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<blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 2893404" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>Having retired my position as super mod-in-chief long ago, I don't have much say in the way things are run here anymore.</p><p>Frankly I haven't even visited in a long, long time.....the last time I visited, JB had taken over OSA feom Kelly.</p><p>I only realized in the last few days that he was no longer the proprietor.</p><p>I'll offer my opinion of the classifieds issue anyway....</p><p>I personally believe it is NOT a good thing to allow wide open classified sections for several reasons.</p><p>Aside from the fact you get bots selling Viagra, you wind up with an inherently less secure market in regards to both buyer and seller confidence.....and many random sellers who may or may not be reputable, continually bumping items or what seems tantamount to spam postings. It just happens.</p><p>The way I ran it was based on years of buying/selling on forums and having experienced the frustration and shortcoming therein.</p><p>With things like these you have to have an admin who agrees as well as plenty of people on the same page who are available to manage the issues.</p><p>Obviously I have been way out of touch with the board so I cant say all too much about the "community" as such.</p><p>I'd have to spend a little more time here to get a sense of that.</p><p></p><p>I have no knowledge of any of the"upheaval" events, ect....I'm barely even touching the tip of the iceberg in getting caught up with contacting my estranged friends here, lol.</p><p>I mean, I don't wanna tell someone how to run their forum unless they ask, but I think there ARE things as I've mentioned above that are just generally conducive to keeping a good classifieds section which is preferred by members.</p><p>Advertising and things of that nature may very well be a necessary evil, dunno....but sponsors, ads, etc. can be a real chore at times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.P., post: 2893404, member: 6"] Having retired my position as super mod-in-chief long ago, I don't have much say in the way things are run here anymore. Frankly I haven't even visited in a long, long time.....the last time I visited, JB had taken over OSA feom Kelly. I only realized in the last few days that he was no longer the proprietor. I'll offer my opinion of the classifieds issue anyway.... I personally believe it is NOT a good thing to allow wide open classified sections for several reasons. Aside from the fact you get bots selling Viagra, you wind up with an inherently less secure market in regards to both buyer and seller confidence.....and many random sellers who may or may not be reputable, continually bumping items or what seems tantamount to spam postings. It just happens. The way I ran it was based on years of buying/selling on forums and having experienced the frustration and shortcoming therein. With things like these you have to have an admin who agrees as well as plenty of people on the same page who are available to manage the issues. Obviously I have been way out of touch with the board so I cant say all too much about the "community" as such. I'd have to spend a little more time here to get a sense of that. I have no knowledge of any of the"upheaval" events, ect....I'm barely even touching the tip of the iceberg in getting caught up with contacting my estranged friends here, lol. I mean, I don't wanna tell someone how to run their forum unless they ask, but I think there ARE things as I've mentioned above that are just generally conducive to keeping a good classifieds section which is preferred by members. Advertising and things of that nature may very well be a necessary evil, dunno....but sponsors, ads, etc. can be a real chore at times. [/QUOTE]
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