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  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) <snip> Let me be among those to vote that this is a Bad Idea (tm). Further mitigating this is the fact that it's an Unnecessary Idea. Now, I'm all for market groups that are themed (ie lugnet.market.castle, lugnet.market.space, etc). I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) mitigating (...) No idea is "unnecessary". (...) I agree 100%. I think I have suggested this at least once in the past, both times it was knocked on the head. This is well suited to groups like technic. (...) Indeed. Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Well, there I'm forced to disagree. See below. (...) So, if you agree that making individual lugnet.market groups by theme fill all the same needs as changing the charters of the discussion groups to allow marketing messages, AND you (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:Fr2BCv.I46@lugnet.com... (...) idea at (...) in (...) both (...) technic. (...) line (...) Todd (...) all (...) This would exceed the aims by a mile. As it would include _all_ market posts (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) I agree. Bad Idea. I'm adding my voice because the several other people who said it's a bad idea, don't seem to be enough to be convincing. <much indiscriminate snippage> (...) of people don't *read* lugnet.duplo. James (URL) getting paid for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Agreed. But what about those who do? Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes: <snip> (...) Sure. But Eric's point was that the idea is unneccessary, since the idea of creating .market.#theme# groups would: a) be better than changing the charter of every theme group, even in your (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Agreed. But what about those who do? Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) The problems of seperating marketplace and discussion have been well-thought-through by Todd, I'm sure. He's also been witness to very many debates about the pros and cons of the issues as tey've been discussed by Lugnet members. This decision (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) of (...) mind (...) in (...) doesn't (...) Todd's thoughts in the past are not, as far as I am aware, written in stone. Indeed, this would be mad as LUGNet will have to evolve with to meet demand to a certain extent - I am not specifically (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) is (...) Absolutely not. (...) care (...) I'm paranoid enough as it is, do not encourage me to be more so. :-) Scott A (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) I didn't say so. I was just quoting Eric's arguement. (...) Huh? You lost me here. -Shiri (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Everyone is capable of changing his/her mind, but are you alluding to anything in particular here? There has been no change of mind in terms of auction spam policy. --Todd (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) I think you misunderstand the nature of newsgroups. If readers see that their opinion is being clearly expressed, they won't post messages which amount to nothing more than "I agree". Contrarywise, if they see that their opinion is not being (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) I agree. <wink> (Mental note: Gotta patent "one click me-too-ing"... ;-) --Todd (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Suggested Change in Charter for ALL Lugnet Theme Groups.
 
(...) Word. I say no to auction stuff in themed groups. (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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