Yes finally 250 posts


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alEKs said:
This is another thread thats gone OTT. This is happening more and more on this forum. After Vti2010 getting banned for pointing out missed information from a For Sale thread.

I have been on this forum for over 3 years.............and i still only have 224 Posts.

I bought my first type R through this forum (RyanDohc's current EK9) from Kaks.

I then sold that EK9 to Ryan again through this website.

I have bought parts from the For Sale section and helped other members find things they were looking for by linking and searching the forum for them.

I have been involved in discussions ranging from engine oils and which to use, to vehicle dynamics and roll centre adjustment.

I would say I have contributed to this forum and the development of knowledge and the community and i did it all without 256,000 posts.

That being said my 251st post will be a for sale thread because genuinely have things to sell.

What im saying is that Post Count doesnt really count for Sh*t. It is not an indication of the members intentions or how valuable they are to the forum.

Its become a little like a sewing circle on here these days and anyone new that has been eagerly racking up posts is automatically someone to avoid or in some way wrong to be trying to achieve the 250 post status.

I dont see the problem with this thread.......its just some of us are obviously a little more honest than others......even if a little tactless :)
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Sorry I mistakenly pressed edit there rather than quote!

I agree there is nothing wrong with this thread, although vti was not JUST banned for what he posted on sales threads.
 
ShaunEk9 said:
I have to agree, sounds a good idea. If someone wants to use this forum in the correct way and without spamming they won't mind waiting a year to sell stuff. I have stuff to sell but haven't put it on here, everyone thinks 250 post is the mile stone!!
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Send the idea to rvm!:nice:
 
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Rich777 said:
Yeah, I'd say so. It's a bit different if you're a business. Or is it ?
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I think it is...for sure! They have way more at risk if they make a mistake on any order. 250post seller has only to re-reg under a different user/email and they are back to business...

If this forum can figure a good way to weed-out the bad sellers, hats off!
 
Personally i think rules should be:

1 year membership
Donated at least once to the forum
500 Post rule.
EK9 parts only..

Once you get to 1000 posts you can then sell any other Civic / Integra parts..

may sound harsh but i'd be willing to bet there would be NO hassle on any for sale thread due to this..

Regardless how good of a person you are, or how nice the parts you are selling are - Bashing out 250 posts in 6 months says nothing about you what so ever. Hence the reason i feel it needs more time and posts to be able to know who the person is who is selling

TBH it pisses me off when you see a for sale thread where people have 4 Mint sets of wheels for sale all at Stupid high prices and they have 251 posts... ITs so clear from the start they have joined to sell their wheels and such..

This forum was not designed to sell things, I guarantee if tomorrow nobody was able to sell anything - you would still see the same old names on the forum as always but SO MANY Of the new guys would go else where

Its safe to say the ONLY problems ever on this forum have been solely due to the FOR SALE threads..
 
Topher-EK9 said:
This forum was not designed to sell things, I guarantee if tomorrow nobody was able to sell anything - you would still see the same old names on the forum as always but SO MANY Of the new guys would go else where
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:nice:
personally Ive yet to sell a damn thing on this forum...done many other things, many, but your right Topher, I believe we would only loose members that were only here to sell and not contribute.
 
What about those people that have just purchase a new ek9 and want to buy some new goodies for it.
I don't really see a problem with a new member posting a wanted thread for EK9 parts.
Dunx
 
type-r-dunk said:
What about those people that have just purchase a new ek9 and want to buy some new goodies for it.
I don't really see a problem with a new member posting a wanted thread for EK9 parts.
Dunx
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Precisely what I was saying. What's going to happen is either more spam for post hunting. Or people are just going to trade via pm.
 
type-r-dunk said:
What about those people that have just purchase a new ek9 and want to buy some new goodies for it.
I don't really see a problem with a new member posting a wanted thread for EK9 parts.
Dunx
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I too Don't see a problem with posting in the wanted section..

just would hate to see a newbie post in there and then get ripped off by someone who is poaching the wanted section.

Maybe the wanted section should just be at the risk of the person wanting something.

However to sell times i stand by what i said previously
 
Technically the whole for sale section is at your own risk
 
jesse888 said:
Technically the whole for sale section is at your own risk
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Exactly and that is Exactly why the rules are in place to lower the risks to the buyers..

but TBH it shouldn't be at your own risk.. There should be No risks involved at all, This is what we are getting at. The for sale section on this forum should not be like Ebay or any other sales site.

It shouldn't be down to you to make sure the item is ok and that the seller is legit and do all the background work.

It should simply be a matter of. Ah ok the item is for sale on EK9.org which means he is a legit member and i have nothing to worry about.. all pictures are there, the price is fair.. there shold be no risk at all, other the risk of sending an item and it getting damaged in the post that should be the ONLY risk involved.

Hence the reason alot of us are calling for more posts and longer time on the forum to be able to sell. Its NOT the main part of the forum that SO many think it is.

If you could not sell on here i would use the forum Even more, as it would be a closer community with only Dedicated members appearing online. Anyway if you don't mind me i'm off to watch some Turbo Vtec videos :p
 
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Yep, I believe we are all working in the same direction but some ideas seem abit strong or "elitist" to ek9 owners.
im an ek9 owner but I don't think I should be treated differently so I can sell my parts. Most of the parts are the same anyway. Plus majority of guys buying stock ek9 parts would be owners looking to make a rep or like the seats or whatever.
 
the only things we are going to achieve by increasing necessary post count or length of membership is a stagnant trade on this forum and a monopoly for the traders and vendors.

