Service Requests: Others can't reply to your threads.

[darnoldy]

Originally Posted by Erwin

I think the rule is needed to keep that forum from being "spammed" by people offering their services.

I understand (and share) the motivation for the rule.

I would like to point out a problem (from my point of view) that the rule causes--and ask that some solution be sought.

If I place a service request, a potential developer might think "Oh, that's a big job--he would never pay enough to make doing that worth my while" and so, not approach me. Or maybe he does, and he's right--it is too much for me.

However, there may be 2 or 4 (or 20) other people out there who would like the same modification (and be willing to pay for it). Now the scope of work and the pool of money to support it come into line. But they can't reply to the thread, so neither I nor any potential developer know about them.

This is why I would like to see a change.

Spamming by people offering their services is bad--facilitating the formation of groups (instead of just pairs) to develop modifications is good. I would like to find a way to encourage the second while continuing to discourage the first.

--don