On Saturday, January 26, 2002, at 02:04 PM, Matt P wrote:
>> siteops because, as you said, etree is all about sharing music. If >> etree downloaders would share more, there would be less demand on the >> servers. More people would have the music they seek. And everyone > > Jeff, > You make some good points, but I have to say that I completely > disagree with your point that nonsiteop etreers are not sharing the > music. I don't have a server, but I ALWAYS share the shows that I > download and I'm always willing to hook up newbies with BnPs from my > list. Many mail trades go on without the list ever seeing it. Many > etreers search shows owned by other etreers and set up snail mail trades > of specific shows that they are looking for. This is a good point, and one that I hadn't considered. Still, I think it's a good idea to offer shows to the general etree community on this list. > I also disagree about your > displeasure with WOB tax. It encourages trading. I have NO problem with the WOB tax, at all. Period. I have a problem with the common misunderstandings about it. WOB tax is only required for when you are asking for something. One of the nice things about this list used to be the discussions we had. That has ceased to a large extent because too many people think they can't discuss things without offering a b&p. That should change. A sense of community comes from sharing thoughts, ideas and viewpoints. That helps people to become familiar with each other and to have fun. As I said to someone else who flamed me a few weeks ago, this hobby should be FUN. Discussion is a big part of that IMHO. And the misconception about the WOB tax squelches discussion--that's all I was getting at. But I totally agree that people should offer b&p's (WOB or not) whenever they can. Peace, Jeff > I think that > (although not required) it is good practice to offer a freebie when > posting to the list. It's all about spreading the music, right? _______________________________________________ etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree
