Love all the ideas. Was an avid subscriber on the platform I won’t name - and support them here.
One opinion though - and not a ride or die opinion - just a thought. What if you made tags to categorize certain options. #vintage for things that are old and outdated but may still be obtained.
So still allow it - just make sure it can be quantified and understood by readers/posters.
I’m not a fan of certain days - that just discourages participation - but tagging is a great option to allow posts at any time but allow others to filter.
Couple of tag ideas
- vintage for older items
- promotion for self promotion
- diy for posts that encourage instructional material
This way you don’t push off posters and allow a gentle path to posting and categorizing that will help others later on to filter and search. If I ever went to a sub-thing and saw a rule to not post until x day - I just ignored it and moved on to other communities.
Oof. I didn’t even notice it until I read your comment