prowla Posted December 31, 2017 Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, fleabag said: That explains the 6 toes then dad One per string then! Quote
charic Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 My own thinking on this is that we want the site to be as fluid and simple as possible. The more fields people have to fill in (or have the option to fill in) then the more there is to go wrong. Balancing that, for the buyers having certain fields could be really handy. Some people are really nervous about posting these things online (and some people's jobs actually forbid it) and they might even insist on posting it. What we don't want to do is scare these people off. I'll try to think of an elegant solution but it will take a fair amount of testing to get right Quote
prowla Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 32 minutes ago, charic said: My own thinking on this is that we want the site to be as fluid and simple as possible. The more fields people have to fill in (or have the option to fill in) then the more there is to go wrong. Balancing that, for the buyers having certain fields could be really handy. Some people are really nervous about posting these things online (and some people's jobs actually forbid it) and they might even insist on posting it. What we don't want to do is scare these people off. I'll try to think of an elegant solution but it will take a fair amount of testing to get right As mentioned, even the county would give a general idea of the area. Work-wise, most peoples jobs say they shouldn't be posting online whilst at work. No need for their precise post-code. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 14 hours ago, fleabag said: That explains the 6 toes then dad Only on the one hand. Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Only on the one hand. ... ... ... 1 Quote
mcnach Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 5 hours ago, charic said: My own thinking on this is that we want the site to be as fluid and simple as possible. The more fields people have to fill in (or have the option to fill in) then the more there is to go wrong. Balancing that, for the buyers having certain fields could be really handy. Some people are really nervous about posting these things online (and some people's jobs actually forbid it) and they might even insist on posting it. What we don't want to do is scare these people off. I'll try to think of an elegant solution but it will take a fair amount of testing to get right In my opinion, it is such a small issue that any 'solution' seems overkill to me. I just can't see what the problem is with sending a message to a seller if they failed to mention their location. If someone cannot do that, then I don't think they're that interested in buying in the first place. 1 Quote
prowla Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, mcnach said: In my opinion, it is such a small issue that any 'solution' seems overkill to me. I just can't see what the problem is with sending a message to a seller if they failed to mention their location. If someone cannot do that, then I don't think they're that interested in buying in the first place. That's an interesting way of flipping the question around. Quote
mcnach Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 38 minutes ago, prowla said: That's an interesting way of flipping the question around. I think it only seems interesting to you because it's contrary to what you'd like. It seems pretty logical (to me, but of course I'd say that ;)) I still haven't heard a good reason to make disclosing location compulsory. Quote
fleabag Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Personally, i dont think compulsory on the rest of the forums is necessary, but when in the For Sale section, and where money is changing hands, it should be Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, fleabag said: ...where money is changing hands, it should be Any reasoning behind that..? Quote
mcnach Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, fleabag said: Personally, i dont think compulsory on the rest of the forums is necessary, but when in the For Sale section, and where money is changing hands, it should be why do you think you need to have it on the FS section? By the time money changes hands I'd expect you know a great deal more about each other than what a little "location" tag under their avatar says, no? Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 55 minutes ago, mcnach said: I think it only seems interesting to you because it's contrary to what you'd like. It seems pretty logical (to me, but of course I'd say that ;)) I still haven't heard a good reason to make disclosing location compulsory. I don't think it should be compulsory but those that don't add it need to be aware that they may get less interest in an item, every Modulus 5 that comes up has been somewhere outside of the uk and I've passed them by, I'm gas free but if one popped up near me I might be tempted for example. Quote
Paul S Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, mcnach said: I still haven't heard a good reason to make disclosing location compulsory. ... and I haven't read a good reason why not What is the objection to it? Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Paul S said: ...What is the objection to it? Is this not enough..? Quote
Paul S Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Dad3353 said: Is this not enough..? Not really, it is conjecture on your part as to why people might object rather than an explanation by someone as to why they object. Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Paul S said: Not really, it is conjecture on your part as to why people might object rather than an explanation by someone as to why they object. Those that are reticent, or 'shrinking violets', may not, by their very nature, be willing to enlarge upon their choice; you may be disappointed. Just sayin'. Quote
Paul S Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Assuming your reasoning to be correct, which it may not be Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Quite, but it might be. 'Tany rate, it's all there is, for now. Edited January 1, 2018 by Dad3353 Quote
mcnach Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said: I don't think it should be compulsory but those that don't add it need to be aware that they may get less interest in an item, every Modulus 5 that comes up has been somewhere outside of the uk and I've passed them by, I'm gas free but if one popped up near me I might be tempted for example. Oh yes, I get that. But if the seller is not bothered by that, why force them? I think having the location displayed is useful and I have no problem displaying mine. I'm just against making it compulsory when there's no better reason than "but I often search the marketplace and sometimes I don't know if an item I might like is local to me or not". edit: I said 'displaying mice' when I meant 'displaying mine'... but if I had pet mice I'd happily display them too. I used to have rats and they were a lot of fun. Edited January 2, 2018 by mcnach 1 Quote
mcnach Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 19 hours ago, Paul S said: ... and I haven't read a good reason why not What is the objection to it? My objection is to actively forcing people to do something they don't need to do. I'm not a fan of making superfluous rules. 2 Quote
Grangur Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 @mcnach you have a point. I think the main thing, when selling a bass is I don't want to pay a courier, if I could drive over, pay cash and collect it. You can't force anyone to do it anyway. And for a pedal, with postage being £3, it's not worth the fuel. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.