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Re: DYA announcements in lugnet.shopping
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 21 Mar 2000 15:38:07 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Mike Stanley wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:20:00 GMT, "Scott Smallbeck"
> <scotts@contactics.com> wrote:
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> > I am wondering about the clutter that is occuring in lugnet.shopping from
> > the many DYA posts. I really get a lot of value from lugnet.shopping (Just
> > bought a couple of sets from NoodleKidoodle.com) but it was quite a chore
> > sorting through the messages from this weekend to find the real shopping
> > related posts.
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> > I would rather see these types of posts in buy-sell-trade. They are more of
> > an 'I have this item for sale' than 'companyxxx has 20% off of xyz'.
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> The funny thing is I think the last time people "complained" about
> this the thought was they should be in .shopping rather than .bst. :)
Emmanuel's posts are great--they provide timely information about some
good (and sometimes *great*) deals. The community is enhanced by having
these posts. I would rather the current situation (Emmanuel posting to
.shopping) continue, than risk having Emmanuel feel that he isn't
welcome here.
If I remember correctly, I was the only 'complainer', or at least I was
the most vocal.
<IMO>
Neither .b-s-t nor .shopping are appropriate groups for continual,
detailed, ongoing posts from a commercial seller.
.b-s-t is intended for fan-to-fan sales & trades, not continual
announcements/advertisements from a business.
.shopping is intended for *shoppers* to post about their experiences and
finds, not for sellers to post about their wares.
There should be a different group for commercial sellers who want to
effectively communicate with a large group of LEGO maniacs with money to
spend.
</IMO>
Just for review, the charters of the two groups in question:
lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade:
Community trading post, items wanted, items for straight sale (no
auctions), experiences, market analysis, etc.
lugnet.market.shopping:
Retail, mail-order, and online shopping: information, discussions,
experiences, analysis; FOTW's (Find of the Week), sales, promotions,
coupon offers; LEGO Shop-At-Home Service (phone/flyer specials,
availability, etc.); liquidation outlets, second-hand stores, garage
sale tips, etc.
Steve
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| (...) I still question why there should be a difference in where something is posted based on who the seller is. Does this mean that I can post to lugnet.market.shopping a list of good looking deals that I noticed on eBay just because I'm not the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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