status-monitor Anarchy in "Domain Names Wanted" forum

[sofiapartner]

I don't know if you checked the "domain names wanted" forum lately. New members are spamming all threads with their s...ty domains and this section has become unusable. Please, make something about it. I guess the restriction of sellers to post in the threads was a very good idea.

 

[Asfas1000]

Guys...one idea. What about Domains Wanted threads to auto-close after say 15 days of inactivity. Then only the OP can reopen it.

 

[shiftaction]

maybe like 30-60 days

 

[ulterios]

maybe like 30-60 days

That sounds like a good idea. I did check out other domain and/or webmaster type forums at one time and there were people posting spam for domains wanted and other threads in other areas that were 2-5 years old. I found it hard to find or post any useful information.

This is the best forum for spam control I have been a member on so that's why this is the one I use.

 

[domainbartender]

Guys...one idea. What about Domains Wanted threads to auto-close after say 15 days of inactivity. Then only the OP can reopen it.

Great idea Asfas!

 

[SlimPickins]

in my opinion the only REAL solution is for buyers to post VERY clear criteria and for sellers to actually READ and respect the criteria and budget posted. Aside from that, regardless of whether a member can only post/pm after x amount of time or feedback or likes or whatever the issue will remain that buyers will submit domains, be it via pm or post, that do not fit the criteria or budget and SHOULD be reported... The difference was that before it would only be the OP that would see the spam/trash and (hopefully) report it, and it could then be dealt with accordingly (pm with reminder and link to rules, friendly warning or infraction for repeat offenders) but now it 1) bumps up the thread 2) potentially prompts other "inattentive" sellers that pay more attention to the last post than to the actual criteria and budget posted by the buyer to submit MORE domains that don't fit the criteria 3) will be probably reported by several people instead of just the buyer. Also, now a buyer had to check in on their thread as well as their inbox to ensure they do not miss out on any submitted domains...

Regarding threads closing if inactive for a certain period of time I assumed that was already the case forum wide and, if not, even if implemented now the reality is the point would be defeated by (perhaps abandoned) threads being bumped up by sellers, rather than active and proactive buyers bumping their own threads to update their criteria or change in budget or to clearly signal that they are indeed still interested in domain submissions, which was a large part of why we changed it to pm only a few Years ago.

 

[NameOmnia]

Guys...one idea. What about Domains Wanted threads to auto-close after say 15 days of inactivity. Then only the OP can reopen it.

Inactivity in the thread or inactivity of the member?

I think there is room for improvement on both sides : sellers and buyers.
I agree with making more difficult to open an account in the forum, I agree with not allowing brand new members to post crap everywhere and just coming to try to sell something and I totally agree with only allow PMs as way of replying in the WTB section.


I also think though that posters should have some rules too like being extremely specific with their requirements ( many aren't ), being forced to update the thread and CLOSE it when they found what they want ( failing that, as Asfas suggested, the thread would be closed by admins )

 

[Steven McEvoy]

The way DP keeps from spammers is a requirement of at least 3 likes to post a thread in the Market Section. You could always do something with likes.

 

[iowadawg]

The way KP keeps spammers away?
PFFT>>>>
They love spammers there!

 

[NameOmnia]

Here we go again...someone else bumping all the frigging threads in the WTB section...

 

[shiftaction]

sort em by date!!

 

[Paul]

The following changes have been in place since shortly after we reopened the forum to posts:

• Threads can't be bumped. Posting useless comments has no effect because threads are sorted by creation date. You can still choose to sort the forum by last post date using the sorting dropdown at the bottom of the thread list.
• Old threads have been closed. This prevents "necroing", where spammers revive ancient threads. We'll be automatically closing threads in the near future.

Much of the feedback here seems to overlook these changes, which is unfortunate.

 

[forge]

This might get lost, but just wondering why the posts in the Requests thread (Names Wanted) don't show up newest to oldest (not in chronological order) ?

 

[Eric Lyon]

This might get lost, but just wondering why the posts in the Requests thread (Names Wanted) don't show up newest to oldest (not in chronological order) ?

Moved your post to this thread for context.

We also added an easy way to sort it newest to oldest using the link: Most Recent Posts underneath the title.

 

[timestamp]

Could you do something about users opening / closing same exact threads every 10 days or so?
Is only way to stop this, to put user on ignore?
I get alerts for that forum and when I check it, I see same users with same request, when I expect to see new request

Looking for LLLL.COM NNNN.COM NNNNN.COM CCC.COM NNNN.NET

or

$1/$2 godaddy domains

 

[Eric Lyon]

Could you do something about users opening / closing same exact threads every 10 days or so?

I believe they were doing that because threads in that forum could not be bumped. I've defaulted the sorting back to "Last Message" so they can be bumped again. That should prevent the need for anyone to create a new thread every 10 days. Instead, they can just bump their original thread.

For those who would like to use the previous sort order, we've added a link titled New Requests at the top of the page. This link will sort the listing by thread creation date without any bumping.