Role of SRP BST discussion thread cont.

[Utopian]

I respectfully, and only slightly, disagree.

I'm not sure exactly where the line should be drawn regarding frequency of sales. Case in point, Gary, aka Traveller, sells amazing razors and certainly has been selling more than one per week lately. I don't think anyone minds that he does so because he is clearly putting a lot of effort into the razors and they are amazing. Many others also consistently sell quality razors and by doing so provide a safe reliable resource for forum members, especially newer people who would likely be screwed over by an ebay purchase. I'm not sure such sellers should be so restricted.

I sell razors locally. I have never sold a razor on ebay nor have I sold any in BST. I usually go through spurts of prepping razors when I have some downtime in my lab. If sometime later I start selling some here, I don't see the harm in selling more than one per week if there is demand for them. The sheer number of new members indicates a continual demand for quality razors. I believe the quality of the seller should determine the acceptable number of razors to be sold. In other words, you should have to earn your right to continue to sell here and a friendly notice from a moderator can be used to ask someone to slow down or stop selling.

I'm not to thrilled with the new "thank you" addition and I have not yet seen any explanation for them (I haven't looked for it), but it smacks a bit of a popularity contest to me. I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of seller rating system is to follow. I would prefer for the forum to continue to self-monitor, pro and con, as much as possible. I think it has been working and that is what started this recent round of discussion. Who knew that a Boker King Cutter could stir up so much?

On the other hand, maybe we should just all set up our own selling sites.

[Bruno]

On the other hand, maybe we should just all set up our own selling sites.

The BST is meant for members to sell their stuff.
It is not meant to be a storefront.

Having members swamp the forum with sale threads as if the BST was their personal storefront is not the purpose of BST.

[Utopian]

The BST is meant for members to sell their stuff.
It is not meant to be a storefront.

Having members swamp the forum with sale threads as if the BST was their personal storefront is not the purpose of BST.

Just to be clear, what I meant by that comment simply was that if controlling the difficulties of BST becomes too much, it could be solved by having everyone becoming a vendor. I fully acknowledge, understand, and agree that the BST is not and should not be used as a storefront.

[kaptain_zero]

Regarding the post count issue before posting.... I am a member of another forum (A linux OS and related software forum) where there is a "package request" sub forum for members of the community to request something that is not currently available. This particular forum remains invisible to visitors/newly joined members until they have become part of the community, to keep frivolous requests down to a minimum ( and that is based on ones total post count). It is automatic so no Mods are needed to police that part, perhaps a similar technique could be employed on SRP?

Regards

Kaptain "Just thinking out loud...." Zero

[syslight]

OK, so sometimes i go off "half-cocked". however, i think that a post count or a time on the forum limit is silly, again it leads to silly spamming.

but what is the nature of occasional, sure it is great to see some of the handiwork that others produce but it would be nicer to see them in the razor or restoration thread, but constantly seeing the same members post 5 or six razors a week or every couple of weeks makes it seem like the board is dedicated to them. i see know issue with a member wanting to sell 6 razors at a time but they should only do that once every couple of months, IMO.

Those people who have plans to sell more frequently than that should do so in either the classified section or in the vendor area. Many of our more frequent sellers freely list that they consider razor restoration and honing as a business so expecting them to behave like other vendors is reasonable.

for a final note, i thought we had hashed all this out last month. when people started commenting on other folks prices, and the upshot was if you did not have anything good to say about the deal offered or in some way wanted to question it you were to do it with a pm or two not openly so that you embarrass or insult a fellow member... or maybe that is just part of my interpretation of gentlemanly conduct.


not every great shaving razor is a delight to the eye and not every beautiful razor is good to shave with.