That could work pretty good George

 

Ok - I just thought I would chime in, as I was the person who came up with the existing classified system.
So let me tell you why it is awesome

I am not sure how many of you were here long enough to remember the old classifieds system, and even if you were here long enough, you probably didn't use it... because not many people did. It was seperate from the forums, and complicated to use.

Even when we changed it then, people didn't like it: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...assifieds.html

Anyhow, about 4 years ago, we spent about 6 months building a new classifieds system based on what we had seen on a bunch of automotive forum sites. I have admin'd over 100 of the largest automotive forums on the web, so we had a fair idea of concepts that worked well on forums, and ones that didn't. Sticky threads don't work, I can give you about 500 reasons why, but the main ones are:
Search-ability
Not consistent information (people always leave out important information, price/location etc.)
Volume - after the first day, don't expect your ad to be seen
Segregation, lots of parts have overlap between generations, so users want to search for stuff easily outside their model years, conversly, even in your model years, lots of parts might not suit (diesel vs. gas superduties for example)

Anyhow, our classifieds are designed to filter the information how you want it (yes I thought about that ), and it may be that you just aren't using it that way. If you are in the parts classified, select the right model range for your truck (see attached image).

This can also be done by links, I am not sure why your forum moderators haven't done this previously, but I setup an announcement that links directly to 73-79 parts and trucks for sale.

I hope that all helps

 

That was a blast from the past! I wasn't even a moderator at the time when I posted and gave you my input.

Stewart

 

I'm all for a sticky Containing a link to the 73 through 79 classifieds. Thus making it easier for those who only browse this form to go to. This way the classifieds become more easier to navigate and would drive more people from this form to buy and sell.

 

See here
Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - Announcements in Forum : 1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks

 

Looks great smart idea think that will help

 

Links are bad giving me all years parts and trucks

 

Links are not BAD as you state.

The seller's listing descriptions are what is causing the search results you see.

This is exactly why it is important to be exact in describing items for sale.

 

Oh I'm guessing its on the posters side when he submitted the ad cause I read the whole ad for the 08 SD mirrors and couldn't find anything pertaining to 73-79s that's why I assumed it was a bad link

 

Sorry which ad are you reading?

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s....php?t=1281735

 

I see no such thread within the first 4 pages of the link shown in the sticky. I DO see the ad on the first page if you access the classifieds through other means. The link works as intended; you are likely clicking something else.

 

Same here. The ad that you posted does not appear in the link Adrian created since it was tagged as Parts Fit: 99--Current Super Duty

 

Here is the screen shot from my phone

 

Is it possible that because I use FTE on my phone the link dosent work for mobile users and sends us right to all the listings?

Here is the address of where the link sends me
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/f...play.php?f=235