i did everything on the read me file... but now i get a BLANK PAGE when i click on the "trader rating" links? any reason?

did you upload the traderratings.php file?

can you give the url to your forum?

also are u using more tha one style... if so did u apply the changes to both styles...
i had the same problem on my second style

Oh yeah, I didn't think about that, thx for mentioning it sketch... ;)

well this was my Default style... it said it got this one in the install?

yeah Jason i uploaded the file three times actually. That's what i thought was wrong lol but it shows it's there...?

http://illicitrap.com/board/

and if you go to the straight link it shows up perfectly... although im the admin and it gives me the page that says "you are either not logged in or banned" ya know?

http://illicitrap.com/board/traderratings.php

hmmmm... now when i click that last link i get the following: any ideas?

thanks

Seems to be working for me? --> http://illicitrap.com/board/traderratings.php?u=376

You have to have a userid to view... lol. There is no "default" page...

^ i still get a blank white page man?

since i can't take a screen shot... i'll show you the source of the page

im confused... :ermm:

I think the best way to insure the system is both effective and accurate is to build in a classified type module as per your description. Every site may not need this feature but the hack would not be for every site. At ScubaBoard our marketplace is just starting to grow and while we have a few listings a day, things aren't huge. If however we had a full on classified buy/trade system it would only help to grow things out. To say you can ever have an ebay quality feedback program without actually charging for transactions is pretty much impossible but you can make it better. I don't think you need to take it to the full auction level although that would be pretty cool, simply allowing for classified postings with responses and perhaps offers would be more than enough....

Here's my main idea for a classifieds system:
1) Buyer posts their offer/request
2) People post followups which can be either public questions or offers (or private ones)
3) Once the seller/poster finds an offer they like they click "accept offer" and then they can do their whole feedback thing.

This is a simple system yet much more effective then trying to hack some portion of the forum system to make it work for certain categories but not others and so forth. Again there would be an easy way to inflate #s but you know what, that's ok, people can always chat... having a recorded history of their purchases/transactions in a public forum is more than enough to let people understand the true history of any "trader".

I'd naturally choose a classifieds / auction hack (with the trader ratings system of course). I for one would be willing to pay $$$ for it as long as it is reasonable and supported. I'd be willing to perhaps pay in the range $50 - $125. The final amount would depend upon on quality and support quite naturally.