I might still be a "newbie" but it didn't take me very long to figure out which way the wind blows at this "forum". You speak the truth and your posts get deleted. How is that a forum? Lips sealed
I can't speak for anyone else, but as far as I am concerned they should delete any posts
that rant and complain and don't actually have value to the other users. (This one included.)
The reason I participate in the SMF is to learn new ideas, techniques, and hardware for my E-Bike.
It is not to help you get your product. If this were a forum for shipping issues I probably wouldn't be
a member, and if I thought this was customer service, I would definitely be somewhere else instead.
The forums IMO are supplied honestly by GM and still they operate them with bad press. Some posts regarding where a purchase is and how long is to be expected is harmless IMO. However the contents of some regarding cultural differences of different nations are not going to get the package to the purchaser earlier.
I feel GM can take a bit of online criticism on their own forums within reason and commend GM for being up front.
On the purchasers side. Its scary buying online and waiting can be very frustrating. It possibly may be good to make a complete forum on the front page for GM general customer feedback so that Yuan or other reps can easily look at who is waiting.
Main feedback forum could contain.
Delivery feedback. ETA and Missing items.
Returns and refunds, return information and policy
Customer service.
Lock it for registered users only.
And a little mod I would do, is to put most recent posts in the tabs at the top or easily accessible. Its just a matter of inserting this HTML link
http://goldenmotor.com/SMF/index.php?action=recent into the index template layout in PHP quotes.