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Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 13:29:59 GMT
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I totally disagree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leave ALL auction announcements in AUCTION.

The auction announcements, especially Ebay annpumcements  are annoying
enough as it is.

Please don't do this to us!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rose


Scott A wrote in message ...
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> 
> Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
> 
> By "theme", I mean castle, space pirate etc.
> 
> I suggest the pre-auction announcements should be allowed in all theme
> groups, with the following provisos:
> 
> 1. Only privately run auctions should be allowed - _NO_ ebay etc.
> 2. Only _sets_ which relate directly to the theme should be allowed - (ie
> they should by listed under the relevant theme on Pause or Brickset).
> 3. All sets auctioned should be at least 3 years old - this will disallow
> most clearance "box shifters".
> 4. Follow-ups (replies) to the post should be directed to
> Lugnet.market.auction.
> 5. Auction updates, if any, should be posted to Lugnet.market.auction - NOT
> the theme group.
> 6. The initial post should only have the title "theme_name PRE AUCTION
> ANNOUNCEMENT" - Nothing more.
> 7. The auction post and terms should be pre-checked by lugnet.admin.council
> to ensure it is "fair" & complies with points 1 to 6.
> 
> N.B. :  I do not run private auctions, so I would not benefit materially
> from this change.
> 
> No "knee jerk" reactions please.
> 
> Scott A
> 
> (Follow ups to lugnet.admin.general - this means any reply to this message
> will appear there).
> 
> Go to lugnet.admin.general : • http://www.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=,-20&v=c
> 
> 



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Ebay announcements would be explicitly _excluded_. (27 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Don't worry, Rose -- it won't happen. The poster making these suggestions is just being a nuisance. The most that might happen is potentially adding theme- specific subgroups of .auction, but the sanity and sanctity of the pure theme (...) (27 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)  
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
If you feel you will reach a wider audience this way you may be right. Those of us who don't read .auction don't read it for a reason. Its not like this is an isolated place on LUGNET. Anyone subscribed to LUGNET knows all about the diffrent (...) (27 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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