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  1. #26
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    +1 for Harzem for his great explanation why a request forum SUCKS BIG TIME.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougy View Post
    put it in the market place area or something.
    Which is where we had it before it was removed.
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    Go take a look at Freewebspace.net's request forum. Theres a TON of users simply copy and pasting their companies offers in all the request threads. I think that the request forum would be abused and not worth the trouble. A user can surely located a package that fits them by looking through the offers forum.
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  4. #29
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    i already presented a detailed explanation of the perfect requests forum setup, and that thread got less replies than this completely vague one, so there you go.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ub3r View Post
    yes. what's so crazy about that?
    Umm, then this forum will just turn into a war with each thread becoming 50 pages long each host posting how there greater than anyone else. You think that would be helpful for the person who posted the thread? or the mods?
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    Question [suggestion] : hosting requests

    I know there are offers forums, but I think a requests forum for hosting is much more productive. I've seen other forums do it and it seems to work with very little spamming. People ask, hosts respond, simple

    Helps hosts & people looking for hosts.
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    You may have scrolled down a little for a similar topic
    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=650210
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    Threads merged
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  9. #34
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    Sorry, + 1 vote for yes, but perhaps premium members only would be a good idea reply-wise. Another incentive for hosts to go premium (I probably would, because currently the premium forums seem to have few views, so I don't see my benefit in paying, but this would *probably* convince me).
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    Any update on this/decision? I think from the thread the general want is for a requests forum to which only premium members can respond...
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  11. #36
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    I don't see Hosting Requests forums ever making a return on WHT.
    There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue View Post
    I don't see Hosting Requests forums ever making a return on WHT.
    Making a return? They used to exist?

    Shame
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  13. #38
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperBytes View Post
    Making a return? They used to exist?

    Shame
    Yep they did..

    When they were first removed, I wasn't too happy. But now I can confidently say it was a good move. Requests should stay out of this forum as you'll simply get too many ridiculous hosts offering the world to the user for almost nothing, and then goes bust when school starts.

    So I voted no.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue View Post
    And it won't matter if they can meet the requirements!
    But that would just lead to fights among the hosts for a new client.
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    Voted No.

    It is doable under certain circumstances, like:
    - Only premium members can post replies.
    - Hosts can post replies only one thread in one day.
    etc. etc. which means forum will need some customizations.
    Won't worth...

    Oh! And +1 here too for Harzem's great example
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  16. #41
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    No, I agree but disagree about making it paid.

    Making it for premium members isn't cool. Make it an extra paid thing so iNet gets paid more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougy View Post
    No, I agree but disagree about making it paid.

    Making it for premium members isn't cool. Make it an extra paid thing so iNet gets paid more.

    Premium members should get it free, but other hosts should be able to pay a smaller sum of money to be allowed to post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperBytes View Post
    Premium members should get it free, but other hosts should be able to pay a smaller sum of money to be allowed to post.
    Yeah, that should be the way.
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  19. #44
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    I think that the person which are going to creat a thread and do not have experience on the WHT musrt be wanrned:
    1. Make sure that you have chosen correct forum for that
    2. Please make search on the offer section connected to your request and make request in the certain place (do not want name it) before creating new thread.
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    Do you think allowing only premium members, or asking the repliers for money will stop the amount of useless responses?

    I can imagine 100s of people who will join premium for posting on requests forum and will still post the most useless responses on every thread.

    Too much hassle for what it's worth

    Best action would be limiting the replies per week. Say, a hoster can response to two threads per week, so they won't post useless responses on every thread.

    Still, I voted for NO and I keep my vote like that.
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  21. #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harzem
    Too much hassle for what it's worth
    Well stated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harzem View Post
    I can imagine 100s of people who will join premium for posting on requests forum
    Yep, that would happen for sure
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  23. #48
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    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse View Post
    Yep, that would happen for sure
    That means more money though, isn't that all that matters, to iNet at least? I mean, there are more ads appearing in more places by the day.
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  24. #49
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    * why isn't there a requests forum?

    Several times per day, a thread like this will show up:

    hi plz recommend companies who can give me this

    75PB space
    600KB bandwidth
    php7
    mysql8
    These threads could be answered in a much more effective, and honest manner if you just made a webhosting requests forum.

    so why don't you just make it?

    The age-old argument is, everyone's just going to spread copypasta everywhere, and to that argument, I argue that you can just rewrite your rules, and alert, or ban the copypasters.

    You could also limit the amount of posting hosts can do in the forum.

    You could also sell more premium memberships by letting premium membership subscribers post in the forum more.

    Hostvoice isn't good.

    make forum.
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  25. #50
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    Copypasta? On my WHT?

    I think if there were to be a requests forum, a $1/post fee would suffice as moderation.
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