Hotrodders.com classified ad issues

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(Points in favor of a buy/sell forum)
 
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*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.
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*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?
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*How to address the various pitches from vendors/suppliers? How to regulate? Maybe allow them to post once a week/month?
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*How to regulate users who abuse the ability to bump their posts to keep their ad in front?
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*Do we allow discussion of non-automotive goods/services?
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*Any limits on pictures or graphics?
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*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?
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*Should we limit the total number of ads that a user can post?
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*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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