Changes to minimum post count before accessing Classifieds!

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by dice dealer

What branch of OUR government defines Quality post ?,
before i have to get out my credit card and buy my way to quality or equality ?.....God i love the freedom of speech in america ...lol


I kid I joke

This is not a democracy. It's a privately-run website presented for free for your use.

The decision has already been made. This is no longer up for discussion. You can either accept it and work with it, or you and INGO can part ways.

[homeless]

Dice, this isn't a free speech issue. This is a private website, we are guests on private property so if Fenway made a rule saying we all had to wear yellow hats when we posted he can.

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I am all for a 50 quality post min. for the classifieds, hell I would like to see a min. on time on the board also. I don't come here because it is a marketplace; I come here for the information, the debates, and the cool earth tone colour scheme.

50 posts are pretty easy to rack up, furthermore why would anyone post anything that would not be "quality"? One of the private forums I am a part of has rules that would make most of you cry; all posts must follow all grammar, spelling, and punctuation rules, no internet speak, etc. In my eyes there are very few reasons for a post to be less than one sentence. And if you have a sentence then perhaps you can elaborate on that with a full paragraph, that way we know the real context of what you are trying to say. Bam! Instant quality post.

I am not advocating being a grammar Nazi, even I run pretty loose and fast with the rules of composition when I am on here, but it does make for an easier to read post and that makes everyone happy.

[dice dealer]

Sorry guys i just have a strange sense of humor ...
not trying to step on toes ..
Having over 500 post i am not affected buy this (atleast i guess)

and have no problem with the rule i also support the rule .

I just find it funny the way the rule is stated ,,Again not trying to step on fenway or any mods toes ,

why not just 50 post , even 100 post .

my take on the way it is worded is the best way to quality is send money

Again sorry not trying to step on toes

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by dice dealer

why not just 50 post , even 100 post .

Because otherwise you have people who come in to the Introductions and Greetings forum and type the word "welcome" 50 times. That's not the type of post we're interested in. If you're just going to spam the board with garbage to get into the ads then you can just go to Gunbroker.

[techres]

Originally Posted by dice dealer

Sorry guys i just have a strange sense of humor ...
not trying to step on toes ..
Having over 500 post i am not affected buy this (atleast i guess)

and have no problem with the rule i also support the rule .

I just find it funny the way the rule is stated ,,Again not trying to step on fenway or any mods toes ,

why not just 50 post , even 100 post .

my take on the way it is worded is the best way to quality is send money

Again sorry not trying to step on toes

We tried it that way. We tried letting people be honest, responsible, adult posters. But some people could not meet that standard because their focus is not on the board but on making a quick buck by any selfish and silly means possible.

So we have to do it this way. It wastes our time, and is frustrating, but some new members have left us no other option.

[Timjoebillybob]

Originally Posted by dice dealer

why not just 50 post , even 100 post .

my take on the way it is worded is the best way to quality is send money

Not a mod just a poster, but its probably to stop people from going into the welcome thread and posting "Hi, welcome to INGO" to the last 50 people that posted there, and things of that nature.

[sparky241]

Sounds good Fenway

[dice dealer]

Originally Posted by techres

We tried it that way. We tried letting people be honest, responsible, adult posters. But some people could not meet that standard because their focus is not on the board but on making a quick buck by any selfish and silly means possible.

So we have to do it this way. It wastes our time, and is frustrating, but some new members have left us no other option.

I understand this and i do agree with it .
but is it more of a quality post to jump into a post that has a question about a 1911 with saying BUY A GLOCK .

or saying welcome to ingo in the greetings

see what i am saying ..

I know there is no way around this

I wouldnt want your jobs because it is frustrating ..

[2cool9031]

I'm glad to see it!!!!! I know it has been suggested before.
This way it seperates the people who have an interest in participation in the site from the (FLY-BY-Nighters) who get their 10 posts...sell their items and disappear.

WAY TO GO FENWAY !!!!!!!

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by dice dealer

I understand this and i do agree with it .
but is it more of a quality post to jump into a post that has a question about a 1911 with saying BUY A GLOCK .

or saying welcome to ingo in the greetings

see what i am saying ..

The "buy a glock" post is equally worthless and will be treated as such when it's clear that it's being used to skirt the rules.