new sales section for uk domains

[deconstruction]

again the only problem with it being a one off fee (or annual fee) is that even people with dross names can stump up £50.

hummmmmmmm

not sure there is going to be a simple solution.

do you charge a yearly fee
a fee per domain listed
bit of both
neither and have admin decide what can be listed (that will keep you busy haha)

[Rich]

The best model would be a pay per post rather than a one off subscription.

[Edwin]

A different solution: install a VB hack that only allows 1 new thread per registered user per 48 hours in the existing sales forum AND which also blocks new posts from "bumping" threads.

That still allows each Acorn member to potentially have 15 sales threads (each with any number of domains in them) every month, but it keeps the sales area that much tidier and doesn't cost anyone anything.

The "no bumping" modification also means that you don't have to keep seeing the same junk at the top of the list of threads with new posts if you've already taken a look at it and decided you weren't interested...

And since it's automated, there's no extra burden on Admin and the moderators!

[keys]

Edwin's suggestion of three membership levels is good. A charge per post may further restrict undersired activity, but may be awkward to administer.

With any rules there will always be a minority who ignore them. However, the forum already works well, thanks to the efforts of Admin and mods.

We seem to agree on the benefits of a new section and how it should work. I am confident that Admin can iron out any issues that may arise.

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by deconstruction

again the only problem with it being a one off fee (or annual fee) is that even people with dross names can stump up £50.

I disagree that anyone with a bunch of crap domains would pay £50 whether they could afford it or not - I think they would just move on, so I agree with Edwin's suggestion.

[mattonline]

havn't had time to read the whole thread but i would suggest a paid section yes, sounds good, but do it like *******, where unpaid members can post under the original thread, if you get me.

So a sellers posts his domain for sale and then he still has the benefits of a bigger customer base, and it cuts out all the duplicated posts also.

And to have a paid section where just paid members have access to will not be that beneficial, also more content to read so the forums guests will stay at the forum longer

just my thought on this idea

[DB]

Best thing to do is stop moaning... otherwise posting names will cost where as its free now.