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October 21, 2005
The Case of the Disappearing Adverts
A few fairly confused site users have emailed us asking where their ads have gone: they posted them ok, but suddenly they disappeared from the site. Though we do try to email users individually if we need to withdraw their ad, we can't always. If an ad is inexplicably withdrawn, it can usually be explained in one of three ways.
Firstly, we have a policy of allowing only one ad per item/service/whatever being advertised. This is so the site doesn’t get cluttered up with the same ad, and thus make it clearer and more useful for users looking. And by the way Mr SuperLaminatesSparkly, changing the ad heading doesn’t make it a different ad.
Secondly, each website is a community website, dedicated to a particular city/area. Therefore, internet companies, national and international companies/offers are generally not deemed relevant for each particular community.
Thirdly, if the ad is a con, generally illegal or otherwise against our T&Cs (see the link at the bottom of every page), it’ll be taken down. We err on the side of caution and tend to take down ads that aren’t clear about what is being offered. Also, users can have their say: at the bottom of each ad is a "Not Allowed" button, which if you press the ad is flagged up to the moderators.
The site is moderated to make it relevant for the people living in its particular area; ads that aren’t relevant or look dodgy go. This hopefully makes the site more useful for the users and a more friendly, and following Mr. Adzooks's orders, a more family-oriented site.
Posted by Selina at 5:30 PM
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October 13, 2005
Half a bedroom
An ad came on the Birmingham site a few days ago advertising a 1/2 bedroom flat for rent. This seemed to me a fitting way to sum up the current accommodation situation in many areas, with property prices rising so high that there is now a market for half rooms. Maybe they could be like shared university rooms, though I prefer the image of a bedroom which has crumbled half away, leaving what’s left open to the elements and looking like a monastery after a visit from Henry VIII. As someone I work with pointed out, you wouldn’t want to be getting up in the middle of the night, half asleep and busting for a pee. Weeeeeee splat.
Sure some party-pooper will point out that this is a flat with either 1 or 2 bedrooms, but I’d still be highly suspicious of it. How can you not be clear-cut on the existence of a room in your property? “Well there’s definitely one bedroom in my flat, and there could be a second one, but heck, you know, I just can’t be sure.” Or was the poster of the ad engaged in an ongoing battle in their head over whether the 3’x3’ cupboard could legitimately be counted as a bedroom? I suppose a moses basket could fit in there, or a person huddled on the floor in the foetal position, or maybe someone hanging upside down from a bar attached to the ceiling. I wonder how many responses the ad gets, and from what kind of people.
Posted by Selina at 5:43 PM
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October 6, 2005
Pupies for sale
A while ago, an ad was posted on the London site titled ‘pupies for sale’, advertising the sale of pedigree pupies, whose parents serve in the Polish Navy. In a dilemma as to how to edit the ad, I decided instead to email the seller and ask them to clarify. They haven’t, so I’m still none the wiser. The ad got me wondering – what exactly are pupies? Was the person trying to sell the student children of Polish sailors, or are they just one p short of a baby dog? With one option being an Eastern European child slave racket and the other being a canine navy, I’m not sure Adzooks or I should be involved...
Posted by Selina at 10:19 AM
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