| superduperwesman |
08-18-2008 08:39 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Delphinus
(Post 340203)
Exactly. And if given the option, I choose to make a bed that is comfortable for me to sleep in, not one made of nails.
My point being is that there is no incentive to make something harder than it needs to be. It's not about a financial incentive, it's about doing something that reaps a reward. I see little reward in repeated hashing over the same points again and again. Thus, until membership asks for me to be removed ... or until the day I decide to leave the board ... you have to put up with me as a moderator here. And my position on this is it this issue needlessly polarizes the membership, and there is little to be gained from it all. Luckily, I am but one voice on the staff here so if you feel this unreasonable, feel free to garner support from any of the other staff members who you feel might be sympathetic to your cause.
Respectfully, I disagree with this as well. The buy/sell/trade function is intended as a sideline because we all end up with equipment weno longer use. Ebay is as close to a free-for-all, if it's sellable, you likely can buy it on ebay. And good for them, I'm glad they're there, I use them all the time. But ebay is about business and each and every transaction on ebay results in revenue to the enterprise. Canreef is in no such category nor does it wish to be.
Frankly I think Canreef is doing just fine being Canreef. And who's to say those other sites can't learn something from us? If it wasn't already a somewhat successful model then the bandwidth costs would likely be far less than what they are. So while suggestions for improvement are always welcomed, recognize that not all of them are workable and thus not all will always be adopted.
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You say "put up" like I want you gone? I don't! I do think the mods do a good job and sometimes the "one voice" just needs a little help from some other voices. I'm glad people help me which is why I try to offer a useful opinion because no one has all the answers. And I don't claim to either which is why I keep referencing others (reencentral, nanoreef, ebay).
I said it was kinda the same as ebay (sideline buy/sell = kinda) which is why things might be able to be borrowed from them.
I never said that other sites couldn't learn from Canreef I think they could... and I know not all suggests are workable I'm just throwing some out. Not even ones I can take credit for because I stole them:smile: |
