Firearm/Hunting/Shooting sports Hot Deals Section

Feb 21st, 2021 9:11 pm

#1

gw105 [OP]: Member; Apr 26, 2010; 323 posts; 1436 upvotes; BC

Feb 21st, 2021 9:11 pm

Firearm/Hunting/Shooting sports Hot Deals Section

The current "mega thread" makes it very difficult to find deals, and keep them separated and organized.

Would love to see Firearms/Hunting/Shooting Sports have it's own hot deals section, separate from the regular Hot Deals section to protect others from having to see a firearm deal.

Any chance we could get this done mods?

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Feb 21st, 2021 10:11 pm

#2

bomber17: Deal Fanatic; Apr 5, 2016; 5011 posts; 3552 upvotes; Calgary/Vancouver

Feb 21st, 2021 10:11 pm

I agree. Sometimes we may miss deals if too many posts gets in the way. There will always be cases where we have to comment on a specific deal like if there's a cheaper option elsewhere or critique on three value. Having it's own section where we can post deals in a thread makes it easier to organize and sort through. It'll also be separated out so those who dislike firearms won't have to see it.

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Ex Koodo customer.

+7

Feb 21st, 2021 10:14 pm

#3

pfbmgd: Deal Addict; Feb 7, 2005; 4489 posts; 1168 upvotes

Feb 21st, 2021 10:14 pm

I have to agree with OP . We are dealing with legal items/sports just like any other sub forums . We have many firearms enthusiasts here on RFD .

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+8

Feb 21st, 2021 10:25 pm

#4

Sorcerer: Deal Addict; Aug 21, 2009; 2213 posts; 1346 upvotes; North Vancouver

Feb 21st, 2021 10:25 pm

gw105 wrote: ↑ The current "mega thread" makes it very difficult to find deals, and keep them separated and organized.

Would love to see Firearms/Hunting/Shooting Sports have it's own hot deals section, separate from the regular Hot Deals section to protect others from having to see a firearm deal.

Any chance we could get this done mods?

Agreed! I strongly support this.

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. (George Carlin)
Guns don't kill people, people kill people. And monkeys do too - if they have a gun. (Eddie Izzard)

+5

Feb 21st, 2021 10:51 pm

#5

vkizzle: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2011; 35212 posts; 21183 upvotes; Center of Universe

Feb 21st, 2021 10:51 pm

+1, but it's an uphill battle to keep the thread on topic, as the snowflakes would derail it and the mods just end up locking it.

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Feb 21st, 2021 11:37 pm

#6

dmitrym879060355: Newbie; Nov 16, 2019; 92 posts; 30 upvotes

Feb 21st, 2021 11:37 pm

Count me in on this.

+3

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:02 am

#7

Bartred: Newbie; May 14, 2013; 46 posts; 65 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:02 am

Yes please

+3

Feb 22nd, 2021 2:32 am

#8

derweissewolf: Member; Aug 26, 2019; 210 posts; 308 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2021 2:32 am

Per the RCMP: "...as of December 31, 2018, there were 2,183,827 licensed individuals across Canada". That number has grown over the last 3 years.

Using 2018 figures, that means 5.89% of the Canadian population has a firearm license and are interested in finding deals on their sport.

How do we NOT have our own thread on this already? Quit discriminating, mods, and get on this!

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Feb 22nd, 2021 6:16 am

#9

marcool: Newbie; Aug 25, 2008; 24 posts; 14 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2021 6:16 am

Sorcerer wrote: ↑ Agreed! I strongly support this.

+1!

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Feb 22nd, 2021 9:07 am

#10

flightdeck: Member; Mar 10, 2011; 331 posts; 245 upvotes; Niagara

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:07 am

I'd really like to see this. It can be tedious trying to scroll through the megathread.

See sumtin'. Say sumtin'. ('less someone else already did)

+4

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:49 am

#11

Eckz: Sr. Member; Nov 11, 2006; 635 posts; 641 upvotes; @ home

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:49 am

Yes please.

I mean, you could get members only to verify with PAL or something.

+1

Feb 22nd, 2021 11:04 am

#12

damojo: Newbie; Nov 9, 2014; 79 posts; 145 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Feb 22nd, 2021 11:04 am

That's silly. There's a whole whack of firearms related things you can buy without needing a PAL. Basically anything except for the receiver/pistol frame and ammunition

+2

Feb 22nd, 2021 11:58 am

#13

smartie: Deal Fanatic; Dec 5, 2006; 9185 posts; 4488 upvotes; Markham

Feb 22nd, 2021 11:58 am

Could we first check how many unique viewers in that mega thread?

+1

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:09 pm

#14

Spud10909: Newbie; Aug 2, 2018; 50 posts; 42 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:09 pm

smartie wrote: ↑Could we first check how many unique viewers in that mega thread?

Would that work? A lot of users on mobile potentially haven't even seen the mega thread since it doesn't show up in the apps main list. At least not in my app list.

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:36 pm

#15

astrolad: Sr. Member; Aug 27, 2004; 676 posts; 147 upvotes; Cyberspace

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:36 pm

I would love to have a sub forum.
While there are other forums on the internet for this topic, none are as good as RFD.

Former Know-It-All

+1

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:46 pm

#16

smartie: Deal Fanatic; Dec 5, 2006; 9185 posts; 4488 upvotes; Markham

Feb 22nd, 2021 1:46 pm

Spud10909 wrote: ↑ Would that work? A lot of users on mobile potentially haven't even seen the mega thread since it doesn't show up in the apps main list. At least not in my app list.

I don't know

I'd assume RFD knows. For example, how many users are mobile only?

What I meant is we need make data driven decision. If monthly active user number is 200, then i am not sure whether we need a separate forum. But if it's 50k, then it might be justified

Another thing is do we need make RFD for everything? Like if you really like watch collection, you more likely visit some dedicated website than RFD

Feb 22nd, 2021 3:13 pm

#17

max011: Deal Addict; Nov 25, 2003; 4743 posts; 6792 upvotes; Vancouver

Feb 22nd, 2021 3:13 pm

I'm all-in!

"A fool and his money are soon parted" Thomas Tusser (1524-1580)

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:35 pm

#18

dmitrym879060355: Newbie; Nov 16, 2019; 92 posts; 30 upvotes

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:35 pm

damojo wrote: ↑ That's silly. There's a whole whack of firearms related things you can buy without needing a PAL. Basically anything except for the receiver/pistol frame and ammunition

...lump it into a general outdoor forum or something? Though I remember MECcers weren't happy about hunting at some point. Dang, this is a thorny issue.

+1

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:41 pm

#19

damojo: Newbie; Nov 9, 2014; 79 posts; 145 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Feb 22nd, 2021 9:41 pm

dmitrym879060355 wrote: ↑ ...lump it into a general outdoor forum or something? Though I remember MECcers weren't happy about hunting at some point. Dang, this is a thorny issue.

Just make a hunting/firearms/outdoors category on hot deals, and the snowflakes who don't want to see it can simply filter it out

+1

Feb 22nd, 2021 10:20 pm

#20

gw105 [OP]: Member; Apr 26, 2010; 323 posts; 1436 upvotes; BC

Feb 22nd, 2021 10:20 pm

Eckz wrote: ↑ Yes please.

I mean, you could get members only to verify with PAL or something.

Perhaps just some kind of disclaimer?