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Re: Multi-Person Buying!?

So long as it's a spam-free newsgroup!  (Good high signal to noise
ratio is good <G>

  Mark Willis
  

R. Paul McCarty wrote:
> 
> I think the group purchase messages are fine in this group, but I think
> we would scare fewer people from this list if it were moved to a
> newsgroup.  Even if some people would prefer to have a mailing list,
> what is stopping the formation of say:
> 
>   comp.sys.wearable?
> 
> I'd try to set it up myself, but I think you have to write up a full
> page justification and get people to vote on it.  Which smacks of work.
> ;)
> 
> -Paul
> 
> Sam Tregar wrote:
> >
> > Hey guys - I love you and all, but do you think you could stop flooding my
> > email with messages about group purchases?  Maybe somebody could start a
> > new mailing list for the topic?
> >
> > The discussions have added nothing of interest content-wise to the mailing
> > list.  Also, and I suppose I could be wrong here, they aren't exactly
> > working out.  I mean, I've seen a lot of schemeing and planning
> > on this list but when it comes down to it it's pretty hard to get 20
> > people to all send their money to one stranger.  Right?
> >
> > Ugh.
> >
> > More signal!  Less noise!
> > -sam
> 
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