Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | LEGOMASTER  | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2014 13:21 | | Subject: | Re: Add Lego brick IDs to Order Confirm Emails | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, boneil123 writes:
| | Sorry if this is a repeat, but it would be really handy if the lego ID numbers
were listed in the email confirmations.
Seems like an easy addition?
Thanks!
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Do you mean by LEGO ID numbers? Do you mean LEGO Shop IDs?
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2014 22:18 | | Subject: | Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
| | In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
| | In Suggestions, renhoffman writes:
| | In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
| | A pretty straight forward suggestion that would remove the MSRP label from sets
once they are retired by LEGO.
This is really an optics issue, I believe most buyers would have a hard time
justifying the price paid for a retired set with the presumably lower MSRP staring
them in the face.
Joe
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I just searched through hundreds of retired sets, and could not find one with
the MSRP link. Could someone please link to one for me?
Thank you,
Darren
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Bret
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"21104 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover
Price $29.99
Sold Out"
That is confirmed, one set that is "sold out", that still has the MSRP. Can anyone
confirm a "retired" set?
Darren
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Sold out doesn't always mean retired. It might be sold out in one market,
but still available in other country. Lego might make another production run.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2014 22:15 | | Subject: | Re: Remove MSRP tag once an item is retired | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, astrothedog writes:
| | A pretty straight forward suggestion that would remove the MSRP label from sets
once they are retired by LEGO.
This is really an optics issue, I believe most buyers would have a hard time
justifying the price paid for a retired set with the presumably lower MSRP staring
them in the face.
Joe
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I vote no.
I believe there are important things to worry about.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Apr 15, 2014 01:41 | | Subject: | Re: permanent bans on buyers:/sellers | | Viewed: | 145 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, lmeyer writes:
| | For buyers and sellers that continue to rack up negative feedback and nss's
and npb's, who show little indication they are sincerely doing anything to
improve, but just keepcdoung the same BS to people over and over again,
kick these people permanently off bricklink. have a check if any new people
register and it's the address of a permanently banned person, and automatically
shut down that new account.
we can't have people here with 46 negatives and 34 neutrals across the years
pulling obvious scams on people. we e not talking about a group of people targeting
a buyer or seller on purpose to screw with their ratings. we are talking
about people who as a buyer or seller are a continual problem, on purpose and
are gaming buyers, sellers and the brickink system, and it's rubbing off
on the site. just like bad cops make everyone wary of all cops. and to have
bricklink continue to let these known huge problem people operate here despite
what common sense and common business sense would let one believe needs to be
done, it's enabling, to say the least.
we need to get rid of these jokes. they make this place look like it doesn't
care, and if we don't get rid of the most blatant, excessive, deliberate-known
scam artists here, it makes it very hard to say those who think this place doesn't
care, are wrong.
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I vote NO.
No one should start grabbing pitchforks or torch the place. There are other places
to sell LEGO. You will find the same general problems on any other sites. There
is always the option to ignore, walkway and visit another store.
I have seen both GOOD buyers and sellers make mistakes on both sides on this
site. Attacking, insulting and sometimes demanding. Playing the 'card'
DYWIA ..."DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM". Enough. I have been watching and reading
the drama going on FOREVER on different topics and issues. Time to move on...
play and build. If this site... as some people still think it is a 'community'
think again. It use to be. It is a business site... a marketplace.
My take from "Scent of a Woman", how I feel what's happening. AFOLs in the
sandbox.
Jack Stone: Out of order. I'll show YOU "out of order"! You don't know
what "out of order" is, Mr. BL. I'd show you, but I'm too ugly, I'm
too tired, I'm too blind, I'm chewed up by kids. If I was a popular and
big theme, I was fifteen years ago, I'd take a...
[slams his LEGO RED brick on the table] FLAMETHROWER to this place! Out of order?
Who the hell do ya think you're talking to? I've been around, ya know?
