Author:  Tuffduck  Posted:  Apr 14, 2024 08:08  Subject:  Re: New policy on Forum sales posts  Viewed:  97 times  Topic:  Administrative Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Tuffduck (85) Location:  Canada, Ontario Member Since Contact Type Status Apr 8, 2023 Seller Store: The Red Brick Barn

Thanks In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:    Hello everyone, We are implementing a change of policy in regard to Sales posts in the Forum. As the number of sellers has grown and as our site becomes more and more of a premium marketplace, there is more incentive to advertise in the Forum and this has led to an overabundance of posts under the Sales topic. To be sure, there are a few members who have abused the Sales post feature, running what seem to be constant deep discounts on everything in their store or in certain categories. Most members who post in Sales, however, are not currently abusing the feature, but we want to reduce the overall prominence of Sales posts. The policy has been changed from a maximum of one per day to a maximum of one per month. Please see the screenshot below. Sellers posting more frequently may incur a friendly flooding ban for one month. These are non-cumulative bans and will not go on your record. Bans will be lifted immediately if the member contacts us and lets us know they agree to the new policy. Only the initial post in a thread counts toward the total Sales posts. Replies will not count unless it is obvious that someone is posting to circumvent the new policy. This policy will be in place for the next 6 months after which we will assess the situation. ************** A word about "good" sales posts On the BrickLink platform, visual presentation is a big part of our success. This is why nice images are so critical to the catalog. When we see the same one-line-of-text Sales posts cut and pasted over and over, it doesn't really engage buyers. In fact, you may turn people off with such posts, especially if they are done with frequency. We're thinking of running a little contest over the next 6 months to reward the best and most creative sales posts. More details on that later.

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New policy on Forum sales posts - Admin_Russell

Hello everyone, We are implementing a change of policy in regard to Sales posts in the Forum. As the number of sellers has grown and as our site becomes more and more of a premium [...] (7 months ago, Oct 30, 2023, to Administrative)

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