NEW MEMBER ENCOURAGEMENT

[shooter521]

Originally Posted by 223 Gunner

I think the 50 post count to be able to post an item for sale, limits the amount of items that are for sale.

1) not really; our Classifieds section is very active.

2) even if it did, so what? The primary purpose of INGO is to facilitate information exchange and fellowship among hoosier gun owners, not to be a Craig's List for guns.

If the post count were lower, maybe we would have more of a selection of good quailty used firearms to pick from.

Maybe, but see item 2) above. Also, the lower post count requirement saw TONS of people just sign up, post 10 "one-liners" and start hawking their stuff, rather than actually participating in the forums and seeing what INGO was all about. The post count requirement was upped to 50 to discourage this, and for the most part it has worked. Participation is up, Mod workload is down, and the Classifieds are still bumpin'. It's a win-win-win.

Just some food for thought for the people that are in control.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, but we've been there, done that, and aren't going back.