There was a time I could build and shoot up in a place like this. And I have
seen. Minifigures and MOC's like these, bigger than these. Their plastic
arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But there is nothing like the sight of
insulting themes spirit like Znap and LEGO Universe. There's no prostetic
for that. You think you're merely sending this splendid minifigure back home
to AFOL's with tail between their plastic legs, but I say you are executing
their plastic SOUL! And why? Because they not part of the LEGO club. BrickLink
players! You are hurting this site, you're gonna be Bricklink bums, the lot
of ya. And Zack, Timmy, Peter, wherever you are, screw you too!
[the student body and the committee are in shock as Galidor anger is further
aggravated]
Mr. BL: [yells; hits the gavel three times] Stand down, Jack Stone!
Jack Stone: I'm not finished! As I came in here, I heard those words, "Cradle
of community". Well, when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. And it has
fallen here. It has fallen. Makers of buyers, sellers of leaders. Be careful
what kind of marketplace you're producing here. Price fixing, yes or no MRSP,
read the feedback and splash page. I don't know if Galidor silence here today
is right or wrong. I'm not a judge or jury, but I can tell you this: Galidor
won't sell anybody out to buy his future! And that, my friends, is called
integrity. That's called courage. And that's called organization. Now
that's the stuff leadership should be made of. Now, I have come to the crossroads
in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew.
But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard. Now here's Galidor.
He's come to the crossroads. It has chosen a path. It's the right path.
It's a path made of principle that leads to imagination. Let Galidor continue
on their journey. You hold this brand future in your hands, committee. It's
a valuable future. Believe me. Don't destroy it. Protect it. Embrace it.
It's gonna make you proud one day, I promise you.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2013 22:18 | | Subject: | Re: Aall Caps - Forum Rule Please | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, kanownik writes:
| | Please make a forum rule that posts in all caps will be removed. This shoud
be considered because it is a known mannerism that all caps is shouting. Posts
by users in all caps should be taken as rude as many requests to those users
are ignored.
Perhaps if those people are reminded by admin that their manners are rude to
other people (since they are clearly ignoring requests from other users) by their
posts being deleted people will stop shouting (by using caps lock)
Thanks
Ken
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I am gonna have to vote 'NO' on this. If BrickLink bans CAPS in forum. Then
BrickLink should ban 'acronyms', such as TLG, TLC, AFOL, LOL, ROFL, BL, BURP,
and many more. And if banning 'CAPS' on BL forum..... you are banning the company
name and product name: LEGO. Which should be type in 'CAPS' anyway. If you
are truly a hardcore fan of LEGO.
(If you don't like all caps messages just ignore/delete it or send a nice note
to the person(s) to let them know.)
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2012 19:06 | | Subject: | Re: Save Shopping Cart Feature | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Templehill4 writes:
| | Hi Guys.
Today I suggest a Save Shopping Cart feature because if you are shopping about
and want to buy something but cant afford it now, you would want to keep that
shopping cart for later. Give some comments and vote please
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I have to vote no on this.
Sounds like a 'layaway' plan? I am against it. If you don't have the money,
don't buy it. All you are doing is 'blocking' or preventing someone else to
buy the items. No matter if it is 12hrs or one week by saving the items in the
shopping cart. Sort of the feeling of, "I want these, back off of my cart, this
my cart... hoarding all these parts until I get my money into my Paypal account."
Also it prevents BL seller to make a sale right away or if you change your mind
and remove some items. It might be a lost sale to a BL seller.
AFOL's to act like kids in a BL store. Crying or stomping around. "Mine! Mine!
Mine! I want this! Can I get this and this?"
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Aug 15, 2011 19:53 | | Subject: | Re: Number of bags per set... | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jd5775 writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | Hi all,
I'm sure that alot of people may agree with me about this, but I do often wonder,
when I buy an opened set, that has sealed bags, how many bags there should be
for that particular set...
Why not have the number of sealed bags for each particular set listed next to
the dimensions of the set in the catalogue?
I'm sure this will be a great help to those who buy incomplete sets that have
some sealed bags and want to 'restore' the set to it's original glory.
Obviously some of the older sets will be a little hard to confirm, but as time
goes on, I'm sure, they will get confirmed...
