Thread: New members in Classifieds?

I was wondering if there is a way to institute a minimum post count or minimum time being a member before you are allowed to post in the classifieds.

I have been seeing a lot of new members which only join to post in the classifieds, I think it would help weed out potential scammers or at least make it harder for them. Of course people have to use common sense whenever deciding to purchase from someone but I would like to see something like this instituted...

Approved the post, it was a bit lost in the approval list

I agree with this. 50 post minimum maybe? I've seen this thread come up before...

How about 100?

I think 100 posts are too much...

I kinda dont, cuz i think if they are just here to sell stuff, they can get 50 posts easy, by just going in the introductions forum and saying welcome to 50 people.

There's a lot to think about with this.
Do we want to punish the people who are members of the forum but don't post? Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like there are a couple dozen members who don't post at all and just soak up the atmosphere and the knowledge. Should we force them to contribute contrived posts just so they can sell?
I guess you could argue that they aren't contributing members, so why should we care about them?

If you institute this limit, inevitably you'll have pointless posts from newer members just trying to get up to the limit, or worse yet people ignoring the limit (if it's not a technical limitation).

I think the minimum time limit is a much better idea than a minimum post limit, but still not perfect.



What exactly are we trying to stop? As far as I'm concerned, people coming here just to sell car parts is a good thing for the members.
Are we mainly trying to stop scams or forgetful/disorganized/poor sellers?
That's what the iTrader rating is for. Frankly, it's a good system I think. And if you want to sell something big like an engine or VE head or something I suggest the new seller find something small to sell first like a bolt or a relay or something simple like that which is a lot easier to sell with a zero rating to build their iTrader rating.

I swear we've had this discussion before. I wish I could find that thread.

I'm not against the ideas, I just think we can be better than that and not just follow what other forums do just because.

I say no minimum and if there is an issue then moderate it more. The best deals I get on forums is from the guy who joined just to sell off some parts he had in his basement because he hasn't had the car in years. He / she isn't going to want to be apart of the forum for a car he / she didn't keep.

Ben your opinion doesn't count.

i am on this forum every day and barely post at all. I do ALOT of reading on the forum and buy things as needed/wanted on this forum. Same goes for selling parts I no longer need. I dont post alot because the topics I have questions about are already posted. I have alot I have been doing with my car, like getting my swap ready to drop in and most of the info I need has come from here. So like Ben said...Im sure there are a bunch on this forum who do not post. I joined Sept 2008 and only have 127 post since then