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w00t Go socceroos!!! good to see them come through especially after one of the most biased refereeing performances ever!

Thank you for your offer for me to "out" the person I am referring to in a public forum without their consent, I will however decline on this offer and have instead passed the name on to a moderator that I trust to check it out for me. I am well aware that any thing in commerce is buyer beware, but anything that can limit that risk, perceived or real, regardless of whether or not everybody uses it, surely is a good thing. I understand that you are perplexed as to why this is an issue as it is not a safety feature that you consider or hold any value to. Fine thats great. I however, and after a few conversations I have had today with other members do find it of value. And no I am not referring to the postwhores that the reset affects. Yes I do believe that SAU does better than some other forums to ensure safe and legitimate transactions, but as to why it has been arbitrarily decided to strip away one of those protections I have no idea. Do we just sit on our laurels and say "meh ... it's good enough" or do we try to make it better for everybody, even we don't use it personally. I don't conduct a transaction based soley on post counts, that would be ludicrous. As I have stated previously and looks like I need to say it again, it is part of the process I and others take to decide whether to conduct business. Yes I look at their trader rating, yes I look at the join date, yes I look to see if they are a member of one of the SAU clubs around the country, yes I look at their post count, yes I look back to see their contributions etc etc. Even at the end of all this process there is absolutely no guarantee that there won't be a problem with the transaction, but at least I can go into it forewarned with as much information as I can gather. As of yet I have still to hear one cognizant argument as to why resetting post counts is more important than members trading safety. Just because you don't use it as a verification process yourself doesn't mean that it therefore has no value to anybody else.

And if they don't have a trader rating? Once again the point I am making seems to be missed! It is but one layer of verification among many that I look at when deciding whether or not to trade. You all seem to be under the miscomprehension that it is the only thing that we look at, which is not the case. The more ways we have of verifying the better. If you want to strip away one of those layers for no discernable reason other than petty mindedness then at least please tell us the reasoning behind it. Please demonstrate how resetting the post counts is more important than members trading safety?

I see your point, but as I stated above, if someone has only just started trading then the trader count is next to useless. In regards to credibility being governed by post count, you are correct it isn't. But what it does tell me, is that someone is an active participant of the community and that they are likely to be known by other long standing members who can verify their trustworthiness and in the event of dispute possibly tell me how to contact the person in question outside of these forums. I do use my discretion and one of the major components of my discretion is how much of an active participant they are in this community, this in conjunction with the other verifications is what gives me the confidence to trade with another member. I really couldn't give a toss about post counts outside of trading safety concerns. If it can't be demonstrated that there is a valid reason for the reset that over rides the concerns of members trading safety, then it should be left how it was. The only reason that I can see, is that some mod/admin has a bee in their bonnet about post counts being used as some kind of e-wang measuring contest. Which I doubt is the reason people post anyway. I am also at pains to see how resetting the post counts discourages whoring, if anything it would encourage it IMHO. As I said before I believe it is a poorly thought out reaction to something of little real concern. Cap it at 10K or something like that instead of resetting it. My 2 cents

Exactly my point, I don't care where it is displayed only that is in some way accurate and accessible if being looked for.

tidy work there Anna

I'm looking for a bit more of an authoritarian figure, ... like a nun or a female school teacher! get me some pics of those please .... scantily clad of course

It is? could have sworn i was a Sagittarean where is my present then?????

P.S you aren't Catholic by any chance?

AGREED!!!

OMG you sound like you should be in "The Sound of Music"

they're okay I guess mind you there is something to be said about someone (not necessarily you) crawling around on all fours naked with that collar on methinks ... but hey, that is just my perverted take on the world

Are you going to wear this one for Bunta one night .... you know, to spice things up a bit?

totally beside the point shouldn't have to do that

Hi guys, I have been negotaiting with a trader for a purchase, being concerned with the safety of the transaction I checked out to see how much of a contributor to the site they have been and saw that they had only made about 50 posts or so since early 2005 which of course made me suspicious. Upon broaching this subject with the trader in question, he said that he had made over 10,000 posts and that it had then been reset to zero as there is some "post whoring" rule in place Is this what has happened? And if so what is the point of this? How is this of benefit to us buyers and to the sellers? How can I check on their credentials, especially seeing as the trader rating doesn't count if they have only just started trading? I mean with the dodgy traders we have had on here with the past, isn't this a safety concern for the users of this site, that over rides any other concern? When I am considering transferring substantial amounts of money to someoneI don't know, I would like as much information as possible before doing so. This thread .... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=65046 ... speaks for itself and I personally (as well as others I am sure) don't want to have a layer of protection removed before making a transaction with someone from this site. If this is true that post counts get reset, then I feel that it is a poorly thought out reaction to something of little consequence to the big picture

well legal at least anyway

Nice to see some real racing with real power slides for a change I bet love the rally comps, those boys and gals have major skills

welcome aboard

step it up another half litre and VQ35 FTW!!!

Spotted Sam in her gold 32 in the rear view mirror on the M1 after the Nerang turn off as I took the old "smooth mobile" for it's weekly weekend run in on Saturday

Agreed

yeah ... keep the body throw away the head

well someone has grown up and filled out still a bit of a prawn though

and that is funny how??

Morning Chumps