Mikhalil

Oud Fan
Bumps are annoying because they completely cluttered the “recent posts” section. I would prefer not to have to go to every single individual thread to check if there’s an update. It’s easier just to go and look at the recent posts. But with all of the vendor stuff going on the recent post section was just filled with ads and polite responses, and the actual discussions were buried in this every day. So for me personally that’s a least a little bit annoying.

Doesn’t surprise me though that some people have been drawn to this place primarily by the active market place, and any thing that decreases that would make this site less of what they have come to know it as.

I suppose running this place is a bit like trying to run a farmers market in the middle of a library or classroom. There are going to be problems... each requires different conditions to be successful.

That’s understandable. I know nothing about coding or setting up a message board, but is it possible that there could be a way for a member to set a filter which allows them to see new posts/replies in certain forum sections, and not others?
 

Grega

True Ouddict
That’s understandable. I know nothing about coding or setting up a message board, but is it possible that there could be a way for a member to set a filter which allows them to see new posts/replies in certain forum sections, and not others?
That is already available: under a forum section or thread you just press "watch thread"/watch forum and you get alerts of new activity in them.

You can find these at the top of the page just above and right of the page numbers.
 
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Mikhalil

Oud Fan
Also, so I’m not being misunderstood, I’m not just griping about having to spend $35. If that was something being asked of members to support a place I enjoy visiting, I’d have no problem with that at all. It’s more a concern that it will drive away traffic from that section.
 

Mr.P

oud<3er
That’s understandable. I know nothing about coding or setting up a message board, but is it possible that there could be a way for a member to set a filter which allows them to see new posts/replies in certain forum sections, and not others?
If you could choose to just ignore a section of the forum, and if people only posted ads in that section, that would solve the problem.

Right now you can choose to follow particular topics but as far as I know you cannot exclude a particular section from the “recent posts” page. Anyway it’s not a huge deal if what most people want is a place to talk about products with vendors then maybe this is the place for that. I personally find that uninteresting when it equates to product promotion, but that might just be my own problem.
 

Kabir Attars

OudSufi
A few thoughts based on some personal observations and a LOT of comments from customers...

For starters - there are a lot of people that read, but don’t post. If we could start encouraging these folks to post more - the thing holding them back isn’t negativity - it’s usually shyness or feeling insecure about lacking the words to describe their experiences. I keep telling them not to worry so much about that. Folks like to read others thoughts, no matter how limiting their Oud vocabulary.

Secondly - the thing most customers tell me holding them back isn’t Vendors snapping at them here on the forum. They tell me they don’t post because they don’t want Ensar or Taha to know they are also buying our oils. No joke. They are worried that a non-member and a sometimes member vendor will be upset with them for buying someone else’s products. Little to nothing to do with the bulk of the Vendors here.

Thirdly - I can’t speak for everyone - but many folks here are just posting about EO or AA and rarely about other vendors (see my observation above). The other thing is - if you aren’t buying our oils, you can’t review them. Out of the previous comments on this page - only one commentor that I’m aware of has bought from me. Many lurkers buy from me - but they don’t post for one of the two reasons above. Maybe the problem isn’t that folks aren’t posting reviews - it’s that they aren’t even supporting their Ouddict community vendors - or they are afraid of two vendors in particular.

Just some thoughts and observations from a higher altitude. :)
Alsalamualaykum brothers and sisters I am very new to Ouds and the Oud community and I find the apprehension to join into more of the discussions here is a lack of
A few thoughts based on some personal observations and a LOT of comments from customers...

For starters - there are a lot of people that read, but don’t post. If we could start encouraging these folks to post more - the thing holding them back isn’t negativity - it’s usually shyness or feeling insecure about lacking the words to describe their experiences. I keep telling them not to worry so much about that. Folks like to read others thoughts, no matter how limiting their Oud vocabulary.

Secondly - the thing most customers tell me holding them back isn’t Vendors snapping at them here on the forum. They tell me they don’t post because they don’t want Ensar or Taha to know they are also buying our oils. No joke. They are worried that a non-member and a sometimes member vendor will be upset with them for buying someone else’s products. Little to nothing to do with the bulk of the Vendors here.

Thirdly - I can’t speak for everyone - but many folks here are just posting about EO or AA and rarely about other vendors (see my observation above). The other thing is - if you aren’t buying our oils, you can’t review them. Out of the previous comments on this page - only one commentor that I’m aware of has bought from me. Many lurkers buy from me - but they don’t post for one of the two reasons above. Maybe the problem isn’t that folks aren’t posting reviews - it’s that they aren’t even supporting their Ouddict community vendors - or they are afraid of two vendors in particular.

Just some thoughts and observations from a higher altitude. :)

Alsalamualaykum brothers and sisters as being a novice to Oud and the Oud community I find that the members of this community are very passionate about Oud and this passion is reflected in there scrutiny of the language or references of how the members are trying to describe his or her ofactory experience of oils/ouds posted..(example The top note of x smelled like y...members passionate scrutiny..x can't smell like y...your x is fake /diluted)...well damn why should I share if this is the reception that I will receive. I find this to be the cause of my apprehension to post reviews or impressions of oils/ouds that I have purchased.
 

Sproaty

Sproudy
Staff member
Hi @Kabir Attars - if you are referring to your post in the "agarwood reviews" thread then it's okay - nothing was because of what you said. I think you may have thought that people were directing their comments to you, but it was to each other. And yes, discussions like these happen, it's okay.

By all means, please continue to post reviews, it's good to see some fresh faces here. I've been posting here for over a year now and still am terrible at describing oils.
Some hints - try and perhaps describe the texture of an oil (is it thick and heavy smelling, or light an ethereal?), its performance, how wearing the oil makes you feel.

I don't get much from ouds that say about "notes" as I don't seem to formulate these thoughts myself when smelling oils so the above is of use to me.
 

Kabir Attars

OudSufi
Hi @Kabir Attars - if you are referring to your post in the "agarwood reviews" thread then it's okay - nothing was because of what you said. I think you may have thought that people were directing their comments to you, but it was to each other. And yes, discussions like these happen, it's okay.

By all means, please continue to post reviews, it's good to see some fresh faces here. I've been posting here for over a year now and still am terrible at describing oils.
Some hints - try and perhaps describe the texture of an oil (is it thick and heavy smelling, or light an ethereal?), its performance, how wearing the oil makes you feel.

I don't get much from ouds that say about "notes" as I don't seem to formulate these thoughts myself when smelling oils so the above is of use to me.
It's all good....and thanks for the tips...bro.
 
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