dapprman Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's like any form of prevention, you can never fully protect, all you can do is to mitigate to a degree that does not make what you are protecting unusable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Krydel Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) 100 post limit seems entirely fair, especially considering half the appeal of arnies classifieds is that everyone you deal with is an establish contributor to the airsoft community. I'm nearly at the golden 100 posts and i'm quite looking forward to not have to be skeptical when looking through classifieds like i am with zeroin! Perhaps if you've been a contributor for X amount of time fairly regularly but never hit the 100 post, individual assessment? Edited March 19, 2014 by Krydel 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 That sounds like a good idea, Krydel. Whatever happens I think the classified section needs to be visible; with just a single post saying "New to the forums? Here's how to access the classifieds" or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 The only issue with allowing view of the sales area is new people sending pm messages to fold. It is an option though Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curly68 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I use this forum as it contains good info, news and pics. I am waiting for my posts to come up but not in much of a hurry. Out of the forums that I frequent, I like this one the best though its the one that I post on the least! Don't change a thing as it is working fine it seems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faire Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ha! I thought there was a classifieds section few years ago. Tried to search it a while ago and found this thread....Seriously, it should be visible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Got Wood? Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 There's a classified section? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 3 pages of discussion on when people should be able to access it would say so 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faire Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Most people are concerned about buying from reliable people and I understand that. I have no idea why anyone should be barred from buying though - as long as money are paid... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Most people are concerned about buying from reliable people and I understand that. I have no idea why anyone should be barred from buying though - as long as money are paid... Unknown newb buys rif on here, say an AEG. Pays on time, receives RIF. Guts said RIF and puts chinese bits back in. Claims refund by PayPal PayPal sides with buyer. Seller is out money and parts. Just an example there. This forum works. Sales are rarely bad. Just deal with the rules or play on zeroin... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faire Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Ok, I didn't see that, thank you for explaining. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BioRage Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Is there a way to unsubscribe from seeing that section? I would like to not see that section, I often click "VIEW NEW POST" and rather just have everything asides from sale section. Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Is there a way to unsubscribe from seeing that section? I would like to not see that section, I often click "VIEW NEW POST" and rather just have everything asides from sale section. Thank you. I'm pretty sure you can narrow the search field, although it's a little bit of a hasstle. Edited April 30, 2015 by ED-SKaR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Ha! I thought there was a classifieds section few years ago. Tried to search it a while ago and found this thread.... Seriously, it should be visible. Thats a point. Maybe make it visible but un-able to see the contents of the sub forum or un-able to see the author of the thread. That way when people come on here they will see there is a classifieds sub forum, but will be un-able to use it until they hit 100 posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 But lets still keep the other secret sub forum hidden from view 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 The several secret sub forums,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Oh for sure. I was very excited when I saw new ones pop up! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faire Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 BTW is there any statistic showing how long does it take to reach the 100th post? Or any idea about how long should it take? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 8-{> Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 All depends. I signed up in May 2012 and got my 100th post a week or two ago. So in my case just shy of 3 years. Some might say this is because I am not dedicated enough to the forum to post regularly. Personally I try to only post when I have something I hope will be a useful contribution rather than just posting to get my count up. YMMV 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Takes as long as it takes. Join in on some of the discussion. on my phone, my spelling will suck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Given the overall drop in traffic here, I'm still in favour of at least lowering the cap. Personally, if I'm selling an item I take the responsibility for that transaction. I check out anyone who messages me with enquiries to purchase and if they have zero feedback elsewhere or other history that denotes they're probably not a scumbag I say 'no thanks'. To imply it's somehow the fault of the forum for your transaction going badly is ridiculous and nonsensical at best; it's the scammer's fault. Simple as. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I see your point but if you want to contribute something to the community 100 posts isnt that much. As said ive never had a bad deal on Arnies but many on Zin... on my phone, my spelling will suck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWJP Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Why not a combination of both?Drop the post limit down to say 50, and require all photos to include a named and dated piece of paper as well. That seems like a happy middle ground to me.I can't say I have bought or sold much in the way of secondhand from here or Zero In, but I think both systems work to a degree. Merging the two may work even better than they do separately. While yes the system here is good, we can't deny the fact that there have been scammers on here and generally dodgy people. All you need to do is look at the "Problems with sales online" section of the forums to see the various issues that have occurred. I don't think it would hurt to review the system as it is currently, to see what kind of alternatives are available. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I see your point but if you want to contribute something to the community 100 posts isnt that much. As said ive never had a bad deal on Arnies but many on Zin... on my phone, my spelling will suck Personally as things stand I don't see post count as a measure of contribution at all. There are member with more posts than me who've contributed *fruitcage* all in terms of quality content to this forum. Then there are people who might've put epic amounts of time, effort and money in to creating fantastic RIFs and loadouts, taken brilliant pictures and posted them in the pictures section and gotten nothing extra on their post count for it. IMHO, the system is quite broken right now. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emergencychimp Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I would prefer the count to be lower, I have been a member for years and only post when I have something useful to add and I still am not over 100 posts. I often go on other forums for the trades and then end up looking at the other posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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