I'd like to see photo's on a sales thread made compulsory.
I'd like to see photo's on a sales thread made compulsory.
I agree with both of the above, being able to close a thread would also help as with no more posts available it would die naturaly and also be "padlocked" with an icon.
James
Making a mockery of growing old gracefully since I retired
Hi Steyr.
Admin try not to get too involved in the sales section unless asked to do so, or we see an obvious problem, we basically leave it for vendors to police their own threads.
Most of the points you raise can be addressed by the vendor editing their first post.
Hi James.
I for one would rather not have members having the ability to close their own threads, I've seen this system on other forums and I find not being able to add information on a subject as the thread is closed a bit frustrating.
The sales section works well enough without major change so let's not mess with it.
All the best Mick
the thread remains intact but it just flags the thread title as item sold. If you see its sold them you skip on happy in your pink socks like pinko Cooper. Or you open it to see the information like prices and level of interest...pics and tech spec etc.
The OP doesnt close the thread or lock it. It is just a flag.
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill
The easy way of flagging the item as sold would be for the vendor to simply edit his first post with the word sold written in prominence between the heading and advert content.
That way you only waste a couple of clicks while viewing the sales section, with the volume of items being sold on here then reading the sales section and closing threads when an item is sold would be a full time job for someone.
Don't forget that the Admin and mods on here work as unpaid volunteers.
It's actually dead easy to write a plugin that will mark a thread as sold, sorted, withdrawn, solved or whatever with a one button click on the thread tools menu. You can easily script it to auto lock the thread or not as well.
I sell TatarGan in the caliber of the pope. Iron sits in the crocodile. A light bun turned out.
Which is what I actually said in my first post. I am a member of another forum and they have set up so a sale can be flagged as for sale...sold and wanted .
Apparently its easy to script a flag system whatever the hell that is. I reserve judgement on that as I have no knowledge
IMHO..a bit of due dilligence on the part of the OP would not go amiss but if its easy to flag then that is a better step as you dont have to open a load of diatribe at all. It allows you tomscan quickly or investigate if you so choose
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill
Yes always helpful but some folks just aint no good with a camera.
I also find posting a pic to be a right royal PITA on BBS so I don't usually bother.
I tend to copy and paste a link to the image of the item on the manufacturers webby and I email pics if someone is that interested.
But some photos are so bad it actually puts you off.
I tried to sell my sister once and the photos were really accurate representations but could I interest anyone......the hell I could.
She is still available if interested ??????
I only mention it coz I cant stand the poisonous bitch
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill
I always add pics, not hard to do ! and I always mark the original post as sold in red when the item sells. No trouble to do any of these actions.
Good deals with these members
You could always go to the last post and see of its sold. it will save you time reading all the posts.
Has this been sold yet
Quit whining you Jessie !
I think it works ok, my latest gun came from those very hallowed portals....