Want/Available list

[Guy Dunphy]

At 09:03 PM 20/12/2018 +0100, Carlo Pisani wrote:
>ok, I give up.
>a forum with a bazaar should be more appropriate
>frankly this mail list looks like spam, and it's going irritating
>since it's difficult to follow and to handle

True. I don't have time to read all messages either. Haven't yet looked into the archive, and if it's searchable.

>but I am really tired to repeat myself about the
>http://www.downthebunker.xyz/ project
>
>probably in 2019 we will definitively close it to new members, and that's all.

This site looks interesting. But after looking for basic expected things like 'make new account', login, etc
and not finding them, I tried "New Red Pill?" and discover it's about making an account. And it's closed.

Are you complaining about lack of participation in the site? While not accepting new members?
Where have you announced it?

I'll post about it on eevblog forum (46000 members worldwide) if you will open membership first.
Also I'd suggest not being so obscure with titles and headings. Sure they are cute, but it doesn't
help newcomers understand how the site works. Especially if English is not their first language.

I too want a web forum venue for hunting, acquiring and dispersing vintage computing gear, with
a restoration/collector slant, ie not about the money, ie I'm poor, ha ha.
A mailing list is NOT an appropriate context. It has no categories, is ephemeral, chews local storage,
has no hot-linking, and demands more real-time attention than I can spare.

eevblog gets close, but misses the mark: 
   http://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/      Not focussed on vintage computing, no subcategories.
   http://www.eevblog.com/forum/vintage-computing/  Not focussed on buy/sell/swap/give.

Guy



>Il giorno gio 20 dic 2018 alle ore 20:05 Electronics Plus via cctalk
><cctalk at classiccmp.org> ha scritto:
>>
>> Interesting thought!
>> I don't send newsletters, or bother people in any way. I hate getting spam.
>> I encourage people to use the RSS feeds https://elecshopper.com/rss/
>> If you like, you can change the spreadsheet to say "Items Wanted" instead of "HP Items Wanted" and change the column headers accordingly.
>> Whatever you guys are looking for, I am willing to try and hunt.
>> I belong to 2 subscription broadcast services for dealers, and I regularly email almost 500 recyclers for stuff.
>> Just let me know.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Grant Taylor via cctalk
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 12:48 PM
>> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>> Subject: Re: Want/Available list (was Re: Old HP stuff)
>>
>> On 12/20/2018 10:25 AM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote:
>> > Fill it out as you think of stuff, and I will share it with the dealers.
>>
>> I may be odd, but I'd be interested in Cindy / Electronics Plus
>> leveraging their existing mailing list.
>>
>> Assuming that it's Mailman (I don't remember) I'd be curious to see
>> categories that are brand names, and possibly sub-categories that are
>> model lines.
>>
>> That way people could subscribe to the list and pick the categories they
>> are interested in receiving announcements to.
>>
>> I think it would also give Cindy / Electronics Plus some indication of
>> what brand / model like people are interested in.
>>
>> Just a thought.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>>
>>
>>
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