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Subject:	Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general
Date:	Thu, 30 Dec 1999 20:20:28 GMT
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In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Larry Pieniazek writes: > Maybe some more randomization is needed. Maybe we need to swirl all the > lists around so that all the boxes go around in different orders. Probably not a solution for all the boxes (maybe a couple of them?) but how about a dynamic list rather than a static one. Rather than sending the box to whoever first expressed interest 6 months ago, send it to whoever replies first to a post saying it's ready to move on. This would also solve the problem of lack of updates and hopefully cut down on the number of boxes going to people who don't have time to deal with them "now" but will "soon". One options would be to limit the pool of possible recipients to those who are already on the waiting list (at least until we're caught up). It's not a perfect answer, in part because it reduces the chances of people who don't have time to stay caught up in the group all the time. But I think having at least a couple boxes work this way would speed things up and give newbies a chance to get involved right away. Doug

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		Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
(...) OOOOhhh.. I like that idea! (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)

		Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
I think this email update idea is terrible. Some people might not be at their computer that moment the availability is posted. It will lead to box sniping. I think we should just be stuck with the list as it is (fcfs). Maybe email the next recipient (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)

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		Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
(...) I agree. Your proposed rule doesn't address the problem, though, which I see as this: We did things first come first served. That's usually fair. But in this case, what it resulted in was the following: Person A discovered this thing. Person A (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)

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