Maybe some experience from another area would be helpful on this topic.
 
    Over on the model-railroad newsgroup they talk quite unabashedly about
mail-order vendors.  There's been only one vendor who was consistently
trashed, and that was because of many unfilled orders; this vendor apparently
was in the process of going out of business.  The on-line comments probably
saved several people from placing orders that would never be filled.
 
    For the other vendors, there are mixed comments reflecting the priorities
of the individual purchasers.  If one dealer gives great service but costs
more, and another is a pain to deal with but has outstanding merchandise, it's
worth knowing these points.  I suspect most queen suppliers will fall into the
"mixed-comment" category; none except a real rip-off is likely to be
consistently trashed.
 
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>> From: "La Reine de la Cite' des Phoques (Liz Day)" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Perhaps the discussion could be kept non-slanderous if it were
>> mainly about the merits of different types of queens, with no
>> comments on the other business aspects (price, service) of
>> the suppliers.  It would be less personal.
>
>        I don't understand why you want to not talk about the quality
>of the vendor...if they're good, they deserve business, if they're not
>good they deserve what they get. If I got ripped off by Jim Bob's and
>he does it to everybody, would you want me to tell you before or after
>you gave Jim Bob your hard earned cash?