NEW RULES for "Member Sponsor" forum....PLEASE READ

THESE NEW RULES APPLY TO "MEMBER SPONSORS" and the threads they start here only.

The Member Sponsor Classified Ads forum is very active and is working great. Because of it's activity we need to introduce a couple rules to keep it fair for all participants.

First off, remember that this forum is for Member Sponsors only. If you would like to advertise here you can follow this link and sign up as a Member Sponsor. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/payments.php It also allows you to advertise in your signature.

1) OK, the new rule is, you can only have one active thread here. Other threads will remain, but will have to be closed by a moderator when you make a new thread. To have your thread closed you can click on the "Report A Post" icon under the post.

2) Additionally, you should limit the number of threads you start to "one per week". Since the moderators have to close your old thread I want to limit the effort to manage this new process.

If anyone has other ideas to help this forum work better, please do not hesitate to PM me. I am very open to new ways to do things, but it definitely needs to be simple for everyone, including moderators. We are just trying to make it as fair as possible. Thank you so much for your support. We love each and every one of our sponsors.

Support those that support us.

This also keeps someone from posting to a bunch of real old threads here and messing up the order (like just happened, I'm fixing it now).

Some of these Ads are 5 years old, and have over 500 responses. Threads over a year old will need to be closed, and a new one posted in it's place.

The problem with long running threads is, all subscribers to a thread are notified via an email to any new posts ("auto-subscribe" is the default user setting). So, when a new post is made to a long running thread, potentially 500 emails can be sent out at once. Add to that all the other posts taking place on the site, and it's easy to overwhelm the server with with doing nothing but sending emails out.

This rule is already in effect on other forums. Some states run one thread per lake for lake reports. Threads are closed annually, and a new one started.

Thanks everyone. PM me for questions or feedback.