View Full Version : Open discussion on new classifieds upgrade
I've been thinking a lot, and it's finally about time for me to recode the classifieds. I'll be addressing a few of the bugs that have been brought to my attention over the years and will try to make a few improvements over the way things are currently being handled.
The design will be changing from what it is now to fit the appearance of the front page at www.japanupdate.com (http://www.japanupdate.com). I don't have any say in this matter, and I really think it's a good idea to keep the general look and feel of the website uniform across the board.
Aside from that, I'm all ears. Do any of you have any suggestions for improving the classifieds beyond what they are right now?
One thing I'll be looking into is automatic validation of payment ads upon receipt. What this means is, if you place an ad and pay for it online, it should be validated automatically by the system upon verification. It should be hands off for me. This means that no matter what time of day you place and pay for your ad, it will self-validate without any intervention from me whatsoever. Ad cancellations for paid ads will, however, still go through me.
I'm also aiming to target some of the mainland bases with the new release of the classifieds as well. I'm not sure how I'm going to do this yet, but I'm definitely putting some thought into it. If you have any ideas, feel free to reply here.
This is an open discussion. I will read and serioiusly consider every idea that's posted here. Please keep it limited on how we can improve the classifieds, not the website as a whole. I'll most likely hold an open discussion on that at a later date.
Thanks in advance for all of your input.
I'll use this post as a placeholder for idea's we'll be implementing during our upgrade. Here are the ideas so far. Feel free to post your own and if we decide to use them we'll add them to the list.
Automatic credit card validation - If an ad successfully goes through, it will AUTOMATICALLY be validated by the system minutes after the ad is posted. No more waiting for the webmaster to validate paid ads.
Category searches will now display 25 ads per page - 10 ads per page just isn't enough. After we enhance our myJU pages (Near Future Project) we'll build in capabilities to allow you all to set your own defaults as to how many ads to show per page.
Bug fix for JPEG/GIF uploads for all browsers - We seem to have problems with uploads from most browsers aside from Internet Explorer.
RSS feeds for every classifieds category - We already have this at http://www.japanupdate.com/?p=rss but it's kind of hidden and not nearly documented well enough.
Regional support - Allow ad placement and search capabilities for visitors outside of Okinawa.
Announcements CMS - Right now we just sort of plop any announcements on the front page of our classifieds. We're going to create a content management system for announcements, rules, faqs, how-to manuals, and any other classifieds documentation we might need.
User ad editing/removal (Near Future Project) - You will be able to edit your own gold and elite ads through the myJU pages.
Ability to view newly validated ads - Users will be able to view ads that have been added in the past 24 hours from all categories and post types. (Thank you Kathy :))
Base Detection - Text parsing to determine which base an ad seller is located on based on phone number submitted. (Thank you Sandra :))Feel free to post your own ideas for improvement or other features you'd like to see added. Our main interests in this upgrade are definitely #1 and #5 for now, but all features will be implemented. We'd LOVE to enable visitors from mainland Japan to use our classifieds. The only puzzle is how to make this a possibility without crowding the pages with too many sub-pages.
At this time, the credit card provider we are using does not have the capabilities for you users to be able to stop your own billing AND remove your own gold/elite ads. Ad removal for gold and elite ads will still have to go through our webmaster until we get our new credit card solution in place--which is going to be quite a while from now. We have the solution available, but a few technical issues are currently in the way of making this happen at this time. We are putting much consideration into giving you users absolute control over your own ads.
DoctorP
06-26-2007, 07:05 PM
Could I suggest that you stop allowing people to post paid ads in the FREE section? I understand that they offer a free service, but to me something just seems wrong about this practice. They should place their ads under the appropriate heading...it used to never happen, now the 1st 8-10 ads are all for services.
Just a thought!
I'll consider it. I can see how that'd be annoying.
They do place their ads in the appropriate category. It's going to be hard to get my boss to go along with your idea for the simple fact that they're paying for an Autos ad AND a Free Stuff ad. But yeah, I can see it being a good idea to keep that section limited to STUFF not SERVICES.
DoctorP
06-26-2007, 09:57 PM
I understand about your boss...but we'll see how it works out.
Thanks for the idea though. :) I'll have to think of some solution to keep everybody happy. If I can move those ads out of free stuff and put them somewhere else I might be able to make it work.
