[suggestion] Infractions and more detailed information

Would it be possible for you guys to setup where users could appeal an infraction or get more detailed information as to which mod or admin gave them an infraction so they could clarify it with that person.

 

Good idea.
Could we have a bit more clarification about reputation too.

 

i'm a correct in stating the the numbers of points of infractions is 10 before 1 gets ban

 

I am not trying to complain but i need some info regarding infractions. A while back i received a 10 point infraction and got banned from the forum for posting : i am interested to purchase this articles. Please let me know if still available. Thanks
Will the mods give different amount of infraction points on a case by case basis ?
Prior to receiving the 10 point infraction i had received two separate 1 point infractions for bumping threads. Is this the reason for getting 10 point infraction for 1 post ? Breaking the same rules.

 

Thank for the clarification Smyrl. Although i didn't try to break the rules in purpose the ban really caught my attention . Haven't done the same mistake since.

 

I'm really confused I just got a " Profile Infraction Reason: Post / PM / Visitor Message Spamming" And I am definitly not spamming. I am a buyer of similar items each month - but I am a genuinely buyer and then do the transaction via PM - is this somehow bad?

Should I be using email instead - I will if you want me to I just don't see what I am doing is affecting anyone - I don't send unsolicted PMs - only respond to ones sent to me. I never use visitor messaging (don't really know what that does I just use PM for privacy of my clients)

I got 5 points and one more time will ban me (I think) - and I really am not a spammer - I'm a buyer with 100% feedback score

 

Looks like you've just given me an infraction for the same thing. I buy for 86 different clients on here, month to month and require the threads in order to source links. I can't divert to all my specific threads in a signature and signatures are only good if they're getting exposure - which they won't if I'm not allowed to post my threads in link sales in the first place. Please advise. I do $100,000+ of buying on here per year, I'd like some clarification.

 

That's ridiculous. People want the same thing more than once. Can I not go into Starbucks and ask for a coffee because I bought one yesterday? People need to buy month to month. Can someone offer a solution as opposed to just saying it's not allowed? The signature method only works if you're regularly posting and getting your signature exposure and only have a couple of things you want to draw attention to. It's useless.

 

If you are unhappy with the service being provided, ask for a refund or take your business elsewhere.

 

I have exactly the same problem! Sometimes I PM advertisers in the relevant forum -but that's a lot slower and less likely to be a match than to just advertise my requirements. The sig link won't work for me either because I don't start random threads elsewhere on DP just to advertise my sig!

I don't bump my threads (there's no need to) - I rewrite the thread each time so DP doesn't get hit for dup content - and because my requirements sometimes vary. My requirements are time bound - I need links within the week I advertise - my client has a monthly deadline. I need new links each month - I can't just reuse sites (that would be way easier) . People's sites change all the time - site's that fitted my crtieria last month may not this month and v.v.

I am happy to pay to be be allowed to continue to advertise - please advise what I need to do.

 

I can understand the rule, from a selling perspective, nobody wants to see the same user selling the same thing day in day out. The forum would become useless. But I do think there needs to be an alternative for buyers who need to buy within a certain window i.e when client budgets become available or when your SEO model calls for links to that specific client. The signature method doesn't work at all. As you say, you need to do a hell of a lot of posting to get exposure to your signature and even then, the people who see it are not necessarily going to be people who are able to sell you a link in your niche for example. I tried the signature method for a week or so and didn't get a single response. I put up a WTB thread and get 100+ responses within 6 hours.

We definitely need a better solution. I'd be happy to be limited to X posts per month to request the same service and have no objection to my WTB threads being closed 24 hours after I make them as they're useless after that anyway. They can even be deleted completely.

I'd also be willing to pay for the service but respect it's a free forum and we must abide by free forum rules. I just wish one of the moderators would provide a solution instead of saying it's not allowed, end of. I'm not someone who's just turned up here last week. I've done hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of business on here and would at least appreciate some proper guidance.

 

I agree with IdlePlay - with the Starbuck example..

I didn't even know that I had infractions until I stumbled across it! A message to inform me would of been nice, and I got 4 separate infractions, and it doesn't specify what for - apart from duplicate post. Each one of my posts were different, and it was for a topic that wasn't usually discussed and its a more specific need than just a niche for links. So how can I be spamming? I'm only on here looking for one thing, as I don't work for an SEO company, so surely it would count me as spamming each time, when actually I'm just looking for more of the same thing?

Its really put me off the forum, as I like to think that I create business here and I'm helpful and respectful, and I'd really like it if infractions could be discussed or appealed. Or a warning given first. I did read the rules when I joined, I just didn't think I was breaking them

Mochalatte

 

Ah that would maybe explain why. Thanks for that!!