As a frequent buyer and seller on these forums, it is good to see that our texan enforcers and our members police these threads and make sure everyone is safe. However, it becomes a problem when new members or old members with few posts, become ignored altogether, alienated, or replied to with a sneer or disdain. It gives the LEGIT newbies/infrequent posters, who have somethign to sell, a bad taste in their mouth about our community. personally knwo and workwith a few people who have under 10 posts, having been here as an "observer", and have tried to sell things at good prices to no avail. Also, sometimes our members leave remarks on the new seller's threads, as true as they may be, in a terrible way.
Therefore, in order for them to feel more welcome, i propose two things
1) an addition to the forum rules that is simpluy a disclaimer to people with under 10 posts or have been here for a little while
2) a forum code that alerts, in a poup box, poeple who have under 10 posts or are here under a week or half a month, that they are new here and have yet to prove themseves,and they might be met with soem resistance if they don't follow all the rules as we have had some individuals who have damaged our community. Let them know its not against them, but as a protection of the whole, and if they are a legit buyer or seller, they should spend the time reading and getting farmilier with the rules first, so that there is a less likely chance of any negative incident occuring.
I wouls suggest having the popup lead them only to therules page with a check box at the end to esure they have read it or atleast scanned throuh it, like an EULA in software installtions. This should hat many bots because i'm pretty sure they would not be expecting this. This will also give new sellers or low post sellers a bit more hope and understanding of why we are so protective of our own.
what do you guys think?
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i think you should do what is done on d-series.org... You need at least 65 posts to even SEE the classified forums. THen once you get 65 it magically appears and you can buy/sell/trade as you please. Yea, people that come there just to find parts may *****, but overall its a great idea. Ive yet to see any issues with it. Never seen a scammer there either, because they arent going to waste time trying to get 65 posts...
i agree this isnt ebay and mp3car will have much less of a problem policing the classifieds this way tooOriginally Posted by inh
it weeds out the spammers and ripoff artists im sure a true enthusiast could come up with 30-35 meaningful posts
30-35 seems better tho
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This is only my second post, but as you can see I have been a member for several months already. I have not posted because I use proper forum etiquette and search/read the forums for my answers. There is so much info available here already that new threads are not necessary for the most part. Also, as a newbie to the hobby I feel out of place attempting to answer questions for people when there are FAR more qualified members here to help. I understand the need for policing the Classifieds section, but post count is not a good indicator of whether or not a person is trustworthy.
It isn't just newbs ripping people off. There have been several members with hundred or thousands of posts that have ripped people off. xdj is a good example.
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hehe i'm aware. that's what i'm saying. post count is nto a viable judge of thje character of a seller. if you view post counts there are only several hundred of us who have over 500 posts and also there are alot of people, as i said, use the search button more than redundant posts. we can do a sign in sheet for people who want to sell, with things like addresses and phone numbers that only the mods and the buyer can see incase soemthing goes down. I mean, if your info is up there (yes you can lie, but once yoru ip is there, you can be tracked down).
Anyways, just something to think about.
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unless they give that info from a public hotspot, or form someone elses unsecured wifi..
True, post count is not a good indicator of a persons trustworthyness. But this is the interenet.. there is no such indicator.. Also, having a mod keep a list of all that info wont happen, unless there is a seriously motivated mod who wants to deal with the headache..
The fact is, people get ripped off online. It can happen anywhere; real world, internet, doesnt matter... Buying and selling online is a risk people take. Requiring a high post count will help keep newbs from coming and ripping off other people. It also encourages a stronger community by getting people to post. I just threw it out there as one solution.
I'm not sure what issues the classifides here suffer from, so I cant focus specificially on them. I'm just saying... people get ripped off no matter what you do
Perhaps requiring a high post count before selling an item is more necessary than before buying an item.
Abolutly right. There is no protection agaibst it. He could be your next door neighbro and they'll still steal stuff lol. Anywyas, i just want the selling forums bto be a nice place for sellers who have been tn the forums for a while and have a low post count. that's all.
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i agree with this as well, ive been here a while, but dont post much, and ive done alot of buisness in the classifieds, but yet im still a n00b...
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