DoctorP
06-26-2007, 10:13 PM
Seems to me that they belong in the Services section and the AUTO's section...maybe create a "Free Services" section?
Seems to me that they belong in the Services section and the AUTO's section...maybe create a "Free Services" section?
That'd make sense. That'd be a good spot to put those partylite party ads at too, since they ARE free to host.
Yeah, I should probably breakdown the ad categories while I'm doing some brainstorming. Might be a good idea to get rid of a few and add a few new ones.
larey_dunn
07-29-2007, 10:50 AM
I would like to see a priority for long time customers in the Business ad category. I have been paying for my elite ad since Jan 07 and keep getting bumped off the first page, so I have to email DK to have it updated when nothing changes. Or ad a new category for Outdoor Entertainment, something where all the bouncer/slide/inflatable businesses can place their ad.
I also talked to you before about lowering the price if one individual is carring more then one elite ad. Make the price like $20 even per week, or even a lower monthly charge. I am currently looking at running more than one ad, but at $27 per week I don't know if it would be worth it.
Thanks
Larey Dunn
Thanks Larey. Your first idea seems like a good idea, but the only problem is for it to work I'm going to have to make the database do a default ascending sort by date. I can have this as an extra search, but anytime an ad is updated, it'll move to the BOTTOM of the list instead of the top. If poeple have no problem with that, it's not a big deal with me. I need to think about this one.
For your second question, the credit card system we are using right now just isn't flexible enough for this. I have another credit card system in mind, but in order to make it work, we're going to need our own dedicated server and to start storing credit card information in our databases--which means we're going to have to start encrypting data and beefing up our security. For this to happen, we'll have to spend a ton of time and money and the boss is pretty fond of 2checkout, so I really just don't see it happening.
But I may create a new type of ad that shows on every search page. It'll have to come at a cost that not everyone places one. That'd be like having a bunch of ads and paying less money. You could have that one ad and it's show on all the pages.
Thank you for your comments. I really appreciate it.
coldnoodles
08-03-2007, 09:02 AM
In our paper back home, we have a spot for volunteer. So people can put things they need volunteers for or people wanting to volunteer.
The first year we got here I tried to volunteer so I can get daycare for my special needs kids. I got the run around after another. Family Support office on Kadena waste of time! my daughter needs to volunteer 6hrs a week to keep her secretary position for a club at youth center! She volunteers at the youth center for everything, but she gets short on hours.
Also why does it cost money to have something for free in Japanese? Here I had someone translate it for me, and when I went to place ad, waited long time, emailed several times, to find out I need to pay for it, before they can post it. I didn't see anything about it anywhere.
You don't need to pay to place your own free Japanese ad. You can do it at www.japanupdate.com/classifieds/japanese (http://www.japanupdate.com/classifieds/japanese). The only people that have to pay are those wanting to use our translation services.
I like the volunteer category idea. I'll definitely add that.
alidelisi
08-16-2007, 12:25 PM
With the name of the website being Japan UPDATE, do you think you can keep the classifieds UPDATED? Thanks so much... Also will you be offering a free ad section for Real Estate?
I try to update the ads on a daily basis. I was out all day yesterday and was unable to get to them, but I will get to them today. The other JU staff are SUPPOSED to help me with the free ads, but it seems like I haven't been getting a whole lot of help with that lately.
We won't be offering a free real estate category, but we may offer a free "house/apartment wanted" category.
Thanks for the comments.
1rose4u
09-04-2007, 04:43 PM
You don't need to pay to place your own free Japanese ad. You can do it at www.japanupdate.com/classifieds/japanese (http://www.japanupdate.com/classifieds/japanese). The only people that have to pay are those wanting to use our translation services.
I like the volunteer category idea. I'll definitely add that.
Where is the volunteer category?
We don't have a volunteer category. What are you volunteering for? I'll try to give you a specific category or maybe even create one for volunteering.
1rose4u
09-04-2007, 04:49 PM
I am a kid looking for volunteer work like 6hrs a week.
Ok, just place it under Misc. Wanted or Announcements or both. I'll consider adding another category later.
tommyboy180
09-05-2007, 05:30 PM
Hi, I have some ideas.
Whenever I add and ad on your site, I always include a web site address where the user can get contact information or more info about the item that I am selling. Well when I add this href, your site always cuts off my bookmarks. Such as www.site.com/index.html#bookmark1, "#bookmark1" is not included in the href and the link looks awful.
