Has anyone but me noticed that certain individuals delete their ad and repost it when it starts to move down the list- Why is this tolerated??, I would assume its not supposed to be done??
Delete and Repost
Started by ripperj, 05/15/2012 11:03AM
Posted 05/15/2012 11:03AM
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Posted 05/15/2012 03:38PM
#1
Read the TOS.....no rules against that.....matter of fact per the TOS you can post the item once per day as many times as you care to.....
J Keith Hurt said:
Has anyone but me noticed that certain individuals delete their ad and repost it when it starts to move down the list- Why is this tolerated??, I would assume its not supposed to be done??
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Posted 07/30/2012 06:59PM
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J Keith Hurt said:
Has anyone but me noticed that certain individuals delete their ad and repost it when it starts to move down the list- Why is this tolerated??, I would assume its not supposed to be done??
I want to revive this thread because I don't feel we received a definitive answer, and because I am "guilty" of this practice. I have been posting a wanted ad for vintage eyepieces. When it starts to move down page 2, I delete it and repost it. My experience working the back end database on OLTP websites like this is that about 92% of queries are for the first page. Once an item scrolls off page 1 it might as well not exist, and the hit count on my ad confirms this. In practice, I reposted my ad every 2-3 days just so I would NOT be abusing the system, and I deleted the old ad so as not to clutter the pages. I don't believe I did anything wrong either morally or according to the TOS.
An additional question I have is this: My ad really needs to be seen in two categories, "Eyepieces" and "Antiques". The "Antiques" page moves very slowly, and I would only need to repost it every few months. So the last time I reposted my ad in "Eyepieces", I posted a similar ad in "Antiques" - different title, different text, different photo. BOTH ads were suddenly deleted, so I guess I ran afoul of the rules.
So my question is, is there a way I can post my ad in two categories within the rules? I'm a Supporter and want to be a good Astromart citizen, so I'd like to know how to do this "legally". Otherwise, I won't do it.
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