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POA Requires a registered member to make 50 posts before submitting a classified. This seems rather ridiculous, IMHO, and encourages useless posts like this one
 
You seem to imply that the only meaningful way of interacting with POA is by posting something rather than by reading other people's posts. In my experience people who talk a lot aren't listened to very often.
 
.....but hey, I'm happy to continue this conversation. Only 36 more useless replies to go.....
 
Zephyrus said:
POA Requires a registered member to make 50 posts before submitting a classified. This seems rather ridiculous, IMHO, and encourages useless posts like this one
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Maybe it's in response to people who join only to sell stuff, and don't otherwise meaningfully interact. Trade-a-Plane exists for that.
 
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Maybe it makes more sense to monitor logins or, if possible, how many messages are read rather than how many postings are made.
 
.....some sites assume that it's okay to post anywhere once a user has been registered for a certain amount of time.....
 
...but one of the most popular and well regarded aviation forums that I know of doesn't have any of these restrictions at all: Beechtalk
 
I'm not saying that other forums like Beechtalk don't have problems with bad actors posting on classified forums........
 
Perhaps with all these posts there is some curiosity about the classified post that I wish to make.:)
 
All it takes is a log in:

BeechTalk - Login

A Beechcraft (Raytheon) Owners & Pilots Group providing discussion forums for all Beech aircraft. Includes the Bonanza, Baron, King Air, and Premier lines of airplanes, turboprops, and turbojets.
www.beechtalk.com www.beechtalk.com
 
Well let's look at the word meaningful. This policy suggests that 49 posts are not meaningful whereas 51 are. Is that what you're suggesting?
 
If the goal is to stop people from joining POA just to post maybe the goal post should be moved to a thousand posts.
 
Lindberg said:
Except that until today, that seems to be all that you've used this site for.
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Zephyrus said:
So are you suggesting that the 24 posts that I made prior to this thread do not constitute an interaction?
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And how would you know that? Are you able to see my browsing history on this website or are you saying that reading other people's posts does not constitute a "use"?
 
Zephyrus said:
So the only way to "meaningfully interact" is by posting?
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This is a free site that costs money to operate. Perhaps the owners believe that posting is how you can provide value to the community in exchange for the $$$ value that you're getting from those free classified ads.

Your reading the forum might benefit you, but it doesn't benefit the community.
 
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Lindberg said:
This is a free site that costs money to operate. Perhaps the owners believe that posting is how you can provide value to the community in exchange for the $$$ value that you're getting for those free classified ads.

Your reading the forum might benefit you, but it doesn't benefit the community.
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So your goal is to benefit the community, not to derive any benefit for yourself. Is that correct?
 
At least two members of the "community" have benefited from free entertainment for an hour or so. Of course there are many who may be reading this and not "benefiting the community".
 
In my 16 years and twenty zillion posts, I think I have sold a sum total of two items on POA. And the only reason I listed (and sold) them on POA is because I know (or at least have a pretty good idea) of the people I am dealing with. Otherwise it's Ebay or Craigslist. I wouldn't consider POA to be an otherwise lucrative sales channel.

But hey, you're getting there. I'll bet you will get your free unrestricted status prior to daybreak tomorrow.
 
Zephyrus said:
If the goal is to stop people from joining POA just to post maybe the goal post should be moved to a thousand posts.
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There is also the goal of keeping bots from swamping the place. That has been a HUGE problem for many website managers and they are pulling their hair out trying to figured out how to stop it.
 
Sac Arrow said:
In my 16 years and twenty zillion posts, I think I have sold a sum total of two items on POA. And the only reason I listed (and sold) them on POA is because I know (or at least have a pretty good idea) of the people I am dealing with. Otherwise it's Ebay or Craigslist. I wouldn't consider POA to be an otherwise lucrative sales channel.

But hey, you're getting there. I'll bet you will get your free unrestricted status prior to daybreak tomorrow.
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Either that or the man with the ban hammer will have the same opinion that I do.
 
Zephyrus said:
In my experience people who talk a lot aren't listened to very often.
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And people who don't talk at all aren't listened to at all.
Zephyrus said:
So your goal is to benefit the community, not to derive any benefit for yourself. Is that correct?
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It's that "interaction" thing... a bidirectional discussion benefits both the user and the community.
 
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Half Fast said:
Not really. But I do find it amusing that you seem to think insulting and annoying your potential buyers is a good way to sell whatever it is.
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1. I have no illusions that any of the people posting here are potential buyers. It's all those non "interactive" readers and lurkers who I'm hoping will be interested. You know, it's those who don't "contribute to the community" like you do. We may never know. 2. So maybe the requirement should be 50 posts that are not "insulting and annoying." whatever that is.
 
I'm hoping there are some more trolls out there. I still have 16 postings to go.....
 
I think you are more suited to Beechtalk. Where everyone who registers must use their real name for the whole world to access. This site doesn't seem to fit your purpose. Just one opinion of course and no matter what you are selling, even if it were the best deal of the century - I'm not buying.
Haveaniceday
 
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