Re: [Leica] Friday FS/WTB Policy

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Why is only posting on Fridays "fair" to everyone? What's unfair about
posting on other days? My point is that the members of LUG are likely to
lose opportunities when people decide not to wait till Friday and sell or
trade in items elsewhere.

I like the LUG community. If I decide to trade in a piece of equipment on a
Thursday or Friday, I'd probably post it first and happily sell it to
someone on LUG for the same amount I'd be getting from my local dealer in
trade. If I had to wait a week to do so, I probably wouldn't.

By restricting the ads to the "23:59:59 window of a Friday," whose window do
you propose we adopt? We have members from all over the globe. I suppose we
have to be prepared to keep an eye out for postings that show up on our own
screens Thursdays and Saturdays as well. Is this somehow unfair?

There are many postings here that I'm not particularly interested in, but I
would never try to limit them or restrict them in time. I just click past
them. I also don't watch television programs I don't like, read books I find
offensive or go to movies about things I find uninteresting. But I would
never call for restricting them. Yes, there have even been LUG postings that
I've found offensive (Walt's remarks about lawyers come to mind), but I
consider that my problem and not a reason to limit anything. If you don't
want to read a "for sale" ad on a Wednesday, don't read it. It's my
understanding that there is a prohibition against dealers using LUG to post
regular listings, but it also seems that is largely disregarded. The LUG
survives.

Why is someone always trying to police groups like this?

I just don't see the point and I'm sure that strict adherence is going to
cause LUG members to miss out on items that will be listed, traded, and sold
elsewhere. If we can talk about Ted's underwear any day of the week, the
list is not going to fall apart with a "for sale" posting made when it is
most convenient to the seller.

Bryan
- -----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 7:11 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!
>