I'd change this for sure:

I dont like that reposts cant be merged with threads that are older than 6 months. It takes up less space if they can be together. Plus people can read the thread and see if others have gotten the freebie, etc.

Another reason is that people will search for thread which were start 6 months and 1 day ago and then post it. They are just hunting for reps from people. They could easily just bump the older thread.

I agree completely with galaxygirl. Her first point is a great idea, and regarding her second point, I see this too.
If a thread is merged, could there be a visible notification like we see now when a thread is moved, that would be so helpful.

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very good point



I dont have anything constructive ~ I love how just hovering my mouse over the title gives me most of the info I need to see if I want to enter the thread. Please dont change that.

I would like it if the Freebies could be separated to something like,.....free, just sign up,....and another one for the other type of freebies,..ex: go to B&M & get free 'whatever'. I don't 'go' to get a freebie,....I only am interested in the online ones,.....Thank You
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Quote from d4ldtppsc : If a thread is merged, could there be a visible notification like we see now when a thread is moved, that would be so helpful.

yes, excellent idea. that would be extremely useful.

Quote from galaxygirl : I'd change this for sure: I dont like that reposts cant be merged with threads that are older than 6 months. It takes up less space if they can be together. Plus people can read the thread and see if others have gotten the freebie, etc. Another reason is that people will search for thread which were start 6 months and 1 day ago and then post it. They are just hunting for reps from people. They could easily just bump the older thread.

to this entire post. Another thing would be to remove the "other" icon. I see so many threads with the "other" icon when another icon could be used.

Oh, and one more thing, can the amount of votes it takes to be a somewhat visible TU or TD be increased to like maybe 4 or something? Of course this would be a deal forums change not just the Freebies section. If there were comments, I could see the potential for abuse just so that what they rated was a valid reason. I know I don't follow the thumbs rating as a basis for getting a deal, so perhaps this would cut down on the thumbs bandit. Also, hopefully people would be more willing to post deals.

Maybe - icons specific for the freebie type? B&M, Mail, phone, online, etc or maybe subcategories? I am also one of those that is only interested in certain forms of freebie requests.

I like having the magazines in a subcat - please don't change that.

Following up on r1yan's idea - I think you should have to say WHY you are rating something up or down, you should not just rate & run. It is so puzzling to see a post with a lot of negs - and zero comments. It really makes the rating useless for helping you figure a deal

Could some of the "Sticky" freebie threads be optional? Most of the sticky ones don't apply to me, or to any stores near me, so a check-box that allowed me to select and remove the ones I want to see would be helpful.

Also, with the trading thread, could there be some way to report traders who don't hold up their end of the bargain? I know I can give reps for a good transaction, but I've yet to find a way to constructively report a negative transaction.

Quote from JMM : Maybe - icons specific for the freebie type? B&M, Mail, phone, online, etc or maybe subcategories? I am also one of those that is only interested in certain forms of freebie requests. I like having the magazines in a subcat - please don't change that. Following up on r1yan's idea - I think you should have to say WHY you are rating something up or down, you should not just rate & run. It is so puzzling to see a post with a lot of negs - and zero comments. It really makes the rating useless for helping you figure a deal

I so agree. I believe if you are going to give it a + or a - you should have to post a valid reason for either.

I have expressed my idea before but i figure maybe i can mention it again. I know you mods have a lot of work on your hands watching the posts for inappropriatenesses. I humbly request if a post has been removed (be it for a off color joke or for a scam site) couldn't a message be left in the first post stating it was removed for x reason.?

Quote from galaxygirl : I'd change this for sure: I dont like that reposts cant be merged with threads that are older than 6 months. It takes up less space if they can be together. Plus people can read the thread and see if others have gotten the freebie, etc. Another reason is that people will search for thread which were start 6 months and 1 day ago and then post it. They are just hunting for reps from people. They could easily just bump the older thread.

Did you not know that Mr. SlickDeals gives you a free trip to Hawaii if you get the most reps in one month? Come on you guys...when you reallllly think about it, what is the meaning of rep points? What does it get you in the reality of things? Tell me you do not sit around with your friends and brag about how many rep points you have.

I truly do not understand the logic behind old post mining. That needs to be STOPPED. The beauty of many of the threads is that you can look through it and get the feedback from others..i.e. (it didn't come, it came fast, and other experiences with the deal) Many of us know the past deals b/c we have been around awhile. Why clutter up the board with even more new threads? Simply require that the FIRST post be bumped. I think that a year would be sufficient. We can find our way to the most recent posts and complete the freebie offer there. It just seems so much more logical. I think so many of Sd'ers are "REP POINT" obsessed, so they just want to start a new thread every chance they get.

Quote from r1yan : :....Oh, and one more thing, can the amount of votes it takes to be a somewhat visible TU or TD be increased to like maybe 4 or something? Of course this would be a deal forums change not just the Freebies section. If there were comments, I could see the potential for abuse just so that what they rated was a valid reason. I know I don't follow the thumbs rating as a basis for getting a deal, so perhaps this would cut down on the thumbs bandit. Also, hopefully people would be more willing to post deals.

I have always thought that it would be a great idea to give a comment as to WHY you are thumbing a deal down, not so much a TU. There are thumbs bandits out there. I was clocked by one, and many other posters were hit by the same person. It makes no sense for one to be able to just TD a thread for no apparent reason. There needs to be some sort of comment box to justify the rating.


Edit: I just read through a thumbs up/down thread. Looks like something was done to our bandit after all!! Mr. SlickDeals posted it.


I like the idea of having icons for what kind of deal it is. (mail in, phone, internet). Good thinking!

If a deal is a repost, it should be Mod Alerted. I really don't think we need to add another post that simply says "repost." The idea is to send that thread to be merged. Can we not just all do our part and MA it? You don't need to show the link and say "repost..." Let the mods do it. That is why they are here. It seems to go alot smoother when the mods move the thread, instead of everyone else chiming in on whether or not it is a repost or not and taking up even more space.

If I think of more, I will be back to this thread. I am so happy that the mods set this up. I think it is a great thing to ask for our input. Whether or not they use it, well. .... that is up to them!

Thanks for the opportunity.

If there is some way to not allow repost to reach the board at all, that would be good.

For instance:

Now, when you try to post something and it has been posted before, it says "repost warning" and then you have the OPTION of posting it anyway.

Is there a way to get rid of the OPTION? That would save alot of work and also alot of people from getting there feelings hurt!