Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc- Keeping the Rollei list in line? Naw- never happen. There've been times when I thought it might be wiser to write "Yashikamat" on a piece of paper and tape it over the Rolleiflex marque on my cameras! Dan - -----Original Message----- From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 10:03 PM Subject: [Leica] Friday FS/WTB Policy >The reason for the restriction is to be fair to EVERYONE. If someone only >decides to sell an item on a Saturday then, yes, they should wait six days >to post. By restricting the ads to the 23:59:59 window of a 'Friday", then >we ensure that the rest of the week is restricted to on-topic discussions >such as Eric's Nikon experiences and Ted's underwear, not to mention >single-malts, automobiles, and firearms. > >Many other camera lists have a similar restriction: the IDCC, for >instance, so rigidly enforces their every-other-Wednesday restriction that >folks have been threatened with Being Cast Into The Outer Void. And I have >to do a bit of policing on the Rollei List to keep even that genteel bunch >in line! > >And, in any event, rules like this aren't subject to discussion: the List >Manager imposed this one and we are guests in his house. > >I wouldn't want the LUG to become a repository for ads. I like it the way >it is. > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >