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Scott-A wrote:
> John Matthews <jmatthew@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:FsH3yy.M7D@lugnet.com...
> > Please post auction anouncements for Technic to lugnet.technic.market.
> > Oops, that group does not exist!
> >
> > Sorry Alan, I am using your post as an example.
> >
> > Would it not make things easier for everybody if this heirarchy were
> > created? I am growing weary of the 'do not post your auction announcement
> > here' type of posts. It is obvious to me that this heirarchy is clearly
> > needed.
> >
> > Perhaps I am way off base here, could someone indicate to me why this is • not
> > a good idea?
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> It is a _very_ good idea. I think, whilst it may be fresh to you, it has
> been talked about a lot in the past. Or rather .market.theme groups have.
> I'm not sure if it will ever happen though(?). Either way this belongs in
> .admin.general... so FUT .admin.general.
I'll spout off on this one again. Too many hierarchies are counterproductive.
Auction announcement? Put it in .auction--and only .auction. A separate
"auction" category should not be created under the heading "technic" or "space"
(or even vice-versa, with .auction being subdivided). It would tend to obscure
a lot of auctions and, for those who sell parts used in many themes, be
completely useless. What's more, it would *not* prevent the misposts like the
one that precipitated the observation/suggestion. The categories are fairly
simple:
WTB/WTT/WTS = .b-s-t
FA = .auction
(I'm leaving aside the OBO/SBA issue, as it has no bearing on the question
concerning this thread and policy has been iterated.)
I like having only two groups to search rather than many, and I don't miss any
posts. If I need to narrow it further, I can use a keyword search from the
webpage (but there's not enough traffic to warrant it, IMHO).
You may be looking for a reason why we shouldn't subdivide .auction, but I'll
pose the converse: Why *should* we? I don't think any net gain in ease-of-use
would be achieved, and you'd have the exact same number of confused misposts, if
not more because of confusion over the new hierarchy.
Leave it as it is, I say. If it ain't broke...
best
Lindsay
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| I am looking for Technic parts, only. Why would I want to wade through lots of other themes just to find Technic parts? If someone were selling Technic parts, could they not post to both groups? I could read the Technic group for my parts, and the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| John Matthews <jmatthew@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:FsH3yy.M7D@lugnet.com... (...) not (...) It is a _very_ good idea. I think, whilst it may be fresh to you, it has been talked about a lot in the past. Or rather .market.theme groups (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.technic)
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