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Too many newbies are lazy to read. They just post here the questions and ask the members here do the legwork for them. Answering these threads are not helping them but make them more lazier.
- How to sell domain fast
- How to send outbound email
- How transfer names
- How to take payment
- Can I quit my job
Etc....

Totally wasting time in the names wanted section:
- One word dictionary - Budget $1-$1,000 - Good luck - You will get crap names because everything is dictionary word
- I don't see anyone here sell any name from this section in the $xxx range.
- Reseller pricing - What's that?

Nonsense Threads - Not in the break section:
- How many names do you have
- How much money do you have
- How many names do you sell per month
- Love.com was sold for $2,000 - Is it cheap?
etc....
Why do you care? Spend the time to learn rather posting these stupid threads which will waste your time and others.

Auction:
- How do you make money if you keep spending time to bump 200 times on a $2 name?
- What the hell is 600 hours after the last bid?

Appraisal
- Why keep begging in the appraisal section? "Anyone?" "Anymore Appraisal?" No one here know how much the name is worth.
- If someone appraises your name for $0 then you are dead in the water. Your name and price will be indexed on all the search engines.

Working Smarter not Working Harder and Stop Wasting other people time.

I am back to work!
 
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The views expressed on this page by users and staff are their own, not those of NamePros.
I always asked myself what is reseller price? :xf.grin:
 
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I see both side, but i do agree with you now. since i was new very recently , i know how being so excited and CLUELESS !!! lol , jumping on super chatty which is something many can not hold back from.

but i entirely agree, i was wasting my time and others. I think solution will not be to jump at telling everyone when there new to stop, but to place forum restrictions from posting in certain sections. force the new people to read more before going crazy on seeing if im rich with MyNewHotSixWordDomain.com : )


" and yes the buy and sell , or even appraisal section really bothers me , its sad, a big trap for new ppl, and waste of time for everyone but the vultures. i wish that was on an entirely different forum, i dont view any of it anymore. and i was part of it in the beginning, i wish it came with a detailed warning of the reality of it.. "
 
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The most useless section in this forum is the "Name wanted/Request" section. I don't know why some people are so jobless and arrogant at the same time. PM the best name that match their description 100% and you will never get any response. Who's the jobless mo'rons that are making those requests?

NN.com NNN.com wanted, budget $100 - $1,000.

That section should be scrapped or regulated.
 
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<~~~~~ GUILTY!!! the $2 starting bid domain is not only annoying but the more I see those the more depressed I get especially when I keep seeing the

Bump
Bump
Bump
Bump
Bump

That's why I think I haven't ever posted a domain on there since I've signed up on NP.

you register a domain for what? $1?-$15? $25? or $100? and then start the bid at $1?

It's always annoyed me because the only domains that ever sell for actual profit with starting bid $1 are those that

1. have a killer domain
2. have a good following and isn't hated on NP. And trust me on NP if post the wrong thing or rub someone the wrong way on here. it gets around and no reseller on here is gonna buy your stuff.
3. have good hustle.

IMO
 
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.......Auction: - How do you make money if you keep spending time to bump 200 times on a $2 name? - What the hell is 600 hours after the last bid?.....

A few times sellers did not get my bid and sold at lower price than possible because I did not track the ending time correctly so many days or hours in the future thinking the auction had time left only to see it was over.

And yes, the 100s of bumps are insane and should not even be allowed and clutters up the forum with worthless posts. Even if it eventually sells the vast amounts of time wasted posting the bumps can make it like working for less than the minimum wage.
 
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The endless auction thread bumps just make the name look worse (assuming zero bids lol)

Best to close thread and start another one later instead of making 451 bumps for 18 pages.
 
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I agree with the OP, especially numerous threads where a guy is trying to sell .company domains for milliions, I believe a portfolio of 12 is at $30M, or if you buy 1 it is only $3M, what a waste of space. Good threads get overlooked, and these should be placed in a out in space folder, if anyone wants to view these domains. Same goes for the guy wanting $60M for his robot domains.

Having a dozen bumps of the following makes no sense, mods have to figure rules around it otherwise they are only killing their own forum:

Domain: Holding.Company
Registrar: GoDaddy
Expires on : 2021-08-01
Renewal:$235
Starting Bid:$18,100,000
Bid Increments: $500 k
End Time: after first bid 24 hr
Payment option : on Escrow.com
BIN : $18,100,000

As well there is way to many WTB threads from people with 0 feedback history. Make it a requirement to have at least a feedback rating of 5+ to post a WTB thread. Most of the people posting those, I doubt they have matching funds available to pay their max budget, more a fishing expedition.
 
