Garnor Morantes

Hi everyone...This is Garnor Morantes, and I help manage our Online Forums. As many of you know firsthand, eBay’s Discussion Boards have been an important part of the eBay experience for many years. With many forums on all kinds of subjects – from Selling on eBay to the social Canada Town Square --- our forums help members connect with others for business and for fun.

Thousands of members participate in our discussion boards every day. If you haven’t visited already, we encourage you to browse and see what they have to offer – and if you see a discussion that interests you, add your own thoughts or tips.

Coming soon – A new look, plus some cool new features
This week, we’ll be upgrading the discussion boards to offer several new features, along with a new look that is more “eBay.” Here are the highlights:

• More Personalization and Layout Options. In addition to showing My World profile images, we’re providing tools that will allow you to quickly access those discussion topics that are most important to you.
• Time-saving Features. Hover over a discussion thread title and catch a glimpse of the conversation that’s taking place before you decide to click into the thread. We’ll also rotate through some discussion board posts at the bottom of certain pages that let you see what people are currently talking about.
• Enhanced Control Over Your Experience. Sort from newest to oldest, change the number of threads appearing on a board hub page, or automatically “quote” an earlier post. The upgrade provides more ways you can tailor your experience, so that you get what you need fast.

CA Discussion Boards Unavailable from 4 p.m. to Midnight PT on Tuesday, March 31st
In order to add these new upgrades, eBay Discussion Boards will be taken offline on Tuesday, March 31st, from approximately 4 p.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. ET) to midnight Pacific time (9 p.m. ET). Once we’re back online, I hope you’ll go in and check out all the new features.

Sincerely,

Garnor Morantes
Seller Experience

	***Original: Coming Soon: New Discussion Board Improvements & Special Maintenance Outage***
	30 March, 2009 | 15:11 Dinesh Lathi Hi everyone...This is Garnor Morantes, and I help manage our Online Forums. As many of you know firsthand, eBay’s Discussion Boards have been an important part of the eBay experience for many years. With many forums on all kinds of subjects – from Selling on eBay to the social Canada Town Square --- our forums help members connect with others for business and for fun. Thousands of members participate in our discussion boards every day. If you haven’t visited already, we encourage you to browse and see what they have to offer – and if you see a discussion that interests you, add your own thoughts or tips. Coming soon – A new look, plus some cool new features This week, we’ll be upgrading the discussion boards to offer several new features, along with a new look that is more “eBay.” Here are the highlights: More Personalization and Layout Options. In addition to showing My World profile images, we’re providing tools that will allow you to quickly access those discussion topics that are most important to you. Time-saving Features. Hover over a discussion thread title and catch a glimpse of the conversation that’s taking place before you decide to click into the thread. We’ll also rotate through some discussion board posts at the bottom of certain pages that let you see what people are currently talking about. Enhanced Control Over Your Experience. Sort from newest to oldest, change the number of threads appearing on a board hub page, or automatically “quote” an earlier post. The upgrade provides more ways you can tailor your experience, so that you get what you need fast. CA Discussion Boards Unavailable from 4 p.m. to Midnight PT on Tuesday, March 31st In order to add these new upgrades, eBay Discussion Boards will be taken offline on Tuesday, March 31st, from approximately 4 p.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. ET) to midnight Pacific time (9 p.m. ET). Once we’re back online, I hope you’ll go in and check out all the new features. Sincerely, Garnor Morantes Seller Experience