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  1. #1
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    Replies to hosting requests

    there seems to be more and more people posting

    "email me and tell me what you want"

    after someone has posted a request including exactly what they want.

    Shouldnt we all stick to actually posting a plan and a website rather than just telling the requester to send you a mail

    after all why SHOULD they email you when they have put in a request and you WANT their business


    just my 10 cents
    Matt Wallis
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    yes we should!

    im also getting sik of the cut and paste offers :

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    Once upone a time there was an announcement that said you had to post details of your plan when replying. Don't know what happened to it. Maybe something to do with the great paper fire of 1961.
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  4. #4
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    sam: spam somewhere else!

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    What kills me is half the time it doesn't even meet the request, is missing a critical part of the request

    Must have this

    (Replied offer mentions nothing about the "Must" have)

    It's seemed to slow down lately, but a week ago it seemed to be the same people posting over and over the same replies with a slight change in numbers.
    dotGig
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    What kills me is half the time it doesn't even meet the request, is missing a critical part of the request
    ya i hate these

    request: 1 gb of bandwidth per month

    offer: our super duper really good package: 1gb diskspace adn 20GB bandwidth - only $1.99 per month! Free Setup!

  8. #8
    Every once in awhile I pop in and check a request to notice an entire string of posts simply did not read the original post lol.

    Who wants eggs, mushrooms, fresh tomatoes and cheeze, that's what is on the menu this morning.
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    yeah well its all very well bitching about it.. i think it would be cool if we all started nudging those who make these mistakes.. lets try and get the requests forum a little higher quality
    Matt Wallis
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    Originally posted by UH-Matt
    yeah well its all very well bitching about it.. i think it would be cool if we all started nudging those who make these mistakes.. lets try and get the requests forum a little higher quality
    if you haven't noticed, i do my best to embarass the companies that make the mistakes

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    The funnier are the ones who dont even have a website .. just "email my hotmail for more info"
    Matt Wallis
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  12. #12
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    I've always been on the team that roots for no replies in the Requests forum. Other than that, just report it and we'll remove it. I send out quite a few emails to 'repliers' in that forum, which does get a bit irritating.
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    This was an interesting solution on the part of the client in this thread. http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...ight=carefully

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