Andy
08-01-09, 07:16 PM
Business Traders
Traders are companies or individuals who wish to sell or advertise non-private items or services through the forum. Traders have to pay for a traders membership to become recognised as an official trader within the club, although it should be noted that traders are effectively only buying advertising space on the forum and are in no way linked or sponsors of it unless agreed in writing.
We only accept requests for trader membership applications from people who are a premium member and are active in the forums for 1 month. During this time the trader is not be allowed to advertise on the forum (unless authorised to do so by administrators). This time is used to give the members a chance to get to know the trader before considering their membership application, and will allow both the members and the moderators to determine if the traders presence on the forum is acceptable. This does not stop our members trading with you, just you cannot advertise.
Trader applications are discussion by the club members for 1 week to give the members a chance to discuss the application and share their experiences of the trader before deciding whether to allow them to join or not. The trader applying will be able to respond to the discussion thread if they wish. At the end of the discussions a vote is cast by the members as to whether the application should be accepted or not.
New traders will join on a 6 month trial basis, at the end of which a survey will be conducted to see if they are performing as required. Their trader membership will be revoked if they are not keeping the club members happy, or if their presence on the forum is considered to be having a negative affect on the club or its members.
If a traders application is accepted, then they will be given a sticky thread in the Traders Section forum in which they can specify contact information and advertise their day to day products and services.
If a trader wants more selling power than that offered by a sticky thread then they have the option of upgrading their trader membership to include having a section of their own on the forum. Traders are given limited moderating power over their sections and they are effectively an on-line version on their shops. If you have a complaint about a trader then please contact them directly, but if no resolution make administrators aware.
If you are interested in applying for a traders membership then please contact administrators, but first please read the full Trader Terms and Conditions as you will have to agree to these before your application or renewal will be accepted.
Member Trading
Member trading is allowed in the applicable forums without any subscription costs. We do advise caution when making both sales and purchases from members and cannot be held responsible for private sales . Use itrader as a indication of who you are dealing with where possible. Members who have clearly signed up just to trade will not be tolerated and will either have to stop or complete a trader application.
Banner Adverts
The only type of advertisements supported by the club are the banner adds at the top and various other sections of the forum. These adverts will appear on all normal forum pages and will be seen by everyone visiting the site. If you are interested in applying for a banner then please contact administrators, but first please read the full Trader Terms and Conditions as you will have to agree to these before your application or renewal will be accepted.
Traders are companies or individuals who wish to sell or advertise non-private items or services through the forum. Traders have to pay for a traders membership to become recognised as an official trader within the club, although it should be noted that traders are effectively only buying advertising space on the forum and are in no way linked or sponsors of it unless agreed in writing.
We only accept requests for trader membership applications from people who are a premium member and are active in the forums for 1 month. During this time the trader is not be allowed to advertise on the forum (unless authorised to do so by administrators). This time is used to give the members a chance to get to know the trader before considering their membership application, and will allow both the members and the moderators to determine if the traders presence on the forum is acceptable. This does not stop our members trading with you, just you cannot advertise.
Trader applications are discussion by the club members for 1 week to give the members a chance to discuss the application and share their experiences of the trader before deciding whether to allow them to join or not. The trader applying will be able to respond to the discussion thread if they wish. At the end of the discussions a vote is cast by the members as to whether the application should be accepted or not.
New traders will join on a 6 month trial basis, at the end of which a survey will be conducted to see if they are performing as required. Their trader membership will be revoked if they are not keeping the club members happy, or if their presence on the forum is considered to be having a negative affect on the club or its members.
If a traders application is accepted, then they will be given a sticky thread in the Traders Section forum in which they can specify contact information and advertise their day to day products and services.
If a trader wants more selling power than that offered by a sticky thread then they have the option of upgrading their trader membership to include having a section of their own on the forum. Traders are given limited moderating power over their sections and they are effectively an on-line version on their shops. If you have a complaint about a trader then please contact them directly, but if no resolution make administrators aware.
If you are interested in applying for a traders membership then please contact administrators, but first please read the full Trader Terms and Conditions as you will have to agree to these before your application or renewal will be accepted.
Member Trading
Member trading is allowed in the applicable forums without any subscription costs. We do advise caution when making both sales and purchases from members and cannot be held responsible for private sales . Use itrader as a indication of who you are dealing with where possible. Members who have clearly signed up just to trade will not be tolerated and will either have to stop or complete a trader application.
Banner Adverts
The only type of advertisements supported by the club are the banner adds at the top and various other sections of the forum. These adverts will appear on all normal forum pages and will be seen by everyone visiting the site. If you are interested in applying for a banner then please contact administrators, but first please read the full Trader Terms and Conditions as you will have to agree to these before your application or renewal will be accepted.