written by Reddeviluk on 03/02/2021
I have been a user of these forums for over a decade and have bought and sold literally thousands of pounds worth of items hight and sold 410 positive feedback, 0 negative. In fact I was a moderator there briefly many years ago. I've just had a run in with a moderator "Apsilon" who approached me as is posted a comment about sometime with 0 feedback selling a Playstation 5 for hundreds of pounds over the RRP, this has started to happen on a daily basis recently. My "Disparaging remarks" (by simply stating it wasn't a fair price) has just been rewarded by me receiving a trading ban. Sadly, I'm afraid to say, standards have slipped, what was once a friendly place for like-minded people to help each other out, trade fairly and look after each other has now become more cut throat than eBay, sadly, just less honest about it. As you'll see from other reviews here, the moderators moderate in the same way that an SS Solder does, to quote "Apsilon" "So deal with it, bite your tongue and move on" followed by "if you don't like it, move on, because as I said, if you continue, you will be banned" So loyal users are put to one side in preference to one hit wonder scalpers, but as "Apsilon" says "I’m simply following the directive set out by the owner and a moral compass doesn’t come into it." Disappointing response, disappointing forums run by disappointing people.
written by Jeffersont205 on 25/06/2020
I was a member of AVS forums for 15 years. I tried to have simple civil discourse on topics but what you find is that vendors with financial interests dominate the forums and they will relentlessly attack you if you post anything negative about their product. Recently I suffered racist attacks and simple post about comparing 2 technologies. how does a talk about projectors get responded to by attacking someone with actual links to videos that you are a dumb chimp? I was greeted with posts linking to youtube videos about dumb chimps and multiple racists posts about how dumb chimps are which in the environment right now is strait up racist. The mods clearly favor their vendors and keep this environment. Its pretty terrible. This is not a site for real talk about av. If they dont have financial interest, they are fan-boys and will group attack you. Avoid this place, find a better source of info.
written by NathenLeach173 on 22/10/2016
Fairly good resource for Av equipment. Though very unwelcoming forums, appears to be playground for clique established users who are fully supported by active moderators.
written by on 17/03/2013
I was a member of the AVForums for 7 years with trader feedback of about 500 @ 100%. So could not have been doing wrong by other members. Problem I found it was one rule for a member and a totally different set for a Moderator :-( many times I caught moderators out for profiteering and withdrawing from agreed deals which would normally result in a ban for a member but not moderators. Giving them one star is one star to many and I would not recommend them while moderators like UrbanT and many others are still operating the site.
Written on: 18/03/2013
You sir, are talking out of your preverbial, and I challenge thee to prove it, as unless you can, you will ultimately come across as just another internet toley, and this "review" shall be but a shining example of why full lobotomisation should be provided at birth, for those of a stature such as yours.
Good day to you, sir, I must away!
written by on 04/03/2011
Beware. AVforums.com exist so that their partners are their to push their products rather than a truly independent website recommending the best value products. Moderators will ban you if you recommend any products other than their own.
There are some good advice given but do do your research properly.
Written on: 26/05/2011
I'm surprised to read this and this is not my experience of the site.
I've been using it for years and I've found it an excellent source of info
My only critisism, if I had one, is that it is full of real tech-heads so sometimes the advice goes right over my head.
That said, these guys know their stuff and there's often someone on-hand to 'translate' to mere mortals like myself, so for me its a top notch site that I use very regularly.
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Written on: 17/03/2013
I linked the Admin to this review to get a reply of "well done anything else"
Just as I expected run by a bunch of IDIOTS