The QVC Community Forums.

Before HSN shut down the old forums posts moved fast and we had a busy jewelry community.
then the plug was suddenly pulled in July 2007.

The Q forums can be cliquey. the wellness forum is nicer and helpful.

Here the customers tend to judge each other harshly, so no one wants to post because we will get the HSN customers who play judge and jury & they will attack our comment’s rather harshly; so, no one wants to post and open up even if it is a justified complaint.

I am on both forums from time to time. I have noticed a lot of moderation and if someone reports you for something even not warranted, that post or thread is removed. I have had one advice seeking post removed from QVC for politics but it wasn’t a political post. I just said, oh well.

I had read the good advice people gave me before someone reported the thread. I am pretty sure who reported it at that time but decided not to take it personally and no longer remember who it was.

A lot of petty people on that forum but some nicer ones.

I have never had a post be reported or removed on here but it is slower and I don’t tend to use this forum like I tried with that one advice seeking post I tried on QVC.

I feel it is harder to “fit in” on the QVC forum. Meaning you have to work it a long time it feels like until you are a member of the “in group” on there. And there are mean people on QVC. Just have to ignore them.

Here’s another thought that has crossed my mind about the two chat areas, the Q is a tad bit easier to navigate. Again, I post on both but feel like the Community over on Q is harder to be my authentic self. On this one I don’t feel like I have to police my thoughts (or someone else will).

The QVC forums have a lot more traffic. The HSN forums are often like an echo chamber. If you look to the left, it shows how many people are here:
“Who’s online now
3 peeps are chatting it up!”

Wow. Three. Me and two others.

I have been a member of Q forum since 2003, it is quite large and anything is discussed , just no politics and usually host bashing is removed. It can get very heated and argumentative at times.

Karen16,

I agree with you and I admire your honesty.

I don’t think location has anything to do with whether a forum is moderated. Several years ago, the QVC forums were not moderated, but again, they have a lot of traffic there. QVC’s sandbox, their rules.
I’ve had posts removed from HSN, not a big deal. I usually know why, without being told. 🙂