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bovide_4
bovide_4 Member Posts: 161
in THE MAIN WALL
Is it a nutty idea to begin a new forum for contractors only where we can discuss pricing, labor issues, and the like? Password requirement, and even a fee unless you advertise in FAP.

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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,686
    How would I know

    who is a contractor and who is not?
    Retired and loving it.
  • bovide_4
    bovide_4 Member Posts: 161
    how about

    a business license number, and/or FAP status.For instance, I just encountered a boiler scope of work I have not done in over two years. I would love to bat around pricing with people who I consider peers.
  • John Starcher_4
    John Starcher_4 Member Posts: 794
    That was my first reaction, as well......

    .....Dan. Way too much for you and the elves to have to police.

    As an alternative, what about adding a feature to the site like some other message boards have, where you can send a PM, or "Private Message" to another poster. I think that Oil Tech Talk has this. If nothing else, emails can work, as well.

    Starch
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,686
    How

    would I check a business licence?

    Everyone who posts on the Wall shows an e-mail address. You can access it by clicking Reply and scrolling up. Not all the e-mail addresses are real, but I imagine you'd just want to chat with people who post real addresses anyway.
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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,686
    The software we use

    doesn't have that capability, John.
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  • bovide_4
    bovide_4 Member Posts: 161
    certainly,

    then that leaves FAP members. I don't advertise, but I would join.
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,686
    You'd be welcome,

    but I can't guarantee that other advertisers would talk pricing. Keep in mind that many of these people compete, and they shouldn't be discussing pricing with each other.
    Retired and loving it.
  • ALH_4
    ALH_4 Member Posts: 1,790
    Quality of discussion

    In addition to the logistical difficulties, I think it could hurt the discussion on the Wall to create an exclusive bulletin board. How many times has a non-contractor added valuable points to a discussion?

    Also, many pricing and labor issues so specific that they cannot be discussed openly on the Wall probably are not relevant from one geographical area to the next anyway. I could see this causing more confusion than it might resolve. Email may be a better way to carry on these conversations. Just my 2¢.
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