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Subject: 
Re: suspended Bricklink shops
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.brickshops
Date: 
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 01:36:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Suzanne Rich Green wrote:
> 
> > You said it yourself, Lar's name carries more weight in that post.
> > That known, if those two don't kiss and make up in front of everyone, soon, BL
> > has more to loose than Lar does. Lar will go somewhere else or encourage a new
> > service site. BL will have gotten negative PR, and informed the general public
> > that it's unwilling to adapt with the times.
> 
> I'm sorry, but this strikes me as a direct affront to the whole point of an
> online market facilitator like Bricklink.  You seem to be suggesting that anyone
> with sufficient name-recognition can, with impunity, dictate terms to his
> service provider.

I think you're probably speaking more generally here anyhow, but I haven't
really got anything special to say.

>  Is that the kind of world you want to live in?

I just got back from my doctor's appointment and a grad class. Right now all I
can think about is how I'd like a world with no epilepsy.

I can't even keep reading.

> If you haven't cancelled your post already, then I'd advise against it.  The
> ensuing debate has arisen as much from your comments as from the original issue,
> so the subject is apparently ripe for discussion.

I'm glad for discussion. I hope it'll be done in a peaceful, productive and
non-incident-specific way.

-Suz



Message is in Reply To:
  Re: suspended Bricklink shops
 
(...) I'm sorry, but this strikes me as a direct affront to the whole point of an online market facilitator like Bricklink. You seem to be suggesting that anyone with sufficient name-recognition can, with impunity, dictate terms to his service (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.brickshops)

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