rallycross Posted October 11, 2008 Author Posted October 11, 2008 where is the moderator who deleted it? presumably still here, skulking about.
Stew Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Check the forum rules. You need a minimum number of posts before posting ads. Although that was one keenly priced Zed!
rallycross Posted October 11, 2008 Author Posted October 11, 2008 oops if its number of posts thats fair enough..... will be back later!
Stew Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Have a look around mate. I'm sure tthere would be threads that you could make a good contribution to as an existing owner.
RobD7 Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Surely someone could just post blank posts to get their numbers up!? Reckon it'd be a better rule if you had to post a number of posts over a period of time...
Chesterfield Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Surely someone could just post blank posts to get their numbers up!? or start two topics asking the same thing Its great when you see people who have never bothered to be part of the community before just appear from nowhere and use our free nature to sell the car. Post count ammended.
Sarnie Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 As I posted elsewhere, I reckon it should be at least 100 posts. There are now thousands of users on here, why let people just join and take advantage of that? The main point of buying a car off a forum is that the car will have history or at least the user will be known, the same can't be said of new users selling cars, 15 posts or not...............
Stew Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Maybe these new members posting adverts should just hand over their Zeds to members with 15k+ posts.....
Sarnie Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Maybe these new members posting adverts should just hand over their Zeds to members with 15k+ posts..... Thread closed
martinmac Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Sorry bud, I deleted your post as there is a posting minimum. I will always send a pm explaining this but my keyboard locked up. I will now send you the pm.
S1 HNK Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 As I posted elsewhere, I reckon it should be at least 100 posts. There are now thousands of users on here, why let people just join and take advantage of that? The main point of buying a car off a forum is that the car will have history or at least the user will be known, the same can't be said of new users selling cars, 15 posts or not............... +1
martinmac Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Just to explain the thinking behind this, a car advertised on the forum by a longstanding member can be searched on here. Many will have seen it and can give testimony to the standard of maintenance and condition of the vehicle. This would give the seller a possible advantage in a very difficult market. We would also be watching for someone spamming the forum to get the 15 posts so that will not work.
RobD7 Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 As I posted elsewhere, I reckon it should be at least 100 posts. +1 +2
Guest prescience Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I agree with the policy, the problem is that it hasn't been applied consistently in the past For instance (and this is no reflection whatsoever on Mike) http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11937
martinmac Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 It used to be debatable that there were members on here looking so when it was an occasional one there was contact with the seller and it was allowed to stand. With the current market we are getting several everyday and the adverts from members would be swamped.
M13KYF Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 I agree with the policy, the problem is that it hasn't been applied consistently in the past For instance (and this is no reflection whatsoever on Mike) http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11937 there has been some debate about whether it was good for the forum and at the time it was considered to let these go by. This is now in discussion
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