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Jedi08

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Mixeur

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Jedi08

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:07 am Post subject: sorry didn`t read the guidelines |
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| right forum for such things? |
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Cpuswe

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: Re: sorry didn`t read the guidelines |
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| Jedi08 wrote: | | right forum for such things? |
There are no right forum (at cpu-world.com). There could be members here watching that auction, and you donīt want extra attention to it. Many bidders = high prices. _________________ My collection: http://www.cpucollection.se :::::: http://www.chipdb.org Photos of chips you never knew existed. Now over 6000 different chips in the database. |
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spongiforme

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| I don't see why it's bad to post links to auctions that are interesting enough to warrant a post. |
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Marcin

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| spongiforme wrote: | | I don't see why it's bad to post links to auctions that are interesting enough to warrant a post. |
Higher prices as CPUSwe said. I think will be good to accept links to auctions which are currently ended. _________________ Visit ABC CPU - Virtual CPU Museum. |
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spongiforme

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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I understand that people may not like links to auctions they're watching being posted, but in my opinion, creating a rule that forbids it is wrong.
I do not usually post links to live auctions, but if for some reason I want to, as an exception, I certainly will. I do not think censoring (or asking for self-censorship of) this kind of post does a service to the community, especially if the idea is "I don't want the others to compete on a fair ground for this object".
And I'm not trying to push prices up. It's more a matter of freedom of expression, unrestricted flow of information, and market fairness. |
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Cpuswe

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| spongiforme wrote: | I understand that people may not like links to auctions they're watching being posted, but in my opinion, creating a rule that forbids it is wrong.
I do not usually post links to live auctions, but if for some reason I want to, as an exception, I certainly will. I do not think censoring (or asking for self-censorship of) this kind of post does a service to the community, especially if the idea is "I don't want the others to compete on a fair ground for this object".
And I'm not trying to push prices up. It's more a matter of freedom of expression, unrestricted flow of information, and market fairness. |
This rule or "policy" was added as a request by the community, the collectors here, not by admins or moderators. So the rule DOES "a service to the community", not censoring. _________________ My collection: http://www.cpucollection.se :::::: http://www.chipdb.org Photos of chips you never knew existed. Now over 6000 different chips in the database. |
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spongiforme

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Would you post a reference to the page where this policy is stated, as well as to the background request for it? Perhaps should we try a poll - something like should links to live ebay auctions be allowed in posts in these forums? |
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Cpuswe

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| spongiforme wrote: | | Would you post a reference to the page where this policy is stated, as well as to the background request for it? Perhaps should we try a poll - something like should links to live ebay auctions be allowed in posts in these forums? |
"For Sale (auction links)" Forum Guidlines - Please read first. Top thread in this subforum.
# No SPAM, no "Make Money fast", no off-topic messages.
# No website advertisements, no links to off-site websites with the exception of eBay and other auction sites.
# No "For Sale" and/or "For Trade" information - there is a separate forum for this.
# No "Want to Buy" requests - there is a separate forum for these.
# Only Post links to your own auctions
I cant find the specific thread which lead to this guideline but here are two similar...
http://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6117
http://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3406
Edit: Actually the "3406" topic does mention addition of the rule... _________________ My collection: http://www.cpucollection.se :::::: http://www.chipdb.org Photos of chips you never knew existed. Now over 6000 different chips in the database. |
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spongiforme

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| OK - I think that this does more harm than good, but since there are many more voices in favor of this policy than against it, case closed as far as I'm concerned. |
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