Also I know that the classifieds are just that however, japanupdate has the 'feel' that everything listed is for sale or being given away. It is really annoying for me to find an ad that states, "Hi I am looking for ____. I don't want to spend any money and I need it ASAP." It’s a waste of space in my opinion. It also makes Japanupdate classifieds feel like just an unorganized free for all. Just my opinion.
The last thing is that from what I have observed, your classifieds must be some sort of e-commerce software that is not automated. Whenever I add an ad, it isn't until the next business day that I see the ad. It appears that someone physically has to login with admin rights and actually approve each of the ads. Now this sucks just because of the wait, and especially on the weekends; however some people don't know this and resubmit the ad several times. When the ads are 'approved' the next business day, there are several ads in a row or even spread out that are the same exact thing. It seems to me that these ads are blindly added without any review. This sucks because Japanupdate ads are just chaotic, unorganized data. Which I hate.
What I would do if it was my site is automate the process and cut out the middle man, however use software that can detect offensive words and phrases and filter the entire ad giving the user an error telling him to reword their ad. That way ads will be instant, no waiting times, and semi-organized.
DoctorP
09-05-2007, 05:38 PM
You have some good points, and I know dk will reply later. I have no affiliation with the classifieds, but here is my view.
I don't mind people looking for something, and asking for it cheap. Have you seen the landfills? In my opinion, I would rather see someone give something away free or almost free, than to see it on the curbside for trash pickup.
Hi, I have some ideas.
Whenever I add and ad on your site, I always include a web site address where the user can get contact information or more info about the item that I am selling. Well when I add this href, your site always cuts off my bookmarks. Such as www.site.com/index.html#bookmark1 (http://www.site.com/index.html#bookmark1), "#bookmark1" is not included in the href and the link looks awful.
That problem falls back on some pattern matching. Web applications use pattern matching to figure out that a web link is a web link and an email link is an email link. Our pattern matching is a little too basic and I will be looking at improving it so your links don't get cut off.
Also I know that the classifieds are just that however, japanupdate has the 'feel' that everything listed is for sale or being given away. It is really annoying for me to find an ad that states, "Hi I am looking for ____. I don't want to spend any money and I need it ASAP." It’s a waste of space in my opinion. It also makes Japanupdate classifieds feel like just an unorganized free for all. Just my opinion.
People are SUPPOSED to post these ads under Misc. Wanted. I COULD possibly be more strict and limit it to where wanted ads are ONLY allowed to be posted under the Misc. Wanted category. I'll have to think about how I want to handle this.
The last thing is that from what I have observed, your classifieds must be some sort of e-commerce software that is not automated. Whenever I add an ad, it isn't until the next business day that I see the ad. It appears that someone physically has to login with admin rights and actually approve each of the ads. Now this sucks just because of the wait, and especially on the weekends; however some people don't know this and resubmit the ad several times. When the ads are 'approved' the next business day, there are several ads in a row or even spread out that are the same exact thing. It seems to me that these ads are blindly added without any review. This sucks because Japanupdate ads are just chaotic, unorganized data. Which I hate.
Our business ads CAN be automated so that they appear online as soon as payment comes through. We plan on implementing this into the next version of our classifieds, which will be done pretty soon. I'm purchasing some software so I can do more web development at home since I'm not getting as much done at work for JapanUpdate as I'd like. This part will positively be automated.
Free ads will always need to be validated by an administrator for a few reasons.
We get a lot of pranksters. It's impossible for a web application to tell the difference of a valid ad selling a car compared to somebody who is peeved at a co-worker placing said co-worker's nice new shiny skyline for sale for $500. Yes, this does happen.
We get a lot of people with home-based businesses or scammers submitting free ads simply because they don't want to pay the $10 fee
We get a lot of NPO's placing message ads. "Don't get a pet if you don't want to keep it foreverrrrrrrr!" is one example.If I allow any of those three types of ads to go online even for a few hours, chaos ensues and I get a LOT of complaints.
What I would do if it was my site is automate the process and cut out the middle man, however use software that can detect offensive words and phrases and filter the entire ad giving the user an error telling him to reword their ad. That way ads will be instant, no waiting times, and semi-organized.
