Just out of curiosity, what was the forum where this occurred? Just so as we can all avoid it.
I would suggest that Barry drop you a note, I am moderately certain about which site, (but not completely certain,) and the team here would prefer to not get into a comparison or discussion on the relative merits of one location vs another.
After all, a large group of us left dpr way back in 2005 because of the Wild West nature of that site at that particular time. (I offer no thoughts or - statements on that site at all in it’s current format, or on any other sites.). There are currently good and bad sites in my humble opinion and the team would prefer the membership to not actively list or rate any site as a specific place to avoid.
(private conversations have their place)
+ comments and + suggestions on good buying experiences, nice web sites etc, are always permitted, however, within reason.