Dear Boys and Girls...
Just recently this topic has been a real pain in the a#rse for us Mods - For Sale adds from newbs.
i kept out of it totally until enough was enough and was leaving a bad taste in my mouth and on the forum. So iv Now edited it and locked it
(something we rarely need to do!!).
This thread will be the definitive vote as to what we want as an area (Unless Nick, Cerbs or i decide to run a dictatorship
).
The original plan was to make the for sale section visible to all but only allow posts from registered members with a warning about giving out personal details stuck at the top of the forum as Rules.
However, on reflection i think it would be a better idea to have a "For Sale - Made public" section and keep our current section for members only. This would mean that when you were just browsing the forum and not logged in, then you would see and be able to read the new section "For Sale - Made Public " but wouldnt be able to post on it until registered. We would then keep the current For sale/trade/wanted section locked away exclusively for members only.
However, In order to post in either, you would need to register.
After this, we then have the issue of do we let newbs join up and instantly post a for sale thread - yes? no? maybe above a certain post count?
We ask this, as Cerbs put it, we do this all Voluntary and is sponsored by Cerbs himself and no one else - not even the Owners club (Yet... intalks with cerbs) !!! Hardly fair when ebay and autotrader charge and yet we allow a newb to instantly join and post without any contribution to the forum - think about it.... we do it voluntary!!
My personal thoughts are to set minimum number of meaningful posts before selling... its privilege for members and not a right for newbs and then implement the new "for sale - made public" section. What do we think?
Now remember, we are trying to listen and do as per the majority BUT you cant have it both ways. Remember that Cerbs, Nick and myself do this voluntary without any form of benefit to ourselves. **** If you dont like something then please offer to help change it - but
MAINLY be nice to each other and WELCOME people rather than turn them away