[wp-forums] Proposed draft

[Vicki Frei]

Mel, I only got this once, so it's probably your work server....

Melanie wrote:
> Many apologies if this comes through twice or more. It seems I entered
> limbo with this list (it does not like me for some reason, or doesn't like
> the smtp server I use at work) yet again... but my messages don't seem to
> be coming through.
> 
> _______
> 
> Re: "You get ONE post a month. Any more and they will be deleted."
> 
> That could probably stand some clarifying. One new thread a month?
> Otherwise, it would say that one couldn't respond to a post from someone
> seeking paid services (if they don't leave contact info).
> 
> And for both sellers and buyers, there should be some rules about contact
> info - state that email addresses need to be broken, but that links to
> sites are ok.
> 
> On both notes, I'd actually propose that all threads on there be one post
> only - you get one shot - closed as soon as they start - and any posts
> without contact info be removed. On other open source support forums I've
> dealt with, there is usually a forum like this "Commercial Help Wanted" or
> "Paid Services Wanted and Offered" sorts of areas, and nearly all of them
> use this rule. One post, and if they don't have it automatically close the
> thread, then all replies are deleted when the mods close it. (Of course,
> most of these also have the ability to do PMs within the forum software,
> we don't have that here, thus the rule about contact info being
> necessary.)
> _______
> 
> I second Michael on the deleted vs. moved - for SELLERS. (IMHO, if
> someone's selling a service and they can't figure out where to put it,
> they're incompetent anyway.) But for buyers... well, that's a little
> different. Very likely we'll see users posting for help that they're
> willing to pay for, but don't know where to post it exactly. Do we want
> the first time help seekers first impression to be their post deleted?
> Just a thought.
> 
> Maybe split that part into the separate rule definitions -
> 
> Sellers: Any posts offering commercial services in any other forum will be
> deleted.
> Buyers: Posts offering to pay for help will be moved, please consider this
> before offering to pay for help.
> 
> (I worry about people who offer to pay for help that could be getting free
> help if they just don't offer the pay up front... I see threads like that
> from time to time, and I'd hate to see someone get ignored or have to pay
> when the free help would've done it....)
> _______
> 
> And that's it for now. I'll probably have more to say before it's all
> over. :)
> 
> Mel
> 
> 
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