Some proposals about the "Wanted/For Sale" section
Hi everyone.
I don't know to the right forum section I write this post, but I think the administrators and moderators will read it anyway and will transfer it to the desired section.
At once I apologize for my English.
It's thoughts on the forum section "Wanted / For Sale". Now it is one of the most popular section of the forum and at the same time the most chaotic section.
I think there is a way that will streamline this section.
My suggestions. To impose strict rules on the publication on the Wanted / For Sale. How they can be expressed?
1. Forbid raise a topic without observance of certain clear and unambiguous rules.
2. Forbid discussion of the subject theme in the theme itself to buy or sell.
Close to respond in this thread, other than the topic-starter or a moderator. If the topic starter has adding to the product description, that is the ability to edit posts that do not entail its rise to the top.
3. The rise of threads is only possible under clear rules, and only by the topic starter, moderators or administrators.
4. Open a new section "Discussion of items Wanted/For Sale"
All discussions conducted only in this thread. In fact renamed current section "Wanted/For Sale" to "The discussions .." .
5. Bind to the topic in "Wanted / For Sale" appropriate topic in the "Discussion items Wanted / For Sale". Of course a little uncomfortable for the topic-starter, duplicate topic, but copy-paste will not take more than 2-3 minutes.

In this case topic starter decides whether to open a discussion or to leave an opportunity for the other forum members .
What to do this.
1. Open a new message board (section) "Wanted/For Sale".
2. Rename the current section "Wanted/For Sale" in the "Discussion of Wanted/For Sale items". In fact now that this section just busy ... discussion, discussion, discussion..., but the main task - to keep the topic at the top.

So there is no need to change anything except the name of the section.
3. Establish clear and sufficiently strict rules placing ads on the new board.
What are the rules might be?
1. It seems to me that the reason for lifting up the theme must be only offer of discounts. And the minimum size of the discount should be clearly specified in the section rules . For example the minimum discount must be at least 5% of the original price.
2. The second reason for the rise could be the solution of moderator, well, they all can


. But also not just a personal decision, for example, only for gold members of the forum, in fact sponsors. This rule shall not be daily, but rather prolonged. For example, one time in ten days, the decision of a moderator, without reducing the price. Or attach to the top for gold members, for example for 3-5 days.
3. Prohibit the duplication of ads in any form. Perhaps with the removal of the double and the original.
What do the changes will give the result?
1. I think the result will be an ordered and clear message board.
If you had not been on the forum for 2-3 days, will not have to thumb through 20-30 pages of ads to find new and topical. Now even the new ad goes sometimes down to 10-12 pages in one day. In the new section, all will be 2-3 pages, I think. And if you see "Up" theme, you can almost count on a discount.
2. Simplistic tasks moderators. They will not have to follow the discussion, only the observance of the rules of publication and raising ads.
3. The more honest and objective discussion of the topic of sales or purchases. The aim posts in this case will not rise up the theme, but that will be discussion of the merits and disadvantages of the object of sale-purchase.
Certainly this is not an ideal solution. Can begin tricks, such as over-pricing by 100%, then to raise the issue every day, "reducing" the price by 5% :grin-square:. But I think all the members of the forum, and especially the moderators

, reasonable people quickly see through this ruse. As a result, the penalty of the ban.
The second point that I see is most of the ads on the first 1-2 pages of the attached gold ads. But what prevents flip through these pages 1-2 to see the new. It's not flipping 20-30 pages of "up", "bump" and "blah blah blah".
These are the thoughts. I would be grateful for a business discussion of these proposals.
Sorry for the many words. And once again for my English.
Good luck.
Dmitry.