Trying to contact sellers.

[bwframe]

A lot of sites, when initially joined, have a standard message in their inbox first thing, directing to rules and or spelling them out. Wonder if INGO does that currently?

Seems like a lot of new members are joining and somehow missing the particulars?

And of course, "we" must use the new folks, who are just asking questions, as sport? Similarly, we treat "runners" as one's to speak down to for just attempting what seems obvious to them?

 

[stocknup]

I think all of this " Confusion " can be attributed to " Selective Reading " .
Not sure what screen a new member sees for the first time after joining , but if you open the first forum heading that welcomes the new guy , you should see "The Forum Rules - Please Read before posting " Rules for the classifieds are found there. and clearly explains the process .
If you choose to go directly to the Marketplace/Classified Forum , you will see in 2 locations what is required to participate .

 

[Lpherr]

That was purple text indicating a joke or sarcasm.

Yes, and I replied with a... JOKE.
I suppose I could've purpled the fool.

 

[firecadet613]

Yes, and I replied with a... JOKE.
I suppose I could've purpled the fool.

Those of us on TapaTalk don't see purple.

 

[Lpherr]

 

[bobzilla]

I think all of this " Confusion " can be attributed to " Selective Reading " .
Not sure what screen a new member sees for the first time after joining , but if you open the first forum heading that welcomes the new guy , you should see "The Forum Rules - Please Read before posting " Rules for the classifieds are found there. and clearly explains the process .
If you choose to go directly to the Marketplace/Classified Forum , you will see in 2 locations what is required to participate .

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that is just way too hard. READ? Are you insane? Ain't nobody got time for that.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Scraper. As in "screen scraper".

Its a site that aggregates (scrapes) content from multiple sites into one and displays that external content in one place.
So I setup gunsforsale(dot)com. I build an API that crawls buds guns, ingo, armslist, etc and adds those listings to my website.
I do search engine optimization to drive my site to the top of the search results.

Ingoer Bubba posts his Glock 19 for sale here.
You search for "glock 19 for sale"
Google returns the link on my website.
You go to my website and part of my page includes ads surrounding Bubba's INGO listing. (thats where I make my money)
You see the glock for sale and click it, which brings you to Bubba's glock for sale here.

Make sense?

Yes. I had no idea people were up to such things.

 

[printcraft]

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[Brandon]

Classifieds
The Sites may have a classified ads section. We do not recommend online payments for transactions due to possible scams or issues. Anyone accessing and using the classifieds does so at their own risk physically or financially. If anyone has any issues with a classified ad, please report the issue to a mod/admin immediately.



Only thing I found about the classifieds in the first link provided a couple posts ago.

Could have sworn the rules were there at some point years ago.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

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Did you just make that?

 

[Lpherr]

Did you just make that?

I found it on the rules page.

 

[Ingomike]

Yes. I had no idea people were up to such things.

We had a thread recently where the new member was upset because he found INGO from a site displaying INGO ads. He gave us a link to the site but I cannot find it now…

 

[cosermann]

Here's some rulz. . .

Forum Rules-----Please read before posting

Welcome to INGO and thanks for joining our Hoosier firearms community. :thumbsup: Here you will find our rules and tips to make your forum experience more enjoyable. If you have any problems getting registered, please click here IndianaGunOwners - Contact Us General Forum Rules 1)...

www.indianagunowners.com

WTS: - The Rules of the INGO Classifieds! -> You MUST READ before posting!

In order to participate in the classifieds section, (post in the Market Place and use the conversation/PM system) you must have a quality post count of 50 or more. Businesses (sponsors, FFLs, etc) need to be an advertiser or Local Business supporter. You can also bypass the 50 posts by BECOMING...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[printcraft]

 

[Lpherr]

 

[Creedmoor]

Nice try ATF, trying to get me banned for a schill account…

Kutt, aren't all your accounts shills.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Eh...on a phone right now. Too much trouble.

I think what a new user sees is the text imbedded here in this post.

INGO Forum Rules - Please take a minute to review!

General Forum Rules 1) IndianaGunOwners.com is viewed by thousands of people a day (not all of them gun owners or even gun friendly) As a public board we must make a good impression to those who view our community and represent Hoosier Gun Owners in the best possible light. INGO is a family...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Whatever the check box is for when you sign up really doesn't matter. If it's not checked, you don't get to advance ... much like the TOS for anything you sign up to use.

So, what's the point of reading anything? Either you check the box or you don't move forward and get to use the service.

Why not just send an email to all new members with the same diatribe that the Mods use every time this sort of question is asked or when they encounter a runner? Same result as a check box … just ignore it the email. Better yet, they claim it never arrived.

The only time people have to read the rules is when they can't get what they want, then ask a question, and are then referred back to the rules to read. Even then, I suspect they still don’t read the rules … maybe give them a quick glance, but never really read them. However, there is no more check box to advance ... read and comply or move along. Sometimes forcibly moved along which is generally humorous for INGO members, but super aggravating for the Mods.

Such is life in our modern world.

Maybe we ought to make a new user pass a test on the rules before we let them join.

 

[Lpherr]

Maybe we ought to make a new user pass a test on the rules before we let them join.

Like how many chunks of pineapple is suitable on a large pizza?

 

[loudgroove]

Like how many chunks of pineapple is suitable on a large pizza?

Not everyone will go along with trans-pizza lol