Guys...Come on Options

[natedogg]

The exchange is there for a reason. Please use it! I'll let the current threads stay but they will be locked. If more of these "urgent" FS/WTB threads pop up I can't guarantee they won't magically disappear...

[natedogg]

I think you guys have some good ideas and I'm sure there is a way to implement them, but it kinda defeats the purpose and the spirit of the exchange.

The exchange isn't necessarily supposed to be associated with dsmcentral.com. It is basically bringing back what we lost when dsmtrader went down. Its a FS/WTB only site that all dsmers can go to whether they are a member of dsmcentral or not. If we get the amount of stuff FS on the exchange that the trader had before it went down, and implemented Kazz's idea, then our entire forum would be flooded with automatic FS posts. This is exactly what we are trying to avoid. We felt dsmcentral had way too many FS threads.

Remember the exchange is in its infancy right now. I think we should be patient and let it mature and hopefully grow. You might feel differently about it then. Right now, I see it as a better form of the FS forums on here. Its no harder to click on the exchange link than it is to click on the FS forum link.

That's my take on it anyway. What do the other mods think? Should we temporarily reopen the FS forums and allow threads to be posted but not replied to? If so, should we only allow people who have 100 posts or more to create FS threads? Just a couple ideas to allow FS on dsmcentral, but cut down on people joining just to post a FS thread. I can see both sides so I'm trying to keep an open mind.