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(...) Hmm, the rationale being what? (Not disagreeing, just unclear on the motivation behind it.) To increase (encourage) more FOTW posts? To make FOTW's easier to find? To make FOTW's come and find you (by subscribing to the group via e-mail?) I'm (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) c /marketplace/market/ And as this seems to be the time to suggest restructuring lugnet.market, why not lugnet.market.commercial, for anyone who is posting information for LEGO their commercial operation is selling? Steve (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Oh, come on. There's more to despise about the eBay than just the fixed-ending-time format. You're just not trying hard enough. Steve Bliss (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Good point. (...) Alternatively, collecting all eBay announcements in one place may *raise* effective exposure. It puts all the eBay announcements in one place, where they are easy to retrieve. Steve (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) There's no *need* to x-post to admin.general or market.theory. If a follow-up were to belong in either of those groups (or any other group, for that matter), the poster should delete the original group from the Newsgroups header, and put the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hi! If you haven't discarded the idea before, would you consider adding the phone numbers for S@H and the LEGO outlets to the lugnet.market.shopping page? It seems to be so much trouble to go searching through the old messages each time I need it. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I've been watching this discussion over the past few days. Mainly because my name popped up in a proportion of the posts - the reasons for which are clear. It is apparent to me that if .council is to work (ie discuss, deliberate, arbitrate, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.council)
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(...) Oops, I guess that would be lugnet.marketplace.fotw or lugnet.marketplace.s...pping.fotw KL (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I'd like to suggest a new group: lugnet.shopping.fotw For discussions about unusual finds. (traditionally "find of the week"). Unusual == hard to find or deeply discounted KL (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38B05490.B7C062B8@v...er.net>... (...) stand. I (...) in (...) slip-up) (...) indicate (...) Also at least partly broken in that they rely on Todd's interpretation that a "sealed bid auction" is not an auction (at (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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All in favor? I think Frank just got himself a chair. (1) Rereading my post 2 refs back it looks like I was saying I'd be chair if asked. What I actually meant was I'd be a committee member if asked. 1 - Seriously... step one in organizing a (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.council)
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Would you have any objection to theme search boxes for pause, Todd? I've pretty much figured out how to make one, but would it be ok with you? Alan This message's random set is: 6844, (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) Not sure I want to necessarily chair the council, currently I have time because things are directionless at work, but that seems to be changing. I guess I do have time to see this thing started, and once (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I'll happily second Frank (if he's willing!) :) Richard (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I've been following this discussion with interest, it's very informative to watch a community go through a growing pain (which Lugnet is currently doing, IMHO), even a community I'm part of. Mostly just stating that I strongly concur that (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Eric says that we can't wrest authority away from Todd. Yes, I agree. However... If we come up with a clear proposal, well thought out, that's workable and that allows for some veto by Todd in extremis, I believe he will vest us with that authority. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Valid, yes in that they are internally consistent. But broken in that they prevent things that are reasonable and necessary. (...) But I in fact said that cancellation DOES work and IS effective as a control technique. I then pointed out that (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Heh. It suuure would. eric (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Probably creating a new group... oooh say, admin.council would raise visibility ;-) Richard (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Oh, I didn't mean to imply that was what you were trying to say. I was just trying to point out one of the roadblocks to the community actually self-organising. (...) Totally agreed. (...) True. But we've taken several steps- someone suggested (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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