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But is it ok for @dancing james to post this video?
But is it ok for @dancing james to post this video?
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Basically, when is it spam? And does it create a decent and fair marketplace here?
The community decided fairly early on in the life of the forum that people are quite capable of checking eBay, Bike Radar, whatever... and that cross-posting adverts meant that we were just being spammed.
It was also determined early on that the worst adverts were the ones that had an item for sale, you get in touch, and discover it's already been sold elsewhere. Those who were cross-posting were absolutely terrible at remembering where they had plastered their adverts, and never maintained them.
Then there was the fact that price discrepencies arose, £100 on eBay, £75 on Gumtree, but £125 on LFGSS.
And the underlying philosophy we wanted was not in accordance with all of the above... classifieds is a part of the community, not the point of the community. It's supposed to be a place where people who ride together, meet up, etc can safely trade with each other. Granted, it's bigger than that now, but we can keep things trusted, polite, friendly, tidy and well-maintained by stopping the spam, ensuring people maintain their adverts, and that they price things fairly... all by simply saying that cross-posting... i.e. spamming... isn't welcome and that we'd ban for it.
That doesn't stop something being advertised here, and if it doesn't sell at the price advertised one can try their luck with eBay or whatever... it just means that the items on here are definitely available for the price offered. That, it turns out, means that there are far more buyers on here as no-one's being screwed around, and it turns out having more buyers attracts more sellers. So prohibiting cross-posting has had the effect of building a more vibrant classifieds section.
So that's why it's not allowed. The community didn't want spam, the community wanted well-maintained and fair adverts... and because I listen, it became the rule.