benos Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Way back, shortly after starting the Dealers Forum, I remember we did a poll to determine the order for the dealers forums. And it was decided to leave it like it was - new dealers would be added to the bottom of the list. That was when we had about 10 dealer or so, so visually, looking at them displayed on the forum home page, it wasn't too bad. But now with the boatload of dealer forums on the main page - if you're looking for a specific dealer - you really have to work for it to see if they are even there. So I'm interested to know if, as a dealer, you'd rather leave the order as it is, or change the order to an alphabetical listing? (I voted to alphabetize - I think it would look better an be much easier to find dealers like that.) Thank you, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 No preference for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckbradley Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) How about opening up bids and let dealers bid on their spot from top down. Or you could do an advertisement banner like this. http://forum.m1911.org/ If its left int he same format then I think it should be left in the order they joined. Chris was first so I think he deserves first. Edited February 24, 2009 by chuckbradley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Q Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I like Chucks idea with the banners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) Deleted. I don't have a horse in this race. Sorry. Edited February 24, 2009 by Seth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I say alphabetize it. It makes it much easier to find the dealer you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Alphabetize! Thanks, Chuck PS: If you are in a cleaning up sort of mood, the Forum lists on the Forum home page would look pretty good if they were also alphabetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzygä Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I don't have a horse in this race. I say alphabetize it. It makes it much easier to find the dealer you want. +1 Easier to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Alphabetize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Alphabetize My vote also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 2 Alpha...I struggle to find the right vendor from the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I don't have a horse in this race either, but I voted to leave it as it is with newer ones at the bottom. It would clean it up by aphabetizing it, but I think those who have been with BE the longest should be rewarded. $.02 dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 How about if we put them in alphabetical order and assign the dealers numbers in the order they signed up? Chris would be #1 and so on and so forth. My $.02 FWIW. Adios, TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 I've purposefully stayed away from the "rotating banners all over the top of the site" thing because I don't like how it looks. (And I don't care how much more money I could make by doing it. I like our warm, cozy feel.) ;-) We'll see what Chris says. I think he's the only dog left in this hunt. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Its Brians house. I am easy and will be happy with what ever you do. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kend Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 From an advertising standpoint I'd prefer to be at the top all the time but the object here is to reach the customer and if aphabetizing it makes it easier for the customer to find a particular vendor then that's probably what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenTX Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Why not have the page as is and add a link at the top "Alphabetized List". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpty1 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 As the first dealer to sign up, you know how I voted. On the other hand, I agree the dealers down in the middle of the group are harder to locate. I'm confident my customers will find me regardless of where in the mix I end up. If the majority want an alphabetical listing then I'm good with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 ABC I'll be last, but it's a bear to find them like it is. JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazos Custom Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 If you alphabetize them it would be nice if you added a tag to the listing that says something like "Forum Dealer since xxxx". Kind of gives customers an idea how long you have been around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2fast Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 As a customer I voted alphabetical, I also like Bob's idea above about putting some sort of "Dealer Since" info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 As the first dealer to sign up, you know how I voted. On the other hand, I agree the dealers down in the middle of the group are harder to locate. I'm confident my customers will find me regardless of where in the mix I end up. If the majority want an alphabetical listing then I'm good with that. I had a feeling you were going to say pretty much exactly that. So would it be too weird if we just left you first, and then alphabetized the rest? be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpty1 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 So would it be too weird if we just left you first, and then alphabetized the rest?be While I appreciate the gesture, I do think that would be too weird. Go ahead and alphabetize the list if that's the consensus. I'll always have the satisfaction of knowing I was the first to recognize a good thing and offer my support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 If you alphabetize them it would be nice if you added a tag to the listing that says something like "Forum Dealer since xxxx". Kind of gives customers an idea how long you have been around. I thought about that while I was eating lunch... There really isn't a good way to do it so it appears on the forum's home page. Because a forum's "description" for a subforum is not displayed on the home page, like it is for a main forum. So the only way to get "Forum Dealer since xxxx" on the home page would be to add it at the end of each dealers subforum's name. Which would really bloat the entire dealers subforums area. What about if each dealer pinned and locked a thread in their forum that was titled "Forum Dealer since xxxx". That might be the best alternative. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 So would it be too weird if we just left you first, and then alphabetized the rest?be While I appreciate the gesture, I do think that would be too weird. Go ahead and alphabetize the list if that's the consensus. I'll always have the satisfaction of knowing I was the first to recognize a good thing and offer my support. Thank you Chris. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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