Why isn't there a stricter requirements to post in marketplace?

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Victor Nhat Nguyen

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There are people that just came here to post in marketplace and contribute nothing to the forums. Since they are new, it's hard to know if they're legit. Why can't there be a minimum post requirement like in every other forums?
 
Don't they just post filler to meet the requirement?

I agree with your complaint. I recently dealt with a dishonest buyer who treats the forum like a flea market.
 
Mark Williams said:
200 posts minimum.
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Great. So I would just need to post another 160 times...:huh:

I think it may be more fruitful for the buyer to check out the quality of the posts by the newbie rather than the quantity. And isn't there a kind of feedback system here too when you click into a profile (not sure if it is used often or as originally intended...)

I sometimes sell any older cameras etc on ebay when I'm updating my gear and have built up solid positive feedback there. I just wonder if there may be some way developed for me to link my profile there in a verifiable way to my one here?
 
Surely it depends on what they sell. People hawking rubbish we get cross with. Somebody posting a real genuine bargain we rather like? One rule doesn't fit. However - a forum I help run has a under £500 section that is free, but posts need moderating before people see them, so there's a short delay, plus a section for over £500 that requires a £2 paypal donation. This triggers instant approval, and puts the drive by posters off because they need to pay a token, and then log back in to receive their replies. This works a treat! (and generates a little server funding income)
 
I don't think anyone wanna spam post 200 times to be part of the marketplace. If we think they're spammers then we'll just notified Mods. With 200 posts, at least we know that the person is trying to contribute to the forums. Better than nothing.

an idea for getting your post count up: Just go to sub forum where people post their work, watch for a little bit and tell them what you think.
 
groveChuck said:
I'll sell you guys some of my posts... $.99/post... think I'll call it iPosts... :happy:
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For that price, I'll want your top quality posts though. At least five sentences long, preferably displaying unsurpassed insight and wit... :happy:
 
Victor Nhat Nguyen said:
With 200 posts, at least we know that the person is trying to contribute to the forums. Better than nothing.

an idea for getting your post count up: Just go to sub forum where people post their work, watch for a little bit and tell them what you think.
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I see where you're coming from on this but I really don't think it's a good idea to encourage posts for posts sake, just to get the numbers up. I think people should be encouraged to post only when they genuinely have something to say or something to share. I've posted in response to some vids in the sub-forums because the content genuinely inspired me to respond, not with an eye on upping my post count.

So, a 200+ posts rule might cause more issues than it solves. We'd be back here in a few months time complaining that the quality of the posts in the sub-forums has gone to the dogs...
 
It seems quite apparent that all posts must be graded using a rubric like ones teachers use. Content, language use, spelling, grammar, organization...that should do it. Only those with a 75 or above may participate in the marketplace.
 
Try this on for size:

25 posts.

over a period of at least 2 weeks.

In that way, someone looking to dump and run, will likely not feel it's worth it. and if someone tries to just do 25 crap posts in a day, it's easier for mods to flag and destroy. It's a high enough number to ward off hawkers, low enough to be fair to those who have no mal intent.

could also do something like.... if someone lists a for sale, and a week goes by without them posting to anywhere else on the forum... goodbye...

that's all assuming were talking about the two issues of scammers and/or those who don't want to contribute to the fourm.
 
In fact, the post count idea might create even worse problems. Over at REDUser, there have been a handful of $10K-plus scams where, over the course of a few months, scammers would post worthless, single-sentence responses to threads, simply to get their post count up. Over time, they'd get to "Senior Member" status. Then, when they were ready to "scam," anyone looking at their profile would think, "hey, this guy's a Senior Member. He must be on the ups."

The feedback rating system in place is really the best option I think we have at the moment. But the best TOOL any buyer in the Marketplace has is common sense.
 
Stephen Mick said:
In fact, the post count idea might create even worse problems. Over at REDUser, there have been a handful of $10K-plus scams where, over the course of a few months, scammers would post worthless, single-sentence responses to threads, simply to get their post count up. Over time, they'd get to "Senior Member" status. Then, when they were ready to "scam," anyone looking at their profile would think, "hey, this guy's a Senior Member. He must be on the ups."

The feedback rating system in place is really the best option I think we have at the moment. But the best TOOL any buyer in the Marketplace has is common sense.
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Then perhaps just giving common sense a boost could help, and even deter scammers..

what if all marketplace posts by default from the forum had a big red "Do not ship to a paypal unverified address" or whatnot. give people those red flag reminders. and might actually deter people from submitting the post if those warnings are stating exactly what the scammer intends to do.
 
I rather have quality post instead of quantity post...join date should also be a consideration...
 
3M: 3 month member minimum.

Time here, not number of posts.

Or a combination of time + posts... 3 months/30 posts, for example...
 
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