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Post by zlb on Nov 26, 2017 12:27:51 GMT
I like your thinking, but wouldn't they get suspicious about the weekly delivery of a Maisy's Farm DVD? I'm happy with the idea of photos giving evidence of platform update being honest. Otherwise, though, what do they prove? What happens if the construction and or fabric isn't as it should be? Photos are reassuring, but is the evidence they provide strong or tenuous? I can see how its helped with L sky in Nc, though. The platform updates on L state something has been done but would it be better to see comment on quality from a surveyor?
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Post by shimself on Nov 26, 2017 17:23:38 GMT
I like your thinking, but wouldn't they get suspicious about the weekly delivery of a Maisy's Farm DVD? I'm happy with the idea of photos giving evidence of platform update being honest. Otherwise, though, what do they prove? What happens if the construction and or fabric isn't as it should be? Photos are reassuring, but is the evidence they provide strong or tenuous? I can see how its helped with L sky in Nc, though. The platform updates on L state something has been done but would it be better to see comment on quality from a surveyor? Not solving all possible problems isn't a reason not to solve some problems (at minimal cost) Poor quality gives us a number of recourses. Or the "proper solution" in this area is as per AC, where they send a proper surveyor round every so often to produce a formal report on progress and to authorise another stage payment. Interest rates on AC are around 8%. Cheap and cheerful has advantages
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Post by zlb on Nov 26, 2017 18:14:09 GMT
I'm happy with the idea of photos giving evidence of platform update being honest. Otherwise, though, what do they prove? What happens if the construction and or fabric isn't as it should be? Photos are reassuring, but is the evidence they provide strong or tenuous? I can see how its helped with L sky in Nc, though. The platform updates on L state something has been done but would it be better to see comment on quality from a surveyor? Not solving all possible problems isn't a reason not to solve some problems (at minimal cost) Poor quality gives us a number of recourses. Or the "proper solution" in this area is as per AC, where they send a proper surveyor round every so often to produce a formal report on progress and to authorise another stage payment. Interest rates on AC are around 8%. Cheap and cheerful has advantages agree, I just want to learn whether others think there is anything else to be gained from it. as mentioned, perhaps the monitoring surveys as on L can reassure on construction and fabric as well as just saying 'roof in place' because anyone can see there is a roof, etc...
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stub8535
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Post by stub8535 on Nov 27, 2017 10:24:21 GMT
I am confused, how can there be a problem about visiting the sight and giving an update? Timmy's photo updates are priceless. Timmy has permission from the publisher. Platform t&c's typically mandate that you make no attempt to contact the borrower. MT refused permission to a forum member who had visited a loan property (although admittedly over-stepping the mark by suggesting links to the platform). Any systematic attempts to take evidence of borrowers' property sites might not be looked upon too kindly particularly if there were any sensitivites with an ongoing development. Elliott Please explain the "over stepping the mark" comment where you imoly I had given representatiin that I was from the platform and where your information came from. At no point did I suggest that I was anything but a private investor to the borrower. I also said I would understand if he did not want to talk to me. As usual on the forum there were several comments being made, even though I had said it was my transgression from moneything rules, that were spurious.
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Post by star dust on Nov 29, 2017 17:01:02 GMT
maybe add first part of postcode to profiles and enable search? ( Won't affect me much being in France) Thanks for asking about the search facility for profile information shimself , I am not surprised at the answer you received. ProBoards definitely has it's drawbacks in terms of usability. I did however read the OP the other way around, which might not be much use to them as an individual given their low post count at the moment, although there might be ways round that (no I don't mean any kind of special exemptions). Might it be worthwhile compiling an area based list of assets (property/ possibly even business premises like garages) by location, post code, town/ city so that if members are able (I presume people travel as well as stay in their 'locations') they can check them out, even if they are not ones that they personally have any interest in. Post code information would be allowable in DDC orange, but maybe something redacted to nearest town level could go externally in the main forum with details of an assets address PM'd if someone expresses an interest? I've just had a rough and ready go at doing this - link to the Forum Table here and a similar Table appears in DD Central with full-addresses and post codes.
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Post by Ton ⓉⓞⓃ on Dec 15, 2017 21:50:56 GMT
Hi joe91 and welcome to the forum, a PM (private message) has been sent to you on the forum, look at the middle top of your screen. Reply to it if you need help |
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Post by loadsahope on Dec 16, 2017 16:58:40 GMT
Curious - what's the reason for the 50 min posts to qualify. As someone who has discovered these pages only recently. I'd like to join, but I'm far from 50. I could just make random posts to get there, but what's the value in that. Maybe the info is on this thread somewhere but its looong.
