Minimum Posts Before Listing in Admin Marketplace - or Graphics Requests

Well I am a newcomer here, so I feel that too many rules restrictions will just discourage people like me from coming back. From what I've seen so far, this is a great place and I certainly wouldn't want too many restrictions imposed on me just because I am new.

 

Re: Minimum Posts Before Listing in Admin Marketplace?

that sounds fair. you gotta enforce this kind of stuff. We have a 50 post min b4 you can sell anything...

 

I dont understand the restrictions on graphics requests.

Why should I be a paid subscriber ?

Why should I have submitted free graphics ?

Sorry but they just seem like complete nonsense to me.

 

youve only got to do one of them-which you have, with your post count

 

It's still very ridiculous. Some people just want to get a good looking graphic because their forum is lacking of one, and if they are restricted 1) You might have lost a new user and 2)It doesn't really show as a 'friendly' forum.

Many people who ask for graphics is because they can't make graphics. If they submit free graphics, what is the purpose of them asking?? I submitted free graphics....do you think I will be asking for some one to make me a graphic?? No, I can make my own.

 

What's the difference? Hardly, if any, of the designers here will fulfill the request of a brand-new user (although I do understand that it depends on a case-by-case basis), so we'll lose them anyways.

 

Re: Minimum Posts Before Listing in Admin Marketplace?

Call this my dumb moment I don't care. Upon review of this thread, there was an element I missed with my other posts.

I see this example speaking to the OPs inquiry as 2 separate areas of activity. One obviously implying some business/financial relationship in the former (Marketplace) and the other not so emulating the same concept (Graphics Request).


I feel like the Graphics Request can be inclusive to MarketPlace, but it would need to have some stipulations, other than that I interpret it as a Community area. Someone asks, live myself, and if someone picks it up...then great. If some designer or other does not, then my request just sucks ballz. Move along now, you know.

Furthermore, its an area that I think allows for more leeway for the designer. I could be wrong though.


I'm going to assume that Chani's inquiry was more along the lines of someone just coming here to post advertisements on things such as: hosting, software services, hardware services, etc.

The Graphics thing seems out of place to be included, but I may be missing what is meant with that. Unless all requests are desired to be out in the open, inclusive of whether payments are being done, etc.?

 

If I'm not wrong, the only one that did go without a single reply was Melancholic's (You know why) and http://www.adminaddict.net/forum/graphics-requests/free-graphic-request-2423/ but he got his request fulfilled at another forum. Then there was http://www.adminaddict.net/forum/graphics-requests/affiliate-needed-4936/ which I must have missed, and let's not forget Luann Potter's huge request, which it was too big.

Out of the 81 threads there, only a FEW went unanswered.

 

Is the 5 post restriction in force?

 

No, nothing has been put into effect due to conflicting opinions. Nothing really stands out as a majority desire.

 

Actually it does. You disregard the people that are not actually doing the requests. They don't have an opinion. For those who are doing requests have more of a right. Afterall, it's their time they are donating to help the less fortunate in graphical knowledge.

That's just like saying, your (people such as myself, fmb and some other prominent designers) will do the work but we choose who you do the work for. That to me is taking the piss and I for one will not let anyone choose who I do work for.

I told you nick, you have a thriving graphics area it's adminaddict strong point don't spoil that to the point where you piss the designers who are helping out. and despite what the staff think is better for this area they are wrong.


First ask the people who take on the requests before giving people their say who do nothing for this area.

This is the kind of thing (and I agree with paulm it's nonsense) we (designers) put in the work to create a flourishing area where it becomes self sustaining to the point staff don't need to post in it then actions dictates where it goes usually to an inactive area.

 

Um, I said nothing has been put into effect. Therefore, you - the designers - can choose which requests you do and don't fulfill.

I don't understand the sense of hostility.

Did you read this part of one of my previous posts:

The designers are against any changes, hence my latest response:

 

I read your post nick, I know it's still under review (pending on the designers views, opinions etc). but I'll post my views while the thinking is more restriction than improving. Sorry, but there's no hostility on my part and that is the kind of response I am met with whenever someone doesn't like what they read.

Instead of brainstorming restrictions, how about brainstorming on further expansion to the whole graphic area in general. I came to adminaddict because of it's flexibility, it's open mindness and over the past weeks I'm seeing more and more restrictions and restrictive thinking from you.

 

I'm all for that, and have no issues with it whatsoever. Feel free to make any suggestions and put all ideas forth. I'm always willing to listen and contemplate.

I always try my best to remain flexible and open-minded; the more people we have, the harder it is to please all of them, but I still try my best.

The only reason I made my proposal of restrictions is because it seemed that that's what some members wanted; it can be annoying to some to see members register just to leech downloads from the Free Graphics area, or just to request graphics, or just to take advantage of the Marketplace.
I personally don't have an issue one way or the other; I'm only participating because some members expressed interest in limitations.

It is evidently no longer the fad, so you can be assured that no limitations/restrictions are going to be implemented at this time. You are right that it's best to let the designers decide which requests to fulfill and which ones not to, I agree with that 110%.

 

I know your open minded nick I don't doubt that. Trust me, speaking for myself, most new members won't get a request from me I look at a request for many factors (I won't state them here otherwise those leechers will charm their way to requests). But you do get genuine new members which I'm always happy to accommodate who need help in the way of graphic work. I'm sure the same applies to other designers who take on requests.

My point being, it's the designers choice on a request by request basis not as a collective choice.

 

I do have a problem with someone joining an admin forum just to request (demand, in some cases) free, personalized graphics, but since I rarely fill any requests, I guess I shouldn't have too much of a say, and Shelley and FMB should have the most say in this area (honestly, no sarcasm). If they're willing to pay, hey, come on in! But again, that's my opinion. (I actually turned down payment for one request because the license for my software does not allow it, but at least that person stated that they are willing to pay in their request)

As for the Marketplace, I think it would just be good practice to prevent someone from signing up just to post something that may or may not exist. I'd like some evidence (even if it can be faked) of a decent person before sending my money to them and possibly not getting anything in return.

While JackPH has more than made up for his transgressions, haven't we learned anything? What if he hadn't come back to make things right?

 

Too true man, too true. :rainbow:

 

Dude, no! 8) Just because you completed a graphic once doesn't mean you won't again.

8) I was going to suggest the graphic request forum be set up like the reviews forum? [FREE] [PAID] But for some reason I don't think it really matters, nor do I care, just that some might find it useful?