A Short Term Availability Ad Thread is an
OPTIONAL Thread that may be posted at the Moderators discretion.
They are only effective when EVERYONE complies with the Guidelines posted for that Thread.
In NOLA, the Thread was started, and the Guidelines were written by a Provider and are so vague and loosely worded that it extremely difficult to moderate.
This type of thread only serves as an additional area for posting ads, and does not meet the description of a Short Term or Short Notice availability Thread.
In the Arkansas forums, we suspended the Short Term Ads Thread as the Membership could not / would not comply with the Thread Guidelines.
The South Texas Forums had a Short Notice Thread and it was suspended due to the Membership not being able to comply with the Guidelines published.
In Oklahoma, the Short Term Availability Thread is relatively trouble free.
In reality, a Short Notice Availability Ad Thread would be /should be limited so that only the Providers can post in that thread.
Providers are permitted to post ads in only 2 locations on the board:
- Provider Ads Forums
- The Weekend Lineup Forums
The Hobbyists have the ability to post an ISO, ANYTIME they find themselves available or seeking to spend some quality time with a Lady.
On the Staff side of things, having a Short Term Ad Thread greatly increases the amount of time needed to properly Moderate the Forum each day.
There have been several discussions on this topic in the Staff Area of the Board.
Most members of Staff Moderate more than 1 Forum.
vicinms moderates MS, AL, NC, SC, VA and WV.
In my case, I moderate AL, AR, OK and SO. TX.
This topic has been discussed by vicinms and myself, and neither of us feel that we have the additional time needed to properly Moderate this optional thread.
Biomed1