From:	Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Why trades but not auctions?
Date:	Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:05:40 -0700

---"Keith R. Chenoweth" <kchenwth@*****.NET> wrote:
>
> Can someone in list admin please explain the logic behind the decision to
> not let auctions be held on the list? There seems to me to be very little
> distinction between posting a want list and an auction list every few days,
> as long as the guideline of responding to each PRIVATELY is met.

iTribe, the people kind enough to host the ShadowRN and SRCard lists are using
a software licensed for free, non-commercial, use. From the beginning of
SRCard, and even longer on ShadowRN, a staunch position has been taken against
the advertising and sale of anything on the lists because of this licensing
arrangement.

Trading on SRCard is allowed, as their is no monetary involvement, and thus
nothing gets into an icky grey area for iTribe. From the first week of SRCard
hitting the list I stepped in a put a halt to card sale lists being posted, as
prices were given and money asked for. The Aution updates fall into the same
form and category, and as such need to be handled off list. Posting a message
saying "The latest Auction update is now available, email me privately for
prices and standings." would have been ok, but prices and dollar amounts kept
being posted, even after two specific warnings.

This is all in the FAQ, no big suprises.

-== Loki ==-
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