If you ignore/abuse the rules of the classified section I have hidden/will hide you and I encourage other members to do the same. This isn't about newer members not reading too closely and just figuring this out. Or someone making a genuine mistake. It's about longtime members, some with hundreds of posts, willfully ignoring the rules. (This isn't directed to any specific member by the way but a pattern I have noticed). To me, that shows a level of disrespect to the Admin of this forum [who works is a$% off and doesn't get nearly the amount of appreciation that he deserves] and to the individual members who do follow the rules. The rules are there for a reason, if they aren't ok with you, there are many other classifieds. This one is special precisely because it's NOT like those other forums. It's not fair to the Admin to make him police people who know better. We're all adults and accountable to ourselves. If someone feels so entitled as to break the rules because they believe they are special, we don't need to do business together- so its not my loss by hiding them. Similarly, I don't much value your opinion if you disrespect this forum, its admin and its members, so again, not my loss.
If enough of us hide these members, it provides its own deterrent to that type of behavior without involving the admin. Lets make this forum the best it can be........together.
EDIT: to provide more clarity on what I'm referring to as "abusive", I'm talking almost exclusively about 1) auction posts, where there is no price listed and the poster wants to forum to make them an offer, or the post is up for $1 dollar. The information on price should be there so members can make an informed decision, and pitting members against each other isn't fair and wastes a lot of peoples time. There are auction sites for this, and then 2) improper bumps we are all capable of reading down a few pages, "cutting to the front of the line" is unnecessary and it hurts other posts which get less attention during their time on the front page. I don't want this to be yellowclassified.
I'll further clarify that I'm talking about repeat offenders. Or posts that were flagged and removed, only to be reposted with cute language to circumvent the rules. That way I know its not an accident but totally intentional. State of mind is important, and once I ascertain that- I exercise use of the hide feature. Which, I have only done twice since the "hide option" became available, so even I am not following my advice strictly, giving the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.
If enough of us hide these members, it provides its own deterrent to that type of behavior without involving the admin. Lets make this forum the best it can be........together.
EDIT: to provide more clarity on what I'm referring to as "abusive", I'm talking almost exclusively about 1) auction posts, where there is no price listed and the poster wants to forum to make them an offer, or the post is up for $1 dollar. The information on price should be there so members can make an informed decision, and pitting members against each other isn't fair and wastes a lot of peoples time. There are auction sites for this, and then 2) improper bumps we are all capable of reading down a few pages, "cutting to the front of the line" is unnecessary and it hurts other posts which get less attention during their time on the front page. I don't want this to be yellowclassified.
I'll further clarify that I'm talking about repeat offenders. Or posts that were flagged and removed, only to be reposted with cute language to circumvent the rules. That way I know its not an accident but totally intentional. State of mind is important, and once I ascertain that- I exercise use of the hide feature. Which, I have only done twice since the "hide option" became available, so even I am not following my advice strictly, giving the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.
