Hobbiniho Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 what is everybodys problem it seems that as soon as there is a thread posted in the buy and sell forum that there is always sumebody who has to add a stupid sarcastic comment that has nothing to do with the item that is for sale/free/wanted, can we not have it so that the posts are moderated and as soon as they are posted then a moderator locks them and all the buying selling is done via pm, many times iv got an e mail to say that someone has replied to my thread only to find out its some sarcastic tw@, if you have a problem with what is being sold/bought then use the PM function or start your own bleedin topic in the anything and everything else section but dont clog up the buy and sell with utter cr@p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddtablet Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 well said !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I can see why it would frustrate some, but I quite enjoy reading it. Just don't get your hopes up if you get a reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I can accept that perhaps sometimes comments are irritating to the seller but there is a simple enough remedy. Advertise somewhere other than a forum. Certainly some for sale threads have developed into something brilliant.......think monkey........while others have carried sensible comments or at least comments that I consider sensible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 This subject causes a degree of consternation amongst the moderators, I can assure you. We are already accused on occasion of excessive moderation. It is quite refreshing to find anyone requesting more. I fear there is no straight answer to this as while i agree with Hobbinho, I also agree with JustMe. The golden forum rule, can't please all the people all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 > The golden forum rule, can't please all the people all the time. Sounds almost like running a government.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 ... as soon as they are posted then a moderator locks themI would welcome that, but not because I agree or disagree with the reason put forth. On that I am indifferent. ...but dont clog up the buy and sell with utter cr@p Why I would find the locking of Shetland Classifieds posts an improvement is solely because I personally have no interest in them and often find they clog up the Latest Forum Posts list. I suppose one option would be for the site's PHP to be tweaked so that original posters would have available the Lock button in the same way that the Edit button is provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandcars Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Put in a proper sales section to Shetlink, auction style with buy-it-now prices Heres free phpbb software, that integrates with your forum software: http://www.phpbb-auction.com/ that way you dont have the option to add comments to other folks sales If we had a proper system, i might be tempted to put more items up for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 While I can appreciate that an original poster may be irritated by irrelevant posts I'm not sure I see a problem with it. Each post, relevant or not bumps the Ad back to prime viewing position at the top of the board, and anyone genuinely interested in the Ad I would have thought was highly unlikely to put put off by whatever was posted subsequently, and in many cases probably won't even scroll to see/read any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachmill Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 So you're bothered by occasionally meaningless posts? Like... erm... 90% of the buy / sell threads that 90% of users are forced to ignore on a daily basis? Giving the buy and sell board its own home would get my vote. This forum needs less, not more, items up for sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Why not used the Shet ads website? (** removed linkback **) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachcaster Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 what is everybodys problem it seems that as soon as there is a thread posted in the buy and sell forum that there is always sumebody who has to add a stupid sarcastic comment that has nothing to do with the item that is for sale/free/wanted, Would "Bump" fall into this catagory? There are loads of listing that have been bumped by the O.P., usually for complete tat that nobody is interested in. I find this practice annoying and when i posted up a thread about the subject a few months ago, i got told not to read the posts!!! However, i do agree that lecturing someone on their abilty (or lack of) to care for animals, based on the timing of a "For Sale" advert is bang out of order and should be removed from the post by the Mods. I suspect a lot of the more lighter hearted replies are made by someone known to the O.P. and are only in jest. Locking "For Sale/Wanted/Recycle" adverts will cure some of the problems, but the "Bumpers" will just start making multiple posts for the same item to get back to the top of the forum. I would hate to see the For Sale/Wanted/Recycle section be removed from the site. I think Shetlink is a better site with this section, than without it. Just out of interest, are there many people who make donations to the site after they have sucessfully sold something through their advert on Shetlink? Personally, i have never sold anything through Shetlink, but i have purchased a motorbike and a laptop. I would be inclined to make a donation to the site if i did make a sucessful sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Just out of interest, are there many people who make donations to the site after they have sucessfully sold something through their advert on Shetlink? I think I could probably speak for Shetlink in saying that you have just won a gold star for that post beachcaster. There's an easy answer too, for once: No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twscats Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Why not used the Shet ads website? shetads/ Such a good idea and no silly extras, just not enough buyers, although if we all used it as a dedicated 'buy and sell' page, who knows. (** mod edit ** removed linkback) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewenutz Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Just out of interest, are there many people who make donations to the site after they have sucessfully sold something through their advert on Shetlink? Personally, i have never sold anything through Shetlink, but i have purchased a motorbike and a laptop. I would be inclined to make a donation to the site if i did make a sucessful sale. am never managed to sell anything yet on da forum, didna stop me fae makin a small donation to shetlink though. every penny counts, so no matter how small it may be, it all adds up. so hows aboot it folks? it wid be a good way to say thanks to the dedicated moderators of shetlink for all dir hard work. if it wasna for dem dir wid be no shetlink!! perish the thought!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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