Changes I'm thinking about in the near future... consultation

^ +1 to the above.

Classifieds:

Re age of posts. I like the idea someone suggested of threads just being locked after 6 months so no one can bump them. Altho I'd suggest 6 weeks is better.

Re who can sell.

...For too long people have been coming on here just to sell shit because eBay charges and LFGSS doesn't. For regular active members of the forum selling should be allowed and welcomed but not for people to use the site as a free selling service to a captive spending market.

...

[*]You have posted for over one year on over 50 different threads, you are unrestricted in classifieds

[*]You have posted for at least 6 months on over 50 different threads, you can sell up to 3 times

[*]You have posted for at least 3 months on 25 different threads you can sell once

[*]You are a new poster and yet to have posted you can only see and buy in classifieds

[*]Single selling credits can be bought for a one time only donation of £10

[*]3 selling credits can be bought for £25
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^ I actually think Dovs got it spot on here. Both the idea and numbers.

Much as I like the idea of randoms signing up to offer us great deals, it rarely happens.

Altho wiganwill makes a good point....I'm espcially thinking of varno here. I'd of loved deals like this when I first joined.

I think if someone comes on here to sell something at a decent price, with a well layed out ad and a system of paying/collecting that you can trust then I don't care what else they do on the forum; people want to buy stuff, other people coming on here just to sell stuff are providing a valuable service. If they avoid charges then so what? The forum, as I see it, is still gaining from their presence. If they want to donate, again, that is up to them.

The problem with this is that new members who want to use the classifieds clutter up the site with content-free bullshit posts to get their post count high enough.

I just don't think that ppl could be arsed to do that with the numbers Dovs used. Plus as soon as they start they'd get pulled up.

Rep etc.

I don't really care that much, but this:

I like this, and I'd suggest having two systems--the personal comments system (which I like in the same way that Will describes) and the comments system to rate/value posts... That might make things more cluttered, but to me the current system has value in itself...

Also in terms of rating threads, we can already do this. But it might be nicer if more ppl did it with the useful ones.

...and I like the idea of having visible voting/rep only on mechanics and classifieds.

I'm not sure the larger/smaller font idea would work for me.....

+1 - although it would be nice if rubbish comments got faded into the background.