I think I know what OP is saying.
Person A posts a picture of their fish and says, "Look at my fish I received from Vendor Z!" A ton of people chime in and comment on whether or not it's what the vendor sold it as, or if the collection location is accurate, or question the claims that it's wild vs. tank-bred, etc. This often leads to Person A growing concerned that they've received something other than what they thought they purchased, and leads them to contact Vendor Z for clarification, usually at the suggestion of the people commenting on the fish. Then Vendor Z has to come in and defend the fish, and explain to everyone where it came from, what it is, etc.
This has happened a few times in recent threads. People have called out Dan for his claims of selling wild festae and Jeff Rapps for his trimacs.
OP is asking if it's a common practice to bother sellers about this stuff, and expect them to get involved in every thread in which one of their fish is called into question. I guess there are a few ways of looking at it. First, if they're a vendor here, I can see why people think they're keeping the seller honest and holding their feet to the fire by calling out things that appear to be incorrect or inaccurate. However, I also firmly believe that if a buyer has an issue, it's best that they try to work it out with a vendor off the forum first.
Person A posts a picture of their fish and says, "Look at my fish I received from Vendor Z!" A ton of people chime in and comment on whether or not it's what the vendor sold it as, or if the collection location is accurate, or question the claims that it's wild vs. tank-bred, etc. This often leads to Person A growing concerned that they've received something other than what they thought they purchased, and leads them to contact Vendor Z for clarification, usually at the suggestion of the people commenting on the fish. Then Vendor Z has to come in and defend the fish, and explain to everyone where it came from, what it is, etc.
This has happened a few times in recent threads. People have called out Dan for his claims of selling wild festae and Jeff Rapps for his trimacs.
OP is asking if it's a common practice to bother sellers about this stuff, and expect them to get involved in every thread in which one of their fish is called into question. I guess there are a few ways of looking at it. First, if they're a vendor here, I can see why people think they're keeping the seller honest and holding their feet to the fire by calling out things that appear to be incorrect or inaccurate. However, I also firmly believe that if a buyer has an issue, it's best that they try to work it out with a vendor off the forum first.