We're always looking to automate things as much as we can. We built these classifieds from the ground up back when the only thing available on Okinawa was a cork board on Kadena. I learned programming from building this application some six years ago. I've grown as a programmer a lot since then and with every new version of our classifieds that I release, a lot of automation takes place and a lot of old glitches get fixed. Please bear with us and please, please feel free to give us your comments/complaints anytime.
I'm going to try to get back on the ball with this JU Classifieds upgrade this week... Hopefully I'll be able to find some time and not be too tired.
Fonze
09-18-2007, 12:19 AM
I like the idea of taking those free service of that section or putting it in the end .
I like the 25 items per page one too.
Just a question when someone sells something who takes it of cause I've called and they said it was sold days ago?
If they tell me that they've sold their item, I remove it.
The current method sucks for removal. I'm working on making it so that you users have complete control over your ads, but it's going to be a while before that happens. There's a lot of changes that need to be made first on both the hardware and software sides.
Made some good progress on the new classifieds tonight. Nothing major. Just getting it to work with the new layout, but at least that's a start and the code is much improved which makes updates and bug fixes a lot easier.
The new classifieds are up... and I'm more nervous than I've been in a long time. Very few of the new features have been built in yet, but I'm getting to them. The automation part has been built in. If you submit an ad and pay for it online, it will appear online right away. No more delay.
Most of the improvements you guys won't even notice. The backend code has been cleaned up a lot to make it easier for modifications and new services to be added...
If you find any bugs or run into any problems, please, please, please don't hesitate to tell me here or by email at webmaster@japanupdate.com, but be nice. This was a big project and there's a very good chance that not everything will be working perfectly.
I will be debugging the heck out of this tonight and tomorrow. Once I'm confident that it's working fine, I'll get to the new features. That'll be the fun stuff. The rest of this was a nightmare!
Fonze
09-27-2007, 07:04 PM
Lets take a look then.
Looks like everything is running pretty good. A few links on banners and navigation need to be fixed, but all of the processes seem to be working great. Only had one problem and it was a quick fix.
Most of the things that still need fixing are just aesthetic stuff.
Lovin the new automation.... <3
Fonze
09-28-2007, 06:01 PM
I checked it out and you have a dif backround and more items per page. Was your main purpose though to automate the way people pay for ads?
a_bjyrd
09-28-2007, 06:08 PM
I think $27 a week is way to much for just one ad.
I think $27 a week is way to much for just one ad.
It's actually two ads. English and Japanese. $13.50 each, which we've been doing for years now. But thanks for your comments.
I checked it out and you have a dif backround and more items per page. Was your main purpose though to automate the way people pay for ads?
Yes, which I've done. :)
Fonze
09-28-2007, 08:49 PM
I also see on the paper 180yen. Do you guys sell them off base?
I also see on the paper 180yen. Do you guys sell them off base?
LOL you're asking the wrong guy... I think we might be selling them in a few places, but most people just pick them up for free... I don't know! :thumbup:
James
10-06-2007, 02:21 PM
Automatic credit card validation - If an ad successfully goes through, it will AUTOMATICALLY be validated by the system minutes after the ad is posted. No more waiting for the webmaster to validate paid ads.
Category searches will now display 25 ads per page - 10 ads per page just isn't enough. After we enhance our myJU pages (Near Future Project) we'll build in capabilities to allow you all to set your own defaults as to how many ads to show per page.
Bug fix for JPEG/GIF uploads for all browsers - We seem to have problems with uploads from most browsers aside from Internet Explorer.
RSS feeds for every classifieds category - We already have this at http://www.japanupdate.com/?p=rss but it's kind of hidden and not nearly documented well enough.
Regional support - Allow ad placement and search capabilities for visitors outside of Okinawa.
Announcements CMS - Right now we just sort of plop any announcements on the front page of our classifieds. We're going to create a content management system for announcements, rules, faqs, how-to manuals, and any other classifieds documentation we might need.
User ad editing/removal (Near Future Project) - You will be able to edit your own gold and elite ads through the myJU pages.
Ability to view newly validated ads - Users will be able to view ads that have been added in the past 24 hours from all categories and post types. (Thank you Kathy :))
Base Detection - Text parsing to determine which base an ad seller is located on based on phone number submitted. (Thank you Sandra :))
The 25 pages thing... why not have it so the user can select how many ads to view on each page? It would be nice to see a paging function for the search. If I search for a classified I get it all.
