Hotrodders.com classified ad issues
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*All questionable posts could just be placed in the buy/sell forum, and the tech forums could thus be kept clean and crisp. | *All questionable posts could just be placed in the buy/sell forum, and the tech forums could thus be kept clean and crisp. | ||
*Some posts are borderline commercial, or their commercial status can't be firmly established (like trying to determine if the poster is discussing a part that his brother's uncle's cousin is selling). Such posts could simply be moved into the buy/sell forum. The original poster couldn't rightly complain that their post was deleted, as it was simply moved. | *Some posts are borderline commercial, or their commercial status can't be firmly established (like trying to determine if the poster is discussing a part that his brother's uncle's cousin is selling). Such posts could simply be moved into the buy/sell forum. The original poster couldn't rightly complain that their post was deleted, as it was simply moved. | ||
| − | *The classified ads don't allow back-and-forth commenting. The conversations surrounding buying, selling, and swapping parts constitutes a legitimate part of hotrodding culture, and the classified ad format doesn't allow for it. For example, this thread: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/whos-got-predator-carb-laying-around-150184.html Who's got a predator carb lying around?]. | + | *The classified ads don't allow back-and-forth commenting. The conversations surrounding buying, selling, and swapping parts constitutes a legitimate part of hotrodding culture, and the classified ad format doesn't allow for it. For example, this thread: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/whos-got-predator-carb-laying-around-150184.html Who's got a predator carb lying around?], or [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/looking-2-groove-water-pump-pulley-my-71-340-challenger-151148.html Looking for a 2 groove water pump pulley for my '71 340 Challenger]. |
*Moderators can't currently move commercial posts "into" classified ads, but they can move posts and threads in between different forums. | *Moderators can't currently move commercial posts "into" classified ads, but they can move posts and threads in between different forums. | ||
*By allowing buy/sell discussion within the forums, more people would make use of the ability to run classified ads on the site. | *By allowing buy/sell discussion within the forums, more people would make use of the ability to run classified ads on the site. | ||
*Such a forum could co-exist with the classifieds, and draw more traffic to them. Any additional bandwidth is essentially a non-issue. | *Such a forum could co-exist with the classifieds, and draw more traffic to them. Any additional bandwidth is essentially a non-issue. | ||
| + | *Forbidding buy/sell discussions can come across as dictatorial. | ||
===Points against a buy/sell forum=== | ===Points against a buy/sell forum=== | ||
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*How would we want it to be treated in Google? Should we allow spidering of the buy/sell posts? | *How would we want it to be treated in Google? Should we allow spidering of the buy/sell posts? | ||
*Are buying/selling/swapping major purposes of Hotrodders.com? | *Are buying/selling/swapping major purposes of Hotrodders.com? | ||
| − | *How to address the various pitches from vendors/suppliers? | + | *How to address the various pitches from vendors/suppliers? How to regulate? Maybe allow them to post once a week/month? |
| + | *How to regulate users who abuse the ability to bump their posts to keep their ad in front? | ||
| + | *Do we allow discussion of non-automotive goods/services? | ||
| + | *Any limits on pictures or graphics? | ||
| + | *Should we be proactive about the legitimacy of buyers and sellers? Or should we not regulate it at all (like Craigslist), and have a "buyer beware" system? | ||
| + | *Should we limit the total number of ads that a user can post? | ||
| + | *Specifically, how should we handle buy/sell posts that are placed in a non-buy/sell thread? | ||
==Other solutions== | ==Other solutions== | ||
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*[http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/guidelines.html Hotrodders.com general guidelines] | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/guidelines.html Hotrodders.com general guidelines] | ||
*[http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/classifieds-guidelines.html Hotrodders.com classifieds guidelines] | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/classifieds-guidelines.html Hotrodders.com classifieds guidelines] | ||
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