Hello RogerB, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The member has been contacted. As you may already know: all prices on GasBuddy are posted by volunteer spotters. Unfortunately, with the massive number of prices being reported across our 200+ websites and mobile apps for Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry, prices posted outside of our guidelines do make their way to the price lists, occasionally. While we may not be able to prevent every discrepant listing, we do attempt to remove any information that is obviously wrong. By having thousands of prices entered daily this is how the process of a "real-time" gas price information system works. Our goal is to get tens of millions of people posting gas prices. Once that happens, prices will rarely be out of date or inaccurate. I'd like to encourage you to post any gas prices that you spot which meet our guidelines. The more current prices there are posted in accordance to our guidelines, the more we'll all save at the pumps! If you notice an inaccurate price on GasBuddy, please update it with the current price for everyone else in your area to see. Thanks for your help. Regards, CC GasBuddy.com -------------------------------------------------- As the comments indicate, the huge amount of correct prices being continuously posted by dedicated members who make every effort to be sure all posted prices are correct, greatly minimizes the effect of those few "cheaters" who post incorrect prices. [Edited by: RogerB at 3/16/2013 10:32:53 AM EST]
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:18,056 Points:2,623,135 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 10:14:48 AM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse SOME incorrect prices may be innocent typo errors. I know. Yesterday I posted prices to the wrong station, resulting in incorrect prices, and a diesel price posted for a station that didn't sell diesel. However, I know that some members deliberately do what you describe, just for points, or other malicious reasons. When I see this in the area where I post prices, I copy such postings and post them in our local forum, so other members can know which members are doing this. I like to copy the posting from the gas price map which shows all grades at once, along with the exact time and day they were posted, For example: Spotted: Thu 5:13 PM By: Visitor Reg $3.69 9 Mid $3.79 9 < WRONG ! Prem $3.89 9 < WRONG ! Marathon 2013 W Michigan St & Belmont Indianapolis - Central, IN, 46222 Correct Prices: Reg $3.69 9 Mid $3.82 9 Prem $3.95 9 When any member repeatedly posts incorrect prices, I send a message to the moderators, and they always reply that the member has been warned. Occasionally, members who continue to post incorrect prices despite warnings, have been terminated. I think the best solution for incorrect prices is the multitude of dedicated members who continually keep the prices posted here reasonably accurate.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 8:16:06 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse How about copying and pasting that response here, DoctorV. Like Byte Doc posted, I have always received a positive response from the moderators regarding this.
Byte_Doctor Champion Author Akron Posts:3,485 Points:716,340 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2013 8:02:17 PM Ignore Byte_Doctor Report Abuse That's odd, DoctorV - each time I've reported a member for posting bad prices (usually diesel for a station without diesel), I get a response from one of the mods (usually a day later) that, although very similar and almost form-letter looking, is an individualized response that thanks me and tells me what they are doing about it and to be sure to let them know if the member keeps doing it.
DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2013 4:55:29 PM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse Well, over the past few days I reported a cheater several times but I just get a the same form-letter response basically saying thanks, we're too busy, fix the prices yourself. I tried - probably like many newbies have in the past - and like them, I'll give up trying to do anything about it. At least I'm not in a financial position that I need to depend on price reports to make my budget.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 7:00:33 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I agree kwzh. I think the time and effort to build such heuristics would be huge and those energies could be steered to more important issues on this site like linking the MSL grades to price postings.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,645 Points:3,681,655 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:58:28 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse > How would this work? It's not an easy problem, but -- like spam detection, or gaming the pagerank system, say -- it's possible to create some heuristics that would detect suspicious situations. I don't know whether it would be worth doing, though.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 9:52:42 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse If you find cheaters, delete their prices and report them to the moderators. I get a response on each and every one I report. Right now, it's the best way.
kemorc Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:56 Points:315,645 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 8:24:42 PM Ignore kemorc Report Abuse "Does it really matter? If the owners of this program were really interested in accurate price reporting they'd. Design interlocks in the software (i.e., a second person reporting the same price within a set period of time before points are awarded) to prevent inaccurate reporting." How would this work? If the area is plagued with cheaters that just post what is seen on their phone or on the website, then there is nothing to show that it is indeed "valid". Gas Buddy already disables you from posting prices from X amount of miles from a gas station that you are trying to update. Since they already know that you aren't in the area to post the price via GPS, why can't they program it to know where you HAVE been? All I see in populated areas are members reposting prices for every station in the town at the same exact time... and sometimes reposting for ALL grades of fuel for every station in town for upwards of 20+ days in a row just to get that "Top Spotter" position in the app. It's really pathetic. [Edited by: kemorc at 3/7/2013 8:26:25 PM EST]
JustMe10 Rookie Author Richmond Posts:59 Points:795,485 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 9:34:08 AM Ignore JustMe10 Report Abuse Does it really matter? If the owners of this program were really interested in accurate price reporting they'd. Design interlocks in the software (i.e., a second person reporting the same price within a set period of time before points are awarded) to prevent inaccurate reporting.
