It was brought up that sellers should not be permitted to close their classified ads, as that prevents people from posting links on the ads to the sellers' BOI thread(s) in:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...552284&page=24
There's been a lot of back-and-forth here over the years about whether or not to permit replies to classifieds ads, with replies being re-opened a few months ago for limited purposes. I've found those purposes useful, such as when an animal is misrepresented.
In searching through older Feedback threads I found that Fauna does not ban users for crappy/scammy/thieving business practices, but only for violating the site rules:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=283253. Caveat emptor. I do agree the policy makes sense.
There's a nice little "BOI?" button on the bottom of every ad posted, but honestly I didn't realize it was there until almost a year after I joined the site. I'll blame my old eyes. The search function is also only on the seller's name and username, not on the business name or other names such as a woman's maiden name, so BOI threads can get missed unless you do a little digging.
My opinion: don't let sellers close their ads. The ability to post replies is useful if an animal is misrepresented, and I think it's particularly needed if there is an ongoing dispute, especially in cases like the first link I posted, where the seller was advertising and selling animals that aren't paid for yet. As a buyer I'd rather not step into that mess.