Pace of Sale, Wanted, Recommendation section

[Marmora Man]

This section now fills a page every day or perhaps even faster. AS a result items put up for sale or wanted disappear from the screen rather quickly.

Could the section be broken down into three sub sections - which might each fill at a slower pace and thus give greater visibility to each posting.

[Mark]

I'll answer this one if I may Admin. Thanks for the good suggestion Marmora Man we're looking into it now, do you think that is should stay as those three sections:

Wanted

Offered

Recommendations

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[Keef]

I think it would be nice to have following sections.

Recommended

Wanted (to cover all wanted including family stuff)

Offered / for sale

"Mother Care Room" (to flog family stuff)

Family Issues

I say this, because "The Family Room" has become a second for sale page, and it can be hard actually trying to find the interesting threads that aren't selling stuff.

Just my opinion on the matter.

While we're at it, you could also have a "Games Room" (as suggested by someone ages ago I think), so we'd never have to see the song game, or word association threads again... Limericks could also go there I guess.

[Marmora Man]

For me those sections would be sufficient - but reading Keef's suggestion provides another option.

Is it possible to have a cascade - so the "top level" is call, as now, For Sale, Wamted & Recommendations and then having entered that section there are three (or more) subsections??

[Sue]

I definitely agree they need dividing, and great minds etc I was going to suggest the same thing, but I can't see the point of going into one section only to have to then select another subsection, I think they would be better all as main sections.

Or at least, have "recommended" as a main section and "offered and wanted" as another, with the latter split into subsections.

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[d803cn]

i would recommend dividing it into different broad topics such as the classifieds in the back of a local newspaper.

[flowermum]

As I new user to the forum I think there is a little confusion/crossover between the 'recommendations' and 'gossip' sections, since the gossip section allows you to talk about whatever you want, including restaurants. If I want a restaurant/food recommendation it would be nice to go to one place to find out about it - you might be lucky enough to spot a recommendation popping up in the gossip section but you would never see it in the 'for sale' section amongst all those other posts. I agree with splitting this section up and I think discussion about restaurants/cafes etc. in East Dulwich deserve their own subsection.

[Moos]

Hi flowermum

My take on it would be that if you want to make a specific recommendation, you put it in WO&R, and if you want to start a general discussion (or have a moan!) you put it in the General section. But yes I agree, it does get a bit confusing.

By the way, you got a bit of a cold reply to your first post, which was a shame. However, just to give you the context, there have been lots of instances in the past where businesses have registered as 'happy customers' to give themselves a boost. Considering that they are more than welcome to post to advertise their services for nothing - and usually honest posts along the lines of "Hey, come and try my new coffee business" are warmly welcomed, it's considered out of order. Not suggesting for a second that yours wasn't bona fide, of course - but that's the background to the somewhat harsh response you got.

Try the Search facility which works across all the sections if you want to find out about a specific business.