proposal: swapshop mailing list

[Michael Stevens]

Seeing the recent threads about people wanting to get rid of stuff,
dumping stuff in 3 week boxes, etc, I propose the following:

a) the swapshop wiki page doesn't get much use (see edit history vs the
number of things posted on this list)
b) we should follow the freecycle model and create a swapshop mailing
list.

What do people think?

Michael

[tim_n]

I have lots of stuff I wanted rid of, looked down swapshop list and it seemed fairly out of date, I found a few of the items I wanted to get rid of were being requested, I posted to the users, heard nothing back. 

 

It doesn't seem to work, so a mailing list may be better.

 

I'd vote for a drop off/pickup box somewhere though specifically for the swapshop otherwise we may end up with junk accumulating in it.

[Adrian Godwin]

I think the swapshop wiki worked better when changes were notified in
the news postings. Otherwise, only those keen enough to keep checking
saw anything.

The news postings are, I think, being revived - so perhaps additions
to the swapshop page could once again be featured ?

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[Michael Stevens]

That could work if the news postings really do reappear... anyone know
what's going on with that?

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[Tim Reynolds]

I'm putting one out this Sunday night. Christmas and New Year happened,
sadly. Apologies.