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On the few forums that I manage I have set up one simple rule: new members are not allowed to post in the 3 first days of joining. They can only read (and search). The cooling down period forces them to look for an answer to their question, and if they are too lazy/impatient they will go away.
 
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On the few forums that I manage I have set up one simple rule: new members are not allowed to post in the 3 first days of joining. They can only read (and search). The cooling down period forces them to look for an answer to their question, and if they are too lazy/impatient they will go away.

Maybe here it should be 30 days, or pay to post sooner :)
 
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I can see it now. Everyone who has bumped their auction thread many times is slapping themselves and saying, "Thanks johnn! I'll never do that again!"
Everyone who has bumped an appraisal thread multiple times, hoping someone can help them a bit, will now post once and then give up.
Everyone who makes a request thread will now evaluate domains in a perfectly reasonable way and only make reasonable requests.
Everyone who has a question that has been asked many times before will know to instead Google "site:namepros.com query" every time, just because they saw my post in this thread.
Everyone who wants to post a silly thread about something that doesn't matter enough to johnn will be sure to put in the Break Room from now on, saving everyone the time of simply reading the thread title and skipping over it.
 
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Too many newbies are lazy to read. They just post here the questions and ask the members here do the legwork for them. Answering these threads are not helping them but make them more lazier.
- How to sell domain fast
- How to send outbound email
- How transfer names
- How to take payment
- Can I quit my job
Etc....

Totally wasting time in the names wanted section:
- One word dictionary - Budget $1-$1,000 - Good luck - You will get crap names because everything is dictionary word
- I don't see anyone here sell any name from this section in the $xxx range.
- Reseller pricing - What's that?

Nonsense Threads - Not in the break section:
- How many names do you have
- How much money do you have
- How many names do you sell per month
- Love.com was sold for $2,000 - Is it cheap?
etc....
Why do you care? Spend the time to learn rather posting these stupid threads which will waste your time and others.

Auction:
- How do you make money if you keep spending time to bump 200 times on a $2 name?
- What the hell is 600 hours after the last bid?

Appraisal
- Why keep begging in the appraisal section? "Anyone?" "Anymore Appraisal?" No one here know how much the name is worth.
- If someone appraises your name for $0 then you are dead in the water. Your name and price will be indexed on all the search engines.

Working Smarter not Working Harder and Stop Wasting other people time.

I am back to work!

What you all after? May I ask? A permanent MOD seat or something else.

JK,

Just ignore them
 
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I would rather see an under moderated forum than an over moderated forum. So many times new users are scared away when a mod jumps on them right away.

Move the topic to a misc section of the forum and be done with it. It's not about moderating and deleting as much as it is organizing.

A well organized forum flows regardless of how many junk topics are made because those topics are relegated to the junk section.

Remember you can also select what you want to see when you look at new posts...

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I know of a different forum that is so over moderated beginners cannot view or do anything.
It will never be as popular as namepros and at this point I cannot even remember checking back in there.

So I will say.... organize for sure, but clean up by deleting... I am against that.
 
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The endless auction thread bumps just make the name look worse (assuming zero bids lol)

Best to close thread and start another one later instead of making 451 bumps for 18 pages.
I put most of those people on permanent ignore.
 
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Some of the repetitive questions can be directed to existing threads easier if they are pinned. One such example is the outbound questions where we are now able to direct to Rohit thread.

I ignore the appraisal requests as in most cases the name is bad and they are trying to get someone here to buy it or the person becomes offended if you tell them it’s no good.

This forum is supportive and informative but ultimately the domainer must learn by hard knocks, trial and error as nobody is going to give you a step by step guide.

I agree search the forum at the top of the page should be used before posting questions.

The request sections are primarily a joke (but not always). Just the other day sell me your names for $20 became I can buy blah for $10. Go buy a name for $10 on GoDaddy or even $20. Good luck with that cheapskates 😂

The auction threads are super annoying. I once watched a thread with one name get bumped for 5 months straight 😬

My only advice is ignore threads that annoy you that much,be in a newbie or otherwise.
 
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It's those kinds of posts that make this forum more and more useless every day.

I say clean it all up and have strict bans and 'mute' of people that generate time wasting content.

