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Well. I had come online to make some sort of constructive response to end all this. But there is no point, as Frank has done all the hard work for me. All I can say is that I have no intention of breaking any rules again, and it is still my (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) What assurances can you offer that it won't happen again? Alternatively, what do you think would be a fair and appropriate measure to take if it did happen again? (Before answering, consider that we are talking about the _fourth_ time here.) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:<FpvHKo.1Cy@lugnet.com>... (...) end (...) me. (...) and (...) This (...) to (...) talking (...) If it happens again, I'll give $10 to charity in the name : "Timmy" Scott A (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hmm, is that meant to be humorous or flippant? --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FpvI0s.2B9@lugnet.com... (...) Just a gesture. I really do think this thing has gotten a little out of proportion. The fact that almost nobody appears to have bothered about my post, and that (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Scott-A wrote in message ... (...) Ok, after reading everything, I'm ready to comment here... Scott, I have not done all the hard work for you. While I agree that this has gotten out of hand, I also question whether you really understand why this (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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butting in again. (...) I said this to eric already... I think Scott really means that if he slips up he WILL donate 10, as he outlined before. Fault him for saying it in a flippant way at first, but I think if you go back and look at his responses, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Fine == Fee And it does far more than ten in harm. --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) One off topic post? Maybe. I could see how it might. Ten dollars is what one person pays, as a lifetime membership, at the minimum. If that one off topic post drives away more than one person I could see that, I guess. But I kind of doubt it. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) As a note, Scott didn't say he'd donate $10 to Lugnet. He said "a charity". eric (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Right. And he didn't say which one. Can I nominate the Nikolai and Taya Pieniazek College Fund?? :-) Seriously, perhaps specifying the charity (or specifying it to be Lugnet) makes it a better fine/fee. And BTW I agree with your long and well (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Dang, and here I was going to nominate the E. P. Joslin Center for the Study of the Effects of Bushmill's and Guinness. (...) That all just kind of fell out of my head as I typed it. Looking back at it, I didn't so much mean "I didn't want to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I'd like to volunteer for that study. I'll stick with the Bushmill's side of things, though. As a matter of fact... I have some with which to study downstairs right now. (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 03:46:12 GMT, "Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote: Followups to .theory (...) This is something I've wondered about - if posting eBay auctions here makes much difference. I'm sure it can, but I'm not sure it always does. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) From my perspective as a buyer, I don't think it has that much effect for my buying. Of course I currently have time to skim the entire daily Lego section of eBay. Probably once a month or every other month, someone announces an auction which (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Good question. Spose you could ask your winning bidder if you wanted to. Hmm... maybe I'll add it to my standard blurbage. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think .ebay would be a good idea, myself. I know I'd read it and I know a lot of people have no interest in bidding on stuff on eBay. Look for JABA to rise from the ashes soon. Settling up a couple of outstanding accounts and getting ready (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) It certainly gets them more hits. I experimented with this with my last batch of 70+ Auctions. I plugged them all on LUGNet & RTL other than one. I can't remember the except details, but for all the others the hit rate was pretty flat over the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:Fpw36z.Knp@lugnet.com... (...) I'm not sure what you mean by this? Scott A (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Um... how about: "the harm that one off topic auction posting does to LUGNET, if one ascribes a monetary value to it, is far greater than 10 dollars." How's that? That's the meaning I derived. What would the cost to Lugnet be if we, for (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) For the second half, what Larry said pinned it perfectly: (URL) for the first half ("Fine == Fee") meant that a $10 fine would simply degrade into a $10 fee. That is, some people (not all, of course, and maybe only a very few, but some) would (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FpxrD3.9ry@lugnet.com... (...) maybe (...) I'm not being obtuse. I've still no idea of what you are getting at. Do you mean I would consider the $10 fee for posting? If so, it is a rather (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I don't believe I said that, no. I said that _some people_ would gladly pay such a fine... It's not a good or workable preceden to set. --Todd (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) you (...) Obviously, $10 is not a deterrent in anyway in monetary terms. I suppose, it would be _having too_ which would be the punishment / chastisement / embarrassment. But then again, as with almost any chastisement, some offenders gain (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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