Regards,
Paul
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Older sets with the perforated, non-labeled bags are not universally consistent
in number and contents. They vary by region. European sets tend to have more
bags and less pieces per bag whereas US versions have less bags with more pieces
per bag.
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This would be a problem. Because LEGO package sets in factories for different
markets (Asia, Europe and Americas) and sometimes LEGO would makes changes, such
as box size and number of bags.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jun 27, 2011 20:54 | | Subject: | Re: Remove Top 10 Forum Posters League Table | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, brickcounter writes:
| | Increasingly, I've been wondering if the ambitions of some members to achieve
a position on this list are at the root of many of the problems we've been seeing
in the forums lately.
I'd like to suggest that the Top 10 Forum Posters League Table be removed, as
it serves little constructive purpose other than to provide an incentive to those
members who, for whatever reason, are motivated to appear on it.
Please note that I do not mean to imply that all of those who currently appear
on the list desired to be so.
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I vote 'no'.
There is a ignore feature on BL.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jun 24, 2011 01:29 | | Subject: | Re: Store Most/Least Favorite Communication | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, kzinti writes:
| | When someone Most or Least favorites a store, it would be nice to have some sort
of feedback mechanism to the store so they can understnad why people like or
dislike their store. Perhaps a text box to type in why you selected the store
as most or least favorite, the contents of which would then be sent in an anonymous
system message format to the Seller. It would give them an opportunity to better
understand what customers find important and they could then drive for increased
customer satisfaction.
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I vote no.
This would created more problems, debates, abuse, and MORE work for the Mods
and Admin. Bricklink should not deal with people who hide anonymous to either
hurt or force some one to change their store terms.
You either 'really' want the part/set or move to the next store.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jun 24, 2011 01:18 | | Subject: | Re: Store Most/Least Favorite Communication | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, kzinti writes:
| | In Suggestions, FigBits writes:
| | In Suggestions, dvsntt writes:
| | In Suggestions, kzinti writes:
| | When someone Most or Least favorites a store, it would be nice to have some sort
of feedback mechanism to the store so they can understnad why people like or
dislike their store. Perhaps a text box to type in why you selected the store
as most or least favorite, the contents of which would then be sent in an anonymous
system message format to the Seller. It would give them an opportunity to better
understand what customers find important and they could then drive for increased
customer satisfaction.
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I voted yes. It may be someone is concerned about retaliatory feedback, or for
some other reason does not wish to be identified, and I would really value that
persons opinion.
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It may not be someone who has ever ordered from you. What if the reason given
is something offensive? What if it's about religion or politics?
I see this causing some problems.
--
Marc.
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If it is something outside of your control, then there is nothing you could do
anyway. But if somoene least favorites you because of shipping costs or slow
shipping, those are things you can have a look at and control.
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I vote no. Just more problems and headache for the Admin and the Mods.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Apr 30, 2011 23:33 | | Subject: | Re: I yield my vote to Admin. | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BigBrickDaddy writes:
| | Protection of our buyers is paramount.
I yield my opinion, my vote, and ANY stance I may have to Admin.
My suggestion is;
"A small fee to become a seller. This fee can be returned in a set time period
to the seller, or applied towards future fees"
"Probation period for NEW SELLERS with less then 10 selling feedback"
I suggest a ONE TIME FEE to standing sellers to put some money into a SEPERATE
ACCOUNT to help Admin pay for this service! He can buy some help and use that
fee to make bricklink a safer buying "LEGO HAVEN".
Take this idea and make it grow. DO NOT bash it. Improve upon it. But stop
talking about it and do something.
Have a nice night.
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This has been discuss before. As a buyer I am against it. For a lot of reasons
that have been mention many times over and over in the past. Even when Bricklink
was Brickbay.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2011 09:23 | | Subject: | Re: Credit Card required to sell on BrickLink | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, locutis writes:
| | BrickLink should setup a system where a seller would need to have a credit card
to sell on BL, and BL charges the seller a small amount (say $5) to setup the
store, and activate it, and verify the seller's information that is on BL against
the credit card.
