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Fountain Inn, SC United States | Whether or not to delete classified ads that have products that SOLD has been an ongoing dilemma. Anyone that starts a thread in the Classifieds forum has the power to edit it, add to the thread, and to delete the thread. I'd like your input on what procedure works best and we'll then enforce it.
On one hand, it's nice to look and see what's been sold and how much it went for so an ad shouldn't be deleted.
On the other, wading through ads that are closed (marked in the title) is a pain so all SOLD ads should be deleted.
What's your take?
When an Item has been SOLD... |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | Were it me, I would check the software and see if there is a way to put a "life span" on classifieds. I would have them automatically flushed after 30 days. Put the burden of re-posting on the poster. Too many people are not responsible enough to come back and delete an add everywhere they posted one, if they can remember, and as a 'free' service, it shouldn't be a burden on the webmaster. My opinion of course. 
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Iron Butt
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Perry Hall, MD | +1 on the 30 day dump.
Another thought would be a pop-up letting anyone posting to the classifieds know that they can edit the add if the item sells. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 66
Oklahoma City | glighto11 - 2011-06-26 6:04 PM
I would have them automatically flushed after 30 days. Put the burden of re-posting on the poster.
I agree, the rules have already been posted and people aren't abiding by them. Hopefully there is some way to have them deleted after x amount of time has elapsed. If not then just delete them after 30 days. |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| 30 days seams very short I would vote for 60 and no more. By all means just have them go away |
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Tourer
Posts: 348
Sturbridge, Mass | Mark SOLD, but keep for X period of time- historical data on sold items helps.
Perhaps add a subforum in the classifieds that only contains SOLD items.
Have all other classifieds purge every 90 days or so, if items don't sell in 90, they probably are not going to sell.
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Visionary
Posts: 1229
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | i don't think a history of what something sold for more than 90 days ago is going to be real helpful, flush them. if it is something that hasn't sold, the seller should repost anyway (probably with a lower price). These are free ads anyway. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 935
Rockford, IL | A change I would like to see is when you click "New Threads" that the new threads from the Buy & Sell section show up.
Edited by Lotzafun 2011-07-16 7:42 AM
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