kemorc Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:56 Points:315,645 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2013 5:39:46 PM Ignore kemorc Report Abuse The contact form that a moderator mentioned a while back is not efficient, as I'm not even sure if they are fully reading the email. There needs to be a more efficient way, other than getting a generic response saying " We welcome any current prices members are willing to report." How will THIS stop cheaters? I busted a cheater who posts the same price for most gas stations in town without verifying. How do I know? Because I've seen the prices change and I've watched their habits... they've reposted old prices based on what they MIGHT have seen at another station. And that is the response I got when reporting it.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 7:17:50 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse RogerB wrote: "I don't think people who post incorrect prices are motivated by points or awards. There are easier ways to earn maximum points and awards than by posting incorrect prices." Mot really; simply open the app (if that's what you use), click on a station, and repost the same prices already entered. Entering prices "is" the easiest way to earn maximum points and awards; after all, you don't earn "app awards" by reading news articles or posting messages.
PD Moderator	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 4:29:49 PM Ignore PD Report Abuse Anyone can PM me any time with user name, details, etc. of offender and I'll look into it ASAP.
DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 9:29:42 AM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse There are a couple of posters near me who are constantly posting prices for all four grades at stations that only have two or three grades of gasoline/diesel. I'm sure they are just trying to rack up awards, especially the perfectionist. Also, they post all four prices at different stations within minutes of each other, which is possible while driving around town, except that none of the stations advertise all four prices on their signs, and you couldn't possibly pull into each station, look at the pump prices, pull out into traffic and drive to the next station in the time listed. They just look at the regular price and add 10¢ and 20¢ for mid and premium.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 6:47:16 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I feel the main reason there are so many prices posted for grades a station doesn't sell is directly related to the app awards. This problem did exist prior to the app awards but it has increased greatly since the inception of the app awards.
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:18,056 Points:2,623,135 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 5:47:28 AM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse I don't think people who post incorrect prices are motivated by points or awards. There are easier ways to earn maximum points and awards than by posting incorrect prices.
brihtniej Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:26 Points:5,900 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 12:19:12 PM Ignore brihtniej Report Abuse it seems kinda sad someone would want to "cheat" and give ppl false info who actually may rely on the site for better gas savings.
MARIOWERX Champion Author Vancouver Posts:15,927 Points:1,638,785 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 10:43:19 PM Ignore MARIOWERX Report Abuse Report all cheaters to the Moderators with as much info as possible.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,477 Points:808,570 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 8:18:02 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse MiataPrincess: My guess is that that far fewer prices would be updates. When you get a chance, browse through and read some of the other topics in this category and the "Suggest a GasBuddy improvement" category. Many discuss ways or schemes to increase points so that members can increase their chances to win prizes. So the points motivate many to update prices. Members can update as many prices as they wish. The daily limit of points for the first five updates is a way provide a reasonable "reward" for the updates but not so much that members update solely for points. Without the limit some may be tempted to update prices they have never seen in order to gain more points to purchase tickets.
MiataPrincess All-Star Author Des Moines Posts:603 Points:98,550 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 4:17:11 PM Ignore MiataPrincess Report Abuse I have noticed similar issues in Iowa posting. Wonder what would happen if you didn't get points..just post prices - period
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 16, 2013 9:03:25 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse You don't have to post a price to keep your consecutive days going. All you have to do is something that earns points - read a news article, post a message in the forums, post a price, refer a friend.
kemorc Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:56 Points:315,645 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 16, 2013 12:39:37 AM Ignore kemorc Report Abuse REWARDING members for consecutive days posting is doing nothing but fueling the cheaters. It is easy to spot one, because many post prices for all grades... even when the station doesn't carry it. There is no system to punish those that cheat. Is it REALLY that important to be the "champion" of a station in your area that you need to just blindly report prices every single day? It is out of hand. I can understand living next to 4 stations, but posting prices for every station in the area every single day for over a month? Down right cheating.
boatnut2 Rookie Author Saskatchewan Posts:12 Points:78,690 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 7:36:42 PM Ignore boatnut2 Report Abuse Thank you.
regulate_now Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,626 Points:1,009,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 7:11:45 PM Ignore regulate_now Report Abuse Read what the Moderator GM (Ryan/RD) posted about 20 posts below on Jan 22 and follow his link, the rest in here is mostly opinion and views but very good reading... Welcome boatnut2... [Edited by: regulate_now at 2/8/2013 7:12:55 PM EST]
boatnut2 Rookie Author Saskatchewan Posts:12 Points:78,690 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 3:41:14 PM Ignore boatnut2 Report Abuse Newby here. How do I report someone I suspect of cheating?
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,532 Points:368,430 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 7:47:56 AM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse @ Peggypat "why are people cheating? " Because our society has created a bunch of folks that need gratification from stupid APPS awards? Or incentive for bogus points to reach a top of leader board for recognition? Or incentive to try and get more tickets for the gas card lottery they will very likely never win?
peggypat Rookie Author San Diego Posts:29 Points:44,050 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 1:12:21 AM Ignore peggypat Report Abuse why are people cheating?
DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 4:00:00 PM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse Thanks Don. Not complaining, just informing.
Don Moderator	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:44:09 AM Ignore Don Report Abuse With the number of sites and apps GasBuddy provides, you can imagine we handle a lot of feedback about users who post prices inaccurately. Thanks for your patience. -Don
DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 9:50:02 PM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse I have twice but haven't received any response.
Bruce1224 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,238 Points:234,650 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 1:10:11 PM Ignore Bruce1224 Report Abuse DrV, I hope you're reporting the details to the mods.
DoctorV Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,016 Points:201,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 10:03:33 PM Ignore DoctorV Report Abuse Tonight, on the Detroit gas price page, 12 of the 15 highest priced stations displayed were all reported by the same user, and they were all the same price: $3.59 for regular. A quick look at several of the stations showed mid-grade and premium grade prices that were less than $3.59 and reported within the previous hour. I know there's no way all those stations suddenly increased their prices 25-30 cents. So this is another example of someone cheating to get points while giving everyone else bad information. Meanwhile the first guy I complained about is out there again tonight, adding 10 and 20 cents to every regular price to get a mid and premium price, and reporting every diesel price as $4.09.
Bruce1224 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,238 Points:234,650 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 5:20:46 PM Ignore Bruce1224 Report Abuse I do what Ryan the mod said below a couple days ago. I report almost all the bad prices I see (there are some times when one digit may be off and I assume it's an honest mistake). It appears the mods sometimes wait to contact offenders until they're reported 2 or 3 times, so it's good to report all the inaccurate posts you see. Once I get a reply from the mods saying they've contacted a member, I rarely see the member post bad prices or false diesel prices again, whether the member is new or has been active a while.
regulate_now Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,626 Points:1,009,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 1:28:33 PM Ignore regulate_now Report Abuse I have noticed that in my area too, we are not usually the lowest for the state but when we were- lots of "vultures" flocked in to repost the prices so their names would show up as the lowest... I've watched that now here and elsewhere and it seems to happen everywhere, some folks just have to see themselves as special or something...
MARIOWERX Champion Author Vancouver Posts:15,927 Points:1,638,785 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 10:51:04 AM Ignore MARIOWERX Report Abuse We had a little gas war going on and for about 2 weeks we were the lowest price in the area. I saw names of members I have never seen before or since in this area posting 10 plus prices numerous times a day. Most of the prices were correct but seeing we were the lowest in Vancouver area repeated often as were top of lowest price list. They now seem to have moved to the 5 or so stations in Aldergrove now that the lowest price is there again.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 9:48:44 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse If I see them I report them which is what the powers that be want us to do. No sense in letting people get into bad habits then cry wolf.
regulate_now Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,626 Points:1,009,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 9:24:20 AM Ignore regulate_now Report Abuse I disagree, please read my original post. The small fish lack the fortitude or the dedication to do much for very long, they tend to stop on their own with little or no concern... For them correction, deleting, and ignoring are all it takes and for only a short time. The big fish need documenting and reporting. However, you can report every violation you want, that is acceptable and supported by GBs...
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 8:22:53 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Correcting or deleting bad prices without reporting the offender doesn't help to get the offender to stop.
regulate_now Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,626 Points:1,009,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 8:07:02 AM Ignore regulate_now Report Abuse Posting any price without knowing/verifying it is wrong, that's not the issue. You can correct bad prices all day long with your own verified prices... I see this often where folks post all grades with ten cent differences all the time, the are overwriting good or correct prices for the other grades. Correcting these errors where you have verified the info is not against the rules...
gasandgoAL Champion Author Alabama Posts:7,146 Points:1,588,690 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 7:31:43 AM Ignore gasandgoAL Report Abuse I think that sometime prices change right after you have posted. I am out during the night, early morning hours and noticed that after I post that the prices change. by posting regularly I now know when the trucks bring in more gas and usually that;s when the prices change
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,252 Points:3,252,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 6:45:52 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Correcting bad prices without physically seeing them is against site policy. If you know they are wrong, delete them and report them. Not reporting them doesn't help solve the problem.
ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,491 Points:1,601,465 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 5:23:01 PM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse I agree with regulate_now. If they don't have the patience to gather accurate data, they don't have the patience to stay active on this website.
regulate_now Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,626 Points:1,009,050 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 2:10:45 PM Ignore regulate_now Report Abuse Doc, My experience is this- you can't do much about a lot of the cheating.... BUT I have found that most of those who cheat, come and go easily. They quit on their own soon... It seems that maybe one out of ten new members stick around (my experience where I live)... Too many complaints about too many small "potatoes" will flood the Mods with too much work to keep up with... When you factor in typos, honest errors, the membership turnover, etc- then I suggest you only worry about the ones really stealing big time or that are causing major abuses... With major abuses, the reporting is critical and the mods will ban/remove the offender WITH documentation... With the small fish- I simply correct their incorrect prices without comment and move along...