17 September, 2010 | 02:46PM BST
We?d like to update you regarding the launch of the new UK Community Hub previously announced below.
We can now confirm the Launch will start early on the morning of 21 September and continue throughout the day. During that time there may be some platform adjustments and we appreciate your patience and look forward to your interaction on the new Community Hub
Update to Groups Migration
After ongoing testing this week we are happy to confirm that the Group name and some general settings (group leader and member lists) will be preserved and transferred across to the new Community Hub.
Regards,
The eBay Community Team
07 September, 2010 | 01:58PM BST
We recently announced a new version of the Community hub was due to go live on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie tomorrow. Unfortunately the launch of this hub will be delayed for two weeks.?
Groups who have been active on the community site during the last 6 months were originally going to have their content automatically transferred to our new platform. Due to technical difficulties, this will now not be possible. As a result all groups will start with none of their previous content. You will, however, be able to transfer your original content over to the new site and to facilitate this the current Community Groups hub will be kept open for an extra month.
We apologise for the inconvenience and look forward to viewing your new groups in the new eBay Community. If you have any questions relating to this announcement please feel free to post on our forum dedicated to the new Community platform, you can find it here: http://forums.ebay.co.uk/forum.jspa?forumID=1100000001
Regards
The eBay Community Team
25 August, 2010 | 01:14PM BST
From 8th September 2010, a new version of the Community hub will go live on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie.
The site will have several new functions and features including:
A revised Answer Centre where you can award points for the best responses. New discussion boards featuring the most popular topics members are talking about.Integrated with social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.Improved Groups functionality offering you the chance to debate on specific topics.A new video feature where each user can upload their own clips and watch what other members are saying about trading on eBay.As part of the redesign we will be restructuring large parts of the Community site. Some of the changes you will see:
Threads and discussions older than 6 months will not feature on the new hub. If you wish to keep your personal threads, we suggest you archive this by cutting and pasting into a personal document. Members with a Feedback score of 10 or less are limited to ten posts per day.Any Groups which have been inactive for more than 6 months will be removed. Questions and answers from the last 3 years will be kept live on the site.Before posting, check some of the changes we have made in our Boards and Groups policies. The old Community site will remain live until the new version is launched in September 2010.
To facilitate feedback and questions on this upcoming change we have created a new forum which you can access here. We ask that you please keep this board on topic and as much as possible post new community related questions here.
Kind regards,
The eBay Team
10 September, 2010 | 11:16AM BST
A new eBay for Charity feature allows you to set your favourite charity on eBay, so that you can support them whenever you buy and sell.?
To celebrate the launch of ?My Favourite Charity?, eBay is awarding grants of up to ?5,000 to the three charities that receive the most?votes as favourite in September.?
Visit? My Favourite Charity to see which charities Tess Daly, Sharon Osborne, Helen Mirren, Roger Moore, and other celebrities have chosen, and then choose your favourite charity.
Your generous contributions have so far raised over ?19m in the UK.?Along with the benefitting charities, we'd like to thank you for supporting good causes on eBay.
Learn more about eBay for Charity.
Regards,
The eBay for Charity team
