 | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Todd Lehman
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| | | (...) I disagree that there is a "double-standard" (but that's just wording), but I agree that it would go a long way toward eliminating gray areas -- if the boundaries could be defined clearly (which I'm very skeptical of). Some things to figure (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms) !
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| | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Frank Filz
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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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| | | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Scott Arthur
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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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| | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Mike Stanley
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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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| | | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Matthew Miller
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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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| | | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | (...) I suppose it depends on what standard one sees as being doubled. Normally the term applies to cases where there shouldn't be a double standard, like sexes or races. In this case, if the standard is "selling" or "flogging," then, yes, it's a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | | | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) of (...) original (...) to (...) Perhaps something on the lines of: ---...--- Posts offering items for sale, trade, auction, or "wanted" posts, or anything else related to "market" type activities are (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms) !
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| | | | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Kevin Salm
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| | | | | | (...) {some snippage} (...) Todd, I cannot agree with you here. Auctions have competition when multiple bidders are present--this may not happen in all auction cases. And when some bidders have more money, desire, etc to buy with than others--well (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —James Brown
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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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| | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Matthew Miller
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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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| | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) I can only speak for myself here, I'd find that extremely annoying, if that's all the post said -- especially without a more explicit pointer to the other list. Yet, even with a more explicit pointer, it wouldn't sound any different to me as a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) spaceship (...) that's (...) other (...) different (...) Gotta agree with Todd here, but a counter example which is probably ok is something like the following: : Check out (URL) for pictures of the huge (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | | | | | Re: auction vs non-auction double standard? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | I'm posting from tree view so just picked one to hang my post on. First let me say that Frank's proposed guidelines/rules are better this iteration than ever, he's really getting good at it! (...) I think this one is... and I'll tell you why. A (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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