thread limitation for nooks cranny?

[LambdaDelta]

not sure how to pitch this, since the idea would be just to reduce clutter and I don't think it should be a hard strict "you can only have x amount of threads" requirements or anything, but uh

nothing against the user or anything, but something like this just feels really obnoxiously rude to others trying to get business as well. especially when you take into account how active this board is, so 5 (actually 6, as of last looking) threads from one user on the front page does a whole lot more to push other user's threads way down compared to other way less active boards, when it could easily just be 2-3 active threads at max for the creator. far moreso if others start emulating this as well

that's all

 

[seliph]

was just about to post the same thing loool, i don't think there should be a limit on threads you can make but maybe a limit on how many you can bump at a time should be in place :x

 

[Vadim]

People should just put the stuff they're looking for or selling in one thread to make it fair for everyone.

 

[Sloom]

maybe a thread limit on how many threads you can post on one board per 24 hours? I doubt there's any way you can post 6 times in 24 hours without going into spam territory so I think that'd be fair?

 

[Maruchan]

Not sure if some people are doing this on purpose (iirc there are no rules against it?), or unaware that they can actually change the thread title to update on whatever they are selling. But yes, 200% to OP that this is lacking in basic courtesy, to say the least. imo it's quite a nuisance to other members who are also using the board.

If you are even somewhat regularly selling/buying, please, please consider creating a master post to consolidate your trades there - you can always update the thread title and 1st post to reflect the changes. We can also bump without being spammy.

Implementing another limit rule (like the one for bumping) seems like an obvious solution, yet it means more work for mods to patrol/enforce. For an active board like Nook's Cranny, it could be rather exhausting to keep up lol. If not a new rule, some sort of updated guidelines visible for all members to see would be a nice temporary fix.

 

[MrPolarBear]

Let me explain...What you are seeing are the morning bump of all active threads I have. I do not operate a store-front and only sell things as I have the materials to craft them. I group them into specific threads, like all giveaway DIYs goes under one thread, instead of multiple postings.

 

[Corrie]

Yeah I'd be down to have multiple threads like that in one thread. I don't see a reason to eat up the entire front of the board. It can easily be grouped into one thread with those items as keywords in the thread title.

 

[LambdaDelta]

Let me explain...What you are seeing are the morning bump of all active threads I have. I do not operate a store-front and only sell things as I have the materials to craft them. I group them into specific threads, like all giveaway DIYs goes under one thread, instead of multip

there's zero reason all 3 of the selling threads in the screencap couldn't of been combined into a single selling thread

 

[thegunpowderincident]

Yeah, I think it's a lot simpler for a person to just have a single active 'Selling' thread for everything they're selling.

 

[Fye]

I group them into specific threads, like all giveaway DIYs goes under one thread, instead of multiple postings.

It would probably help if you grouped more of the similar ones into one and update the title as you go. Like all the crafted celeste items could go in one thread, for example, to clear up space for other users

 

[MrPolarBear]

AFAIK, there are no rule as to the number of threads member can have, nor any restriction to how many one can bump at one time, as long as the 2 hours limit on Cranny and 4 hours limit on Dodo Business are followed.

Like all the crafted celeste items could go in one thread, for example, to clear up space for other users

That I can agree and will do.

 

[LambdaDelta]

AFAIK, there are no rule as to the number of threads member can have, nor any restriction to how many one can bump at one time, as long as the 2 hours limit on Cranny and 4 hours limit on Dodo Business are followed.

yeah, or else I'd of just flatly reported

but ignoring basic courtesy to others there just because there's no rules stopping you is really rather scummy

and as mentioned, you're just highlighting this issue right now. the bigger problem is if others see and start doing this exact same thing, thus cutting the number of users threads' on the first page down to a third or lower

 

[MrPolarBear]

but ignoring basic courtesy to others there just because there's no rules stopping you is really rather scummy

Now, are we resorting to calling names now over three selling threads? I would not respond further.

 

[LambdaDelta]

Now, are we resorting to calling names now over three selling threads? I would not respond further.

saying you're being rude and no rules stopping you doesn't make it any less rude isn't name calling, but ok

besides, I'm not expecting you to stop, as you've so clearly demonstrated in here. so you can just go on to do whatever

 

[TheodoreCottontail]

Awh he just didn't want one big messy thread, I'm sure no harm was meant! I'm guilty of making new giveaway threads everytime cause I've mixed up usernames before when there's already a million replies.

 

[Kaey]

in an area where your thread gets pushed off first page within 10-15 minutes, I agree. I think people should be limited to one type of thread (selling, buying, giveaway). even still buying + selling could be put together.. in my opinion that's also easier as a visitor to the thread. I'd rather view everything you're selling/buying in one place, than visit 5 different threads.

on the other hand I believe that Nook's Cranny could have subforums for Selling/Buying/Trading/Auction/Shops. I meant to put this in the survey but I never got around to it.. that forum moves so quickly it's hard to find anything or sell anything at that.

 

[Chris]

While everyone is entitled to express their opinion, please be considerate. I've removed the image pinpointing a specific user because it's unfair to put them on the spot like this. The user has not broken any rules so please do not mistreat them for it.

 

[FireNinja1]

While everyone is entitled to express their opinion, please be considerate. I've removed the image pinpointing a specific user because it's unfair to put them on the spot like this.

the screenshot can still be viewed as an attachment

 

[Chris]

the screenshot can still be viewed as an attachment

Thanks, I've removed this as well.

 

[FireNinja1]

So here's my thoughts on this:

I think that in some cases, making multiple threads has become excessive. I think that making different threads that serve different purposes is fine. (e.g. a buying vs selling thread, a couple of threads to sell two fundamentally different types of in-game items or services, or creating a thread to offer something at a substantial discount). I'm not opposed to people having multiple active threads on face.

That being said, there have been some users who have made an excess number of threads. (I'm not interested in singling anyone out, to be clear. I'm more concerned with explaining why an excess number of threads is a bad practice itself.) This can cause quite a bit of clutter, but in some extreme cases, I've seen people make the same thread for the same item several times over, which could be seen as a circumvention of the two-hour bump rule. Ultimately, I think that encouraging thread consolidation is good, but users should have some wiggle room as to how many selling / buying / trading threads they can have active at any given time. I don't think that it's that big of an issue right now, but if it gets worse, I definitely agree that there should be some kind of concrete rule put in place.