Originally Posted by hurreckon

Over the last few weeks I've noticed multiple old ads being bumped to the top of the classifieds because a user has "replied" to one (not by private message, but by commenting on the ad itself). I just saw a post from 2012 jump back to the top for this reason and thought it might be time to bring some attention to this. I periodically go through my old ads and edit or delete them when animals sell and I've noticed some of them have replies that I was never aware of since my notifications only alert me to private messages. It seems to me that it's appropriate in almost every case for prospective buyers to use the private messaging feature rather than bumping an ad to ask a question, especially if the seller is less likely to realize they've been asked a question when it's in the ad rather than their inbox.

Just a suggestion, but would it be possible to block all replies to ads unless they're posted by a moderator? I could be overlooking something, but it just doesn't seem to me that there's a real need for users to comment directly on one another's advertisements and I've noticed it happening more often lately. Otherwise everything's hunky dory around here as far as I'm concerned and I appreciate you guys keeping this place going behind the scenes. Thanks for hearing me out.