What's up with the search anyway? Why do I get 500 ads on everything from services to kaleidascopes when I search for "shirt"? Is the text of the ad even being searched? How about allowing a search in only a specific catagory. I don't like seeing two search boxes either. Confuses my little brain.
How about having a single search box and then the scope of the search along side it? e.g. entire site, classifieds, autos, buckets for sale
I particularly enjoy seeing a search function default to the scope of the site that I'm currently in. So if I was looking in the used magazines section, the search whould be like: Search ___ in used magazines!
IkoIko
10-10-2007, 02:59 PM
I've had a lot of success with the classified section - both as a seller and as a buyer. So, thank you for providing the service.
Most of my suggestions or concerns have already been brought up here, specifically with being able to edit an ad once its posted.
Whilst I recognise that those ads who pay for their space should get some privillages and priority, I find that I instantly scroll down these ads as they always seem the same, week in week out, to get to the new ads that may not have been there yesterday. I'd hate to see here go the way of ebay where there are more shops and large sellers represented with a lessor focus on individual to individual selling.
Otherwise, great service, thankyou :)
L Boogie
12-06-2007, 07:24 PM
I love the classifieds...I usually browse them a few times a day.
One thing I really can't stand though, is people placing free ads for "Looking for a Stud for my dog" or "Stud Service". If they're looking to profit off their animals (which is a whole other rant in itself - but I won't go into that here), they should have to pay for an ad in the Pets For Sale area.
Or you could just get rid of the "stud service" ads all together, seeing as no one on Okinawa has any business breeding any more animals and it's illegal for SOFA status families to do so. :cursing:
Hmmm, I'll have to think about how I want to handle that one. Thank you for the comments though. We could always make it another paid ad category and just not allow people to place requests for stud services as free ads.
I don't see it as a huge problem though. Most people on this island aren't SOFA. Most classifieds users are, but I'm sure others may have a need for these types of ads.
dameg621
12-19-2007, 01:37 PM
Lately there are a ton of fake ads being posted by pranksters using other peoples email addresses. Is there any update that could be made to help get rid of this problem, or even a way to stop it now?? It's very annoying for the buyer and seller both.
I have built in ip matching, so I can keep track of troublesome IP addresses for future reference. Maybe I'll see if I can build something into my blacklist system that raises a red flag anytime a troublesome IP posts an ad, but that really isn't all that great of a solution.
About the only thing I can really do is make it easier for our visitors to report bad ads, which ALSO has the potential to be abused.
I'll have to think more about this.
Fonze
12-23-2007, 07:59 PM
I was looking at the classified and was wondering why there is 2 different auto sections? One with 91 auto listings and one when you push auto and it takes you to search by auto type with 36 cars.
The actual autos section is a lot more detailed and easier to find useful car information. I built that hoping that eventually people would use it more than the classifieds auto category. If you place a priority/gold ad on the autos page, it appears on the classifieds too, so two birds with one stone sort of deal.
It's just supposed to be easier to use, but it never really caught on.
Fonze
12-23-2007, 08:19 PM
Why is there also 2 different layouts?
That's the old layout. I haven't had time to change it to the new layout. A few places on JU still have the old design.
retributionnk
01-05-2008, 06:57 PM
I find it to be a personal annoyance when I'm browsing through toys or clothes ads for my toddler and I see a post that looks something like this: "E-4 family who is about to have first kid needs girls clothes that aren't pink or yellow or green, and are in brand new condition, but they need to be absolutely free! We could really use some help, only getting $700 per month in COLA and all. email cheatingyououtofyourstuff@yahoo.com"
Not that I'm bitter or anything =). Although I'd like to see these ads disallowed altogether, I'm sure that won't be happening anytime in the near future. So here is what I propose: Create a category in which people can post ads looking for handouts. E-4's with kids that still get by (like myself), would greatly appreciate it. Anyone else agree, or am I on my own?
-ret-
(this is a repeat post, as I mistakenly posted in the "JU Forum Issues and Feedback" category earlier.)
I like this idea. I'll probably create the category tonight after I wind down a little. Thanks for the excellent suggestion! :)
dameg621
01-09-2008, 01:12 PM
I don't know if this has been mentioned before or not, but is there a way to change how classified ads are submitted, so you can preview it be for it's submitted? It's very annoying how many ads are people correction something mis-typed in a previous ad, and I think being able to preview your ad before submitting would help a bunch.
