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 James Small wrote: > > 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. <snip> This is news to me. Maybe I missed a smily too ;) Dennis Dennis