May i suggest that if anyone wishes to Banter and discuss an item for sale or Wanted, immediately after the advert is placed the first respondent Copies and Pastes to the
Arms or
Soap Box, therefore eliminating the Traffic and work for Simon in the For Sale & Wanted section.
Would this help ?
Hi Dean, point seven of the Rules states the following:
7) Do not post items that are for sale elsewhere if you are not the owner. This section of the site is not a discussion forum and therefore items that are advertised by other people, should not be posted or linked to from within this particular area of Talk Morgan. Should you wish to discuss a car, or any other item, that is for sale elsewhere, please do so in the relevant section of the site.
...therefore, not only do I agree with your sentiment but it has already been stated as an option in the rules of that section.
In fairness JtL, my post wasn't aimed at any member in particular and whilst you were once quite bad for being a posting Desperado who knew no borders and recognised no boundaries
, I've noted in recent times you have become less
and more
- which has made my job easier! Keep up the good posting work!
Would it be possible just to moderate new threads in sale and wanted then allow questions and comments to go straight in?
The site software either allows for full moderation (all posts in a given section approved) or none. There is no option which allows me to approve a new topic and then not have to approve each subsequent post.
What currently causes issues is two fold. Firstly, people posting comments on a thread; this slows down the process and adds little to the topic. Secondly, people not reading that the section is moderated and as a result posting the same thread multiple times because it doesn't show the first time they post it. This means I need to edit and delete the extra posts, so that we don't end up with the same item wanted/for-sale many times.
