Yay  community!!  I voted for 50 votes min.  I think this is high enough to discourage artificial post inflation.  I have had issues with asking questions about buying an item from someone with a few posts.  No scammers that I know of but poor communication and lengthy response times.  Conversely I have had some awesome experiences dealing with established members. Its just not the same when you are dealing with someone that doesn't care. 

Quote from: 750Monster43 on August 10, 2013, 11:00:31 AM
No, I necessarily wouldn't. 

QuoteIn fact, there are some posters here that I simply scroll down when I see their comments in a thread.  I based this on how they have dealt with others in previous subjects. 

Uh, that's exactly what I said. Giving more or less weight based on your opinions of previous posts. Having more posts over more time just gives you and I more of an opportunity to evaluate and reevaluate our opinions. Having few posts, if any, and you are just another screen name.

Quote from: 750Monster43 on August 10, 2013, 09:24:09 AM[snip]
 It's just that mentality of having more posts, been here longer, therefore my opinion should carry more weight than yours - noob. [snip]

I disagree.  Everyone's opinion is valid and sought.  When lurkers lurk without input who`s to know what they think?  Thanks for joining in on the discussion and for voting - a vote of equal validity to any other 

Quote from: hbliam on August 10, 2013, 10:25:12 AM
I don't know where everyone keeps getting the idea that DP started this thread to defuse scammers. My understanding (from actually reading his posts in the thread) is he is concerned/annoyed with people that join simply to sell stuff. There are other sites for that.

^^ this.

Quote from: ungeheuer on August 10, 2013, 05:15:35 PM
^^ this.

again, people selling to us first benefits us.

Quote from: suzyj on August 09, 2013, 11:54:43 PM
Oh, and lets move oz monsters so its the forum default page.

Well...., as it's YOU asking..., perhaps DP can give you three months during high summer when it's nothing but snow in this hemisphere. 

Quote from: Raux on August 10, 2013, 07:04:22 AM
I want firm commitments from the regulators of this forum that no one can bad talk the new Monsters.

I'd be willing to wager $0.05, (which is my largest bet! ), that most who do that haven't ridden one and think we own ours as "a matter of taste", without having a clue how differently they handle. 

Quote from: Curmudgeon on August 10, 2013, 07:33:57 PM
I'd be willing to wager $0.05, (which is my largest bet! ), that most who do that haven't ridden one and think we own ours as "a matter of taste", without having a clue how differently they handle.  

I've ridden everything. The new ones feel just like the old ones.

Quote from: Raux on August 10, 2013, 06:01:13 PM
again, people selling to us first benefits us.

And again right back: If selling is their only/primary reason for coming here....  there are other sites dedicated to that.

but then you're competing with all those other people WHO don't have our passion.

I can't tell you how many ebay auctions I lost.

I prefere shopping here

Raux,  I guess we just see this issue differently mate 

Quote from: suzyj on August 09, 2013, 11:54:43 PM
Oh, and lets move oz monsters so its the forum default page.

First thought: cool.

Realisation: they're all wankers down there.

Quote from: Raux on August 11, 2013, 12:18:44 AM
but then you're competing with all those other people WHO don't have our passion.

I can't tell you how many ebay auctions I lost.

I prefere shopping here

I would suggest that if people are joining to sell ... they are also offering their goods elsewhere anyway.

Quote from: hbliam on August 10, 2013, 10:32:26 AM
Having more posts/been here longer does carry more weight for me because I have been able to evaluate this persons opinions, expertise, value system, educational level, conflict resolution, and other variables over a longer period of time. I've been interacting with (some) of these guys since 1999. Of course I would give more weight to their opinion then yours. Wouldn't you?

This is why the argument discussion is largely irrelevant to me ... based on that comment I wouldn't be able to sell anything if I wanted to.

Quote from: Betty on August 11, 2013, 01:58:25 AM
First thought: cool.

Realisation: they're all wankers down there.

Don't be so entirely self-deprecating.  OzMos are not all wankers.  I'd say no more than most of 'em are  .

I prefer shopping here because people usually list their stuff properly, so you don't have to wonder if it really fits old monsters, newer ones, etc.

Randomly make everyone with more than a year or so on board and reputable posting a mod for tbe for sale boards.

If something is suspect it gets locked or deleted.

Have about 20 of these mods at a time.

Anyone who wants the job is banned.

Anyone who abuses it is banned.

Anyone who has it and doesn't do the job is released from bondage.

With great power comes great responsibility.