Tony Stacks
01-09-2008, 01:14 PM
You're a genius dude.
devine
06-12-2008, 03:33 PM
Can you remove this ad since she moved off island?
The Pampered Chef is committed to raising funds for breast cancer education and early detection programs during our Help Whip Cancer campaign in May. Host a show this month and get double benefits* call or email to ask me how, plus you will still get products FREE, 1/2 price and up to 30% off for yourself. May host specials are the Simple Additions Rectangle Tray with handles or our Pink Bowls with Caddy for 60% off; Guests, can purchase our special pink products and donations go to the American Cancer Society to support this campaign. Come check us out at the Schilling Community Center May 16th, June 13th, and 27th from 11am-4pm; Wendi Simons, Independent Sales Director, 632-4490 (home), 090-1949-4490 (cell), weallneedpampering@hotmail.com, or shop my store online 24/7 www.pamperedchef.biz/wendisimons
berfason
09-01-2008, 11:43 PM
The ad should have been removed back in May 2007, yes, please remove it as indicated by "Devine" I tried to get it removed again when contacted by Pampered Chef last month since it is a violation of their advertising policy, which I was not aware of when the ad was placed. I appreciate all of the business I still receive from my customers their in Okinawa. I wish you the best of luck Jenn and hope you too have a successful business while stationed there. Wendi
The ad should have been removed back in May 2007, yes, please remove it as indicated by "Devine" I tried to get it removed again when contacted by Pampered Chef last month since it is a violation of their advertising policy, which I was not aware of when the ad was placed. I appreciate all of the business I still receive from my customers their in Okinawa. I wish you the best of luck Jenn and hope you too have a successful business while stationed there. Wendi
I'll take care of it tonight after I finish the paper I'm working on. The best way to contact me regarding ads is at webmaster@japanupdate.com as there is a chance I will miss or forget the message if it is posted here. I will do my best to remember this post.
Trail
09-02-2008, 01:04 AM
Is there anyway to nail Star and Stripes for all the spam they sent me after posting a classified?
Is there anyway to nail Star and Stripes for all the spam they sent me after posting a classified?
Call them everyday and tell them to get their shit together and build their own system and to stop spamming you and everyone else?
tommyboy180
09-10-2008, 11:40 AM
I had another idea for your classifieds.
I have noticed that every so often there will be a post stating that a particular item has been sold. Well what if you used a way for the original writer to delete their post. Either writing an email or calling to have it removed. You could include a verification code during the creation of the ad that would be used to verify the identity of the writer before removing the ad.
This would make posting more efficient and eliminate some duplicates. I still feel that the classifieds are messy and inefficient; I think this might help make the classifieds a little better.
P_chan
09-10-2008, 11:49 AM
I think you can delete your own adds if you sign up for an account.
Yeah, sign up at www.japanupdate.com/myju/ (http://www.japanupdate.com/myju/) and post your ad while you're signed in and you will be able to manage your own ads. People no longer have a reason to complain that they can't remove their own one-week ads.
tommyboy180
09-10-2008, 07:04 PM
Sweet. I did not know about that.
Is that advertised, because I see so many re-posts about how something has been sold?
Sweet. I did not know about that.
Is that advertised, because I see so many re-posts about how something has been sold?
Yeah, when you're at the form to submit an ad, it says something like, "you should sign up for myju first if you want to be able to manage your ads". Pretty sure I put that in there, at least...
P_chan
09-10-2008, 07:31 PM
Yeah it's there dk.
Sex Wax
09-10-2008, 08:34 PM
wait...what? I'm confused. If the adds are "classified", shouldn't peeps have some sort of Security Clearance to read them in the first place?
wait...what? I'm confused. If the adds are "classified", shouldn't peeps have some sort of Security Clearance to read them in the first place?
They were classified, but they're not anymore. We just kept the name because it's catchy.
cellophane
09-10-2008, 10:28 PM
You know what seems kinda weird is that in the Help Wanted section of the classifieds there is one particular ad that has been posted there for the last 9 months! If they haven't found anyone to fill the postition by this time I think they better find another resource to finding someone to hire. I can't imagine they are paying for it all this time if they already have.
Which ad? What are the first words? It's possible they set their card to deny charges without informing me that they wanted their ad cancelled...
cellophane
09-10-2008, 11:21 PM
Which ad? What are the first words? It's possible they set their card to deny charges without informing me that they wanted their ad cancelled...
