Thinking of bumping minimum post count.

[cfortune]

I started viewing this forum for the WTS/WTT ad's. But I can understand how you'd want to limit it. I posted a rifle for sale a while ago and on occasion still get e-mails from people stating "I ran across your ad google searching "blah blah blah". Are you willing to ship out of state????" when the ad in question is long gone.

Maybe just prevent people from PM'ing after 75 posts or so (if possible)? That way if people post their number/e-mail, they're asking for the minor annoyance.

I think you'd lose valuable new members if you restricted viewing of that sub forum all together. As like I said, those sub forums are what brought me to viewing this forum daily.

[Marlin]

Thank you guys, You are giving me much to think about.

I'd like to keep changes, if any, to the minimum. But, at the same time, something needs to be done to maintain the "smooth operation"

Honestly, at this point I'm not even sure I'll up the minimum post count.

Just looking for ideas mainly.

[Graves]

I agree, Got some good deals from some newbies. But no respect!! My feed back would be much higher if the new guys would learn a thing or two!! I'm going to start deleating feedback posts if they don't give me some feedback that they said they would. You know who you are!! No names, just by by good coms!!

Bleh, I have more feedback missing than the majority of users here have +1's (no like I need it lol). Heck, the last 5 purchases I've left me nothing so I'm done being the first to leave it.

[cstone]

Bleh, I have more feedback missing than the majority of users here have +1's (no like I need it). Heck, the last 5 purchases I've left me nothing so I'm done being the first to leave it.

Here is another +1 for you Mike

[car-15]

Bleh, I have more feedback missing than the majority of users here have +1's (no like I need it lol). Heck, the last 5 purchases I've left me nothing so I'm done being the first to leave it.

I know how you feel.

[mevshooter]

Bleh, I have more feedback missing than the majority of users here have +1's (no like I need it lol). Heck, the last 5 purchases I've left me nothing so I'm done being the first to leave it.

Yeah, I have 2 transactions that went super smooth, all parties satisfied, and I got nothing in return.

Boooooooo!

You jerks have got me all hopped up on this "community" and "feedback" junk.

Bastards.

[jerrymrc]

Anytime a forum places value in a members post count it reduces the value of the forum as a whole. I have left a couple forums because they get to the point where something said by a high post count member was deemed better info than anyone else's even though it was wrong. Not saying that will happen here but it is a slippery slope.

I will tell ya that none of us here believe in that. I have seen what you speak of though.

[Drilldov2.0]

Yeah, several. I'm not sure how it would work for them to give up all of their free time to babysit that thing all the time. God knows I got burned out on it.

Falls back to what I would have liked to do, and just get rid of it.

Reading through the responses, I kind of like the idea about us policing our own community. How exactly that can be done without abusing the system will require a bit more thought and dialogue. A seller reputation system would help a bit, however that does not stop someone from starting a new account after they have been removed from the Trading post. I still like the idea of public accountability in regards to transactions.

[Jackal]

I think it should be based on length of membership- let's start with three years. Anyone who joins the site and blathers through 15 or 50 or even 100 posts in a month or two or even ten is obviously not to be trusted to fully participate in this site.

[sniper7]

Bleh, I have more feedback missing than the majority of users here have +1's (no like I need it lol). Heck, the last 5 purchases I've left me nothing so I'm done being the first to leave it.

hey now! I just left you a +1 for helping me out!