Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday FS/WTB Policy
From: Francesco <fls@san.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 21:09:11 -0800

Now you're out of hand Carl......calm down.
"Reeked of commercialism?"  "Wheeling and dealing?"
Come on, people, he's one of regular members and 
he just want to offer us a good deal on an HM for Pete's sake!
I appreciate it, and if you were ready to buy an HM, you 
would too, so calm down, and lets post whatever we want 
whenever we want.  As I said before, we're all adults here.

Francesco





At 08:40 PM 2/9/99 , csocolow wrote:
>Bill Welch wrote:
>> 
>> I remember it the same way. Wasn't Friday a guideline or suggestion, rather
>> than a rule? Maybe I missed something.
>> 
>> As for dealers, I like reading our dealers' postings here. Better reading
>> than some threads, and far more tempting. I don't think any of our Lug
>> dealers abuse this privilege, and the feedback they get daily from Lug
>> users is worthwhile for both sides.
>> 
>> Bill
>
>My recollection is that the LUG was not meant to be a commercial buying
>or selling venue. Then, in an attempt to realistically and practically
>accomodate a need the Friday provision was enacted. That need was that
>we do periodically buy and sell this equipment and the LUG was a logical
>place to do so. 
>
>But the Friday provision was settled on so that we wouldn't become
>overloaded with marketing posts and to generally keep the LUG a source
>of information and not commerce.
>
>My objection to the M6 TTL HM post was that it reeked of commercialism.
>The poster was basically wheeling and dealing and acting as a middleman;
>not selling a piece of his own equipment.
>
>I think we've all been willing to turn a tolerant cheek when someone is
>selling their own stuff and it doesn't quite meet the LUG's timeframe.
>But that post was pretty flagrant and deserved to be commented upon.
>
>-- 
>Carl Socolow
>
>http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/
>