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#1 ·
Any chance of having sub-groups under the For Sale section? We have motorcycles mixed in with jackets, coolers, and folios. Seems unorganized...

Thanks for considering it!
 
#2 ·
USUALLY STATES WHATS FOR SALE IN HEADER- = IF NOT FOR YOU DONT LOOK :serious:I'M NOT IN MARKET FOR BIKE SO JUST DONT LOOK ! :grin2:
 
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#5 ·
This isn't craigslist.:)

Funny, that's exactly what it feels like.

Maybe just a separate folder for bikes...? I'm shopping for a Wing, and I have to sift through 20 pages to find the 10 bikes that are for sale. And this on a dedicated Wing forum...
 
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will take it up with the mods on the site and see if they've noticed others mentioned anything along the lines of this. If there is chatter about it, we can always try it out and see how it goes but ultimately it is up to the mods.

Thank you for your feedback, I will keep you posted with the verdict!

Cheers,
Natalie
 
#8 ·
I agree with a couple of these requests.

1) Folder for bikes only, and folder for all other items

2) A "sold" folder to move all sold items into, or just delete all the sold posts.

I understand, this forum wants to retain the postings for sold items. It was mentioned they did this for the feedback system, and to show historical prices of items sold, and unsold. But, it would be nice to move the sold items out of the main posting.

Thanks
 
#10 ·
I've brought this up before, always gets shot down. There's always someone who's afraid of change. For sale forum could use some organization.
 
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Seriously? The mods are calling the shots? Who's benefit is the gl1800riders forum for anyway?
 
#12 ·
please test on iPads and Android tablets if you decide to go that route..
.. screen width on those is already crunched..

personally, i still do not see the value in further subs
In the past we tried but no matter, when a new guy needs some info he's going to post for it anyway.
Although the infirmation (sic) is here, most would rather "ask"..
.. there is that social aspect we should facilitate lest we become custodians to piles of stone tablets.

In lieu of additional sub categories I'd suggest a more sophisticated search engine.
.. the info is likely already here but access to it could be improved.

So a spreadsheet solution would be more tables and lists..
..a databased approach would include improved search functionality.

..ugg, spreadsheets are so yesterday
:)

Dennis
 
#14 ·
Would just one sub-sub-forum for "bikes only"be enough? The OP mentions jackets, coolers and folios. Each of those items need their own private section too, right? Following the thought process would put gloves, boots, pants, jackets and helmets as indivudal sub-sub-forums of the protective gear sub-forum.

I think that clicking the "Search This Forum" option, top right hand corner of the 4-Sale by Owner sub-forum does what some want - a custom filtered 4-Sale listing.

Clicking that, going "Advanced" and searching titles only for "Goldwing" produced a custom list. 18 of the first 25 shown were Goldwing only bikes for sale. No Harley or Kawasaki listed. There were a couple more pages of results behind that, but since newest was first, the the second page was last years posts and beyond. A search for "ABS" filtered it down to bikes I might be interested in. I should add "red" so I would get it down to only the bikes my wife would be interested in!

Similarly, a search of entire posts, not just the titles, found a lot of "gloves" for sale, most where the seller had multiple items listed. But every thread shown had some gloves for sale. We can search ... or we can make a sub-forum for protective gear, gloves only, men's only, XXXL only. Then I would not be searching for the right gloves for me, but instead I would be searching 4 levels down for the right sub-forum.

We could create sub-forums to no end with the sellers (and moderators) trying to figure out which sub-forum to properly list their item(s) in. Then a seller would need to create and track multiple 4-sale posts, each in the correct sub-forum to sell multiple items.

IMHO, using the search function is a much simpler solution. Maybe we can figure a way to improve the search function. But I don't think creating a lot of additional sub-forums is the best way to approach this issue.
 
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Would just one sub-sub-forum for "bikes only"be enough?
Any thoughts on this? What about Sheena's idea of prefixes? There must be some middle ground we can all come to - just need to be open to ideas and alternate solutions :)

Thanks for your input,
Natalie
 
#17 ·
Wow, you folks are very self-assured in your own superiority. Must be nice.

I know how to use a search function. Am I supposed to guess all of the names of the bikes for sale? Like the person who put "G1800" instead of "Goldwing" or "Gold Wing" or "GL1800"? What about the person selling the nice old Concours? I'll never see that one because I'm not a retired keyboard jockey sitting on my butt hitting refresh every 30 seconds.

See y'all later
 
#18 ·
So I guess you were not really open for discussion here. Your way or the highway and you chose the highway?

At least you sold your Kawasaki.

Later.
 
#22 ·
Please keep all for sale items in a single forum

I used to think it would be a good idea to separate out the special things like tires and oil from the main forum, but then after that actually happened, I was sorry it did because now posts in those categories receive far less attention than they used to.

I have no objection to using prefixes, but it is somewhat hard to maintain consistency.
 
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As mentioned previously, the mods are the ones who run the site on a regular basis. Yes, VS owns the site but the mods are blood that keep the forums pumping. If there is a large number of the community that feels that having sub sections would really make a big difference, you can state your case to them as we've already discussed it with them and they've chimed in on this thread as well. There are a number of members who have expressed their opinions stating that they feel that it won't make that much of a difference, that using the search function will work just as well to finding what it is you seek.

To those strongly for adding sub sections (seeing that is not likely to happen), what do you think of the prefixes? It's an alternative that could help alleviate your searching efforts.

What do you guys think of this?

Thanks for your time,
Natalie
 
#27 ·
As mentioned previously, the mods are the ones who run the site on a regular basis. Yes, VS owns the site but the mods are blood that keep the forums pumping. If there is a large number of the community that feels that having sub sections would really make a big difference, you can state your case to them as we've already discussed it with them and they've chimed in on this thread as well. There are a number of members who have expressed their opinions stating that they feel that it won't make that much of a difference, that using the search function will work just as well to finding what it is you seek.

To those strongly for adding sub sections (seeing that is not likely to happen), what do you think of the prefixes? It's an alternative that could help alleviate your searching efforts.

What do you guys think of this?

Thanks for your time,
Natalie
I think it's a poor resolution. If the sub categories are added, folks will really be pleased. They just don't know it yet. The search function is only as good as the terms used when listing goods for sale.
 
#29 ·
How about at least allowing the both the original poster and a moderator to edit or tag a thread title with SOLD.

Example: "SOLD 2013 level 3 goldwing....blah blah blah"

Gives folks looking for something a hint to not waist there time plowing for info if they are looking.


Moderators can edit an older post. If the seller asks, either by PM or "Reporting" the original post with a request, we will modify the thread title.

Rights to edit the opening post include the ability to delete. In the past a seller could delete the opening post and the entire thread disappeared, leaving the purchaser with no way to dispute the quality of the yet to be received item(s).


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#33 ·
My suggestion is just two folders. For Sale and Bikes for sale.
This keeps the guy trying to empty the garage of parts and riding gear from needing to post in multiple locations and still separates out bikes for the guy just visiting the site to find a new ride.
Mods can check out ST-Owners website for a decent example.
 
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