The Products FOR SALE Section

[red98vett]

Well ...I wasn't going to post about this but wanted to ask ....

what is going on with the Products For Sale section?

With all the locked threads it looks really bad to anyone browsing that part of the site. Actually it looks like there are a bunch of bad threads and I know from reading them - they're just simple selling threads...but seeing that padlock gives a bad impression

I know we need rules but I find them totally confusing....I was locked and have no idea why. I thought this was a message board and am wondering why people cannot reply or post on threads with something for sale....

Maybe the rules can be revised a bit to make them more user friendly ???

[mistyinca]

Wow...I just went to check and you're right. I see about 1/2 dozen padlocks on the threads...

[JESSY_RN2B]

V, I am glad you mentioned this because I was wondering the same thing.

Also, was wondering what happened to the new server?

[Sugar's Mom]

could it be that the sellers are bumping their own threads too much. in the "featured yorkie breeders' forum, we are only allowed two bumps per week. that's why when someone compliments us on our babies, we can't even respond in the thread with "Thanks". i did once and admin told me that is considered a bump so I just pm people back now. Anything we post that is not answering a direct question is a bump. Are you merchants held to the same rules, maybe? just a thought. they did say they would close our threads if we do that.

[mistyinca]

Yes, we can only bump one time ever, unless we are answering a question.

[Amber_lv]

From what i understand they were having problems with people abusing the bump thing. We can only have one bump for the whole time the thread is open we can't answer comments only questions i think they have gone through and closed all the the threads that are in violation. I agree with you all i wish we were able to answer people who post comments because it's makes us seem rude to other people that read the thread but don't know we pm'd them. I have had a few threads closed not because i am bad but because they changed the rules and my threads were in violation after. It does make you feel embarresed and it does make you look bad in my opinion to others that don't know the rules. but i think there are a few people who are constantly bumping their threads to keep them up and thats why they changed it. i wish we could find a happy medium or at least if when admin closed the thread if they could just write a post saying the thread was bumped to much so people don't think your a scammer or something? I don't know?

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by red98vett

I know we need rules but I find them totally confusing....I was locked and have no idea why. I thought this was a message board and am wondering why people cannot reply or post on threads with something for sale....

Maybe the rules can be revised a bit to make them more user friendly ???

I was told that my posts were bumps when I answered a comment; when I said an item was pending, awaiting payment (evidently we can only post "SOLD" once we receive the payment, and then when a person backed out and I had to mention the items were still for sale, that too was called a bump. That was my first time selling ANYTHING on YT and maybe I got a little excited but it seemed like trying to keep the info current was the right thing to do. Guess not. I won't make the mistake again........ It is embarrassing, insulting, and very frustrating to have a thread locked. It was not like I just typed BUMP or anything!

Okay, starting to get my hackles up again so I will close with just one more vote for lightening up on the ability to comment in the for sale threads.

[sweetr72]

I agree...answering a question shouldnt be considered a bump...two totally differnt things...it also saves the poster from answering the same questions through PM's...

Dawn

[CollegeCutieUSF]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

could it be that the sellers are bumping their own threads too much. in the "featured yorkie breeders' forum, we are only allowed two bumps per week. that's why when someone compliments us on our babies, we can't even respond in the thread with "Thanks". i did once and admin told me that is considered a bump so I just pm people back now. Anything we post that is not answering a direct question is a bump. Are you merchants held to the same rules, maybe? just a thought. they did say they would close our threads if we do that.

THat happened to me too! I had said thanks to people or simply commented back to what they said to me and I didn't know that would be considered a bump. It never said in the rules that you couldn't acknowledge what people said to you, so I had no idea until my thread was locked. I didn't even get any kind of warning. JMO, but locking the threads might give people a bad impression about the seller.

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I agree...answering a question shouldnt be considered a bump...two totally differnt things...it also saves the poster from answering the same questions through PM's...

Dawn

You can answer a question you just can't post a reply to a comment

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by Amber_lv

You can answer a question you just can't post a reply to a comment

LOL !! ok.

Thanks for the input...I guess since this is a message board I had no idea posting a message would get a thread locked....I feel embarrassed too ...I've never had a thread locked before either..but even worse is seeing a bunch of locked threads...That's why I posted this....maybe the rules need to be a little more user friendly....it's weird seeing all the padlocks and not at all like the site I've been on for so long.

I know we need rules but have to wonder what made them change so much.

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by red98vett

LOL !! ok.

Thanks for the input...I guess since this is a message board I had no idea posting a message would get a thread locked....I feel embarrassed too ...I've never had a thread locked before either..but even worse is seeing a bunch of locked threads...That's why I posted this....maybe the rules need to be a little more user friendly....it's weird seeing all the padlocks and not at all like the site I've been on for so long.

I know we need rules but have to wonder what made them change so much.

LOL i don't know either lol i am just as confused as you are lol. i was so embarrased the first time one of my for sale threads got closed to

[Shadow]

Thanks for bringing this up V. Mine was locked also and yes you kinda of feel like you did something intentionally wrong. I have never intentionally bump my for sale thread. I sew enough without doing so and really don't want to sew everyday!
Maybe a warning first through a pm ,that way you could see what you are doing wrong first and be given a chance to correct it.
I have seen other for sale threads with comments after comments being address and not locked so it is alittle confusing to me.

[Cookie2]

Wow Villette, I just checked and I remember seeing this before and decided to read through the thread to see if there was a problem like a argument or something but found nothing. Now I understand a little more but it's still confusing.I did not know that I could not reply to a comment. I have replied several times but mainly to post what has been sold.

Genie

[Holly_QD]

So where do we read the rules. I love this site, but there so many "hidden" rules that I am starting to get a little frustrated. So what is bumping? Is this just on threads that we start ourselves? I don't get it.