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12-25-2006, 01:58 PM
|  | Administrator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY
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| | | Mall changes coming, let's discuss!
There are some issues that we tend to see arising in the mall frequently, and we have discussed quite a bit over the last month in the mod area. I would like some input on the following:
I think everyone has noticed that there has been a rash of people who are using the site only as a place to sell or to advertise their eBay auctions or websites. That is, people who make posts only in the mall, and do not contribute to the rest of the community at all. That being said, while post-count alone is not a solution (because we need more spam posts like a hole in the head!), do we want to move to make access to selling in the mall considerably more selective, as in applications sent to the admin/mod, and selling rights granted solely at their discretion, taking into account site usage & likely eBay feedback. While nothing is an absolute solution to shady sellers in the mall, and ultimately it is still the buyer's responsibility to protect themself with a credit card, research a seller, etc, perhaps having to "apply" to sell will weed out things like the JMC thing, and sellers just here to hawk sales elsewhere and not participate in the community.
2nd - In the coming days we will be implementing a new function to the mall to eliminate incomplete posts. After you click 'post', your post will not automatically appear. All posts will be placed in queue and need to be approved by a mod before they pop up on the site. If items are missing from your post (110% money back guarantee, eBay feedback, pictures, measurements, etc), your post will simply never appear. Anyway, as we get this rolling, there may be some weirdness in the mall, hopefully not, but maybe, so just be aware  |
12-25-2006, 03:39 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alabama
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| | | The queue idea seems pretty solid, but will only work if there is a team working on it. as the site grows, more and more people are going to want to sell items in the mall calling for a higher demand on those who "safeguard" the mall. So long as someone is availble enough to monitor the postings in good time and we expand with the demand placed on the mall, I see no problem with it.
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12-25-2006, 03:52 PM
|  | Jean Junkie | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: NC
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make access to selling in the mall considerably more selective
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I think that would be an exxcellent idea.
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12-25-2006, 04:05 PM
|  | COH Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: small town GA
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| | | I agree. I feel more comfortable buying/selling to approved people! No one wants to get scammed.
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12-25-2006, 04:43 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta
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Originally Posted by mejumpmore1  The queue idea seems pretty solid, but will only work if there is a team working on it. as the site grows, more and more people are going to want to sell items in the mall calling for a higher demand on those who "safeguard" the mall. So long as someone is availble enough to monitor the postings in good time and we expand with the demand placed on the mall, I see no problem with it. | All mods and admins have the ability to approve mall threads and at any time there at least one of us on, so I think it will be just like checking pm's....it'll just become part of the "routine."
Between about a dozen of us, we should be ok for a while still. |
12-25-2006, 06:27 PM
| | Denim Lover | | Join Date: May 2006
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| | | Sounds like a good idea...though we must watch out for people who just post crap to make their posts and activity look bigger than it actually is on this forum. I may not have a lot of posts compared to other members but I think when I do contribute I have something worthwhile to say. But then again I only tend to buy/sell/trade from/to people that I've know for ages and ages.
Overall though I agree with it |
12-25-2006, 07:55 PM
| | Denim Addict | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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| | The Purse Forum does the application system for their mall and it's worked out wonderfully for them so hopefully the same will hold true for AF Would buyers be required to submit applications to buy off AF or is the application process only for sellers?
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12-25-2006, 08:04 PM
| | Administrator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY
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| | | It would be sellers only |
12-25-2006, 08:11 PM
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| | | ^ That's awesome then =) PF makes buyers and sellers both apply and at first it really cut down on sales since there weren't enough people in the marketplace to buy stuff.
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12-25-2006, 08:11 PM
| | Denim Goddess | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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| | | It seems a little hard to do without more mall mods
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12-25-2006, 08:11 PM
| | Administrator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY
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| | | Everyone will essentially be a mall mod |
12-25-2006, 08:34 PM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta
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Originally Posted by themeanjulibean It seems a little hard to do without more mall mods | Not really. Every mod/admin can approve threads, so lets say (of the 15 of us......hope Im not leaving anyone out) we each do 4 threads a day.....thats 60 mall threads and I dont even think our mall gets that kind of action yet. |
12-25-2006, 09:57 PM
| | Denim Lover | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In my house
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| | I like the queue idea as well and the application for sellers only Good job admins and mods 
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12-25-2006, 11:08 PM
| | Denim Obsessed | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ
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Originally Posted by Nurseynurse I like the queue idea as well and the application for sellers only Good job admins and mods | i concur.
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12-25-2006, 11:09 PM
| | Denim Goddess | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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| | | oooh you're right josh, i forgot that the mall isn't super duper busy
this is a great idea! i can't wait to see how it works!
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12-26-2006, 01:20 AM
| | Denim Goddess | | Join Date: May 2006
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| | I like all the ideas and have no problems with any of them. |
12-26-2006, 01:37 AM
| | Denim Lover | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: BC
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| | | i think both ideas are great. just hope it doesn't end up being too much work for the mods. |
12-26-2006, 02:58 AM
| | Jean Junkie | | Join Date: Sep 2006
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| | I think that the queue and applications are great ideas as well! Thank you for being so proactive in keeping the mall safe. |
12-26-2006, 07:24 AM
| | Denim Addict | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan
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| | | Are you going to require that all current sellers, despite already having feedback here, fill out the app too? |
12-26-2006, 11:19 AM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: A Red State
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| | | ^^Good question.
I do think this is an outstanding idea. This will cut down on all the lurkers who want to avoid ebay fees and probably keep the potential of fakes to zero!
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12-26-2006, 01:22 PM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta
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Originally Posted by Mrs Boss Are you going to require that all current sellers, despite already having feedback here, fill out the app too? | I THINK the current sellers with feedback will be grandfathered in, but Im not 100% positive. |
12-26-2006, 05:14 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: A Red State
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Originally Posted by MNep0509 I THINK the current sellers with feedback will be graduated in, but Im not 100% positive. | Do you mean Grandfathered??
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12-26-2006, 05:37 PM
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| | | LOL. Yes he does, and yes he's right |
12-26-2006, 05:40 PM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta
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| | yeah, yeah, laugh it up all of you. |
12-26-2006, 10:15 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: MD/DE
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| | | sounds good! and not too over the top, either, nice and simple.
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