> Simon King wrote:
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> > P D wrote:
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> > It's ridiculous that a For Sale or Want to Buy ad is even in thread
> form
>
> Well, there are over 138K topics in the buy/sell forum so I’d say that
> not everyone agrees with you.
>
> What’s so ridiculous about having a discussion regarding something that
> is for sale? That happens all the time, wherever there is a group of
> people gathering to buy and sell — like a swap meet or an auction house.
> You seem to be applying a metaphor of a newspaper ad or something very
> private, but this is a community space.
>
> In particular, a discussion forum seems essential for a “wanted to buy”
> request. That allows multiple people with something on offer to share
> and discuss.
>
> I’m surprised by some of the attitudes in this thread because I see good
> discussion happening in the buy/sell forum all the time. Is the
> criticism just that it’s not optimized for the seller? That it doesn’t
> give the seller enough control?
This the only site I've ever been on that has public conversation about what should be private dealings . Every other site advises , or has rules , for the use of email or private messaging and once either sold or bought the ad noted as such .
Community is a fine concept , but , only goes so far . Not everything is everyone else's business .