e-bay item

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Wed Mar 3 11:01:41 1999

On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Bill Yakowenko wrote:

> We are all friends here, right? Giving the same news to
> everybody is perfectly fair, and increases the chance that
> one of our friends will win (instead of a total stranger).

But what if one of our friends here already has a bid on it? But you
don't know because that person is a lurker? You've just hurt that persons
chances by "helping" everyone here. A net loss.

> The more ridiculous the arguments become, the more obvious
> it is that you are just being selfish, and want the rest of

If he was only objecting when an item that he was bidding on got posted I
would agree with you, but I think Doug is genuinely interested in seeing
others get good deals that are otherwise ruined when the item is announced
on this list.

Doug is a complex emotional creature. Making a simple assumption such as
he is "just being selfish" is too simplistic an assertion.

> Having said all that, I must also point out that since another
> mailing list was set up just for posting these announcements,
> that is the most appropriate place. Snipped from another old
> message of Doug's (from 26 Jan 1999):
>
<...>
>
> ... thus ending the notification wars once and for all.

You'd think so but some people are just stubborn. There are just too many
smart people with egos here (I'm one of them, although I fear my "ego"
overshadows my "smart" :)

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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