Author: Lonnie Cook
Date: 00:22:37 03/24/01
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On March 23, 2001 at 08:46:20, stuart taylor wrote: >On March 23, 2001 at 08:39:56, Michael Cummings wrote: > >>On March 23, 2001 at 08:33:39, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On March 23, 2001 at 07:47:07, Roy Beam wrote: >>> >>>>On March 23, 2001 at 01:01:51, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 22, 2001 at 17:16:17, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Just a thought -- >>>>>>Don't buy stuff from people you don't know over the internet unless you have >>>>>>some powerful verification system (e.g. E-Bay seems to have some sort of >>>>>>tracking mechanism, but even then I personally would not make E-Bay transactions >>>>>>[being a real worry-wort]). >>>>> >>>>>I'm an eBay seller. I've shipped about two thousand packages to over a thousand >>>>>different people. Every package has gotten where it was supposed to go, and >>>>>I've had zero people ask to return merchandise. >>>>> >>>>>I've also bought stuff from several hundred people. I buy stuff that is very >>>>>dependent upon accurate seller description. I've dealt with a few dick-heads, >>>>>but I've only had one guy try outright to steal my money. Coindidentally, thi >>>> >>>> I don't think the use of words like Dick Head is appropriape for this forum do >>>>you? Where are the moderators when you need them?? >>> >>>I do not know. >>>I do not understand the meaning of the word dick-heads and I usually do not look >>>at the dictionary unless I need to know the meaning of the word in order to >>>understand the post and it is not the case here. >>> >>>I understood from the context that it is something like bad guys. >>> >>>The only reason to delete this post is the fact that it is off topic post but it >>>is not the first off topic post in the dscussion. >>> >>>If I am elected to be a moderator then I am going to delete off topic >>>discussions like it unless the other moderators disagree about the idea not to >>>let off topic discussions in this computer chess club. >>> >>>People who want to discuss off topic subjects with members of this club should >>>start the discussion by posting also a link to another forum and the discussion >>>can be continued in another forum(Mogens forum is a possible option). >>> >>>Uri >> >>This is too much hassle to do what you are saying, a few threads in here >>off-topic is fine, as long as it does not start a load of threads. >> >>You will find that the other moderators will say to you, just let it go. Strick >>moderation policy will just cause more hassles, and you will start many, lets >>attack the moderators party, like we have had in the past. > >If it goes down well with people, then it's good. But if not, it must be >modified quickly. You should not be too rigid, but only efficient and wise. well said! >S.Taylor
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