The $5 would offset any costs associated with checking names/addresses. Once
BL has a card # and a charge on it, they can verify the name and address to the
card, and they know that they are dealing with a real person, at a real address.
Or, maybe make this an option, and have a store icon that shows that the seller
is verified.
Or, perhaps make this a requirement only if the seller wishes to sell high value
products, or lots of items valued at a high value.
I would gladly do this for my store, to show that I'm legit and serious about
selling.
Locutis
Resistance is futile.
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I vote 'NO'.
I can see privacy and legal problems happening.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jan 16, 2011 02:35 | | Subject: | Re: Option to Block Orders from Sellers | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, fosterbengoshi writes:
| | I WILL NOT USE THIS OPTION MYSELF, but I know there are some sellers here who
do not like to sell to resellers. Thus, I suggest they be given the OPTION to
block and not receive orders from any buyers who are also registered as a BL
seller. This could be coded as simply as blocking international orders or orders
from certain countries.
Now before you scoff and scream NO!, think about this for a minute. I won't use
this and most of you won't use this, so there is no harm giving this option to
those who want it. Not only is there no harm, there is actually a possible BENEFIT
to you if some sellers exercise this option. Most orders they block will just
be placed with another seller who has no such restriction - perhaps even YOU.
And before you talk about potential buyer confusion and frustration, keep in
mind that sellers tend to be more experienced and knowledgeable about BrickLink
and the variety of sellers and terms here than buyers-only.
Just a thought. Tear it to shreds if you like. Me... it won't bother me either
way. I will happily sell to resellers if others won't. If more resellers find
their supply becoming limited, maybe more will come to me.
Thor
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I have to vote 'NO'.
This is a free market site.... a international site. Yes, it is a private own
site. But to reject or denied or blocking someone to buy something and resell
it on BL. Is not helpful to the 'community'. I can see where someone 'needed'
part for their 'custom' moc to sell on Bricklink. What if someone has 3 of
4 minifigs and there is only one store who has the fourth. But that store will
not sell it, because he/she gonna resell it on BL. Or lives in a state you might
not like. It can really be any bad customer service reason.
(I am starting to get annoyed to see the 'nick-pick' suggestions on Bricklink.
The more I see and read the more I think of the USA Tax Code and Credit Card
companies... fine print.)
I suggest a 30 day stop to no more suggestion until all the other suggestions
have been added or deleted by the Admin.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2011 10:18 | | Subject: | Re: suggest. disallow all TMs from store names | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, akunthita writes:
| | Actually, it is not just common sense, it is the accepted law as far as I know.
I have taken a class on trademarking, and I clearly remember this. So, yes, Apple
Bricks would be totally fine.
Also, I remember from class that if a company only operates and do business in
one state, then an other company in an other state can name their business the
same as long as they are also operated only in their own state.
For example there could be a business called Michael's Drycleaning Service in
Arizona, and someone else can also call their drycleaning service the same name
in Florida.
I'm sure Foster will chime on this topic with much more info. 
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You are correct it is not just common sense.
I am sure Foster will have something to say. (sitting here on the sidelines)
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2011 09:20 | | Subject: | Re: suggest. disallow all TMs from store names | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bagelboybugle writes:
| | Admin
It stands to reason that if sellers cannot use the word `LEGO` in their store
name, then other trademarks should be forbidden too.
As such I suggest that section 15 of the TOS should be updated accordingly to
forbid the use of any trademark in store names.
Although this should in theory be covered by common sense and section 12 of the
TOS it is increasingly clear that it isnt entirely obvious.
thanks for considering
Gareth
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I vote 'NO'.
United Artists (Movie company)
United Airlines (Airline company)
United Moving Vans (Moving company)
United (Bricklink store) ... I think.
Apple, Inc
Apple Music
Apple Bricks .... would be fine.
There are towns, cities and other companies and using 'Apple', 'United', but
are in different business or different places. Another example anyone can start
a company can create 'BrickLink Rent A car' or BrickLink Airlines' or 'Bricklink
Software'. Because the companies don't share the same line of business.
