Something needs to change here...

maybe they dont want everything indezed for a reason ?

UnusualSubstance said:

You're right.

I wonder what the logic was behind no indexing the wtb section especially since the hire a freelancer section is indexed.

I'd see it as another avenue for searchers to find bhw and potentially join, no?

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I think its better to have the avenue of discover as the sales thread. Then you know what youa re getting has at least been vetted to the best the team can, and also if there are review copies, and recent customer reviews and comments, then its better for the buyer too.

THe wtb section before was filled with too many "experts" before. You know the type, appeared 3 weeks ago, and can help you with cloaking taboola ads, cause they've been doing it for years at budgets of minimum $100k, also help with guest posts, and SEO, and website creation, and bot building for CPA hacks. lol

Thats the type of person that got exposure before, as they just spammed the WTB and HAF with their "knowledgeable services" and most of the time, the real people with verified sales threads that reply are being missed, even though they have years of feedback and credibility.

the post count gate made sense when spam was the bigger problem, now it just creates friction for legitimate buyers

Panther28 said:

with verified sales threads that reply are being missed, even though they have years of feedback and credibility.

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Can you show me some "years of feedback" of Google/Facebook ads sellers where they have any real review? A service for $5000 which has 10 reviews from accounts with 10-20 posts doesnt count

Venusaur said:

If it smells like a pig, looks like a pig, and sounds like a pig, then it’s probably a pig, right?

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Sometimes, and maybe more often than not. But ‘probably’ isn’t ‘definitely’ — and that gap also needs to be considered.

Venusaur said:

imagine waiting for a scam instead of taking action before that if there are tons of red flags?

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Tons of red flags don't get ignored. If you think something has been ignored, please Contact Support

Stavro said:

A vibe-based moderation policy is a recipe for disaster. If you can identify a clear pattern that matches the scammers, drop a note to the mods (privately).

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It's definitely not all about the feels. But, saying that, cue recognition and pattern matching in the brain is a fact. The point is that when you regularly look at this sort of thing (smells like a pig, looks like a pig and sounds like a pig), patterns of behaviour become more than just a vibe.

Stavro said:

If someone spams 'sample please' 100 times and never contributes anything useful, maybe it's not a good idea to rubber-stamp their marketplace thread approval.

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We take clear action on this sort of thing, remember, you don't see the ones we do clean up. So please, send in a Support ticket or Report if you see this. That's just not allowed, and if you do see it, it'll be one we've missed or hasn't passed our line of sight at that point.

if a persons posting or behavoir seems fishy - just report it

As there's been no more engagement today (and because the OP is banned), we'll close this now.

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