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(...) I agree that bst is not really the right place for the DYA announcements. (...) I think putting the DYA announcements in their own group may just end up with people re-announcing them to shopping. I personally don't want to have to follow (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) At this point, I'm thinking of a place for Emmanuel to post his DYA announcements. Going a bit more extreme, if Wal*Mart wanted to start posting their LEGO specials on LUGNET, I think that would be great. But I wouldn't want these (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well it could take a while-my dads confirmed that he's getting a digicam-only hasn't said when. I'm also gonna be tied up cleaning up a pristine but dusty (ambiguity alert) 5590 which a bouch from a friend @ school-its model team but it was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) make (...) buy (...) want (...) product (...) Sounds like a winner to me. We can slowly backfill the older groups with interesting tidbits. This would be a great place to share things like minor set variations (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ok. Looks like it was me who misunderstood. :) I guess I'm just coming at this from a perspective of "why vote if we don't have to?" The .council group is an open forum, so everyone is still able to bring an opinion forward; IMHO, Todd's just (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think that may have been a misunderstanding though - the thread was trying to nominate someone who would recieve ideas on what the council should do, how it should work, how it should be planned. But I agree - things are moving fast - the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.council)
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Yea.. I'm looking for help in designing my layout. I have some test files done but I would like to get more input.. THanks Jim (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Self Organisation (Was: Re: No gimmicks, just some free background images)
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James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in article <FqB9J7.Hos@lugnet.com>... (...) in (...) want (...) which (...) their (...) nomination (...) the (...) are (...) I caught your point entirely. I've cut our conversation from above and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Think of it as an external 'nother brain (this time a collective one) making recommendations taken very seriously rather than purely acting on behalf of. Think of it as what happens in a corporation or organization when someone is hired to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, they can. But why? More on this below... (...) Hmm. I think you missed the gist of my point. People who want to do it are not necessarily the same people that Todd & Suzanne want doing, or are comfortable working with. (...) I'm not (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Self Organisation (Was: Re: No gimmicks, just some free background images)
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James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in article <FqB4M3.KH4@lugnet.com>... (...) suggesting (...) be (...) become (...) to (...) still (...) I've (...) easy (...) blatantly, (...) job, (...) Well, using that logic, if the best person (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That's a good point. Where I was going with this is that by encouraging people to post when and where they find old sets or significantly discounted sets it would make it easier for others to find the same. However, I think the above example (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) have (...) whole (...) True, of course to some extent, I was just pulling your leg. It does point out though that many posts operate on several layers, and it can be hard to pick the best group for the post. I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I dunno...depends on what (if any) other stuff comes up. Discussion of extra details of the auction (the "information holes" I was referring to), I'd put those in .auction. Discussion of whether to sell a collection whole or in parts, I'd put (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) depend (...) selling (...) work (...) Hmm, per recent discussion on guidelines, wouldn't lugnet.market.theory have been better? Thinking more on the lines of where market discussions should happen, someone who (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, groups do stick around, so the 'new' designator wouldn't be fitting after a certain point. I was thinking if ever there were groups for product line years, they oughtta parallel the DB, since this'll be set up for browsing by year anyway (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, yah, hmm, that's a good point. Who's gonna flog a crummy deal in .shopping? OTOH, .shopping was also set up for discussing any old retail experience -- i.e, anything from FOTW's to GOOB's to ragging on FAOS's alleged high pricing or (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) be (...) allowing (...) and (...) mostly (...) the (...) in (...) provide (...) I happen to agree. In fact, if OBO's become relegated to lugnet.market.auction, then the only things which would be acceptable (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) On a hunch: It's because, especially in a small community (which Lugnet still is), democracy doesn't necessarily bring the best people to the table. I've worked with a number of small special interest groups(1), and it's very easy for an (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ok ok ok wait wait stop. I *don't* think that SBA's should be allowed in .buy-sell-trade. What I've always been trying to say is that an SBA is mathematically equivalent to a plain old regular OBO sale. In other words, SBA's that are conducted (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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