with 2 very active mods and other occasional mods the work to keep track of who we have asked to add proof and moderate invalid interest is well time consuming,
having to also put up a "who we have moderated" thread in the staff area who we have asked / moderated so we don't double down so to speak in addition to contacting the member and negotiating why ( ive been here 10 yrs, why the proof? its already packed away im not doing that ),
We are basically tired of asking the same question about the same thing day in day out .
add to that the normal day to day moderation of signups / filtering spam / bot signups , editing posts , checking feedback . member requests and "trying" to read EVERY post so we don't miss anything is a mountain task with the current staffing levels,
It's up to the members to keep on top of any rule changes, we sticky them and regularly bump them ( you can check ) still they don't get read.
we have over 25000 accounts , I'm guessing half of those are bot signups but:-
Sticky posts
131 members have actually read the "proof of ownership" thread ( YOU have not ) since 11th Sept
181 members have actually read the "High Value items for Sale on Amibay - PLEASE ALL READ!" ( YOU have not ) since Sept 2016
111 members have actually read the "Advice to all members - buying from newbies." thread ( YOU have not ) since June 2019
125 members have actually read the "PLEASE read. Assisting banned/frozen members" thread ( YOU have not ) since March 2020
54 have read this thread out of :-
Total guests that have visited the forum in the last 24 hours: 4,954
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The most guests online over 24 hours was 13,432, 6th February 2020 at 13:33.
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Welcome to our newest member, angelasjnray7161 << a bot.
and it all comes down to US try keep YOU safe from all those scammers / thieves / scalpers wanting to steal your money.
I think we do a good job and if it rubs one or two members noses then that means we are doing a great job and I'm pretty damn sure most of our members are glad we are so active and vet each signup by hand, each and every bot is denied, there are no ads on Amibay or salaries paid, we do this for free in our spare time.
Amibay survives on Donations ( spineless plug there feel free to drop a few £ € $ ) and are running an 8yr old server we can't afford to upgrade ( why it can be slow ),
All it costs YOU ( i'm generalizing you as all members not picking on you directly ) is the hassle of an accurate up to date profile , photo proof that the item at the time of sale was in your possession , you conduct the sale in open forum only taking payment and shipping details to PM , use the feedback system to gain trustworthy and follow our site rules, I really like the fixed pricing no auctions as it gives anyone a chance of an item not just who has the deepest pockets.
I guess every now and then you must not only have a look at the posts but actually fully read them.
