Charter23

For what it's worth, forcing new members to wait 60 days before they can post their Acura for sale is a missed opportunity for this forum to generate revenue. A popular boat forum I belong to charges $15/year to post boats for sale in their marketplace. I paid that in a heartbeat just to post a WTB thread which was well worth it.

Acurazine could blend the two methodologies where new members have two options:
1) Wait 60 days to post a car for sale free of charge
2) Pay $15 bucks top post a car for sale immediately

that just happened!

Ron A

Funny you should happen to post about this because I was getting ready to contact you concerning your posts about the car you have for sale, which I was going to delete and send you a PM but am now notifying you that they have been deleted. I deleted the most blatant ones and encourage you to exercise some control and quit posting about your car for sale under the guise of asking questions or learning the value.

I also deleted your visitor message which openly stated you have a car for sale and invited requests for it.

Please do not repeat any of these type posts.

We don't charge anything, never have and probably never will.

Welcome to the forums.

Charter23

As an administrator you should know better than to hijack a thread with something off topic. Send me a PM if you need to scold me. Sorry if I bent the forum rules but you really should be more open to suggestions in the suggestion forum Ronald. Come on.

Charter23

Your stance on not charging money for something people would willingly pay for may seem noble but in reality it flies in the face of reason. Not only would providing a pay-to-post option for new members generate your forum operating income (not profit), it would likely increase traffic to your site allowing you to charge advertisers higher rates. Those funds could start a contest for your members. $15 bucks would buy you two t-shirts to give away. Scale it up and the funds could purchase space at a car show to socialize your brand.

Most importantly though, forcing new members to wait 60 days denies your members exclusive access to Acura's for sale in the market before they are traded in or posted on other sites.

IMO, my idea of a hybrid approach is a win for everyone. Free is still an option for those who want to wait. Charging for early access prevents fraud (which I presume is the reason for the 60-day wait time)

Just suggestions for the suggestion forum. That's all.

Whiskers

He is more then an administrator.

Charter23

Here is another suggestion for the suggestion forum: if you are more than an administrator then your title should say more than "administrator". Just a suggestion to help avoid this type of mass confusion going forward.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

we get it.
you want to sale your car.

Whiskers

Sell....

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

FUCK no, im not interested.
follow the rules.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

and sale was on purpose.
conrats, whiskars.

Charter23

Hey everyone, check out the "About Me" section of my profile!




Edit by "More than an Admin" Ron A

Fixed.

Charter23

Haha. This is too much fun - you can kick me out of the forum if you need to. I would totally understand.

Whiskers

Nobody would care.

Charter23

Conrats on graduating from 3rd grade! Haha. Do you review your posts before you send them? This is classic!

Charter23

Keep them coming Whiskers, you are up to 18.5 posts per day. Your cats must be so proud!

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

you obviously dont get the inside joke, as its between long standing members and whiskars.

Charter23

Will the search feature find relevant threads on said inside joke?

Whiskers

No

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

mayhaps.

Ron A

It's not me that is making me need to, it is you.