There is no need to list every town, private and public company here or there
as in
USA, Europe, Asia. As someone already mention ... it is pretty much 'common
sense' people understand the difference.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Jan 2, 2011 17:54 | | Subject: | Re: Country flags | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, legomadsteve writes:
| | I think it would be useful to have a country flag displayed after each person's
name on the forums.
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Country flag is already listed next to the person name. When you see the list
of names on the right side of the forum screen.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2010 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: Committee for Listing Violations | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TorontoLego writes:
| | The responses to this got me thinking:
http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=498526
Would committees be a good thing for BL?
I suggest a committee of 3 people for Listing violations: Have the problem reports
sent to 3 members (maybe even conceal the store/user name) and let them vote.
2 votes and the listing gets removed.
I'm sure we would be able to find members for a committee of 3 or maybe 5 very
quickly and that decisions on listings would be decided very quickly.
Obviously Admin and/or the CO would be able to appoint/remove those committee
members and Admin and maybe the CO would also be able to overrule them.
Mike.
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I vote no.
Even if it called a committee or review board, I vote no. What I worry about
is 'who' would be on the 'board' and how long do they hold the position. If
this goes through each person should list their BIO and any other information.
So there is no abuse of power being on the board.
I have a bad feeling about this... creating more problems than the site really
needs. Again I vote no.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2010 18:30 | | Subject: | Re: Suggest: BrickLink Affiliate Referral Program | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DadsAFOL writes:
| | Based on the discussion raised in the thread (http://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=102699)
regarding Brickset usage of BrickLink's inventory data and pictures, I think
its approriate to discuss whether BrickLink should create a referral program
to draw new users and increase sales.
In times past, any suggestion regarding the "business of BrickLink" would have
been ignored, and everyone would have respected Admin's right to privacy and
run the business his way. Now that we have a new Admin, one who is also very
familiar with e-commerce, I think this should be seriously considered.
I'm not suggesting the financial structure of the program at this time, as that
should be designed by Admin, should he decide to proceed. However, as a seller
I would consider an additional fee - like 0.5% - on new member purchases drawn
through the affiliate program.
As we have seen by example on Brickset, both eBay and Amazon have affiliate programs
to draw click-through purchases. These are a very successful business model,
and used all around the world.
I would also like to make a special request to our new Admin to comment. You
have been on the periphery of our community for a long time, but now that you
are at the center, I think it will help us get to know you, and what management
style you plan to use with BrickLink. I'll respect it either way, but it would
be nice if you post something.
Thanks. -Jason
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I vote no.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2010 21:23 | | Subject: | Re: Sellers Opt in to Banned Buyers | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TorontoLego writes:
| | Let's make this simpler ---
I want the OPTION to SELL to BUYERS who are Banned.
Make it a store selling option, and a new list -- the START-LIST
[ ] Seller agrees to take orders from buyers on my START-LIST
When a Buyer gets their 3rd NPB - the system should tell the member that their
buying privileges have been revoked from all stores EXCEPT those that have that
flag turned on and have added them to their Start-List.
That way Sellers get to decide on individual cases as they see fit. And if they
don't want to bother, they don't have to.
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It is up to Admin to decide. I vote no.
If this allow. I can see BL rules and other TOS being abuse behind the scenes.
I am not saying they are happening already. To have a ... sort of a BL 'black
market' getting around the rules. I believe this will also defeat the purpose
of NPB, NSS on BL.
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| Author: | LEGOMASTER | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2010 20:11 | | Subject: | Re: Suggest: Forum Policy #3 modification | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tEoS writes:
| | This suggestion is in reference to Policy #3 as quoted below:
"No personally identifying information - Do not include any e-mail address or
physical mailing address or telephone number in a discussion forum post."
The policy seems a bit too strict on the personally identifying information.
Interpretation of the current policy is open for debate, though the moderators
follow it to the letter.
I propose that it be modified to be "No Personally Identifying Information of
any BL Member." Outside corporation addresses, phone numbers, etc can be be
informative and very useful. The moderators would still have final say on anything
that is borderline on the updated policy.
Thank you for considering the change.
http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=126
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I vote no.
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