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Scenario B is the one that I had just assumed to be the case. I've posted
information to the lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl group with stuff I've found (either
on sale or rare stuff) before and haven't gotten many solicitations. The
few I did, I just told them that if they wanted it to either go get it or to
call the place (and they'd have to find the number on their own, I'm not the
yellow pages) and see if they would ship. If I did start getting a lot
solicitations, my response to the solicitors would be the same and I'd stop
posting that kind of information. I don't think that I'd keep posting with
a disclaimer, I think I'd just stop posting. Hey, if it's rare and/or on
sale, I'm doing "them" a favor just by posting -- I could have just hoarded
it all for myself!
Including a "Call or e-mail and I'll be a proxy" like statement if you are
willing should be the way things work. The reverse will put off people,
like me, who were just trying to help.
I guess I just assumed that the same courtesy that was expected with the
"set owner" part of the set database (i.e., don't UCE/Spam the people who
own a set that you want, just because they own one {I couldn't sell an
individual set if I wanted to, the pieces are all scattered all over
creation, a set doesn't stay a set very long at my house}) was the norm, not
the exception.
Mike
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Mike Faunce
mike at faunce dot com
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:G4rrDC.9Ir@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Will Hess writes:
> > > However, I do think the default should be the other way...
> > > solicitations expected unless the poster states otherwise.
> > > It appears most people disagree; oh well.
> >
> > For what it's worth I agree with you. If you're only posting for
> > informational purposes ("this is where they are...pick them up if you • can")
> > I feel that would best be done in the local groups, as this kind of
> > information is worthless to anyone that is not close enough to take
> > advantage of it.
>
> A somewhat rhetorical question: How many people d'ya think feel • comfortable
> explicitly admitting that they're not willing to pick something up for a
> fellow AFOL? It's not fun.
>
> I once posted to .loc.us.ma.bos about a huge stash of old sets just-then
> discovered at a local newsstand store in town. It was very difficult for
> me to admit that I was unwilling/unable to go back and pick anything up • for
> anyone. I didn't have to say that, but I figured I might get swamped with
> requests if I didn't, because some of these were sets from the early 90's.
> Fortunately, the store took orders over the phone and was happy to ship.
> I just didn't have the time to be an intermediary. Still, even with that
> excuse, I felt guilty.
>
> Back to the default issue...
>
>
> Scenario A...
>
> If the default is to expect solicitations unless someone specifically • states
> that they're unwilling to pick something up for someone else, does that
> encourage or discourage posting? Or is it neutral?
>
> What do you think someone who's a newbie thinks when they don't realize • that
> the default is to expect solicitations, and they get swamped with requests
> they didn't want?
>
>
> Scenario B...
>
> If the default is -not- to expect solicitations unless someone • specifically
> states that they -are- willing to pick something up for someone else, does
> that encourage or discourage posting? Or is it neutral?
>
> What do you think someone who's a newbie thinks when they don't realize • that
> the default is not to expect solicitations, and they -don't- get swamped • with
> requests they might've been happy to take? What's the maximum damage?
>
>
> --Todd
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