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(...) "I desperately need a few 2x4x3 flibber-globbits (any color) for spaceship I'm working on. If you've got some, check out my post in .market.bst." Ok in .space? (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Yup, I agree. I was mostly speaking to the .theme groups, I suppose. They are more inherently discussion - the .loc groups are a different mammal, in several ways. (...) Well, ok. I've noted which groups I feel are appropriate below... (...) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) For the record, I agree with Mike on this one. (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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<frank's well thought words snipped> (...) or (...) I do not pretend to speak for everyone. The problem for me is that I can not discernbetween trade/sale/auction posts. They are all the same to me. I attribute a value to a set I want, if I can get (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Not really. Seller run auctions create more traffic because of the constant updates, but ebay auction announcements are usually a single or 2 shot deal. Many B-S-T posts fall in that level of traffic. Yet, many people seem to dislike ebay (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I think there is, and I chose that word/phrase because I thought it would indicate that it is a potentially charged issue. People are forbidden to post auctions to any group but .market.auction. People can post "I'm selling this ..." messages (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms) !
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<snipped much text that I completely agree with> (...) Precisely. I dislike seeing b-s-t posts in theme-NGs just as much as I dislike auction posts (1). I'd be happy to add anything, but Mike said it all. -Shiri (1) I do not completely dislike them, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) traffic (...) exist, (...) to (...) I think there is a "double standard" in that auction posts are singled out as particularly bad. This is not necessarily a bad thing (we also have a "double standard" on (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) no... (...) yes. (URL) I request that the ban be lifted. Not because I have anything to say in that (...) The block is now removed. --Todd (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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Todd: Don't you think that my continuing to be banned from "Dear-Lego" is sort of overkill? I did already ask to have my full lugnet posting privileges reinstated, but perhaps you did not notice...wasn't the ban to be lifted upon my request? I (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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