I think the fear is of groupbuys going wrong is what brings the negativity.
Even a weekly ""this is the status this week"post would keep the negativity low.
Damn, then you're lucky none of you are in the latest BST Group Buy which is starting to look like 7bit's R5
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I suspect the so-called 'nervous nannies' which are wetting their underpants in fear of never 'possibly' getting their item(s) should in fact PM the organizer because they may be under a lot of stress in successfully making this order go through. Bunny has always been courteous to me when I sent him off any messages asking 'what's happening' and sure enough he lets me know.
Because I was and still am in a lot of his Group Buys I'm not worried even if 6 to 8 months pass by since he will always make it right in the end. Everyone has to remember that CTRL/ALT isn't a private business making money/profits here hence everyone in the UK and the US has to work at other jobs to see through to paying their daily costs of living in those countries.
Even though their Group Buys receive their general attention and priority anything else might step up and require urgent consideration. Plus some have families hence I don't want Bunny's kids growing up never knowing their father because the poor bastard was packing and shipping all of our orders throughout the year. You've got to allow people to have a life and enjoy doing other tasks when it comes to running any Group Buys.
If you place stress and demand constant attention then your starting to imitate a frantic moron wanting someone to hold your hand constantly, which is alright if your 4 years old but I suspect the majority here on Geekhack are in their mid to late teens, hence time to grow up.
