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![]() I'd just like to be able to post pics and get email notifications to sell my things.
I guess I'm going to have to link to another site.
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#2
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![]() I think the 25 post rule will turn a lot of people away from the site, so the loss of those people is worse than any gains there is from the rule.
It might also make people just post 25 messages of crap so they can sell their stuff. And for a person getting out of the hobby who wants to sell their stuff, they don't want to post 25 times, they want out of the hobby, and there are many users who might want their used equipment but now they won't be able to! To me this is bad news for canreef. |
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![]() This could also explain why I have been seeing a lot of for sale posts for "friends" - probably because their friend doesn't want to post 25 times just to sell their stuff. So there are ways around the rule anyways, so I say get rid of it.
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![]() Now your going to have people like me making useless posts like this one just to get my post count up
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![]() Well, the 25 post minimum rule is a bit of a trial run anyhow. Whether it stays permanent or not is going to depend on how people like it overall. But even as such, nothing is ever cast in stone and people shouldn't feel as if they need to resent anything when a rule is put in place. The only reason any "rules" are put in place is to try to improve the quality of life of the board in general, and if that's not happening as a result, well, then, we'd want to re-evaluate.
But as far as 25 posts go ... it really doesn't take that long to accumulate 25 posts ... I don't understand the argument that newcomers are afraid to post. They shouldn't be. Besides, how can you be afraid to say "hi" and introduce yourself but not be afraid to sell an item? I think there's an inconsistency there in that argument. If the board is unwelcoming to newcomers to come and post and ask questions, then that is a separate issue that we would want to look at. What can we do as a board, to make it more open to posting to newcomers?
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![]() I think splitting the Reef section into 2 sections would help. One for introductions and newbie questions, another section for more advanced reefer questions.
This way newbies could post what they want without fear of feeling dumb or whatnot, because they have their own section. |