Cleaning up Market

[theymos]

Is it much work to create new sections on the forum?

I don't think it'd be much work if old topics are left in "general market" so they don't all have to be sorted.

[Jered Kenna (TradeHill)]

Seems most are for dividing it up.
We could start with /general / buying / selling / reputation(feedback)
Or something along those lines.
I like the idea of post count but I think captchas if we can do that would work too.

[snedie]

Is it much work to create new sections on the forum?

I don't think it'd be much work if old topics are left in "general market" so they don't all have to be sorted.

Haha yes, I could see why sorting that many threads would become difficult  . Members can quite easily create threads for their requirements in the new sections, so sorting would be a bit pointless if anything.

If there is a popular demand, would you consider the creation of these new sections?

[snedie]

Seems most are for dividing it up.
We could start with /general / buying / selling / reputation(feedback)
Or something along those lines.
I like the idea of post count but I think captchas if we can do that would work too.

Does this forum run any kind of flood protection as it stands? Although I haven't had chance recently to spend much time on the forum, I haven't seen any automated or scripted posts. Captcha codes are a great way to limit the posts made and I think if applied only to the "Selling" section people won't have to much of a problem (I mean, how many threads a day are you needing to make anyway?).

[theymos]

If there is a popular demand, would you consider the creation of these new sections?

I can't create sections. Sirius will probably be the one to do it, though Gavin also has the capability.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see a strictly hiring board for services. It would certainly encourage more jobs (if any) in the Bitcoin economy.

[Jered Kenna (TradeHill)]

I would like to see a strictly hiring board for services. It would certainly encourage more jobs (if any) in the Bitcoin economy.

That's one of the things I threw out there earlier, divide buy and sell farther in to services / products or goods / services or whatever you want to call it. I don't think making it more specific will ever be a  problem as long as there's also a general area for market type questions etc.

[kiba]

Let merge trading and marketplace!