Classifieds

Post by **simon** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:22 pm

Following on from Greg's post in Jamie's thread about selling his smart, here's what I suggested to Shug, Ed, Robin and Ironside a while back:

In the Classifieds forum, you will only be able to post new threads.
Nobody will be able to reply to your post.
You can edit your post as much as you like.
New threads can be started in General if people want to discuss a classified thread.
Any questions can be sent via PM.

The reasons for this are that people's ads can often become full of chat/banter/whatever that may or may not be related. Sometimes this involves opinions for or against something and can be negative for the seller. I know I've done it to JJ before without realising and edited a post because of that and it was the same reason I created a new thread from Ali's Exige thread a few weeks back.

I realise it would probably mean more PMs for people to deal with but I personally think it's fairer for people this way.

Any thoughts?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:30 pm

agreed.

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:31 pm

Seen this done on other forums and it works I have no objections.

Post by **campbell** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:56 pm

Yep, treat em truly like adverts.

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:56 pm

disagree

Someone might ask a question that someone else wants to know answer too. So if they ask in public we can all see.

Also its a small forum and no nasty snipping goes on, mild leg pulling but no sniping

Could we compromise and have it locked for editing by poster as an option your the geeks so i don't know if this is posible

Post by **simon** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:23 am

thinfourth wrote:Someone might ask a question that someone else wants to know answer too. So if they ask in public we can all see.

In that case, the original poster can update the 'advert' if they wish others to know the answer. As said above, it's how other forums do it and it seems to work well elsewhere.

Titanium S1 111S (gla) · Post by **Titanium S1 111S (gla)** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:11 am

As Iâ€™m sure you all know e-bay works on the basis that you can edit your post to include answers to sensible questions which you want to make public.

Seems like a good move for SE.

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:44 pm

Great idea

Can you also request sellers to close the thread with a sold post

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Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:48 pm

Agreed

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:49 pm

Sounds good to me.

Post by **simon** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:57 pm

This has now been done

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:59 pm

rapid response time - any chance you could go and help them out at the Ariel factory to get mine forward in the build Q?

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:13 pm

Agreed.

Can the seller copy any Q & A's that get PM'd into the ad?

Post by **simon** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:15 pm

Seller's can edit as much as they like so it's up to them whether they do that or not.
It's really in their interests to do it or they just get PMs asking the same thing again and again

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:28 pm

Oh bugger

can't call rossybee a sheep skin wearing pie eating dodgy back street secondhand car dealer