Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday FS/WTB Policy
From: drbledsoe <drbledsoe@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 06:35:35 -0800 (PST)

>> However,  I must evaluate what is more important to me,
buying/selling or exchange of Leica and other related information.  I
would fear that to change our current Friday only policy could
potentially destroy the things that I enjoy most.<<

Personally I think this is ridiculous.  The nonsense that gets posted
here too much of the time is less related to Leica than offering Leica
items for sale.  From my perspective I would much rather see Leica
goodies offered for sale any day of the week than have to wade through
some of the  endless debate/banter/so-called discussion that goes on
here.  And yes, I use my "delete" key regularly.  If someone doesn't
like the "for sale" stuff posted let them use their delete key just as
I do.  That is what it is for.  Or down load a filter mail system such
as MS Outlook Express 5.

The Friday sale posting is not policy.  It was something put forward
by a LUGger and picked up on by other "me too" LUGgers.  If "FS" ads
are posted periodically through the week, as they once were, they add
very little to the traffic.  It only seems like there is a lot of such
traffic because it hits the LUG all in one day with the Friday posting
concept. 

>>To have a separate forum for trading would be interesting.<<

Not as far as I am concerned.  Leica is Leica whether it is discussion
about technique, equipment, buying & selling, or just a bunch of Leica
lovers BS'ing about non-related topics.  It is all tied together
because of our love for Leica, and this is the spot for it.  That
which I don't like or care to read I delete.  Others might try doing
the same thing rather than forcing their perception of rules and
structure down our throats.  

No one asked for it but there it is.  My opinion.

Don 

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