PMed You

[fhhhstix]

Well I am digging up this old thread because I was reading through the buy and sell and something caught my eye. In the thread there were two replies PM sent and replied. So at this point there were no post about the item still being for sale so I would assume it was sold but another member asked if the item was still for sale and the reply was yes. I guess my point being if my item was still for sale I would want other members to know it and if it was sold it would let the mods know they can delete it.


Travis

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Guys...

I have to agree with Admin in saying that posting in the thread " PM'd ya" is pointless padding, and if people persist after being warned, perhaps they loose value off theor count? EG: I have 45, but have been warned about the posting of " PM'd ya about ~whatever~" in a buy/sell thread. Admin takes actionb, and subtracts the pointless PM notify's ~times TWO~ off my count (assume its 3, I loose 6, taking me down to 39.

As for who got first dibs, aren't PM's time-coded? If not, its EASY for the sender to state the time he's sending it... though he can lie too. But liars often get caught (especially if you time it wrong)

Just the opinion of an experienced board'r, and moderator.

WhiteWolf

[1985 kenworth]

i am just wondering what does it matter how many posts you have or have not i'm sorry i must be missing something what is the signifigance of how many posts you have ....if you get a certain amount what happens then could someone enlighten me on this i agree with everyone should be first come first served but in all fairness if the item was sold then the person who posted it needs to delete the item and or update your posting it makes it easier for both sides of the fence

[1985 kenworth]

i also agree that if it is a padding issue for posts then the person doing it should be disiplined for it but how would you prove that otherwiseunless the person wrote pm'ed you 10 times in a row it should be left up to the descretion of the administrator or moderators to get the person who is doing it to prove themselves otherwise i think thats fair...maybe i am way off base

[Snowman]

The "pm'd you" post can be handy as a failsafe in case the person's inbox is full or they haven't noticed the pm. That way, they are either prompted to check their pm's if for whatever reason they didn't receive notification, or if their inbox is full, they know who might have tried to contact them first if several people are after their item for sale.

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by Snowman

The "pm'd you" post can be handy as a failsafe in case the person's inbox is full or they haven't noticed the pm. That way, they are either prompted to check their pm's if for whatever reason they didn't receive notification, or if their inbox is full, they know who might have tried to contact them first if several people are after their item for sale.

Yes but if there are several items listed you don't know which one they are interested in and in some cases a member may think some one has spoken for the item they were wanting and just go on and forget about it. Personally if you type PMed you and don't also mention the item you want in my thread then you put first dibs on nothing.

Travis

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Yes but if there are several items listed you don't know which one they are interested in and in some cases a member may think some one has spoken for the item they were wanting and just go on and forget about it. Personally if you type PMed you and don't also mention the item you want in my thread then you put first dibs on nothing.

Travis

Good point. I've seen it used on other forums for single items for sale. But if someone does that for a thread selling multiple items that is vague and a bit silly. Doesn't cost much to put pm'd you about x y or z. So it could be useful but only if used properly.