This is why this board can loose traffic...

[AdultLoungeRaffi]

There is 15 different menus to choose from before posting a new thread and then the problem is every damn new thread i post gets moved to a lame category which has NO traffic...what good is my thread ( about the photo shoot and cash drawings of up to $500 daily at InterNext ) if it wont get any eyeballs to it??? Why does it seems like the General Business Knowledge section is mostly people who run this board or seems like favorism? Do i sense board politics here?

Look where my thread was moved to? Who judges this? I mean come on! There are hardly any replies or views....what a waste of posting!

http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...p?s=&forumid=6

And then there is this thread still in the General Business Knowledge section??? Sorry TotemCash, didnt mean to pic your thread at all, just needed to show an example. It offers something as we do...oh so i didnt ask the question " What do you think? "...is that it?

http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...threadid=14642

I just think you guys should get rid of SO MANY categories and not have business or board politics here.

[MrMaryLou]

Raffi, TotemCash is a board sponsor and you are not its real simple

[AdultLoungeRaffi]

Originally posted by MrMaryLou
Raffi, TotemCash is a board sponsor and you are not its real simple

Thats the exact answer you did NOT want to give...not good enough...i am still a potential advertiser, a good affiliate program, and most importantly....a person who posts on many board as well as this one and should still be treated equally....thats exactly what i meant by Board Politics...SHOULD NOT EXIST...Its bad business....wont help a board grow...especially from potential new advertisers like myself....i am not just a surfer who posts....discouraging

[Jim]

Raffi
Most of the people that come here, come here because of the way we handle threads. You are right, we may lose a lot of announcements because of our strict rules but we can live with that. Give your post some time. You posted it on the day after Christmas and today is the first day back to work. You will get more views.

[Jim]

Oh yeah...MML is 100% correct. Advertising has it's privileges. You would not believe how many times we hear, I might want to advertise or...send me your rates, just to get an announcement on the main forum.

[Greenguy]

Raffi - we're not like every other board out there & we're proud of that.

We don't put up with spam of any kind. Those that are paid advertisers & those that contribute to the board helping others can post whatever they want whenever they want, but other than that, we move post to the proper forums.

We have many different categories because we realize that some people don't want to read every little post on subjects & topics that don't apply to them. Just like a Link List or TGP, we categorize things to make everyone happy

The Chit Chat forum is a perfect example - some people don't want to shoot the shit about non-business stuff, so by having that forum, they don't have to sift thru 100 posts to find the 10 that interest them.

And we have no surfers that post - ZERO! We are all webmasters here.

The "potential advertiser" thing doesn't fly either because we have advertisers that have paid for banners & newsletters & posting privlages - is it fair to them to let you post for free? Do people advertise your program & sites for free hoping that you'd let them become an affiliate? Come on

If your sole purpose in posting on this board is to promote your program, then this board is NOT for you.

[Ramster]

I gotta disagree.

I think people do read threads in the other section you were in. Noone posts because there is nothing to post. I read it and made note to stop by your booth.

Shit, you're giving away $500 bucks a day. I'll be there for a draw, why not.

And if they left all the "things" offered by sponsors in the main forum then something business related (not a sponsor promotion) would end up on a buried page honestly.

[Useless]

One of the reasons this became my favorite board is the fact that everything is prefiltered. I love all of different sections and read damned near everything. I even click on that damned GABBO section once in a while eventhough there are zero posts.

[amadman]

I use the view new posts option and see everything no matter what category it is in.

[Chop Smith]

Originally posted by amadman
I use the view new posts option and see everything no matter what category it is in.

Ditto

[Alphawolf]

Originally posted by Chop Smith
Ditto

Double ditto. I think the majority of members do this.

[Extreme John]

This sounds like a topic I have seen once or twice

[AdultLoungeRaffi]

Originally posted by Jim
Raffi
Give your post some time. You posted it on the day after Christmas and today is the first day back to work. You will get more views.

not sure about that bro....the most replies i have seen in this category is 9 and the most views is about 200....thats fine...i dont want to upset anyone...i am the type who usually posts about business....i really dont have too much time to post about a favorite pic of my cat or some bs topic like most people do in GFY...i thought my post was business related...oh well...thanks

[RawAlex]

Raffi, it's about business, yes, but it's about promotion of your products. There is an area for that. Your post really wasn't something that was going to get a ton of replies, just something that was going to get read.

Those people interested appear to have read it.

You would probably do much better if you actually talked TO people instead of AT them. Be part of the community, say Hi, talk a little bit, help some people out with comments or whatever, and slip your message right in there with it.

Alex

[Dylan]

Your post still remains in the category you posted even if its moved.

Moved: Title

Double Exposure!

[Nargule]

Originally posted by Dylan
Your post still remains in the category you posted even if its moved.

Moved: Title

Double Exposure!

Hmmm...I just got an ideal to get my posts really noticed!

[xxxjay]

Originally posted by Greenguy
Raffi - we're not like every other board out there & we're proud of that.

We don't put up with spam of any kind. Those that are paid advertisers & those that contribute to the board helping others can post whatever they want whenever they want, but other than that, we move post to the proper forums.

