Classifieds

Hi, do ya think there should be an option to close threads on the clasifieds section u know after something has been sold or found or swaped.

 

yes admin should do that it works like that on other forums

 

This being a vBulletin board I believe it's fairly easy to make a thread user-lockable, which would be the perfect solution.

Of course you only want the original poster to be able to lock it, and only in Classifieds, but I have seen it done elsewhere.

 

Why not just post saying that it is sold, swapped or found?

 

Because Vee after a while the Classifieds will become like a rubbish bin. There should be time limit like a month or so after the goods have been sold/swooped/wanted (gotten) for other users to use as there pricing ideas. There should also maybe be a classifieds admin that you can go to with questions on what price he/she thinks is appropriate for what is being sold/swooped/wanted. They must know the pricing of livestock, goods and other goods. In other words have worked or still work in an LFS. Just my opinion.

Steve

 

Point taken Steve But even if the thread is 'closed' it is still available to view. So perhaps it should be deleted instead

 

I will enable it for users to be able to close their own threads in the classifieds. Please post a note saying "sold" or whatever when you close it though.

 

Thanks Rory

 

Thank you Rory

 

Thanx Rory:bigsmile:

 

Lekker.

 

I'm SOLD on the idea!

 

In that case....it's a DONE DEAL :bigsmile:

 

I enabled it by the way. You'll only be able to test if you have a thread in the classifieds though. Look at the top of the thread and there's a menu called "thread tools". Choose "close thread" and click "perform action". If you make a mistake you should be able to open it as well.

 

Thanx Rory!

 

I would suggest never deleting posts (unless if rules are broken, etc.), because new posts = new content, and search engines love crawling forums and blogs looking for fresh content (ie new posts/replies/etc.) to index.

Better indexing = higher rankings = more organic (free) traffic to the forum.

The idea that users can now close their own thread is a good one. As is the suggestion to have a classifieds administrator.

 

Totally agree with chas84 here.