I agree 100% it’s super annoying. The worst is when they reply to a thread from like 6 months ago and bump it to the top. I think they should be locked and if someone wants to reply they should direct message the OP
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Reading this forum since 2018, unfortunately that’s really not the case a vast majority of the time. Even if the OP posts pictures of a red car and writes in giant capital letters that the car is red, it’s guaranteed at least two people will ask what color it is.
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True. I’ve seen posts where someone asks “Do you have an XXX?” write below a post where the broker says “I have an XXX”.
But… I think a thread where only the broker can post may not see much traction… although… this would require the broker to be active if they want to see their threads bumped which could be a good thing.
I like what @Jrouleau426 and some other do where he lists out what he has coming in, what kind of pricing to expect and then it’s up to the posters to find it and contact them directly.
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Collectively I’d be curious how many times you’ve typed out “Text for quotes” along with your phone number only for the next post to ask how much on a vehicle.
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Write a petition to @michael and @littleviolette to LOCK dealer/broker threads with only their single post.
I’ve been asking for this for years…
We have other multiple places to have discussions.
I hope M&V take the above into consideration also since bumping threads is also an issue.
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If you look at the last 24 hours there really isn’t that many posts in the marketplace. I don’t think it’s an extreme problem at all. None of the brokers here take advantage from what I’ve seen. I don’t mind people asking questions on my thread directly, but when a full 15 reply conversation happens on it I feel the need to have to repost all my latest deals jf it’s not offramped.
I don’t think it should be locked to first post only since active brokers with good deals should get to bump their thread to the top.
And speaking of bump, seems like an easy solution to allow 1 bump a day and then the broker just has to update that post with any further deals they get that day.
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It only seems easy to control bumps. Many brokers just edit their posts with no actual changes to their offerings. Edits to the first post automatically bump the thread (I think) and are easier to monitor for bumps.
And who’s to define and monitor “good” brokers and deals?
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Seems like a bit of a flaw if just an edit bumps a thread, I didn’t know about that.
And I just meant that without the concept of bumping (which I assumed could only be done with a new reply), active broker threads who post throughout the day would get lost in the midst of broker threads who only post every 3+ days.
What you’re requesting is a print edition of LeaseHackr Forum.
Say what you will about Discourse, but for running a discussion forum it makes a lot more sense than a Gutenberg press.
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I’ve joked to myself that Jim’s epitaph will say ‘Jim ‘Text if interested!’ lies here’…but then I discovered a wrinkle in the matrix: When Jim says 'Text if interested" it’s not a deal. ‘Text if interested!’ is an okay deal, ‘Text if interested!!!’ is a hot deal.
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Sometimes a post of one answers the question for another.
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Dream on 
he didn’t use more than one exclamation point during ‘basically free’ tacomathon or tundra-takeover.
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It’s almost as if the forum has become like a community where people gain insight through the curiosity and experience of others.
That definitely needs to stop. 
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Yes… I’d rather it be a multi-directional communication rather than just one person saying 'Look at my HOT deals!!!" followed by fire emojis. 
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Like this?
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Why would we want to limit speech on a forum of all places? We get enough of that with certain TH’ers that are all too trigger happy to landfill comments they personally disagree with. I think we should have less censorship, not more.
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Maybe increasing the minimum characters allowed per post would help. If they had to type say 15 words maybe they would just read the previous 2-3 posts instead 
Also I don’t see any brokers erroneously bumping their thread since we changed the rule on that. Editing the first post also doesn’t bump the thread so most people wouldn’t see those hot deals get posted that way.
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The number of brokers left on LH makes bumping a moot point.
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Survival of the fittest
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