Should The Marketplace Be Opened Up for Everyone?

[Tarma]

I voted yes because I have a ton of shit to sell and don’t give 2 fucks who buys it

Just stick your email address in the post then anyone viewing it can contact you, don't need to be a registered member.

 

[100proof]

Voted no. Explained in the other thread. Opening it up is going to be functionally the same (noobs and flippers are going to be shit on mercilessly anyway). Just make the rules more clear (post number + time active, whatever), automate the process so mods don't have to manually flip the switch and "the boyz" will take care of the moderation. Making fun of flippers and scammers is going to get old quickly.

 

[Tarma]

@Takumaji - two questions - when does this poll close, and, can anyone vote (because if they can your result will be skewed)?

 

[prof82]

I just got access, and I want all the noobs to check if Cory's meat tastes like chicken or not before they get in.

You fellas should listen to him. He was the world Gaires champion back in 1991.

 

[Burning Fight!!]

lol all this discussion about community participation this, lurking that and meanwhile awbacon is here exclusively to post advertise his youtube channel. What’s the difference?

 

[prof82]

In my experience on other forums, both gaming and other hobbies, there are more active scammers nowadays than ever. The rise of the smart phone and social media has turned it into a full time job for some people. Now obviously the vast majority of membership here would sniff these guys out, but my fear is that the market forum would turn into a spam fest full of pages of chud once the floodgates open. And it would likely attract more bots.

That said, I think it would be a good idea to come up with a set standard for members to gain access instead of the current cluster that it is. Maybe 30 days and 15 posts or something like that. Even that little of a gate keeping would be enough to deter most of the troglodytes.

 

[StevenK]

it would likely attract more bots.

don't knock it, a bot could easily have won noob of the year 2022

 

[Syn]

Mods can make it so marketplace have to be approved I believe so it would be more work for them but allow control.

 

[kernow]

ok, that's easy. @kernow for market mod.

I should be a mod anyway
I mean fuck me some of you twats voted rot in

 

[kernow]

Plus mouse master has the server admin skills of a nine year old girl

I can do both
And delete baconspam

 

[skall22300]

Even tho I m a N00B but Based on my exp of other forums, a NO would make sense to keep the “space” cleaner and safer from scammers…

 

[StevenK]

Even tho I m a N00B but Based on my exp of other forums, a NO would make sense to keep the “space” cleaner and safer from scammers…

double bluff, watch out for this future scammer

 

[skall22300]

double bluff, watch out for this future scammer

Thank you sir

 

[HornheaDD]

Mods can make it so marketplace have to be approved I believe so it would be more work for them but allow control.

I do this on a FB group that I started to replace one that became a spam haven because the owners of the group got hacked and lost access. So the group keeps getting TONS of posts like "I need man women to assemble boxes for $40 an hour." Like several of them a day. So I turned on post approval in the replacement group. Its not that hectic since the group only has about 2200 members now, but I can imagine it could get hectic if tons of people start posting shit.

if Kern were to be MarketMod and had to approve shit, he would probably explode.

 

[skall22300]

double bluff, watch out for this future scammer

Saying this even a 10 year member could be a scammer

 

[StevenK]

Saying this even a 10 year member could be a scammer

Triple bluff, this guy has already scammed a scammer

 

[skall22300]

Triple bluff, this guy has already scammed a scammer

Perfect scammer statement

 

[StevenK]

Maybe new members could be allowed to sidestep market qualifying by publicly degrading themselves, like wife pics, or talking to Joe9

 

[StevenK]

Perfect scammer statement

p.s. this guy should have spammed his way into the market in no time and we don't even know if he has a wife yet

 

[skall22300]

Your saying are non sense

 

[Tarma]

Ban plz.

 

[sirlynxalot]

Over at atari age there has been more than one Nigerian scammer. They will answer wanted ads and provide pics from eBay auctions or similar, offer a price that seems reasonable and not ultra unrealistic. Some people got taken before things were uncovered.

 

[HellioN]

Just stick your email address in the post then anyone viewing it can contact you, don't need to be a registered member.

I kinda like that.
Want to sell to outsiders, give them a way to contact you.
Outsiders want to sell here, Well join the community and become an insider.

 

[Syn]

Saying this even a 10 year member could be a scammer

Once upon a time a mod became a scammer.

 

[wataru330]

I know people that are *still* waiting on shit from D-Lite. Join date and rank doesn’t mean shit, unfortunately.

Noobs send first.

They don’t like it?

They can fuck off.