You guys work hard, but I've seen fortnite trading communities that are more strict with posting requirements.

Bring down that hammer, or do a stronger job at educating new members. Maybe have a 5 minute video produced that is shown to every member when they sign up. Walks them through where to find the best content and how to find answers without asking redundant questions.

Sometimes blaming the users is a direct consequence of management not being able to funnel/educate their new members.

Again, you guys do an awesome job, but those are the only two solutions that I think will solve the issue.


I ran a website that had about 100k unique visitors a week. I would often blame the customers for 'stupidity' or 'not knowing' basic things that were essential for the operation of the site.

I then made a 15 second 'how-to' video and it resolved the issue.

Hope my contribution helps.
 
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This one could be the most time wasting thread of all!
 
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I like this forum as it is now. Imo do not over regulate it, no need to be harsh to others.

Select what you want to read and ignore what bothers you, it is as simple as that. Stop complaining that someone is "waisting your time" and realise you have enough time (do not be that important).

Too much regulation scares people away .. for those who are nervous and think their problems are caused by others, my advice would be : focus more on your own business and sales, it will make you more tolerant :)
 
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On the few forums that I manage I have set up one simple rule: new members are not allowed to post in the 3 first days of joining. They can only read (and search). The cooling down period forces them to look for an answer to their question, and if they are too lazy/impatient they will go away.
This is very good idea. Also new users might have disabled "like" and "dislike" options for some initial days, as some new accounts are trying to generate interest by massively disliking posts...and that is not very cool, imo.
 
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1 full day of my life has been wasted on wrong threads since I joined here. (2 minutes every day)

No doubt there is ample room for improvement here.
 
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Here's an idea:

Put all the new threads in a section called Sandbox, once the original post receives 5 likes (or more depending on how strict you want to be) then move it to the main section.
 
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Another solution would be making newcomers start their threads only in the Beginners section. Until they gain let's say at least 20 likes, or even 10.

This way we don't oppress anybody; but when i scan the post line i see threads in the Beginners and then i decide whether to open or not, it's so less annoying. And i don't waste my time opening a thread in the General Domain Discussions thinking there is something important or interesting, only to discover there is yet another piece of mental crap.
 
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I agree with @lolwarrior and @MapleDots that I would rather have an under moderated than over moderated forum. Also in my opinion overall NPs works very well and would just like to express my thanks for the superb work done by staff and moderators.

While I suspect we all can point to threads that we don't feel have any value, I think we might be surprised how different the views would be on which threads they are. I can choose if a thread interests me and don't want to limit the rights of others to have different views and participate in threads that they find worthwhile. Therefore I do not agree with taking action on "nonsense threads".

I think that there might be merit in tighter restrictions on starting threads for some members prior to having achieved some measure of community contribution through well received posts. It doesn't happen a lot, but from time to time someone with little track record clearly has an agenda to trash some company in a one sided inaccurate way.

I want to say how much I appreciate all of those who take the time to write insightful posts on NPs and to help others. I've spent a huge amount of time on NPs and have learned a lot through these quality posts. I actually really appreciate also the clever and wry short comments too. A few on here missed their calling for standup comedy!

All online forums have isolated issues with keeping discussions respectful and honest. The vast majority of NP users, including those with strongly held views, are respectful of rights of others. That being said there are a tiny few who seem intent on trolling and posting repeatedly on threads without genuine contributions to make. What is the best solution? Try to convert them to positive contributions? Ignore them? Challenge their inaccurate or simply untrue posts?

Re the auctions and marketplace listings, they are pretty regulated for good reason but they seem to not be a very effective way to sell in many cases. I personally would see value in a moderated weekly list of domains in auction rather than so many individual threads (I guess they would still exist but be linked from the moderated one). Maybe a weekly premium list and a bargain list and a few others.

Anyway thanks to everyone who make NPs as great as it is!

Bob
 
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Put all the new threads in a section called Sandbox, once the original post receives 5 likes (or more depending on how strict you want to be) then move it to the main section.
Not a bad idea, but members here are generous with likes. For example they give likes to horrible handregs but also to newly-registered spambots that usually survive no more than two days :xf.grin:
 
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Not a bad idea, but members here are generous with likes. For example they give likes to horrible handregs but also to newly-registered spambots that usually survive no more than two days :xf.grin:

The idea was that the new threads should somehow earn their place on the main section, as far as bumping the sales threads and the spambots that is something that the forum admins have to limit and regulate. IMO
 
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