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Hi guys,
I just recieved a PM from Mike who is part of the Mod/Admin team hear on the DC5 forum.
Just thought i would share it with you all and i have also posted my reply i sent back - Any thoughts on this??
MIKE WROTE -
Andy
We, the mods / Admin, have had some complaints from genuine forum owners, with regards to the amount of for sale related posts your business is advertising over the past weeks.
If you have cars for sale, then please only post in the for sale section, rather than in other areas of the forum.
Please note, we are currently considering the way forwards with authorized advertises, it's likely you will soon have to pay for this privilege, but under strict conditions and rules. Failure to agree to this, will see the status removed and all posts deleted etc....
These changes will allow the forum to operate more efficiently, and allow the forum to continue i.e. authorized advertises will contribute to the forum running costs ~ hosting.
Regards
Mike
MY REPLY -
Hi mike -
Thanks for the PM - I am sorry to have caused a stir by putting a potential DC5 sale in the Chat section - I wont be doing that again - My apologies.
Also - With regards to the number of posts we have made with cars for sale, i can imagine this is also causing a little frustration for Current DC5 owners who are looking to sell there cars through the forum forsale section - For this, Again please accept my apologies.
I realize myself that we have taken over the for sale section since the turn of the year and i recognize we have to reduce this to keep our profile a welcome one.
In terms of paying for the privilege of advertising on the forum - I think this is a inevitable factor that will take place on the DC5 forum - as other forums of course already run this system - so i have no complaints there (as long as its not too expensive of course!! :wink: )
If i could make a suggestion, please don’t take it the wrong way - i love the DC5 forum, its openness and simplicity are fantastic and love being a member for the info as well as the advertising.
One idea i was thinking about putting forward for the for sale section was to have 2 separate for Sale sections -
TRADE and PRIVATE - this could be applicable for both parts as well as cars..
Im sure that this would make the majority of Private sellers happy to be separated from the TRADE sale cars.
This might inevitably make our advertising a little less effective - however i believe that the welfare and best interests of the DC5 owners are paramount over our advertising needs.
What do you think of this idea??
Also, have you any preliminary costing on advertising for the Trade on the DC5 forum??
Looking forward to your reply.....
Andy
200bhpcars.com
I just recieved a PM from Mike who is part of the Mod/Admin team hear on the DC5 forum.
Just thought i would share it with you all and i have also posted my reply i sent back - Any thoughts on this??
MIKE WROTE -
Andy
We, the mods / Admin, have had some complaints from genuine forum owners, with regards to the amount of for sale related posts your business is advertising over the past weeks.
If you have cars for sale, then please only post in the for sale section, rather than in other areas of the forum.
Please note, we are currently considering the way forwards with authorized advertises, it's likely you will soon have to pay for this privilege, but under strict conditions and rules. Failure to agree to this, will see the status removed and all posts deleted etc....
These changes will allow the forum to operate more efficiently, and allow the forum to continue i.e. authorized advertises will contribute to the forum running costs ~ hosting.
Regards
Mike
MY REPLY -
Hi mike -
Thanks for the PM - I am sorry to have caused a stir by putting a potential DC5 sale in the Chat section - I wont be doing that again - My apologies.
Also - With regards to the number of posts we have made with cars for sale, i can imagine this is also causing a little frustration for Current DC5 owners who are looking to sell there cars through the forum forsale section - For this, Again please accept my apologies.
I realize myself that we have taken over the for sale section since the turn of the year and i recognize we have to reduce this to keep our profile a welcome one.
In terms of paying for the privilege of advertising on the forum - I think this is a inevitable factor that will take place on the DC5 forum - as other forums of course already run this system - so i have no complaints there (as long as its not too expensive of course!! :wink: )
If i could make a suggestion, please don’t take it the wrong way - i love the DC5 forum, its openness and simplicity are fantastic and love being a member for the info as well as the advertising.
One idea i was thinking about putting forward for the for sale section was to have 2 separate for Sale sections -
TRADE and PRIVATE - this could be applicable for both parts as well as cars..
Im sure that this would make the majority of Private sellers happy to be separated from the TRADE sale cars.
This might inevitably make our advertising a little less effective - however i believe that the welfare and best interests of the DC5 owners are paramount over our advertising needs.
What do you think of this idea??
Also, have you any preliminary costing on advertising for the Trade on the DC5 forum??
Looking forward to your reply.....
Andy
200bhpcars.com