





Wim,I don't see it at all. I do see downloads when I hover over a thumbnail, but nothing for the ad as a whole.JohnIt is still a bit hidden, actually. Click on the main thumbnail for a classified. The image opens up, and right at the bottom it mentions the number of "Downloads". This is the number of views, excluding your own views.HTH, warm regards, Wim
"Your Profile" (click on your member name at the right top of the board) -> dropdown box -> My Settings -> Notification Options -> Scroll down to Other Notifications, and tick the boxes for the type of notifications you'd want to receive for classifieds.HTH, warm regards, WimIs there currently anyway of receiving email notifications for new postings? I've clicked on "subscribe" but I haven't found any method of altering my subscription method.
That is exactly it, the number of views = the number of downloads for the main thumbnail.HTH, warm regards, WimWim,I don't see it at all. I do see downloads when I hover over a thumbnail, but nothing for the ad as a whole.John
What does "Low Volume" mean? The volume of the pen? The number of pens per classified? The number of bids expected?
If you read the manual, somewhere in the middle it states that this is about the volume of adverts you place/pens you sell. Low Volume means <= 3 adverts a week, and <= 100 over a whole year. If you are a habitual seller or a professional selling pens, you are obliged to post adverts in the High Volume category.These two categories were created in order to give ordinary people the option not to be swamped by the people who post many adverts.When we have some more time available, we will add a FAQ here to make it easier to find answers to these types of questions.HTH, warm regards, Wim+1 on the question of what "Low Volume" means. I wonder if this is something that the admins thought would be self-evident, but really isn't...
IMO, you are worrying about semantics here. As to Low and High Volume, see my previous comment, and the many replies I made in the Community Feedback forum.The new classified listings have entirely discouraged me from using them for at least the reasons that I set out below.1. The distinction between "low volume" and "professional" is unclear to users. The chosen wording also suggests that casual sellers are somehow not "professional". In any event, no one selling a pen is a professional, as the word itself connotes a person subject to a statutory governing body.
As I mentioned in one of the posts, Classifieds is not prepared yet for use with the IP.Mobile skin, because the functionality to display many of the items required just isn't present in that skin. I suggest on a mobile platform you try using the Lo-Fi skin.2. The layout of the main listing of classified ads is too narrow on any less than a very wide screen. Compact laptops and tablet devices find swaths of white space lining the left and right columns, and the listings themselves stuffed into the centre. The layout is unusable on a mobile phone browser.
Again addressed already in many replies. Yes, it is missing. Unfortunately it isn't multi-currency, hence the workaround. Why not ask sellers to list the price in the title? Problem solved.3. Each main listing entry shows a price, but not its currency. While the currency appears in the listing itself, a user determines it only by clicking on the main entry. Given that price is one of the key attributes of any listing, the currency itself should be shown. Otherwise, the current format is about as useful as if every main listing simply said "Pen for sale" and the user were then forced to click on each ad to find out what make and model.
? If this refers to using it on a mobile platform, I suggested using the Lo-Fi skin.4. The column width given over to identify the seller in the main listings is unduly wide. The item description is unduly narrow, meanwhile.
That is not the case, again see Community Feedback. Check VNC (View New Content), the Classifieds tab. Furthermore, there are indicators to show which adverts you have already seen. A dull coloured tag in front of the advert means you have read it already. New ones show up with a very clear tag.5. As far as I can tell, there is no way to mark as "read" all existing listings. When returning to the classifieds after the passage of time, one is forced to rely upon memory as to which listings have already been considered.
As mentioned in other replies, a seller has the option to relist an item up to 5 times. That is a single click of a button.6. While "time left" might help thin the number of ads that clutter up the forum years after their posting, the fact is that many pens do not immediately sell, and buyers might be discouraged from contacting sellers about unsold items after there is "no time left".
That is an opinion, not a fact. Others find it very useful.7. The "random classifieds" in the left column is useless.
Does that matter if it is an item you find interesting?8. Oddly, when clicking "view new content", the above complaint about column widths is addressed, but now the resulting wide listings no longer tell the user who the seller is for each item.
Well, funnily enough FPN is about discussion forums. The Classifieds and Market Watch were just an extra service to our members, with an extremely high maintenance ratio, and lots of complaints from buyers and sellers alike about its usefulness and other features. I sincerely suggest you use it for some more time before drawing a final conclusion. It is a better tool than the forums ever were for listing classifieds.HTH, warm regards, WimBy way of background, I can say that, using the former marketplace forum, I have bought pens from Yurigia, Bryant, and colincarter. I doubt I would fight through the new classifieds to try and find more pens. I think that the change has significantly diminished the usefulness of FPN.
It's a pleasure!Warm regards, WimThank you to wimg for taking the time to consider my comments. (That could be mistaken for sarcasm, so just to be clear: I am sincerely expressing appreciation.)
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