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Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:57:02 GMT
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Lorbaat wrote:
> > OK...well, along those lines, as we kicked about in November, we -could-
> > have subgroups of .forsale -- one for auctions and one for straight sales.
> > The sticky issue there, though, is still the issue of whether or not an OBO
> > or an SBA is a regular sale or an auction. It's not something everyone will
> > ever agree upon. However, I think it's impossible for anyone to argue
> > effectively that an OBO or an SBA is a *straight sale* if straight sale
> > means essentially "here's the price, take it or leave it."
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> Agree strongly. Force it to include a price and be first come first serve, and
> anything else by the definition of the Lugnet TOS belongs in Auction. An
So if I'm willing to possibly take a lesser offer, or willing to take a
bunch of sets in trade, that's an auction? If there is a group which is
strictly for "this is the price, first person gets it and giving me this
exact amount of money is the only way you'll get it", I can guarantee
that I'll never bother posting there.
--
Frank Filz
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| (...) There will always be gray areas and blurred lines. The only real way to avoid them is to jump to one extreme or the other- ie: either one group (.market.anything-goes) or a multiplicity of groups (.auction.ebay, .auction.private, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) Ok, to be more clear about it: I would rather see this problem dealt with than see the group made to try and cause it to happen organically. I certainly agree that on topic debates moving to lugnet.off-topic.debate is bad- for one thing, that (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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