Diaper Bag Discounts membership

[nd93]

Does anyone know why the membership rules for the DBD yahoo group were changed? It used to be be a member for 30 days/have 50 posts, now it is 60 days/75 posts. Thanks.

[masetane]

what are these rules anyway? I am a member but so far none of the sales have grabbed me so I haven't done any posts.....
Caroline
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[jamsmu]

its 60 days/75 posts on BBB, not on the yahoo group.

I believe the reason for the change is for the "integrity" of the group. They don't want people to sign-up who they don't "know." The longer on here and the more posts, the better for the moderators/owners to know the people who are applying. Any number of days and/or posts seems restrictive to some, but to those of us running these groups, we need some sort of a policy to follow that we feel comfortable with..

I'm not a moderator or owner for DBD, but for BBB Homebiz which requires 50 posts, 60 days. I'm sure that the mods and owner of DBD will offer a more accurate response.

[firsttimemommy]

No further explanation needed - you are exactly right Julie!

Ronda (DBD moderator)
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[nd93]

So "they" no longer trust people who've only been on 30 days/50 posts, but they do 60 days/75 posts? Were there problems with letting people on too soon?

[bubbaray]

The DBD group was created by people who VOLUNTEER their time to get us great prices on diaper bags. "They" can set whatever rules they want. It is their group to run as they please because THEY do all the work to get these co-ops going.

As they are doing us all a HUGE favor, I really don't think we should criticize whatever rules they choose to institute. The DBD group runs very VERY smoothly and I never once seen anyone there complain about the time rules (new or old).

I would just like to say a big thank you to Ronda, Pricilla and Mariana for ALL their hard work with the DBD group. THANK YOU!!!!!


Melissa
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[nd93]

I'm not trying to be critical. I was wondering why the rules were *changed*. I was not saying that there shouldn't be rules in the first place. I was not complaining about anything. I was just asking a question. I don't think anyone should be offended by someone wanting some information.

[bubbaray]

Your first post sounded like you were seeking information, but your second post sounded critical to me. Perhaps that wasn't your intent -- we all know written words often can lead to misunderstandings as they do not convey tone, emotion, etc..

Another alternative is to email any of the DBD moderators directly for information on the group. This is easily done if you are a member of the group, or if you aren't yet a member, you can ask a question in your group application.

Melissa
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[firsttimemommy]

Hi!
I am not sure the *exact* reason Mariana chged it, but I feel safe to assume that she simply made it a little stricter so we *know* applicants EVEN BETTER than the original rules/requirement. It's certainly not because we suddenly didn't trust people with 50 posts but do with someone with 75 - thats not really the way we look at it. Does that make sense?

And FWIW, some of our members are very protective of us b/c we've had numerous complaints before, so I think Melissa was just trying to help :) And she is right, its hard to tell sometimes what the intent of a post is since its the written word.

Peace!

Ronda
Proud Mommy to Jenna Leigh 1/03 and Jake 4/04

"If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you" ~ Winnie the Pooh

[annasmom]

Hi, I don't mean to interrupt this thread, but was wondering if someone could tell me how to find the diaper bag yahoo group? I tried a bunch of different searches. Thank you!!