Are you even a mod on this forum? Last time I looked it was "Stangnet" not "Cougarnet". The plain and simple fact is that alot of us don't like to pay or deal with shipping parts. It was a nice feature to be able to jump on here, say hi to a few friends, and take a look through what people in our neck of the woods were selling. I hope your new forum works, but it will be left to the end user to put in their info on location, and everyone knows how that goes.. I guess we are all upset because someone is making changes to something that did not need to be fixed, and it will be easier for them, not the end user. I hope you change your attitude towards your customers...
That is all I have to say on the subject, you all know where to find me. Later
Nate
First….I’m a mod on all forms…deal with it! I was wrenching on Mustangs while you were still riding your bike to school. What I drive now really has no bearing on this or any other conversation, so loose the superiority complex.
Second, take it back a couple of notches on the attitude. I'm sure you think your "sass" is clever, but your tone isn’t appreciated, nor is it warranted. And it won’t’ be tolerated! I and the other mods here are doing our best to explain to you the implimented changes that are taking place. If you don’t like them and haven’t anything constructive to ad, feel free to refrain from posting at all. The bickering serves no purpose. Your opinions are welcome, but in the end…this isn’t a democracy. This is a privately owned site and Mr. Raburn has the final say and will change and run it the way he sees fit. All that is being done here is being done so to both further the site and its members.
Third…as stated, there are ideas being thrown about by staff right now with regards to the ability to search for items based on location. I’ve stated this twice now, but it seems the point is being lost, so I’ll say it again. Localized search engines will mean that you’ll have the ability to search and post local ads to your heart’s content. If you don’t want to list, or ship things nationally, state as much in your ad. I really don’t know how much more simple I can make it?
Again, despite your personal feelings on the subject…the forums were flawed. The Regionals were as open to spam as they’d ever been and staying on top of it proved taxing. Moderating and managing two sets of classifieds on top of that required double the effort. You still had no guarantee as to what you’re getting, or who you were getting it from….just like you would have no guarantee with any private transaction. Most importantly, the very fact that only about 15% of the sites Regional Classifieds forums were being utilized on a regular basis confirms as much. You can argue with me all you’d like, but the numbers don’t like….the idea was stale!
As far as the user filling out the appropriate fields and entering their location…that can all be hammered out in the details as the section evolves. We’ll more than likely make filling out said location fields mandatory profile information for those wishing to used the classifieds…but again, this like any other venture is going to be a bit of a learning curve. Patience is a virtue here people. I can’t stress this enough.
If you’re so set in your ways that you’re unwilling to accept this, then I really don’t know what to tell you. The old system is gone, never to return. This site like any other is continuously evolving. If you’re unable to evolve with, then you’re time here will probably be limited. In which case…..c’est la vie. We’ll miss you.
