[olug] Misc. hardware.......... - dedicated list?

[Obi-Wan]

> On Thursday 04 October 2007, Obi-Wan wrote:
>>> 3) sifting through taken stuff
>>
>> Presumably, the last post in any thread would state that something
>> was taken -- or not, if it was still available. 
> 
> That requires opening up the post. aka sifting.

How much traffic do you expect this forum to have?  OLUG isn't all
that big.

>> The original poster can also edit the subject line later on to indicate that
>> everything is gone. 
> 
> Still wastes reading space. Maybe if we could move it to a "all done" folder 
> or delete it. But then we get into the field of "too much work to be worth my 
> time" and nobody does it.

Posters can always delete their own posts.  It only takes two clicks.
If you're that hard up for time, maybe you should just leave you stuff
out by the curb.

>> Also, expiring threads that haven't had any activity in a specified time
>> period isn't difficult. 
> 
> And what of the stuff people still want to get rid of?

Either re-post it ever few months, or just post an empty reply to the
thread every few weeks to put your thread back at the top of the list
and reset the expiration counter.  People do it all the time on the
other forums I'm on.

-- 
Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan at jedi.com
   The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance I owe only to the
     Giver of all good things, so if I stand, let me stand on the
       promise that You will pull me through.  -- Rich Mullins