No worries. I read the post and I assumed I was following the rules despite not posting the specific listing or seller name. I didn't understand why that was needed. You could have responded with something that even slightly resembles a welcoming introduction as I mentioned it was my first time but instead you decided to post as if I were deliberately or ignorantly posting incorrectly. I have other forums to post on my love of my bags and find that there is a lot more appreciation and love there. I was recommended this forum by other members and I'm also sorry I feel this way. I understand this is your job but if you don't enjoy it and will post evidently annoyed...maybe it isn't the right job for you? I thank you again for your help and I'm sure a lot gets lost in translation on the internet. I hope you have a great rest of your day!
Yes, a lot DOES get Lost in Translation. And although we try to post a "Welcome to tPF" message to new posters, when things get busy or when we're in the middle of analyzing a troublesome problem we've never seen before, we may not have time. It takes THREE authenticators to handle the volume of Coach authentications we do here - take a look at the post number in yours.
Seventy Thousand, Five Hundred and Seven. That's just this single thread, it doesn't include posts that have been removed for rules violations or advertising, and that only goes back to 2014. There are at least another 10,000 posts saved in the Archive. There are mornings here when I and the others can't even find the time to make a cup of tea or coffee, or even have breakfast.
And these authentication threads aren't meant as social interaction threads. We have plenty of places here at tPF to chat about almost any fashion or entertainment subject you can imagine, and the atmosphere in most of them is much more relaxed. The authentication threads are here to save people from making expensive mistakes, and chit-chat normally is left for when we have the time and can visit the other forums.
Once in a while when things are calm we might kick our shoes off for a few minutes and go off-topic or get a little silly, but this is a WORKING thread. It may only take a few minutes to authenticate a handbag, or we may carry on a discussion over several days. Earlier today I had two questions back-to-back about fakes of the same style bag. Those two questions, by the time I found applicable photos with the critical details, saved them to my computer, and then posted 2 separate answers for two separate posters, probably occupied me for well over an hour. And those are just 2 of the 46 questions that the three of us have been working on since Midnight.
Understand something - we're ALL volunteers here. We do this in between taking care of our families, doing our regular jobs, trying to prod crabby computers back into life, running our own businesses (i'm the only authenticator for Coach who DOESN'T buy or sell Coach and other brands on the internet, at least not any more), struggling through home renovations, sick pets, cooking edible meals, and getting a decent night's sleep - ALL WITHOUT PAY or any recompense of any kind. And often without even a Thank You. And we won't even get into the
cost of doing this.
So if you like things to be more relaxed and chatty, just check the main Forums list, there are plenty of sub-forums for just about anyone's list of favorite subjects, from the latest doings of Harry and Meghan to favorite brands of chocolate. The Authentication forums are here to save members from themselves, and we handle it as a serious responsibility.
