Just Sew Simple Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi, APQS Important People, is there any way to clean up this forum? It is dusty with only posts that are not good anymore. It is hard to tell if someone has sold their machine or not. Could the SOLD items be deleted? Some are SOLD but it doesn't say so in the topic. Not complaining, just asking! Happy day: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 It does help if the person posting the listing edits the post and adds "SOLD" in the topic line. It is simple to do, but we often are forgetful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Most people will hit the reply button and post that the item is sold. So you you need to read the WHOLE thread to find out if the item you want has been sold. I have seen several people inquire about a classified item that is several months old asking if the item is still available...usually if the person would just read the last several posts to that thread they will see that the person selling the item REPLIED to her own post that the item was sold. Also alot of people who end up selling their machines very rarely keep posting or even comming to this site after the item was sold. So when you see several people asking if the item has sold and there was no response given from the original poster than yes the item is sold. APQS doesn't have the time to clean up the classified area because they are too busy answering questions and helping macine owners when questions come up on the other boards. The classifieds were put in place on the honor system meaning that who ever place the ads be responsible enough to post or update the topic line that the item has been sold. Sorry if this doesn't help you with the frustration you are having sifting through the classified forum...it's just is what it is. Good luck in finding what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallPinesStudio Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Maybe the for sale postings could be deleted after a certain period of time, since if there is no activity initially (say after a month), it might be smart for the original poster to re-post anyway if their item is still for sale. That might not be too hard to maintain. Just an idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I think they can edit their original post.. and if so, they could add SOLD to either the heading, or use the enter key 3 or 4 times and post the word SOLD a couple lines before the description appears.. if they are staying.. can understand those not coming back missing it, though it would be nice if they would. Those trading up or going to another machine and staying, could deal with their ads, up front. I think. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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