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Original poster

Could the "Classifieds" topics just be removed from Talk entirely?

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littlelapintofbloodmwahaha · 06/10/2007 10:27

Since there is an entire Classified tab on the top menu, could we have a separate message board for those topics please? Those being

  • For sale
  • Wanted
  • Childcare
  • Swap shop
  • Small business ads
  • Jobs

Especially if you take up Champs' suggestion of MN Swaps having it's own topic... then we wouldn't have to worry about having No Buying/Selling, No Swaps etc. It seems like the infrastructure is already there for it.

Sorry Tech

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AitchyBabesHugz2AllUHunnis · 06/10/2007 11:50

wow, i still have No Idea what RD's talking about but it sounds brilliant!

AitchyBabesHugz2AllUHunnis · 06/10/2007 11:48

so is soupy's idea that they get charged but then if i, as a regular mner, wish to offer somethign as a swap then i'd be able to on the normal boards? i don't really understand. the NCT sale is beginning to look easier though...

bubblerock · 06/10/2007 11:47

But sites such as moneysavingexpert have fantastic busy forums but it doesn't allow any selling at all - and these are people with money problems etc.. I don't think anything is missing from the site, people just use MSE to chat and use ebay or similar to sell.
I don't think that Mumsnet needs to have a buying/selling section. If there is a gap in the market for a mumsnet marketplace then maybe they could set one up properly and link from the main MN site.

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:47

nappyaddict: yeah, the more I think about it, I don't think you'd need a BACS/paypal payout at all. Those that want to use For Sale would end up financing it themselves, by checking others posts to "earn" credit themselves. It would become self-policing.

Tamum · 06/10/2007 11:46

Agree with soupy.

nappyaddict · 06/10/2007 11:45

i like the idea of being able to earn credits for free.

Tamum · 06/10/2007 11:45

I thought they did benefit from it in terms of traffic and thus to advertising revenue? This discussion has happened so many times before, and they have never got rid of it, so there must be some kind of benefit to them, surely?

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:45

Aitch... story of my life...

ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween · 06/10/2007 11:44

I do think shifting it off Talk and back to "classifieds" is probably best. Thinking about it, regular MNers can then report any that spill over unless it's from a regular poster Charge a fee for each advert in Classified and you've got shot of all of them.

AitchyBabesHugz2AllUHunnis · 06/10/2007 11:44
RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:43

Bah lapin... but my credit system is the only coherent good idea I've had in years...

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:42
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Original poster
littlelapintofbloodmwahaha · 06/10/2007 11:41

On further reflection, I think MN should just scrap it altogether. They don't make nay cash from it, and it is abused. If people need to sell stuff, there is always eBay - or Bounty! MN for chat, Bounty for flogging stuff, how's that?

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AitchyBabesHugz2AllUHunnis · 06/10/2007 11:41

why did the bayamo thread get pulled? it was hilarious, funniest thing i've seen for months.

anyway, i'm right up for a Special Interests Register, that's good thinking from GGG. and I don't much care about the buying and selling other than it seems that MN is missing out on a potentially lucrative revenue stream which is a bit silly of them.

nappyaddict · 06/10/2007 11:41

oh yeah i suppose so. hadn't thought of that. duh!

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:40

That can be checked by the seller by doing a quick search before agreeing to sell though, can't it?

ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween · 06/10/2007 11:40
nappyaddict · 06/10/2007 11:39

i agree swap shop needs to be included in the no buying/selling thing though.

we have thought about how we can monitor sellers selling on here, but do people have a problem selling to non-regular MNers? cos if so we need to monitor who buys our stuff too.

ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween · 06/10/2007 11:39

Here is a prime example of why a thread limit wouldn't work so well. No posts other than in the Classified topics.

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:39

And maybe every mumsnetter who has been here more than... a year... say, could start with a balance of 5 credits without paying anything extra?

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:38

ALSO... you could earn credits by checking others' For Sale listings... so effectively getting ads for free by helping out. Not something you could do by listing on Ebay.

Original poster
littlelapintofbloodmwahaha · 06/10/2007 11:37
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MarsLady · 06/10/2007 11:36

How can you not know who the Dragon is honeysuckle sugar lamb? The clue is THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tamum · 06/10/2007 11:35

I called you soupy earlier on this thread, may I just point out?

I don't think just getting rid of it is going to work, presumably MNHQ have had good reasons for keeping it going all this time, so something more constructive is needed.

RubberDuck · 06/10/2007 11:34

But you can't sell a batch of items to separate sellers on one listing can you?

Plus, you have more of a gamble on what you get for it and who the person is. I think I'd prefer to sell to a regular mumsnetter on the whole.

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