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 Member 973 Level 35.75 Mar 2006 
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I likewise would go against something like this. It's not that it wouldn't work; it's that there would be too much liability, people clamoring for methods to make things easier for them to make transactions, and I don't think it would have much forum support anyway. Then if it did get off the ground it would attract a crowd that doesn't match up with our existing community much.
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 973 Level 35.75 Mar 2006
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And my feeling is that regulars who would feel comfortable dealing with each other will likely get in contact with each other via PM and journals. Creating a forum for it is asking for people who don't necessarily trust each other to deal with each other. Or create minor drama by turning people down because they don't know them. Which ellicits the response that someone is being unfair or judgmental because they're a regular. Etc. I just can't see it playing out well in my mind.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 973 Level 35.75 Mar 2006
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Because we would be breaking an established norm, because it's the internet, and everyone finds fault, and because it's Gamingforce, and everything here creates drama. I guarantee you something would go wrong enough that we'd want to shut it down, and in short order.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Member 973 Level 35.75 Mar 2006
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You don't have to deal with strangers in the newspaper, either. You just have to take longer to scour it for friends.
The thing is, if we were to open a forum for buying/selling/trading, it would most definitely support trading with strangers. Isn't that, at least in part, the point? If you know who you want to sell something to, PM them or put it in your journal. I'm not against a thread being kept active for this sort of thing, but a forum or subforum is gross overkill. I don't even think there would be enough activity in such a forum to warrant it being around purely based on numbers. There are just too many things speaking against it in my mind. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
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