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How often should selling be allowed in chat?

  • This poll is still running and the standings may change.
  • Fridays only

    36 
    votes
    14.3%
  • Weekends only

    56 
    votes
    22.2%
  • Every other day

    votes
    3.2%
  • Always

    107 
    votes
    42.5%
  • Never

    59 
    votes
    23.4%
  • Other (explain in a post)

    votes
    3.6%
  • This poll is still running and the standings may change.

In chat, we've been testing out a new set of rules on Fridays to allow selling ("Casual Fridays"): More details.

Please let us know whether we should:
  1. Only allow selling in chat on Fridays like we have been doing.
  2. Extend selling in chat to the entire weekend.
  3. Allow selling every other day in chat.
  4. Always (24/7) selling in chat.
  5. Never allow selling in chat.
  6. Other (explain in a post)

Thanks in advance!
 
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I think sailing in chat should only be on fri - sun for normal NPers. But for elevated paid accounts, they could have some kind of weekday privilege. Thjat helps NP out because more ppl will buy upgrades just because they want to sail... in chat. And eveyrone knows the x,xxx sails happen in np chat, ya.

But tbh, the mass bumping of NP auctions should be enough, u know? No need to pollute chat by new accounts. Leave the daily spam to gold accounts and above.
 
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24/7, keep the 15-minute rule, maybe let people comment on posted names
 
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Overall, I'm in favor of allowing more so than not. Maybe even everyday.

Also allow hyperlink formatting in chat at least so posters can make the domain name they are selling be the link. Would keep long ugly hypertext references from clogging up chat.

Also, what about having two chats? One with selling/buying and the other regular chat with no sales.
 
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The Reality is...weekend's only = 4 days!

4/7 days of spam?

Cheers
Corey
 
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The Reality is...weekend's only = 4 days!

4/7 days of spam?

Cheers
Corey

Might as well be every day... i dont see why its only on weekends anyway
 
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^ umm it's boring, having spam, spam spam 24 hours a day for 4 days
 
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Just out of curiosity, has anybody actually sold a name they posted in chat that you can tie to it being posted there?

I never really understood it.

I've checked it out before and it always looks like sellers in chat. You can't link out to outside places, only to Namepros, so you're just linking to an already existing thread.

So, if I was a buyer, I would simply go to the forum and look thru the threads. I wouldn't hang out in chat hoping somebody would post a name I'm interested in, that already exists in a thread.
 
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The current chat 24/7 selling mode (public)

We need a private chat space, members, logged in only where w e can ask top secret stuff

Chat is different from thread , its .... Quicker?
 
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Surprisingly even NP chat is google indexed ......yes I have found chat records in google searches .....yes I have sold names via chat at wholesale price of course....so just remember that savvy endusers may be able to see that xx or xxx offer you posted in chat on your market listed xxxx bin.
 
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^ umm it's boring, having spam, spam spam 24 hours a day for 4 days

Chat is boring every day so selling chat actaully gives chat a purpose.
 
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So, if I was a buyer, I would simply go to the forum and look thru the threads.
It's a free advertisement on the right side of (almost) every page of NamePros. It enables a greater potential for someone to see it than could be achieved otherwise. For example, a thread can be bumped a few times a day, but in chat, it can be posted every 15 minutes during the weekends.

It's difficult to know how effective it is because it depends largely on timing, how often the seller posts it in chat, the buyer informing the seller that they found their thread from chat, etc.

But if you have the time, it doesn't hurt to use the free service.

We need a private chat space, members, logged in only where w e can ask top secret stuff
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We hope that helps.
 
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Namepros discord is what is needed!
 
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Namepros discord is what is needed!

From my experience with discord is that it's a Big NOOOO! For any forum community. It will destroy the forum in about a month.

So because I cant edit my post, I'd have to admit I was wrong.
 
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24/7 for all or just for golds/vips/etc
 
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People stretch the weekend as it is. Its spammy and makes the chat unreadable. Plenty of room to sell names on the message boards.
 
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It's not that simple:
  • 82 votes are for Always
  • 116 votes (At least) are for Not Always (Never, Every other day, Weekends only, Fridays only)
That's why we do not plan to change it at this time. We are considering creating two rooms (One for Chatting and one for Selling).

Edit: Stats updated on May 19, 2017
Update on the current poll results*:
  • 101 votes for always
  • 160 votes for not always (Fridays only, Weekends only, Every other day, Never, and Other; 32+52+8+60+8)
Note: Voters can change their vote at any time.

We hope that helps.

* Some members for "not always" may be counted twice because each member may select up to two choices.
 
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Thursday and Sunday I think the day and time is good
 
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Casual Weekends, but please move this freaking ON/OFF dot somewhere near to the input box or send button :D
 
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The Tribe Has Spoken. Let's open up the chat
 
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Why not create two chat channels/rooms just like back in irc days, one for casual chat one for selling.
 
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Why not create two chat channels/rooms just like back in irc days, one for casual chat one for selling.

I think it would make sense if the chat was busy, but there is rarely that many users in there commenting.

With the current rule of 15 minutes in between sales posts, I don't see there being a problem having it open 7 days a week
 
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