Children and teacher wanted for after-school care facility. Children from 5-year-old to elementary school students. Monday thru Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (part timeis OK). Japanese national holidays off. The job involves picking up children from their school, and then playing, singing and studying while they are in our facility. For more information, contact Oyama Kids' House at 090-9784-4512/Ms. Tobita. Oyama Kids' House is a Leaders' Pre-school affiliated school.
Business Gold Ad
I wouldn't think this job would be so hard to fill-if I could do it I would. Getting paid to play and study with Japanese kids? cool.
tommyboy180
09-13-2008, 10:38 PM
I've got a weird one....
How, more like why, do these things get posted? Why aren't these being denied?
Found on the Free Stuff Classifieds RSS
http://www.motoms.info/temp/wtf.JPG
Makes me want to punch ******s the face!!! Secondly why is the word w-a-f-f-l-e-s censored???? WTF.
Bad ads slip through the cracks on occasion. With over 1500 ads online at any given time, it's impossible to catch them all.
tommyboy180
09-13-2008, 10:46 PM
Yeah,
I Know. Sometimes its funny to point things out, but what about the word w-a-f-f-l-e-s. Check out my post again, I edited it.
******s is a very bad word.
tommyboy180
09-13-2008, 10:52 PM
http://www.motoms.info/temp/i-lold.jpg
Rip George
11-28-2008, 01:51 PM
When notified of abuse of the site and attempts to scam users, there needs to be a system in which the admin is alerted and speedy action taken.
Attempts to use FREE ads as a way to start an auction should be easily handled if the admin is alerted by a user.
In the past, auctions posing as free ads, especially in the Pets(FREE) section have been allowed to remain for long periods, so far indefinitely, even after the admin has been alerted and counter ads alerting users to the scam have been blocked.
Here is a concrete example:
example removed and PM'd to admin due to personal information -- moderator.
Richard Burns
06-07-2009, 11:32 AM
Could I suggest that you stop allowing people to post paid ads in the FREE section? I understand that they offer a free service, but to me something just seems wrong about this practice. They should place their ads under the appropriate heading...it used to never happen, now the 1st 8-10 ads are all for services.
Just a thought!
uhmmm NO! If they are offering a free service that means its free so hense the free ad.
Richard Burns
06-07-2009, 11:33 AM
Those personal ads are funny as hell. Me and the wife laugh our asses off.
uhmmm NO! If they are offering a free service that means its free so hense the free ad.
You missed the point.
Yes, DocP, you are correct. We need a reporting system just as we have on the forum. As soon as I get some new development software, I will be redoing the classifieds in ASP.NET. Look for this around August or September or so. I'll bring this discussion back alive as we approach that date.
DoctorP
06-08-2009, 07:22 AM
uhmmm NO! If they are offering a free service that means its free so hense the free ad.
Wow...way to search through the crap to find something of mine to pick at Richard! Services should be listed as services, or in another appropriate heading at which time they can say it's free. The free section implies an area for people to get items for free. Either way, not really a big deal to me.
Richard Burns
06-08-2009, 07:31 AM
Wow...way to search through the crap to find something of mine to pick at Richard! Services should be listed as services, or in another appropriate heading at which time they can say it's free. The free section implies an area for people to get items for free. Either way, not really a big deal to me.
True and they are getting services free.
Whatever happened to the personals in the printed paper? That was quality entertainment!
brb. Got some Xocai Healthy Chocolate to sell... I'm gonna be rich!:rolleyes:
Richard Burns
06-08-2009, 12:13 PM
Dr. P,
Richard as well as the rest of the JU community dies not have to pick through any of your poststo find things to pick on because it's all there in plain sight. Hahahahaha
Dr. P,
Richard as well as the rest of the JU community dies not have to pick through any of your poststo find things to pick on because it's all there in plain sight. Hahahahaha
Irony
Ur doin it rite
DoctorP
06-08-2009, 04:22 PM
Dr. P,
Richard as well as the rest of the JU community dies not have to pick through any of your poststo find things to pick on because it's all there in plain sight. Hahahahaha
LMAO...talk about crossing lines...are you a scab??? We are discussing the classifieds man....wake up!!!!:D
Damn, I missed the 2 year anniversary of this thread. There was going to be cake.
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