Thread Locked. Why?

[fritzschlottman]

My thread got locked in Historicals. Why?

[jason1977]

IF i had to guess, admin locked it for whats looks like a conversation in thread. Saying pm sent to so and so is an unneeded bump that is frowned upon here.

[fritzschlottman]

I'm saying pm sent to avoid a conversation in the thread. That's trying not to have a conversational thread.

[saramin]

if you post anything other than an update (saying what was updated) on a thread of your own it will get locked (it is considered bumping). if someone asks a question reply via pm...

[imp522]

Because posting a response saying pm sent is considered by the site "bumping" which is against the site rules.

Rule #13: Ad Posting & "Post Bumping"
Please note that Bartertown users are limited to one topic/ad per forum per seven calendar days. Also, they may not "bump" their own topic/ad - ever.
For those of you who don't understand this: Look at a calendar. If I post an ad on 3 July in the 40k forum I may not repost an ad to that forum until 10 July. That is seven calendar days. It's a legal term.

Example:
Let's say I have some LOTR Riders of Rohan I want to get rid of and other miscellaneous stuff from WHFB and 40K. I can post an ad with those items together in the LOTR, WHFB and 40K forums. Seven calendar days later, I can post another ad with the same items OR I can edit the ad at any time.
What I can't do is relist the items every day in each forum.

Helpful Hint: The idea here is to prevent excessive promotion of one's trade/sale items or discussion topics. Users are prohibited via software from making more than one new topic per seven days (4 days for Bartertown Plus members), but there are other ways to self-promote. It's awkward wording, but "post bumping" is a term understood by the greatest number of people.

A Trade Ad should only be placed in the most appropriate forum for the item(s) it contains. If you only have bits or terrain, for example, your ad should only go in the forum for what you have. If you have both, then both forums are the "most appropriate."
-If you only have and/or want 40K models, then your ad should only go in the 40K forum
-If you only have and/or want bits, regardless of the game system, then your ad should only go in the Bits forum
-If you only have and/or want terrain, regardless of the game system, then your ad should only go in the Terrain forum (etc.)

If you've got items that fit into multiple categories, you may cross-post given the stricture above.

You may update your ORIGINAL POST (OP), and you may then immediately leave a reply in the thread stating WHAT was updated. If you fail to update the OP, or fail to state what you updated in the reply; then your thread will be locked for Bumping and you will be given a warning.

[vurumai]

Mine was locked once even for posting that it was updated. Locking seems to vary as punishment depends on who is driving the bus.


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[fritzschlottman]

That's just absurd, Vurumai.

[s_o_r_r_o_w]

Mine was locked once even for posting that it was updated. Locking seems to vary as punishment depends on who is driving the bus.

Incorrect. Yours was almost certainly locked for posting that it was updated without, as required, indicating what was updated.

We may MISS ad bumps, but we don't arbitrarily PASS OVER ad bumps.

[s_o_r_r_o_w]

Also, I'm looking at your locked thread.

It's clear as day that you either didn't read the rules or you willfully chose to ignore them.

Also, one wonders why, if you sent a PM, you felt the need to advertise that fact in your trade thread.

Between you and your prospective partners, this ad was bumped, completely unnecessarily, 6 times in 24 hours. Had you provided a more descriptive ad in the first place, some of that bumping could have been avoided, and the rest was your flagrant disregard for the comparatively simple rules.

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[MagickalMemories]

Fritz, here's the official ADMINISTRATIVE response. This is the long and short of it.
We have rules. Follow them or don't. Stay or don't.
If you want to stay, follow them. If you don't want to stay, then leave or continue to not follow them.

If you want a trade site that follows YOUR rules, feel free to go start one. The Internet is full of free web site hosting services. I'm sure you'll see in no time just how easy it is to start and run a reputable trade site and Moderate 30,000+ members. There's nothing to it. Really.

I'm locking the thread now, as it serves no purpose aside from being a forum for which you (and, apparently, someone else -a known complainer) to complain and everyone else to tell you how wrong you are.
Let it die, man. Let it die.

tl;dr?
Our site, our rules.

Eric