Minimum Number Of Posts Before Letting Someone Post In For Sale Section

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Admin...

Please before giving a quick response to this, talk to each other and consider it.

This site should put a rule in the for sale section that says you must post at least #### times before you are allowed to post something in the for sale section.

The thread in the breeder feedback section right now speaks volumes on why this wonderful site needs to initiate this rule.

Think about it. it would encourage participation in the newbee sections.... It would allow us to get to know someone before they put something up for sale.

Most importantly it would stop someone from being able to spend 5 minutes making a profile, and posting a complete scam in the for sale section that some poor person falls for.

PLEASE consider this.

What should the minum number of posts be? 500 would be a nice start. 1000 would be even better. 2000 fantastic. That is for Yall to decide.

Please consider this. To the fellow forum members... If you think this is a good idea, now is the time to speak up.



Sincerly

[blackcrystal22]

I am going to say that I agree with this. But I think that 500 is a bit harsh still.

There are people on this forum that only come and post occasionally that we know very well that only have 100 posts.
But I still think that it should be at least 100 posts + before anyone can post in the for sale section.

As a person who falls for scams very easily, this would be very reassuring to me.

[mykaija]

as a newbie, im torn...im a shy person by nature, but...if i were to want to sell something then i think it would be a good idea, as mike said, it would give members a chance to get to "know" the people they are dealing with. but it brings up how well do you ever "know" anyone online? granted poss. feedback, maybe meeting peeps at shows, but in the long run, this guy had what, 10 diff. identies, 4 diff. myspace pages, and God only knows how many diff e-mails. i think its a great idea in theory, but would it stop or even slow down the true scam artists? just my thoughts.

[LGL]

I think this is a good idea, but 500, 1000, or especially 2000 posts is a little harsh. I've been a member on here almost two years now, and this is only my 375th post... I think 100 posts would be fine for people. Maybe if you had to be a member for like 3 months, or have 100 posts. Whichever comes first?

[daniel1983]

I like this idea. Over the last couple of weeks I have seen a couple of people posting in the classified area as their first post. Those people are just scum looking for a quick sale or scammers.

If I remember correctly, the idea of letting new members post in the For Sale area was because we wanted it to be open to new people looking to rehome their snakes.

If a minimum number of posts is required to post in the for sale area, I would suggest creating a seperate "Adoption" area to cover that circumstance.

[firehop]

There is a problem with this. Why should it be ok for a guy out of work who can spend all day on the computer to sell because he's always on here but those of us like myself who work 10-12 hours a day with 2 kids and a hundred plus animals and only post every once in a while could not? This would not really be a fair way to screen people would it.

[Wh00h0069]

There is a problem with this. Why should it be ok for a guy out of work who can spend all day on the computer to sell because he's always on here but those of us like myself who work 10-12 hours a day with 2 kids and a hundred plus animals and only post every once in a while could not? This would not really be a fair way to screen people would it.

I agree with you. I do not think that I would be fair to the new people who are not scammers. IMO, I do not think that they should set a limit.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

If I remember correctly, the idea of letting new members post in the For Sale area was because we wanted it to be open to new people looking to rehome their snakes.

If a minimum number of posts is required to post in the for sale area, I would suggest creating a seperate "Adoption" area to cover that circumstance.

EXCELLENT idea. To add to it, if you post in the for adoption section, and it is found out that your are actually selling something, and not giving it up for free, you are SEVERLY penalized. Either by being banned from the site or getting lots of "bad boy points"

[frankykeno]

EXCELLENT idea. To add to it, if you post in the for adoption section, and it is found out that your are actually selling something, and not giving it up for free, you are SEVERLY penalized. Either by being banned from the site or getting lots of "bad boy points"

For me, that would be an easy one. If you ask for more than shipping costs - it's a sale!

I've rehomed snakes we've rescued. I wouldn't dream of this ridiculous concept of a "rehoming fee". All I've ever asked for is that the new owner cover the costs of shipping that snake to their address. Any costs Mike and I incur rehabbing a snake is something we knew we'd have to deal with when we took the animal in.

I don't buy the "re-homing fee makes sure you don't send the snake to a bad home" thing. If you aren't sure it's a good home, no fee in the world is going to guarantee that. Most of the time re-homing fees are just a way to get around a "no sales" rule or to recover costs that you should be absorbing yourself since you willingly took in a creature in need.

*off my soapbox now*

[SlitherinSisters]

The whole point of the "sale section" is for our members to find and/or post snakes they have for sale. Just getting 100 posts is hard, what if I've been a breeder for decades and I just joined the site and now have to get 500 posts? That just doesn't make any sense to me. We will be getting a lot of posts with no purpose.

I do think 100 posts is reasonable....

But I also agree with the others. We all know how many posts we each have.