The rules and attitude on the other site are what have prevented me from being more of a participant there.
The volume over there is part of what necessitates the rules, since many are there strictly for the classifieds.
Common courtesy and respect should be enough to moderate such a forum to function properly. Sadly, I don't think this is the direction our society, in general, is headed. We, for the most part, self regulate these boards, as it is OUR community.
The S-B classifieds board is lacking in volume, compared to what I would like to see. More listings would result in more traffic and views. That is a double edged sword as it may attract an unwanted demographic that really doesn't share an interest in the basis of this community, ie. striper fishing.
So a few guidelines might be worth posting. Price, how to legitimize an offer to buy, whether to allow listing elsewhere (I am against making it an exclusive listing) I just don't want to see the need for a classifieds gestapo to impose said rules.....
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