A GENTLE reminder on classifieds

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I'd like to remind the ENTIRE site membership of the rules of usage within the classified sections

After a brief look around the section I see that this rule is being broken more than any other


Only 2 concurrent/open threads are allowed per classifieds forum. IE Maximum of 2 open threads in For Sale, and 2 open threads in Wanted at any one time.

That includes pending purchase threads

with this one close behind

Once your thread is complete, you must close the thread, by selecting 'Thread Tools > Close Thread'.

Now, I'm sure you're all aware that there are far more members than mods, so please do your bit to ensure the smooth running of the section. If you post a thread follow the rules, if you see someone breaking the rules REPORT THE THREAD.

Any threads found to breaking the rules will be "nuked" without notice......that could mean a high value item you have for sale not getting the exposure you desire !!!!


The FULL listing of classified rules can be found HERE

Also if you look in the top right of your screen you'll see RULES.....that's self apparent really.

Persistent disregard for the rules WILL have classified access removed from their account, this also includes PAID advertisers.
 
Wow.Digifail has a job........:eek:...........:lol:
 
I also have a ban hammer too that's not seen enough usage of late
 
:lol:
 
Actually I like like your new title can we swap?

Also, going on topic, I see that finally that the rule has been implemented
for "someone" that had open threads all over the classifieds f'ages :thumbs:
A tad unfair on the rest of the traders I alway thought
 
Cobra, it's been that way for ages and ages and ages.
There are masses and masses of threads in the classified section and very very few mods, I can only ask the masses to RTM threads which do not conform.

:)
 
digitalfailure said:
Cobra, it's been that way for ages and ages and ages.
There are masses and masses of threads in the classified section and very very few mods, I can only ask the masses to RTM threads which do not conform.

:)
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I did happen to "RTM" quite sometime ago and nothing changed
certainly in the week or so that I checked out of curiosity.

But no worries, DF Its sorted now :thumbs:
 
What is ...RTM ? Please. Also, what consititutes an "open thread", I don't know what the complaint is actually about.

I wish people would say the words properly and not keep on using acronyms that not everyone understands. Different generations on here, with different understanding of computers etc. Do take that into consideration.
 
RTM is Report To Moderator and is done by clicking on the
report.gif
icon under an offending post.

An "open thread" is any thread (a thread is a collection of messages, this is a thread titled "A GENTLE reminder on classifieds". Each individual message in a thread is a 'post'. A forum is a collection of threads) that is not closed. Threads in the classifieds section can be closed by an individual once the sale is completed, and by complete we mean that the buyer has received the goods and are happy with them. NOT that they goods have been sold or even sent.
 
Lensflare said:
What is ...RTM ? Please. Also, what consititutes an "open thread", I don't know what the complaint is actually about.

I wish people would say the words properly and not keep on using acronyms that not everyone understands. Different generations on here, with different understanding of computers etc. Do take that into consideration.
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yeah im a little lost as to me it reads as only 2 items are allowed to be for sale at any single time so you have too wait for an opening when you want too sell something, or is it meant to read that any person can only have 2 sale threads open at a single time. ?
 
mikeward said:
yeah im a little lost as to me it reads as only 2 items are allowed to be for sale at any single time so you have too wait for an opening when you want too sell something, or is it meant to read that any person can only have 2 sale threads open at a single time. ?
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Each seller can only have two open threads at any one time :whistling:
 
mikeward said:
yeah im a little lost as to me it reads as only 2 items are allowed to be for sale at any single time so you have too wait for an opening when you want too sell something, or is it meant to read that any person can only have 2 sale threads open at a single time. ?
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and as FITP (sorry but his name is too long to type) says it means each member can only have 2 threads open.
 
Thank you Jimmy Lemon, that actually helps a lot. I hadn't even seent he exclamation mark, danger sign. Itis like learning the messaging thing, until somoen actually shows you how ot do it, it isn't as easy as people think, not obvious anyway.

Mobile phones are as a bad, and as for video recorders - I gave mine away in disgust. The radio has better pictures anyway. Since the digital turn off thing, I haven't bothered replacing my telly, and i haven't missed it. I can watch the crisket or rugby in the pub on a far better TV than I would find room for!
Some people are guilty of....
That's me then - I am guilty of not closing finished sales. I haven't closed any of them, I've not found out how to yet....off to find a tutorial, otherwise someone is getting a phone call.

I shall bend over to get my botty smacked, then I shall trawl through and try and find my threads and see if I can catch up with the backlog.

Hand raised for punishment. I am sorry, I wasn't aware.
 
Jimmy_Lemon said:
and as FITP
(sorry but his name is too long to type) says ..............
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.....flash in the pan..............................
Oh the irony :D
 
No problem.

Lensflare, It's OK if you don't close the thread once the deal is complete, as the forum will automatically close the thread if there has been no replies for a couple of weeks.
However, as a minimum, you must still indicate in the thread (preferably by addition to the thread title and in a post too), that the goods are sold, to save any further confusion by a possible buyer.
 
I think I have three open at the mo...but since no-one wants to buy film kit they can be closed, I guess...
 
OK thank you folks for your clartifications.

I have been through mine and closed all those that I could find. The rest are way beyond page 30 and it seems they are all closed that far back, so I think I can sleep easy again now.
 
Marcel said:
No problem.

Lensflare, It's OK if you don't close the thread once the deal is complete, as the forum will automatically close the thread if there has been no replies for a couple of weeks.
However, as a minimum, you must still indicate in the thread (preferably by addition to the thread title and in a post too), that the goods are sold, to save any further confusion by a possible buyer.
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ere ere!! I hate finding an item I want, trolling through all the posts in the thread, then finding right at the end that it sold 2 days ago!
annoying innit?
 
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