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I'm thinking about losing the "CheapyD's Game Club" forums and adding an Auctions forum as discussed here. People can post links to their own auctions or other auctions they come across that they feel may be of interest to other CAGs.
If I decide to add an Auction's forum, those posts will not appear on the front page's Latest Message Board Posts.

I was also thinking about adding a single "DVD Deals and TV/Movie Disccusion" forum?

Any comments, suggestions, ideas?

I like the DVD deals part. It would keep me from having to go over to dvdtalk.com

i like those ideas, but it kind of strays from the "cheap video game" theme. doesn't matter to me though b/c i visit this site the most and being able to get deals on everything else would be great too keep up the good work.

I love talking about anything and everything with my fellow CAG's...

I trust the judgement of the Big CheapyD as well...

As my roommate always tells me:

Do you playa'

i think the auctions could have some spamming to it but i like the dvd/tv/movie idea.

I think the DVD deals would be a great addition to a already kickass website !

All good ideas. I think there should be restrictions to the auctions board (like you must be a registered CAGer for at least 2 months with 100 posts...) And I approve of a DVD section as well.

I'd like to see mods come down harder on people discussing/planning/bragging about scams. It generally ends up in a flame war and in the end only makes things hard on legit consumers.

Funny, I was just talking about how my dvd collection needs a little help. I think it's a great idea.

I think a minimum post count for not only the auctions forums but also the trades forums would be in order.

oh and one rather obvious and simple rule for an auctions forums is that if you are gonna post your own multiple auctions that you must do so in ONE thread....that will cut down tremendously on spam

Originally Posted by Wlogan31 I love talking about anything and everything with my fellow CAG's... I trust the judgement of the Big CheapyD as well... As my roommate always tells me: Do you playa'

Your roommate is an idiot. You should start pissing in in food and beverage.

Originally Posted by defender I think a minimum post count for not only the auctions forums but also the trades forums would be in order.

i dunno about that, ive traded with n00bs 2 or 3 times, and big dirty traded with me when i had like 4 posts...while i see your points, i think its up to the individual people to police themselves. if they're new and have no feedback, make them send first! send yours insured with delivery. use common sence and a little initiative if you have more feedback.

Originally Posted by ElwoodCuse I'd like to see mods come down harder on people discussing/planning/bragging about scams. It generally ends up in a flame war and in the end only makes things hard on legit consumers.

I understand why you would want that, but I think the best defense for that is if you see a topic dealing with scams, simply ignore it. I see too many times where an "offending" topic is posted and everyone feels the need to "sound off" about it. It not really logical because the topic serves as a warning and there is no need to go into that topic once someone is warned.

I am not accusing you of anything ElwoodCuse, I am just making a general statement.

Originally Posted by punqsux i dunno about that, ive traded with n00bs 2 or 3 times, and big dirty traded with me when i had like 4 posts...while i see your points, i think its up to the individual people to police themselves. if they're new and have no feedback, make them send first! send yours insured with delivery. use common sence and a little initiative if you have more feedback.

I think the minimum post count (or registration date) requirement will help newbies from flooding the forum. For me, it's more about that than the trust factor.

Originally Posted by ZForce317 I think the minimum post count (or registration date) requirement will help newbies from flooding the forum. For me, it's more about that than the trust factor.

but im saying we could miss out on a nice trade because of some stupid requirment set.

i agree. for instance joeboo has very little posts but has one of the higher feedback ratings here. but i dont think this was the point of this thread.
so yeah ill say again: yes to dvd forum
no to auction forum
you should probably add a poll to this one cheapy.

Originally Posted by ZForce317 I think the minimum post count (or registration date) requirement will help newbies from flooding the forum. For me, it's more about that than the trust factor.

Any minimum post count requirement will just encourage newbies to flood the forums in general. me thinks

The Game Club has been neglected by just about everyone and should probebly go.

The TV/DVD forum is a great idea. My first thought was that it may be trying to cover too much in one forum, but we'll have to see about that.

An auctions forum sounds ok. Maybe just a simple 10 post count along with a 2 month register wait would be good to keep out the spam. The low post count will keep spam to get into it at a minimum, but will still allow people that have been here a while access to it. Same can be applied to the Trading Forum.

Agree with punqsux. A lurker newbie is trading me a ton of good Saturn imports (sorry if he feels bad to be called that, but expressing my point). A post count or time on boards requirement would be pointless. I know if someone would not have taken a chance and traded with a newbie over at their boards, I would be lacking the great deal I got on the real bout and KOF collections I have

Instead of a dvd forum, what about an All Other Deals Forum? I like the idea of an auction forum.