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Re: CFD: lugnet.market.shipping
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:56:02 GMT
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Not much discussion from me, except to say it sounds like a good idea,
and I can't think of a better place in the ng hierarchy for it.
Steve
On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:26:03 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote:
> [Crossposted to lugnet.admin.general & lugnet.general & lugnet.faq, with
> followups set to lugnet.admin.general]
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> This is an informal call for discussion on the topic of creating a new
> newsgroup lugnet.market.shipping dedicated to:
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> - discussions
> - experiences, wisdoms, tips, warnings
> - questions
> - etc.
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> about:
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> - shipping methods
> - packing methods
> - couriers (e.g., USPS vs. UPS vs. FedEx, etc.)
> - timeframes (e.g., air vs. surface, priority mail vs. parcel post)
> - special options (registered vs. certified vs. insured, etc.)
> - postage rates (stamp denominations, rate changes, etc.)
> - customs fees and declared values
> - package-weighing scales
> - brands of cellophane tape
> - label printing
> - making your own padding material with a paper shredder
> - etc.
>
> I think the topic of shipping is large and common enough that it would
> benefit from its own focused discussion area in the same way that the
> storage and .publish groups do -- esoteric areas with sporadic threads
> where a lot of expertise might otherwise get lost in the shuffle.
>
> Having a separate .shipping newsgroup also implies a separate and "real"
> branch of the new FAQ.
>
> Another reason for a .shipping group is to give shipping discussions a
> better home than lugnet.general, since shipping discussions are really sort
> of "off-topic" in the pure LEGO sense -- they're only about LEGO indirectly
> and certainly noise to people who want to talk pure LEGO.
>
> On the other hand, all person-to-person shipping/packing discussions are
> reasonably "on-topic" in the .market ng tree, which is defined as...
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> lugnet.market.* (hierarchy)
> Virtual marketplace where people can buy/sell/trade/auction LEGO
> items
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> lugnet.market.auction (group)
> Auction announcements, updates, listings, and analysis; NOTE: this
> group is the ONLY group where auction announcements or updates are
> appropriate
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> lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade (group)
> Community trading post, items wanted, items for straight sale (no
> auctions), experiences, market analysis, etc.
>
> ...and packing & shipping are things that every auctioneer and seller/trader
> do.
>
> BTW, I'd like to donate the entire auction & shipping FAQ...
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> http://www.lugnet.com/fibblesnork/lego/guide/auction/
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> ...to the larger FAQ effort underway in lugnet.faq. Sections 7 & 8 of the
> auction & shipping FAQ cover packing & shipping.
>
> --Todd
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| [Crossposted to lugnet.admin.general & lugnet.general & lugnet.faq, with followups set to lugnet.admin.general] This is an informal call for discussion on the topic of creating a new newsgroup lugnet.market.shipping dedicated to: - discussions - (...) (28 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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