Suggestion No Longer Valuing The Employer On Dp?

Hello,

i wanted to make a statement/suggestion. This new 'established member' rule is stripping employers of their right to give jobs out on this board. That brings traffic to your board and helps bring revenue to your board in various ways.

To make employers pay to hire I think is a little unreal. I dont know if this post will gain me a few likes but I'd assume people can relate and I would love to get other employers replying. Feelings on the new changes when you're trying to HIRE people?

- CB

 

Well i've sat quietly for the last few days pissing myself laughing at some of the retarded posts people have made since the changes have taken place, and the thing that gets me most is the fact that everyone thinks they have some sort of "divine right" to come and do business here..well heres a revelation for you..YOU DON'T.
This forum offers you a FREE marketplace in which to sell your products and services and not one of you seem in the least bit grateful for that..why are you all so dead against changes that are made in an effort to clean up what was becoming a warez and scammer haven, the changes are long overdue and if you don't like it you know what you can do (and if you don't i'll tell you..SOD OFF somewhere else!!)
See if you can find another "free" market place that offers the exposure DP does and ill bet you can't.
If the changes raise the member and post quality by only 1% then its a huge success as far as i'm concerned, so why don't you all stop whinging and moaning like a bunch of spoilt kids, embrace the changes and just get on with it?
And before anyone says it..i'm not a creep or a brown-noser and i couldn't give a hairy toss if no-one "likes" what i'm saying, i'm just sick of reading peoples pathetic whinging posts.

just my 2 cents..

 

So people have different opinions to yours on how the new forum privileges work, and you call them all retarded? Nice one.

I agree though, it will weed out the spam for those who read the forums, it just would have been nice for people who contribute to the thriving BST community in this forum to be recognised in the same way as those who contribute in other ways.

Can understand this set up for new members, but not for the established members having to start again.

 

I hire people. I sold sites prior. I've made posts were people commented a lot but very few. Doesn't make sense to get likes for what I do.

I just made one simple comment. The ironic part, read these guys replies and they got likes for it. And this is what Digital Point cares to base their established member from?

I'm just calling a spade a spade. Good luck though to DP. I care not to argue and waste my time. It generates no money.

 

If only there was a dislike button.

Option 1) make a thread to complain about the new system or 2) go into a section you're knowledgeable about and help some people? Or option 3) do both (exercise your right to free speech, but do what needs to be done and get on with business, too).

 

The time he has spent in this thread he could have got 3 likes already. It's just 3! Is it too much to ask to contribute to the community...?

 

Yes, this post has brought out some great replies. The point of this new change is two-fold. Firstly, it cuts out the fly-by-night users who leverage these forums in order to take, take, take while never giving back. With the new "3 like rule" it forces many users to become more involved with this site and these contributions will elevate the overall quality of this website and its corresponding forums. Ultimately, if you earn a living off these boards, you should appreciate anything that'll make the site better. After all, the better the content, the more potential customers who'll find your services. It's a win-win for everyone!

 

I've been using Xenforo on numerous sites. It's not hard to get 3 likes. IT'S NOT HARD AT ALL.
Just go around contributing posts and help (or humor) where your business specializes in.

I.E. if you're a host go provide something useful for the community pertaining to hosting outside of the buy/sell/trade category. If you're a content writer go write something useful in one of the many categories outside of here. I primarily used this board for the buy/sell/trade but the 3 like rule is not an issue for me at all.

HEY it could be worse. DP could have entirely done away with the buy/sell/trade or strictly made it paid to use. I'm pretty sure SitePoint did something like that. People complained about it being the downfall of them, but it wasn't.

 

I may very well be the odd nut here but, hiring some fuckwit from the BST is not a contribution to Digital Point. That board is there as a courtesy and a service from one guy who codes shit all day trying to better the experience for the rest of us. Which, if I may, involves the spreading of info etc. Digital Point does not exist as a marketplace. It just happens to have one.

but I merely opine,

and... ajaxy edit in place dialogue is pretty freaking sweet!
Nigel

 

To be honest, it's not very hard to get likes. You just have to make quality posts and contribute to the forum. This definitely will get you likes.

 

Why do you expect to be able to do business before making a contribution to the forum? A forum thrives on quality content or it would decline rapidly. Shawn is not an idiot this is exactly what was needed. Complaining about the requirement to get likes shows your motives for using the forum and it's EXACTLY the reason these new changes came into affect. Also when it comes to hiring NEW members, I think it's a good thing as well. Most of them are incompetent and huge time wasters just looking for a quick buck, at least from my own experience. If they're willing to put in the effort, it demonstrates some level of competency, which has to be a good thing.

 

While I do agree that it strips employers (that are not established) the ability to make posts, it a) isn't that hard to get likes - just make consistent quality posts and b) provides a stronger core of people on DigitalPoint.