**MULTIPLE** Sales Threads Issue

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I just yesterday made a C8 with an XHP50 diode and two 18350 batteries.

But my knowledge of English does not allow me to communicate on the forum. I’m just reading ….

When I first published the received codes together, they were reprinted in other topics. And my theme fell down.
Then I started to publish codes one by one … :frowning:
That was wrong.

Administrator prohibited to publish proposals in the new message. I shall use the first message only.

It should be noted that we used to have a personal commercial category for paying banner advertisers on BLF, but those threads weren’t displayed on the Recent Posts list. Eventually, that commercial category was removed, because it was a total flop, almost nobody was finding or reading posts in that subforum because its posts didn’t appear in Recent Posts. So it should be clearly understood that relegating a specific category to not appearing on the Recent Posts list is almost the same as deleting it.

I have no problem with affiliate threads. Some good deals in m4dm4x,r3crac,fin17,freem or whoever deal threads.

Coupons will not be, if they are not requested.
Or rather - will only be to holidays, promotions and anniversaries.


Many times in my topic I was thanked.
Even more - in PM.

So I dare to hope that my activity is not harmful to the forum.

r3crac, you were afraid to speak under your own nick?

Other clones will come too?

Wait, what? :smiley:

There are browser extensions helpful for choosing to block display of what you don’t want to see;
using that kind of tool also helps filter out areas that aren’t of interest.

rant
I miss Usenet (sigh). No interface on the web works as well
as a newsreader like “rn” or “nn” did, for choosing what not to see.

Advertisers like us to see pages a lot, I expect.
/rant

I mostly read rarely using the “Recent Posts” link

Usually when I come by I want to see just new comments in subscribed threads —

that view helps a lot: http://budgetlightforum.com/my-subscriptions-new

(after using the “My Subscriptions” User Menu option over there on the sidebar to unsubscribe to individual threads)

Every day or two I look at the page of new comments and subscribe to what I want to see more of.

Please stop.

My opinion is that the threads in that forum should not appear on the front page (home page).

They are updated basically CONSTANTLY and are ALWAYS taking up space on the front page.

I don’t necessarily have a problem with those threads existing, I just don’t like that they are always at the top.

Remove the “commercial sellers” and “BLF user negotiated deals” from being displayed on the home page and I think that would be great. The threads can still be updated and available, but users just need to go to the forum to see them.

I predominately use this site from the home page. I never really browse the subforums to see what is actively happening. Some forums do not move, some do. The fron page it the best way I have to get a thorough oversight of what is happening here.

Just my opinion here…
My experience on other forums was that the “Seller” was not allowed to “bump” his own thread more than once in 24 hours. Actively answering direct questions was OK but meaningless posts to a thread to get it back on top of the front page were not allowed.
Commercial Sellers were (and should be) required to pay a monthly Fee to benefit the site. Private sales are free, but limited.

This Affiliate Link profiting is a side-line Commercial seller scenario and these users should be forum sponsors in some way. Even a monthly $25 flashlight GAW if not giving to the site directly. Set a $20 FINE for violations. If the Admin needs to take time to monitor certain people he should get something for the time and hassle. I bet the rules get straight pretty quick or the offender’s disappear.

What stops the thread getting bumped fifty times by others?
Edit. When I say bumped I mean a member saying thanks or whatever bumps the sales thread back to the top.

WOW! I think SB addressed the issue and requested that everyone sit back and see how it pans out. let’s give this a rest and see what happens.

respectfully

I think The Miller made a good about the difference between an affiliate linker bumping his own thread with new deals in new posts vs. “organic” bumps by BLFers that are asking questions or whatever.

True.
But if people are genuinely using his links its deserved. Posting your welcome to each on the hour, not so much.
Tough call all around. Not easy to Moderate.
I wish I could simply apply an Ignore check mark to some threads. Or only see them on the front page if I have Subscribed to those specific threads in the Commercial spot.

I believe I disabled it after the big site upgrade a while back, for some reason I couldn’t get it to work. But now I am please to announce….

http://budgetlightforum.com/recent-posts_not-commercial

:wink: Enjoy.

New Home Page!!
Thank you Sir.

I like the deals. Why don’t we make a sub forum for deals. Possibly even make sub categories for batteries, flashlights etc… it would make life a lot easier when looking for something specific than having to ask for deals on threads or searching the entire forum.