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Spizarxxx
04-09-2014, 06:27 PM
To be honest, I am not on here much and I am more of a forum lurker than a poster.

I have some items for sale that I would like to sell and I don't have time to post 40+ more posts.

Thanks

Baller95
04-09-2014, 07:11 PM
You've been here for over an year and your posts aren't random/stupid. Hope they can work something out for you!

Andrew B
04-09-2014, 07:27 PM
No exceptions. And no spamming posts to get to the minimum requirement.

Spizarxxx
04-09-2014, 07:37 PM
ok...

Manu
04-18-2014, 05:04 AM
No time for 22 posts within a year? Damn, you must be quite busy.

ben mills
04-29-2014, 02:32 PM
I think it’s pretty dumb to not grant an exception in this case.

The whole point of being a moderator or admin is being able to use your best judgment to make the site a better place rather than to be inflexible simply to be inflexible.

If this is a person that had been instigating things, causing trouble, or just a general jackass, I could understand. But, he came and asked for an exception because he didn’t want to spam the forum with useless junk. He has been a participating member for a long time, just doesn’t have a lot of posts.

This is exactly the kind of case where a moderator or admin should use their judgment to grant an exception. Instead, we probably lost a member forever.

Great work.

Jamie D Music
04-29-2014, 02:49 PM
I think it's the right decision because it wouldn't take much time for the OP to reach the required post count if they spend an evening or weekend surfing DJF for threads they are interested in. If they don't have time for that then I don't think the ads they post would get much response anyway. I personally don't think it's an unreasonable response to their request because there needs to be some rigidity to forum rules and in terms of severity this issue isn't high enough. No offence to the OP but everything needs to be rated on importance (maybe I've worked on support desks for too long) :D

The OP will have a much better chance of selling their gear at a good price if they spend an evening posting ads on their local classified ads web sites and newspaper sites or visiting local second hand shops to get a valuation and offers. If it's DJ gear and they want a valuation from DJF members they could post a thread in off topic.

Jimanee
04-29-2014, 03:27 PM
I'm with Jamie on this, for the effort of making a thread and bothering a mod, just post more.

Wouldn't want to see more threads on the issue. BTW nothing personal to the OP, good luck with sale.

Baller95
04-29-2014, 04:51 PM
I think it’s pretty dumb to not grant an exception in this case.

The whole point of being a moderator or admin is being able to use your best judgment to make the site a better place rather than to be inflexible simply to be inflexible.

If this is a person that had been instigating things, causing trouble, or just a general jackass, I could understand. But, he came and asked for an exception because he didn’t want to spam the forum with useless junk. He has been a participating member for a long time, just doesn’t have a lot of posts.

This is exactly the kind of case where a moderator or admin should use their judgment to grant an exception. Instead, we probably lost a member forever.

Great work.

You couldn't have said it better. Completely agree!

Sigma
04-29-2014, 05:39 PM
I don't agree that the mods should make exceptions. Once you have a rule in place, you either change the rule if there's a good argument to do so, or you apply it to everyone.

What I would do is hide the for sale sections to people who aren't signed in and lower the post count requirement. I would make posting photos of the items for sale mandatory, and the seller would have to write their forum name and the date on a piece of paper and put that next to the item(s) when taking a photo of it. I'd also make posting via a proxy a bannable offence (for those sections). As a mod, I would also check the account details/IP address of people who post in there for the first time.

The reason I would lower the post count is because I think it does next to nothing to stop scammers.

Dix
04-29-2014, 06:47 PM
The right decision was made IMO. There are several reasons for the rules set up for that forum section. Yes spam is one reason. Another reason is, this is not Craigslist. You cant just pop up in here & use our classified section for your 2nd craigslist site.
Granted, the member has been here for a year or so. But the fact is, we dont know the member... you dont know the member. The reason the 60 post count is set up is so a member can join the site to participate in the forums. This allows you as buying members to at least have an idea of who your buying from. Sure, on the internet you may never know who your buying from but the 60 post count does establish him to some degree beside just letting someone with 20 posts come here & sell you goods.

The bottom line is, the rules are here for a reason. To protect the forum from Rif Ralph, spammers, people using our forum as their personal DJ craigslist & so you will know somewhat about the person you're buying from. Its not to say that the OP is a bad person, here to spam the site or to rip anyone off, but we have rules in place for a reason. You have to go by them.... & he has to go by them.

Baller95
04-29-2014, 08:05 PM
Right so it's fair that DJ Kaveman gets to sell whatever he wants since he has more than 50 posts and we know that he's not a sketchy scammer. Kaveman and Spizarxxx are both members on here since May 2013. Spizarxxx only has 18 posts but they're good posts but he's also a busy guy so it's understandable that he doesn't post much. Kaveman is a kid with nothing better to do in life so he comes on here trolling like a dumb fuck but is now trying to make up for his actions. But still, the rules can't be adjusted. Where's the logic in that?

Being a forum administrator myself, I know that it's no way to treat long time members. Oh well, we can all say good bye to Spizarxxx.

Will MaXimal
04-30-2014, 11:06 AM
I would like to elaborate on what Dixie said..



The classifieds section of our site is for active members. Being an active member means sharing relative content, participating in other threads and being an overall nice person. The minimum post count is paying your dues and the reward is using the classifieds section.

Why?

Because on a forum, a constant flow of new and relative content is what keeps it alive and interesting. It's a system in which you participate and your participation grants you privileges. The wheel keeps on turning.

Of course, as Dixie said it also keeps the spammers away.


We appreciate everyone for being members and contributing. We certainly don't want to make it a habit of bending rules but we accept anyone's input if they think a revision is needed.

Sigma
04-30-2014, 01:44 PM
If everyone agreed that the post count limit should be lowered to 10, how long do you think it would take for an admin to make that change?

1 year?

2 years?

Infinity?

lol.

Baller95
04-30-2014, 06:20 PM
I know what you mean by wanting to keep it alive but by turning down a request like this, you're doing the opposite.

LOL, good point Sigma. :lol:

Will MaXimal
04-30-2014, 07:00 PM
If everyone agreed that the post count limit should be lowered to 10, how long do you think it would take for an admin to make that change?

1 year?

2 years?

Infinity?

lol.

Hopefully not :lol:


I know what you mean by wanting to keep it alive but by turning down a request like this, you're doing the opposite.

LOL, good point Sigma. :lol:

Well, I do mean it when I say we value our members and we do appreciate the guy but he has 18 posts in the span of a year and his threads have mostly been about his own gear.

We don't want to push anyone away but its not like were pushing someone away who contributes a lot to the site

Sorry to sound like a dick but someone had to put it into perspective :P

Baller95
04-30-2014, 07:41 PM
Well, I do mean it when I say we value our members and we do appreciate the guy but he has 18 posts in the span of a year and his threads have mostly been about his own gear.

We don't want to push anyone away but its not like were pushing someone away who contributes a lot to the site

Sorry to sound like a dick but someone had to put it into perspective :P

Yeah I know what you mean, it wasn't your decision anyways. It's ok :P

allensmusic
04-30-2014, 07:52 PM
Had the OP continued discussing post count in the thread he could have been halfway there already.