We have many different categories because we realize that some people don't want to read every little post on subjects & topics that don't apply to them. Just like a Link List or TGP, we categorize things to make everyone happy

The Chit Chat forum is a perfect example - some people don't want to shoot the shit about non-business stuff, so by having that forum, they don't have to sift thru 100 posts to find the 10 that interest them.

And we have no surfers that post - ZERO! We are all webmasters here.

The "potential advertiser" thing doesn't fly either because we have advertisers that have paid for banners & newsletters & posting privlages - is it fair to them to let you post for free? Do people advertise your program & sites for free hoping that you'd let them become an affiliate? Come on

If your sole purpose in posting on this board is to promote your program, then this board is NOT for you.

AdultLoungeRaffi - Greenguy let you off easy. LOL

[SirMoby]

This is a funny thread since I read the spam post in the "Products and/or Services offered" section before I even saw this thread. I read that section almost every day just like I read this one.

When I read the post there I thought it was professional and it gained my respect. Then I saw this post and I just don't get it. I don't spend time at boards that allow random spam but I spend time here and I do read the spam section of this board daily.

[Greenguy]

Originally posted by AdultLoungeRaffi
...i am the type who usually posts about business....i really dont have too much time to post about a favorite pic of my cat or some bs topic like most people do in GFY...

part 1 - you seem to only post about your business or when it's beneficial to your company & that's not what were all about here. We're a community that helps each other & shoots the shit - people come here to learn as well as lend a hand.

Part 2 - part of your 1st post complained that we had too many categories on the board, but you admit that you don't the "bull shit" threads - this is the reason we categorized everything - so that people don't have to sift thru the threads that probably don't concern them.

Originally posted by Dylan
Your post still remains in the category you posted even if its moved.
Moved: Title

We rarely leave a link to the thread once it's moved - you will see that from time to time because the poster is new & might not have known it was posted in the wrong forum or it was a judgment call that we thought might require it to be moved. The usual spam posts are moved with no redirect left behind (hell, I moved 2 off this forum this morning - you see them referenced anyplace?)

Originally posted by xxxjay
AdultLoungeRaffi - Greenguy let you off easy. LOL

[AdultLoungeRaffi]

Originally posted by RawAlex
Raffi, it's about business, yes, but it's about promotion of your products. There is an area for that. Your post really wasn't something that was going to get a ton of replies, just something that was going to get read.

Those people interested appear to have read it.

You would probably do much better if you actually talked TO people instead of AT them. Be part of the community, say Hi, talk a little bit, help some people out with comments or whatever, and slip your message right in there with it.

Alex

Good point....thank you....i will try doing that more....

ps; but please know that i will help and have to many and if you know me, i am probably one of the very few in this industry who will go completely out of my way to help anyone....but your right i should talk TO people here rather than AT them...thanks again for the clear explaination...really

[Useless]

Originally posted by AdultLoungeRaffi
i am probably one of the very few in this industry who will go completely out of my way to help anyone....

First, let me say that you have an exceedingly angry avatar. Why so mad? Smile at the camera.

Secondly, I've been amazed at how many people in this biz who will go beyond one's expectations to help a fellow webmaster out. If there weren't so many helpful people put there, this board would would be just like GFY - just a bunch of balking fools asking other fools if they'd 'hit' some overtly sexy naked wench. I've been helped out by plenty of people who have absolutely nothing to gain by helping me.

[Greenguy]

Originally posted by Useless Warrior
First, let me say that you have an exceedingly angry avatar. Why so mad? Smile at the camera.

I wake up every morning & thank that you post here.

[GonZo]

Originally posted by Greenguy
Raffi - we're not like every other board out there & we're proud of that.

We don't put up with spam of any kind. Those that are paid advertisers & those that contribute to the board helping others can post whatever they want whenever they want, but other than that, we move post to the proper forums.

We have many different categories because we realize that some people don't want to read every little post on subjects & topics that don't apply to them. Just like a Link List or TGP, we categorize things to make everyone happy

The Chit Chat forum is a perfect example - some people don't want to shoot the shit about non-business stuff, so by having that forum, they don't have to sift thru 100 posts to find the 10 that interest them.

And we have no surfers that post - ZERO! We are all webmasters here.

The "potential advertiser" thing doesn't fly either because we have advertisers that have paid for banners & newsletters & posting privlages - is it fair to them to let you post for free? Do people advertise your program & sites for free hoping that you'd let them become an affiliate? Come on

If your sole purpose in posting on this board is to promote your program, then this board is NOT for you.

This post made milk shoot out my nose.

GreenGuy I think he was looking for a free trial...

[Greenguy]

Raffi - have we converted you yet?

[Wizzo]

I have to agree with Raffi to some degree, I've tried more than a few times to join in the mix here...

Yet the large number of rules and regs makes it tough to feel relaxed in posting anything... Like is this reply in the right spot now or will it be moved?

My sig which is the same on almost every other board, a button with 2 short lines of 1pt. text removed and I don't know why and I looked at the rules and can still not sure?? But which forum do I ask about in?

To each their own, and I have no problem with you guys being unique in the way you run things... I would just suggest that giving people a little leaway around here, might go a long way in adding to the mix... Which I think was Raffi's point...

Hope to see All in Vegas...|rasta|