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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:16 PM
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too many vendor threads on feed!?

I cannot be the only one who gets annoyed by logging in, checking "new posts" seeing one or two threads by members, and then what sometimes seems like three pages of one or two vendors bumping their own threads.

Is there any way this might be addressed?
I get it, vendors help pay the bills, but there has to be a happy balance where a vendor gets some exposure, but doesn't appear to be taking over the forums.

Most vendors seem to be fine, but there are a couple who seem to ***** up the forums and ruin the experience here;
I know that on occasion I go specifically to the vendors subforum to look at what's being offered...

But hey, those are just my thoughts.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:24 PM
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I agree, the irritating part is it's not different vendors offering new sales/products/etc. its one vendor using the same post to bump every thread they ever posted in the vendor deals sub-forum.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:41 PM
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We will be told this is how the site is paid for and to stop bitching.

But everything said above is true.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:43 PM
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too many vendor threads on feed!?

Can you just use the ignore feature or does that not work for vendors?
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:46 PM
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yeah, I hate how I see bunch of new posts, to realize its the same vender bumping up threads.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:48 PM
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I have previously tried using the "ignore" feature, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

I would wager that a whole lot more is made on advertizements.

EDIT: I just looked again;
within the first two pages of "new posts" TWENTY are from one vendor.

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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:57 PM
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Just something you gotta deal with then. They pay to be here and there arent any rules against bumping threads.
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 02:49 PM
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Agree with everyone here
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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too many vendor threads on feed!?

It does suck sometimes but it really isnt a problem to scroll down a little further, they pay to be here and help keep the site running its a necessary evil
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 05:58 PM
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When they are there i usually just go check out mypost section
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 09:14 PM
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yeah everyone hates this but nothing is going to happen about it unfortunately :/
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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 09:55 AM
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Hey guys,

I will see if we can exclude vendor threads from the feed, I know the vendors do not want to tick off their potential customer base and do appreciate the feedback. Thanks.

Bob
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 07:20 AM
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Update: Vendor threads have been removed from the Front Page 'Latest Topics' feed.

Bob..
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by speedlimit
Update: Vendor threads have been removed from the Front Page 'Latest Topics' feed.

Bob..
Thank you
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 08:43 AM
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Oh yeahhhhhh.

bobs the man
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 09:51 AM
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dayum! i complained about this years ago and was told to get over it..

Still a flood of them in the new topics sadly :/

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Old Jul 2, 2015 | 08:38 AM
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wow!
thanks!
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Old Jul 2, 2015 | 09:35 PM
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dayum! i complained about this years ago and was told to get over it..

Still a flood of them in the new topics sadly :/
sooo... he fixed the part that wasnt annoying?
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowbalt2000
sooo... he fixed the part that wasnt annoying?
i never check the latest topics feed because most of those and more can be found in the new posts search.
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