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Old Jul 30, 2020 | 11:55 PM
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Multiple threads with the same advertisements

There should be a rule about cluttering the forum with the same advertisement over and over in multiple threads! It is horribly annoying to click NEW POSTS hoping to can scan the threads for interesting topics only to be hit with 20+ of the same Title over and over again, advertising this week's carbon fiber part, or CPU remapping plug in, or whatever. Yes, we understand the product might be slightly different depending on if you have a c-class, or an e-class, or an s-class, or an sl-class, or a g-class, or a c-class amg, or an e-class amg, or an s-class amg, or a . . ., but come on.

I doubt these are paying advertisers, but rather vendors taking advantage of the host's platform. Isn't there a vendor's section that part sellers can use to push their wares?

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Old Nov 21, 2020 | 11:11 PM
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This place is a joke.
Already brought up and nothing will be done about it by the admins.
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Old Nov 22, 2020 | 05:48 AM
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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 09:26 AM
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Already brought up and nothing will be done about it by the admins.
RE: --> https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ml#post8237848
@Rock is this the type of thread everyone should get on board with for attention?

If so, can you link this thread to the one from the W204 C63 section so we can make some noise? The separate vendor subsection sounds like a good solution to me.

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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 09:32 AM
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Looks like it won't get anywhere? RE: https://mbworld.org/forums/suggestio...ndor-spam.html
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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 10:15 AM
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Linked the thread from W204 AMG here.
That thread is can be found: https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ml#post8237848
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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 12:15 PM
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Nothings going to change. IB doesn’t care about the members who provide 99% of the real content here. They just care about the bottom line, and that means giving the vendors carte blanche to do whatever they want. Just look at other IB forums. It’s a pattern and will never change.

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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 12:23 PM
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Linked the thread from W204 AMG here.
That thread is can be found: https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ml#post8237848
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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 12:57 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 11:43 PM
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So... I guess this was a waste of effort then?

TLDR: Member posts in local subforum --> mod says post here --> member posts here --> crickets.

I am new to this "Suggestions & Feedback" section since I only care about the W204 C64. However, after spending some time looking around it looks like it should be renamed to "Trash bin"....

Just sayin'
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 06:50 AM
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It's too bad, but sounds like this goes unresolved? I think a boycott of these vendors is in order at the least. So annoying.
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 08:15 AM
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It's too bad, but sounds like this goes unresolved? I think a boycott of these vendors is in order at the least. So annoying.
Pretty pretty sure no one is buying their stuff hence they keep bumping threads.

If they had a lucrative business they would not be spending all their time on a forum
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 95gsrturbo
Pretty pretty sure no one is buying their stuff hence they keep bumping threads.

If they had a lucrative business they would not be spending all their time on a forum
True! I like the idea of spamming them back!
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 08:51 AM
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Maybe time to start a new forum SPAM FREE.....

Not hard- Few good Admins and moderators setup forum software properly.
Might take a bit to register and joint up but once you do spam free.

I have one for my truck. Members make donations to pay server bill and get a sticker for it.
Have special sponsor section.
tightly moderator is key.
Take no crap from Sponsors. really only costs about $250 per year.
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ygmn
Maybe time to start a new forum SPAM FREE.....

Not hard- Few good Admins and moderators setup forum software properly.
Might take a bit to register and joint up but once you do spam free.

I have one for my truck. Members make donations to pay server bill and get a sticker for it.
Have special sponsor section.
tightly moderator is key.
Take no crap from Sponsors. really only costs about $250 per year.
I'm a member at another forum that is pretty well run. Members have optional annual pledges to help keep it clean. Vendors must pay the annual pledge and have their own subs, and can only post once a day.
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 09:48 AM
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Maybe you all would like to pay to be a member in this forum? I know if wouldn't want to pay for an internet forum. Just my 5 cents, but it's a non issue for me.....it is incredibly EASY to look past the vendors/vultures
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 09:50 AM
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I'm a member at another forum that is pretty well run. Members have optional annual pledges to help keep it clean. Vendors must pay the annual pledge and have their own subs, and can only post once a day.
What forum is that? Just curious?
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 09:52 AM
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Maybe you all would like to pay to be a member in this forum? I know if wouldn't want to pay for an internet forum. Just my 5 cents, but it's a non issue for me.....it is incredibly EASY to look past the vendors/vultures
It wouldn't need to be that much, plus it could be optional. Maybe ten dollars a year or so. If it would get rid of the spam I assume lots of members would pay that?
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 09:57 AM
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It wouldn't need to be that much, plus it could be optional. Maybe ten dollars a year or so. If it would get rid of the spam I assume lots of members would pay that?
I honestly would not want to start paying for something that has been free Call me cheap haha!
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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 12:09 PM
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When IB ruined 6SpeedOnline, a few well known 996TT forum members split off and created Luxury4Play. The place sucks but they’re still going strong more than a decade later.

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Old Jan 3, 2021 | 01:09 PM
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I’d be into starting a new forum.
Then sell to IB
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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 06:19 PM
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Just bumping up this thread/rule request. I counted 15 bumped VRP add threads on the first page of the W211 forum before an admin cleaned it up.
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Old Jan 12, 2021 | 02:57 PM
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And same for W204 C63 forum. 19 of the first 25 posts are spammy bumps by VRP among others. Irritating af.
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Crickets? Mods? Hello?

Today, 23 out of the first 33 threads in the W204 C63 forum are spam bumps by vendors.

This is out of control. It’s hurting the forum. And hurting the IB brand (or reinforcing the poor perception by most, seemingly deservedly)
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