Suggestion: Merging the 2 bargain threads in KVR Marketplace into a sub-forum?

[mindshift]

Sorry if this has already been discussed...

In the current situation the bargains only thread gets people not only posting bargains, but also leaving comments &, ironically, posting complaints about people not just posting bargains. Plus, then there's the discussion thread which being separate is somewhat disjointed/confusing.

I can't but to keep on feeling that having a sub-forum makes a lot more sense than the current situation. With every bargain getting it's own thread and all related comments being posted in that thread. Any ideas?


Thanks

[paterpeter]

Isn't that what the market place forum is for in the first place?

[geroyannis]

I think we should go back to having just one bargain thread with comments and everything. It's not perfect but it's the simplest. I understand that the point of the bargain thread is to inform people about bargains, but if any clarification or discussion or whatever is done in a different thread that they may miss then that's really not informative.

Now I have to check both threads to make sure I have all the info needed. For example it's really not information to just announce the newest-oh-so-unbelievable-bargain of all fraud-Crysonic products for $250. People would actually be misinformed if they didn't read the subsequent discussion that such a "bargain" always brings.

And anyway, from what I've seen most people that complain about the comments in the bargain thread also checkout and post in the discussion thread so I don't get what their problem is.
I mean, they're following both threads anyway. Get it?

[standalone]

And anyway, from what I've seen most people that complain about the comments in the bargain thread also checkout and post in the discussion thread so I don't get what their problem is.
I mean, they're following both threads anyway. Get it?

The problem is that many people are subscribed to the 'bargains' thread in order to receive an email as soon as there is a new sale. If they get an email everytime that someone post a comment or a question they are continuously spammed.

[geroyannis]

And anyway, from what I've seen most people that complain about the comments in the bargain thread also checkout and post in the discussion thread so I don't get what their problem is.
I mean, they're following both threads anyway. Get it?

The problem is that many people are subscribed to the 'bargains' thread in order to receive an email as soon as there is a new sale. If they get an email everytime that someone post a comment or a question they are continuously spammed.

You mean that these people only checkout KVR when they get an alert email about the bargain thread?

[standalone]

And anyway, from what I've seen most people that complain about the comments in the bargain thread also checkout and post in the discussion thread so I don't get what their problem is.
I mean, they're following both threads anyway. Get it?

The problem is that many people are subscribed to the 'bargains' thread in order to receive an email as soon as there is a new sale. If they get an email everytime that someone post a comment or a question they are continuously spammed.

You mean that these people only checkout KVR when they get an alert email about the bargain thread?

Not everyboy read Kvr daily.

[geroyannis]

Assuming these guys are interested in bargains (since they've subscribed to such a thread) they must visit KVR daily though because the bargain thread gets updated on a daily basis with bargains anyway.

[standalone]

Yeah, it's true. I'm only reproducing their usual complaints. Maybe we could just ask people to post the offers in orange and the comments in white so the offers are easily spotted.

[paterpeter]

Maybe it would be helpful if there was a dedicated "bargain database", either here on kvraudio or as a dedicated site. I frequently go to http://savygamer.co.uk/ to check for cheap games. Maybe a bit more fleshed out this could be rather useful imo.

Here's a rough idea:
- deals have a title and description, an optional start and expiration date, a URL (e.g. to the web shop), some additional URLs (developer site, reviews, etc), tags, maybe a category (like: s/w gear, h/w gear, services, diverse etc.)
- users can browse by tag, category, ...
- expired deals are hidden
- users can comment and rate deals (~ the gossip thread here)
- users can set up e-mail notifications a) on new deals b) on comments on specific deals c) as a reminder x days before a deal expires
- deals are also published as rss feed
- users should be allowed to post deals, but deals should probably be moderated before publishing

If there's interest for such a system I could whip up a prototype. I can see some nice advantages:
- more overview over which deals are currently available and which end soon
- gossip is focused on a specific deal

Regards,
Andre