First post, by Malik
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Hi all. Just wanted to say a few words about the postings here:
I'm not affiliated to the moderators in any way, but personally, I feel the sale ad in a tech help forum is not, let me put it bluntly, nice.
eBay has been my hang out place lately, because that is THE best place to buy and sell classic hardware, especially the PC retro hardwares. If one is looking for some old hardware, the best place to do the trading is ebay or other such business oriented sites.
Yes, I have requested a few items here, since some are hard to come by, and some are next to impossible to find, but most of our fellow vogoners have contacted me by PM regarding the things I want. One of our members even refused to accept the shipping cost, till he made sure that I have received the item, and actually made me confirm that it works before he even sent me his paypal address!!
(I can't thank him enough for his care!).
I know that beneath the Milliways, the description says : "Announcements, advice, random banter, unrelated discussion, et cetera.", but I think posting an ad for personal business is not,imho,appropriate.
It's different if you're giving away for free (or for some sort of token), something that you think might be helpful to the members here, and of course you can simply state the shipping charges, which the other member will gladly pay.
I believe if someone wants something, that someone will definitely post his request here or in the signature. Then, people having the said item can contact via pm, for selling or otherwise.
I personally have been warned by fellow moderators for posting some abandonware-related issues/links that I have posted (which was subsequently deleted), but I still do respect what they like us to do here.
After all, it's because of these moderators, that we from different nations, of different races, unite here for one reason - Classic Gaming.
I write this in the interest of having a friendly and helpful atmosphere. If anyone is offended by this post, please do forgive me, since it's just my opinion, and is not intended directly at anyone.
Kind Regards,
Malik.