Most of the parts people buy for these cars are genuine, used parts that have been discontinued or are not for sale in the uk, I.e hard to get hold of. A lack of a fruitful and diverse used marketplace would yield high prices from vendors and traders and would ultimately drive out any competitiveness in price of most ek9 and dc2 parts, new and used.

I think we have to remember that if we restrict these for sale thread rules too far people will just go elsewhere and I'd rather have this forum moderating the parts I buy rather than I few of the others out there that I would undoubtedly be forced to use due to the inevitable stagnation that would occur here
 
every forum you go to has scammers they are everywhere, even if you put a fee they will still pay that fee to scam people for money. Most of the forums i see the same thread about, SOME THING needs to be done, i am on the evo forums and its same, as this is a hot topic
 
Topher-EK9 said:
This forum was not designed to sell things, I guarantee if tomorrow nobody was able to sell anything - you would still see the same old names on the forum as always but SO MANY Of the new guys would go else where

Its safe to say the ONLY problems ever on this forum have been solely due to the FOR SALE threads..
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tama666 said:
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personally Ive yet to sell a damn thing on this forum...done many other things, many, but your right Topher, I believe we would only loose members that were only here to sell and not contribute.
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type-r-dunk said:
What about those people that have just purchase a new ek9 and want to buy some new goodies for it.
I don't really see a problem with a new member posting a wanted thread for EK9 parts.
Dunx
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Topher-EK9 said:
Exactly and that is Exactly why the rules are in place to lower the risks to the buyers..

but TBH it shouldn't be at your own risk.. There should be No risks involved at all, This is what we are getting at. The for sale section on this forum should not be like Ebay or any other sales site.

It should simply be a matter of. Ah ok the item is for sale on EK9.org which means he is a legit member and i have nothing to worry about.. all pictures are there, the price is fair.. there shold be no risk at all, other the risk of sending an item and it getting damaged in the post that should be the ONLY risk involved.

Hence the reason alot of us are calling for more posts and longer time on the forum to be able to sell. Its NOT the main part of the forum that SO many think it is.

If you could not sell on here i would use the forum Even more, as it would be a closer community with only Dedicated members appearing online. Anyway if you don't mind me i'm off to watch some Turbo Vtec videos :p
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All these reasons are the main points.

I think everybody's past posts should be monitored before they are considered a trusted member.

Why can't forum setting just be changed so that only trusted members with "X" amount of posts and "X" amount of time been on the forum, be able to make forsale threads. All newbies can make a wanted thread but only the trusted members should be allowed to respond to them. Would solve alot of problems.

Already see quite often people trying to sell stuff through posting on other people's general threads.

As for PM offers that is down to you, who you trust. I have had quite a few people with 50 or less posts randomly PM me offering me stuff I have mentioned intrest in. Without me even making a wanted thread. Common sense does have to play a big part these. Days.

Personally like the Idea of completely locking the Classifieds and seeing how many of the so called enuthiasts stick around after a few weeks or months. Bet the same old faces would still be here and actually quite a few new ones that I have noticed around.

Think one of the main reasons people want to sell on here is because the forum has in the past had a good reputation so people think they will get good money for their parts. Sick of seeing people with just over 250 posts then having a sale thread full of old crap asking top price for.
 
In all honesty i think its fine as it is, not opposed to change just dont see whats so wrong with the current regs they work for me, never had a problem with any members on here old or new. The forum dosnt seem any more full of crap posts than any other either.

Just my two pence.
 
If its made to hard to sell things via the forum, I think it will bring the forum down to a degree. There are alot of people on here that only really use it to buy and sell things even though they are genuine people and not out to rip people off, its just they simply cba to make posts ect. But being able to buy and sell stuff via forums easily makes the car community(not just civics) alot better.
Id like to think im a trusted member on here and some people know who i am but even i do it on some forums. I couldn't wait till i had the right post count to sell stuff.

No matter what you do there is always going to be scammers. Those people will always try to be scammers and work the system. I say leave it how it is!
 
joe_thompson said:
If its made to hard to sell things via the forum, I think it will bring the forum down to a degree. There are alot of people on here that only really use it to buy and sell things even though they are genuine people and not out to rip people off, its just they simply cba to make posts ect. But being able to buy and sell stuff via forums easily makes the car community(not just civics) alot better.
Id like to think im a trusted member on here and some people know who i am but even i do it on some forums. I couldn't wait till i had the right post count to sell stuff.

No matter what you do there is always going to be scammers. Those people will always try to be scammers and work the system. I say leave it how it is!
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TBH it may sound harsh but if people are just here to buy and sell i'd rather they weren't here at all... Just my opinion but i think the opposite, i think they are the people who could bring the site down..

also Joe, you proved you were a trusted and respected member Way before the 250 posts :nice: this is why i don't think just post counts is the way to do it.


I hear what you're saying Kieran, and as most of the time dude, i agree with you. So many so called Enthusiasts lol
 
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