I have no objection to a WANTED/FOR SALE section but I think the argument for and against differs depending on whether you are a poster of a WANTED/FOR SALE versus a prospective purchaser.
As a poster it makes it easier to post a relevant sticky about rules, regs, etc. It also makes it obvious where to post such items and that it is allowed. It also, I believe, makes it easier to regulate who can post (i.e. member versus passer by).
As a prospective purchaser it does not make any difference, at least not to me. I arrive, I click on View New Posts, I read the topic titles and don't take a great deal of notice which forum they're in.
I've yet to come across (or make) a convincing or compelling argument for or against. It's all a bit lame both ways except we need to acknowledge that this is not a democracy so perhaps my earlier suggestion of a simple vote was nonsense too.
In some respects this leads me to think that if we'd already had a FOR SALE/WANTED section I don't think they'd be any arguments to get rid of it. So perhaps it would be acceptable to add a forum and see how it goes? (The only caveat that I would add is that history would almost certainly dictate that each camp is potentially biased in their view of the trial -blind to the aspects that don't prove points made in the past).
Perhaps the ensuing debate should be around a trial period starting with an initial response from a mod or admin?
