Classified Rule Change Vote - Page 2

cudvig · 01-27-2006

Change your price range?

-Colin

P.S. voted to keep the the same. I do hate when people go on a board and whore it just to sell some of there crap though!

Jakey · 01-27-2006

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Originally Posted by payup1

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It does not take long to post 50 times. Plus, even though you are not allowed to post new FS & WTB ads, you can still respond in threads.

SuperSleeper · 01-27-2006

If there were no restrictions on WTB ads, there would be more of them. Which in turn people, would cause your FS ad to disappear from the first page more quickly, henceforth you lose opportunities to make $.
I vote that it stays the same. 50 posts is not that hard to accumulate, and this way we don't have a bunch of noobs posting excessively and improperly. It gives them some time to learn the rules.

Kevin 1G Drummer · 01-27-2006

I think it would be a good idea to keep things the same. This system seems to be working just fine the way it is. I just joined the site a little while ago, and there are some things I'd like to buy, but I don't feel it necessary to start a new thread anytime I need something. If people just look around for a little while, chances are, they'll find someone selling the item they want, reply to the thread, and be able to buy it.

FattyBoomBatty · 01-28-2006

I'll chime in. I voted change.

Talian · 01-28-2006

Your policy seems fair. Now I need to get back to posting, I have 40 something more to do!

HKSenilyks · 08-20-2006

I'm new on here and I onw a 1g awd shell, thats it. I need parts but I can also understand you guys not wanting people here for just cheap parts. 25 is resonable.

desolate · 08-20-2006

I've been here since the begining of dsmstyle but my for sale/WTB threads are not showing up. I barely post but I have enough to post in the classifieds. I find the new system rediculous. If I can't post what makes you think a noob can. It's been 3 days and my WTB ad hasn't shown up. It used to be easy. I'd rather have mods bitch and yell than wait forever for a simple ad to show. If it keeps going this way some people are going to look elsewhere to sell/buy their parts. The classifieds is a big reason why I browse dsmstyle.

Hoffer00 · 08-20-2006

I'm new to this site, but I am a long time DSMer and I think you should keep it the same. Maybe let people look, but definitely no posting. We have to earn that.

AJ · 08-20-2006

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Originally Posted by desolate

I've been here since the begining of dsmstyle but my for sale/WTB threads are not showing up. I barely post but I have enough to post in the classifieds. I find the new system rediculous. If I can't post what makes you think a noob can. It's been 3 days and my WTB ad hasn't shown up. It used to be easy. I'd rather have mods bitch and yell than wait forever for a simple ad to show. If it keeps going this way some people are going to look elsewhere to sell/buy their parts. The classifieds is a big reason why I browse dsmstyle.

If all you are here for is the classifieds then feel free to browse elsewhere. The current process is not going to change and the site is not a site based around just being here to sell people parts. We try our best to get any and all "approved" for sale threads up within 48 hours. If they aren't up by then it's either because a mod/admin hasn't had a chance to get to it yet or it was declided due to lack of required info.

carltalon · 08-20-2006

The new system works alot better then the old system (mods yelling etc). But It would be nice if the ads could be approved faster. and if an ad is declined the poster should be informed via PM why, and what they can do to get it aproved. The classifieds section is alot cleaner and easer to understand now. so I think we should keep the system we have now and just work on ways to improve it.

HKSenilyks · 08-24-2006

So is it still 50, or is it down to 25?

TheBlizzard · 08-24-2006

Pimpin Dsmstyle · 08-25-2006

I think a 50 post count for a WTB seems appropriate. However, I have personally had issues with getting my WTB part ads up in a timely fashion. I do not mean to imply the mods slack because they don't. I'm simply saying if you are in urgent need for a part, you should be able to find someone with it ASAP! WTB ads are usually very brief and to the point. For example-

"WTB 91+ Power Transistor Unit" (then explain what it looks like)

It took more than 24 hours ( which I could understand ) but I needed the part right then. Granted you might not have anyone chime in, at least you have a chance. Maybe a WTB section could be seperate. I don't know. I'm obviously not an owner of this site, but I do really miss how it used to be. Although, I am thankful for the lack of stupid / worthless ads that no one wants to waste their time reading. That's just my .02.

AJ · 08-25-2006

We try and get them up within 48 hours. That's all I can say. I don't know how many times I say this, but we aren't here to provied a free slot to have people sell and buy parts. Some members sell a shit ton of stuff on here and have never donated anything to the site. Some members have given more than their fair share time and time again. So I do feel bad when I can't get some posts up fast enough, but it's the right thing to do with moderating the post right now. About the only way I could see it changing would be to up the post count requirement to 100 or more in order to pull off admin moderation of every post.

Jakey · 08-25-2006

There's nothing more annoying that classifieds that are titled WTB:.....NEED ASAP PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or FS:.......I'M GOING BANKRUPT, HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

b00stcreep21 · 08-25-2006

if the classifieds are completley limited to 50 posts, the only people that are going to be buying/selling are people that frequent the site alot. (obviously) but, if it's opened up a lil more, i think that the classifieds will have alot more to offer for new guys that show up, and will give the the more frequent users a little bigger of a market to get rid of their crap as well

AJ · 08-25-2006

That's taking away from the point. We don't want to just let new members show up to sell shit and never come back, and that's what happens. You'd be surprised how many members work up the 50 post mark, sell some misc item on here, and then never return again. I fucking despise that. Persoanlly I'd prefer to open up the classified to everyone on every level and just charge a small flat rate for an ad on here. And put all that money into all these funky ideas Chris, Jana, and I have for prizes. Like turbos and shit

Jakey · 08-25-2006

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Originally Posted by DSMStyle

You'd be surprised how many members work up the 50 post mark, sell some misc item on here, and then never return again.

Don't forget about those people who list all kinds of shit for sale, get people's interest, and then never follow up with it again.

Pimpin Dsmstyle · 08-25-2006

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Originally Posted by DSMStyle

We try and get them up within 48 hours. That's all I can say. I don't know how many times I say this, but we aren't here to provied a free slot to have people sell and buy parts. Some members sell a shit ton of stuff on here and have never donated anything to the site. Some members have given more than their fair share time and time again. So I do feel bad when I can't get some posts up fast enough, but it's the right thing to do with moderating the post right now. About the only way I could see it changing would be to up the post count requirement to 100 or more in order to pull off admin moderation of every post.

I was talking specifically about WTB ads. I totally see your point with for sale threads. Another good point to that is it keeps the thread creation down. Like me again for instance. Instead of making 2 new threads, I've just added to the one I've had up forever. Bump the post count to 1000 for all I care