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« Reply #106 on: August 06, 2013, 03:26:09 PM » |
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so what's to stop a hack from jumping someone else's for sale thread and undersell the full member
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« Reply #107 on: August 06, 2013, 03:33:59 PM » |
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How many bogus for sale ads go up over a week/day/whatever? I guess I don't pay a super amount of attention. Or maybe I don't recognize them....  Are the for sale ads screened by moderators already? |
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« Reply #108 on: August 06, 2013, 07:10:33 PM » |
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I don't think that those who don't bother to vote should be able to nullify my vote for a 50 post minimum.
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« Reply #109 on: August 06, 2013, 07:16:52 PM » |
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Theres 70 votes, right now. If you figure there are about 1500 "active" members, as previously discussed. That means there has been only 5% participation in this discussion via vote. 5% turnout is pretty bad and a poor indicator of what the "public" wants....food for thought. I don't even count as part of the 1500, because I'm still barely a member with about 40 posts.....  I did vote though. |
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« Reply #110 on: August 06, 2013, 07:21:28 PM » |
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I don't think that those who don't bother to vote should be able to nullify my vote for a 50 post minimum.
I'm with Spikey on that. Theres 70 votes, right now. If you figure there are about 1500 "active" members, as previously discussed. That means there has been only 5% participation in this discussion via vote. 5% turnout is pretty bad and a poor indicator of what the "public" wants....food for thought. I don't even count as part of the 1500, because I'm still barely a member with about 40 posts..... I did vote though. The opportunity is here to have a say. You're right though, that so many havn't taken up that opportunity could be interpreted as the whole story generally being regarded as a none issue by the silent majority  . |
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« Reply #111 on: August 07, 2013, 01:24:45 AM » |
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And/or the fact that some of the more active members don't venture far from certain boards, such as the racing section or their local club boards.
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« Reply #112 on: August 07, 2013, 03:29:35 AM » |
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And/or the fact that some of the more active members don't venture far from certain boards, such as the racing section or their local club boards.
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« Reply #113 on: August 07, 2013, 03:33:57 AM » |
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« Reply #114 on: August 07, 2013, 06:03:41 AM » |
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« Reply #115 on: August 07, 2013, 06:13:28 AM » |
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As it turns out I have that turned off with the twisty thing anyway ... so wouldn't have seen it without reading this thread  With regard to the general apathy ... I agree there are plenty of members that don't venture far from their typical hangouts (myself included). But I suspect there are several reasons for this: - if people feel time on the board is preferred there is no option to respond
- 'active' members will not be restricted anyway so no need to respond
- why would you want to sell anyway
 - most members trust the decision of the Flounders (asking opinions builds trust)
I do sometimes look through the bikes for sale threads ... generally to look at the pretty pictures - or because I am a sadist and enjoy the unpleasant experience of seeing how cheaply bikes change hands in the US. But I have seen frustration about: - posts that don't get responses ... or prompt responses
- claims that posting photos is too hard
- 'please email me because I don't check the board' type posts
- not updating threads when the bike is sold (particularly elsewhere)
It must be frustrating for people to post an interest/enquiry only to receive no response, wait days or hold off waiting for something that has long since been sold - so I think some restriction is important. Of course if people just flood the classifieds with for sale ads ... they should be sponsoring. I think the simple answer is that somebody has identified an issue ... there are positives and negatives to both sides ... and the 'community' has not voiced strong/unified opinions one way or the other. So the Flounders should decide what they prefer and just do that ... but I agree that just because few people have voted shouldn't discount the input of those that have. Oh and I didn't vote  |
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« Reply #116 on: August 07, 2013, 06:32:03 AM » |
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I lurked here for a long time because I had little to offer, but much to learn.
After graduating from the Elementary to the Secondary stage of my education, I felt as though I could make useful contributions that might interest others while not embarrassing myself.
What that means in terms of number of posts, I'm not sure.
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« Reply #117 on: August 07, 2013, 07:54:35 AM » |
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Is there a way to regulate it through time instead of posts? Sorry if this was addressed I didn't read all 8 pages. Maybe the person needs to be a member for 2 months or something before he/she can sell?
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« Reply #118 on: August 07, 2013, 09:08:47 AM » |
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Is there a way to regulate it through time instead of posts? Sorry if this was addressed I didn't read all 8 pages. Maybe the person needs to be a member for 2 months or something before he/she can sell?
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« Reply #119 on: August 07, 2013, 09:11:16 AM » |
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I know vBulletin can give users a message something like "The Administrators want you view this thread" type of thing. Can SMF? Some self important jerks hate the mandatory read threads but for important issues it's handy I'm not sure. I'll look into it. |
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