WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ON EBAY DISCUSSION BOARDS - Ina Steiner

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EcommerceBytes Blog - Ina Steiner

"eBay is revamping its community area including the discussion boards. The change comes as eBay transitions away from using LiveWorld to moderate its boards. As we report in Monday's news story, eBay was not ready to provide more details when we broke the story last month. Who will moderate the boards - will it be brought in-house, or will eBay outsource it to another company? We'll have to wait to find out.

But we do know eBay is revamping the boards. Certain features will remain the same, but the design will change."

One change that is puzzling is how eBay will designate an employee's post. In the past, moderators' posts were always shown with a pink box - with the new design, posts from eBay employees will be identified by a blue box surrounding the post. Users had always referred to eBay forum moderators as "pinks" - so changing the color seems an odd decision.

Users have already expressed concern over what the change in moderation will mean for the user experience, so hearing that eBay will revamp the community area will likely cause more concern. On a positive note, eBay will move all previous posts to the updated forums.

What do you think of these changes, described here:

http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y13/m06/i10/s02

and what would you change on the eBay discussion boards if you could, and why?

http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2013/6/1370828741.html/1/0#comments

(Warning comment at your own risk, they who must be obeyed or else, are still watching but not for long hopefully)

[lionrose.7]

You may have that mixed up Hawk, it was my husband that came in to tell friends how one of my operations went.

I was on holiday from ebay at the time so he was reported by ex friends of yours and narped because of same ip address.

Still they had a great laugh about it on the bird place.:)

[*elizabeths-mum*]

registered in another persons name - not wrong name

[flashie*]

This one is not about you Lion......it was before your time.:-D

[j*oono]

That doesn't make sense lionrose.  You were posting with us on the old RT thread at the time so why on earth would any of us do that.

[lionrose.7]

Gee flashie

I believe I can post any thing I want with in ebays rules, not flashie rules 🙂

[lionrose.7]

Joono you have a short member, I had been out to lunch by then LOL

I did have 5 operations so you may have then mixed up 🙂

[j*oono]

The truth occasionally wouldn't hurt though.

[lionrose.7]

Let me know when you decide to tell it joono I will throw a party hahahaha.

[*elizabeths-mum*]

Gosh they were torrid times. 😄 One thing which always makes me grin when it starts getting a bit serious is remembering that I came to RT to escape CW. Live and learn! 

[izabsmiling]

Joono, who or what is this short member that you have 😄