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Q: I had deals posted to the main site, why do I have a zero?

A: It's not updated automatically, post a link to your deal on the forum(*), the DDMS link, and the number HT it should be and Dan will update it.

(*)If your HT is already in the DDMS post there's no need to link to the forum thread.

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« Last edited by Dan on September 06, 2023, 05:12:52 PM »

Author Topic: Hat Tip Request Thread (Status for posting deals that are posted to main site)  (Read 976483 times)

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Why do you guys sometimes bump a year old post and then sometimes create a brand new post?
   For example thousands of products were posted on the MS from Amazon, so assuming since most deals from amazon were once posted no one's going to get HT for an Amazon deal it's always going to be bumped? Or if you say no then when is it a bump and when is a new post with a new HT being awarded?

  And regarding making the ht verry messy all you have to do is create a new post like it's a new deal and give the credit to that member(instead of bumping it).
    For example the clock which was posted on the main site few minutes ago that means even in 2 years from now no one's going to get a hat for it as it was once posted and now the price will just be going down and down and down and all future posts will be a bump?

  #Petetion4HatTips #HtFeedOurKids @jj1000 @Dan @davidmal (ht feed)..
Wow ok a lot going on here.

Let’s try to break it down

1. If a deal dies and comes back alive a few weeks later and merits a new ddms you’ll get a ht if it just gets a update to a old post alive again you won’t. Or if it simply went out of stock and back in same story no ht
2. Where to post your deals. No clear answer on this. But the basic rule i gathered is once a thread becomes a chatting thread and the deal has been dead for say a month it prob pays to start a new thread. Instead of posting now $10 less in the same thread.
3. The point of ht is you were the source of the deal. Which means it need to be seen by Jj or Dan. New threads accomplish this. But don’t start posting new threads every time it drops $1 every few days
4. If the deal went dead for 2 years yes you will get a ht bumped or new thread. But you should post in a new thread if it’s that old.

Hope this was helpful.
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so you'll both get a HT for this post :)
Nope I posted first. :P
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Wow ok a lot going on here.

Let’s try to break it down

1. If a deal dies and comes back alive a few weeks later and merits a new ddms you’ll get a ht if it just gets a update to a old post alive again you won’t. Or if it simply went out of stock and back in same story no ht
2. Where to post your deals. No clear answer on this. But the basic rule i gathered is once a thread becomes a chatting thread and the deal has been dead for say a month it prob pays to start a new thread. Instead of posting now $10 less in the same thread.
3. The point of ht is you were the source of the deal. Which means it need to be seen by Jj or Dan. New threads accomplish this. But don’t start posting new threads every time it drops $1 every few days
4. If the deal went dead for 2 years yes you will get a ht bumped or new thread. But you should post in a new thread if it’s that old.

Hope this was helpful.
Welcome back good to hear from you, thanks for chiming in, your fourth הערה needs a little הסבר , it doesn't seem to be like that around here.
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Welcome back good to hear from you, thanks for chiming in, your fourth הערה needs a little הסבר , it doesn't seem to be like that around here.
Looks clear what’s the question.
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Take a peak at some of these posts.

  Don't know if it's two years but many months and some even a year.

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=24150.msg1920201#msg1920201
Looks clear what’s the question.
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And the post was just updated!??
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2. Where to post your deals. No clear answer on this. But the basic rule i gathered is once a thread becomes a chatting thread and the deal has been dead for say a month it prob pays to start a new thread. Instead of posting now $10 less in the same thread.
Posting now $10 less in an old thread is somewhat pointless. The title gives the previous price and there is no way for anyone to see the new price which is better than what was then unless you open the thread. What is the point in bumping an old dormant thread?
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Posting now $10 less in an old thread is somewhat pointless. The title gives the previous price and there is no way for anyone to see the new price which is better than what was then unless you open the thread. What is the point in bumping an old dormant thread?
Agree unless the price is within the $1 range of a difference.
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Agree unless the price is within the $1 range of a difference.
Yes if the price is close that makes sense, but I still do not see much of a point in searching for and finding the old dormant thread. WHat is gained by that?
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Yes if the price is close that makes sense, but I still do not see much of a point in searching for and finding the old dormant thread. WHat is gained by that?
If it was recently correct.
But if 2 years ago it was on sale, and now it's $1 cheaper, or even $1 more why shouldn't it be a new thread?
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If it was recently correct.
But if 2 years ago it was on sale, and now it's $1 cheaper, or even $1 more why shouldn't it be a new thread?
If after x amount of time passed are we making it official to create a new thread vs searching for the product for ASIN and bumping that thread?
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If after x amount of time passed are we making it official to create a new thread vs searching for the product for ASIN and bumping that thread?
That is my opinion. The only point of searching for an old thread is if there is a connection other than that it happens to be the same prduct. If it goes down in a week I can see that they are connected. If after a month of going up and down it eventually ends up lower then there is no connection and just make a new thread. It is not like airline thread where it is a continuous discussion of similar and related topics and there is a point in having them all in the same place.
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Updated :)

Thanks, but I think I got one more HT than I was entitled to  :)

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Thanks, but I think I got one more HT than I was entitled to  :)
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https://www.dansdeals.com/?s=NTorch

Thanks, did not know you could do that.

The MACYS on 3/12/18 gave me a HT but that was for a posting I did in January.


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Thanks, did not know you could do that.

The MACYS on 3/12/18 gave me a HT but that was for a posting I did in January.


Heh, fixed ;D
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Heh, fixed ;D

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