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Post by Ton ⓉⓞⓃ on Dec 16, 2017 22:48:18 GMT
Curious - what's the reason for the 50 min posts to qualify. As someone who has discovered these pages only recently. I'd like to join, but I'm far from 50. I could just make random posts to get there, but what's the value in that. Maybe the info is on this thread somewhere but its looong. I think the first three pages of this thread seem to have most of the reasons that we have such a threshold. Also we have reduced a few Users post counts when they've apply for membership on finding they have made "random post".
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Post by loadsahope on Dec 17, 2017 11:14:22 GMT
Fair enough - yes I see the point. And I will consider myself duly chastened and will go back and read the thread!
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Post by blueninja on Dec 17, 2017 17:17:15 GMT
Curious - what's the reason for the 50 min posts to qualify. As someone who has discovered these pages only recently. I'd like to join, but I'm far from 50. I could just make random posts to get there, but what's the value in that. Maybe the info is on this thread somewhere but its looong. I think the first three pages of this thread seem to have most of the reasons that we have such a threshold. Also we have reduced a few Users post counts when they've apply for membership on finding they have made "random post". Does this happen to superfluous posts once one has reached the magic 50? 
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Dec 17, 2017 17:38:07 GMT
One man's superfluous post is someone else's "one line gem", so no, probably not, unless or until someone complains about it, and the staff decide the complaint is justified for whatever reason. You can, of course, always delete your own posts (cogwheel, top right), but there has to be a good reason for deleting someone else's. 'Waste of electrons' doesn't usually qualify.
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Post by Ton ⓉⓞⓃ on Dec 19, 2017 12:50:11 GMT
If you did too many posts like this, then if you asked to join DDC you'd find your post count reduced, we're probably leave the post(s) there, but just reduce your current count. On the other hand, what about those who post off topic posts which bear little relationship to the key subject matter. spam is spam... |
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Post by stevefindlay on Jan 9, 2018 21:42:52 GMT
What about posting about posting? (Metaposting). Does that count?
Sorry. Couldnt resist. ;-)
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Post by delboy on Feb 19, 2019 18:57:59 GMT
I’m not sure whether the nature of this forum has evolved over time, but clearly, particularly given the London Loan (LY) debacle, it has become a pretty critical resource for a number of users rather than simply a place to chat and share ideas etc. As such, has anyone in a position of authority considered whether the “50 posts” rule is still appropriate and fit for purpose? I wonder whether more users will begin to post nonsense across the forum to build up their count (for perfectly legitimate reasons they may want access to critical information from this excellent resource but don’t necessarily have a lot of value to add themselves), or if some “quiet” users may simply miss out, which would be very unfortunate if we wish to tackle some of these issues en-masse.
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Post by mrclondon on Feb 19, 2019 19:29:47 GMT
I’m not sure whether the nature of this forum has evolved over time, but clearly, particularly given the London Loan (LY) debacle, it has become a pretty critical resource for a number of users rather than simply a place to chat and share ideas etc. As such, has anyone in a position of authority considered whether the “50 posts” rule is still appropriate and fit for purpose? I wonder whether more users will begin to post nonsense across the forum to build up their count (for perfectly legitimate reasons they may want access to critical information from this excellent resource but don’t necessarily have a lot of value to add themselves), or if some “quiet” users may simply miss out, which would be very unfortunate if we wish to tackle some of these issues en-masse. This forum as with so much of the internet contains a mixture of people trying to be helpful, people who are being deliberately misleading, and lots of misleading speculation. The best resource for learning about the London loans is the dedicated web page that Lendy have provided to lenders in the two loans. I try to avoid reading posts on these two loans to avoid having my judgement clouded by the endless speculation ... some of which is almost certainly being posted on here by the borrower's team to the detriment of lenders.
The 50 post limit has been set with a very specific purpose in mind, and that is so that a judgement can be made based on the content of the 50 posts whether the forum member is a borrower or associated with a borrower etc. Those that spam their way to 50 posts don't get access to DDC either, quite apart from the fact the mod team get bombarded with complaints about those who do.
So sorry, but the 50 post limit will not be changed, nor will the policy of declining requests from those that make 50 posts of nothing.
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