• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

General discussion thread - keep the other threads clean
29 29

Started by Transplant,

35,153 posts in this topic

CAHokie

CAHokie

Posted
Posted
What this pay it forward thing and why does anyone care?

 

No one asked you to care. You are either a participant in it or you are not. (shrug)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Boboset

Boboset

Posted
Posted
What this pay it forward thing and why does anyone care?

 

No one asked you to care. You are either a participant in it or you are not. (shrug)

 

:gossip: You ain't bout dat life.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MetalPSI

MetalPSI

Posted
Posted

I'd like to care, but I don't quite understand it completely.

 

I mean, I have no problem giving a book away if it means someone else can enjoy it, but I am not sure where it goes from there

Link to comment
Share on other sites
CAHokie

CAHokie

Posted
Posted
I'd like to care, but I don't quite understand it completely.

 

I mean, I have no problem giving a book away if it means someone else can enjoy it, but I am not sure where it goes from there

 

You choose a book or other stuff, then offer something in return for the next guy. Where would you want it to go from there? I mean you can make really good friends there but I am not for sure what else you would expect.

 

Isn't the nature of giving away free stuff, exploitation? Thats why I see it as a non issue and would really like someone to give me a five bullet point summary about what this 10 people coupe thing is.

 

No

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jimmy Linguini

Jimmy Linguini

Posted
Posted

Isn't the nature of giving away free stuff, exploitation? Thats why I see it as a non issue and would really like someone to give me a five bullet point summary about what this 10 people coupe thing is.

 

No

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Balham's Finest

Balham's Finest

Posted
Posted
Isn't the nature of giving away free stuff, exploitation? Thats why I see it as a non issue and would really like someone to give me a five bullet point summary about what this 10 people coupe thing is.

 

- people offer books for free to the participants in the thread (first to claim gets them). There are no fixed rules about the value of what is offered

 

- the person who claims then has to put up their own offer

 

- in the past, some very generous offers have been claimed, with the boardie who claimed them following up with junk books (hence "junk donkey").

 

- this caused lots of resentment. Several people became disillusioned and stopped participating in the thread.

 

- (very) recently, the thread rules were changed to try to mitigate this problem. 10 people voted against the rule change - the inference being that these are the "junk donkeys" who will now be prevented from scooping up the good offers and not reciprocating appropriately.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Bosco685

Bosco685

Posted
Posted
Isn't the nature of giving away free stuff, exploitation? Thats why I see it as a non issue and would really like someone to give me a five bullet point summary about what this 10 people coupe thing is.

 

- people offer books for free to the participants in the thread (first to claim gets them). There are no fixed rules about the value of what is offered

 

- the person who claims then has to put up their own offer

 

- in the past, some very generous offers have been claimed, with the boardie who claimed them following up with junk books (hence "junk donkey").

 

- this caused lots of resentment. Several people became disillusioned and stopped participating in the thread.

 

- (very) recently, the thread rules were changed to try to mitigate this problem. 10 people voted against the rule change - the inference being that these are the "junk donkeys" who will now be prevented from scooping up the good offers and not reciprocating appropriately.

 

:o

 

A straight answer. This should be stickied in the PIF.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
CAHokie

CAHokie

Posted
Posted
Isn't the nature of giving away free stuff, exploitation? Thats why I see it as a non issue and would really like someone to give me a five bullet point summary about what this 10 people coupe thing is.

 

- people offer books for free to the participants in the thread (first to claim gets them). There are no fixed rules about the value of what is offered

 

- the person who claims then has to put up their own offer

 

- in the past, some very generous offers have been claimed, with the boardie who claimed them following up with junk books (hence "junk donkey").

 

- this caused lots of resentment. Several people became disillusioned and stopped participating in the thread.

 

- (very) recently, the thread rules were changed to try to mitigate this problem. 10 people voted against the rule change - the inference being that these are the "junk donkeys" who will now be prevented from scooping up the good offers and not reciprocating appropriately.

 

:applause: Well done Belham!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Green

Green

Posted
Posted
Isn't the nature of giving away free stuff, exploitation? Thats why I see it as a non issue and would really like someone to give me a five bullet point summary about what this 10 people coupe thing is.

 

- people offer books for free to the participants in the thread (first to claim gets them). There are no fixed rules about the value of what is offered

 

- the person who claims then has to put up their own offer

 

- in the past, some very generous offers have been claimed, with the boardie who claimed them following up with junk books (hence "junk donkey").

 

- this caused lots of resentment. Several people became disillusioned and stopped participating in the thread.

 

- (very) recently, the thread rules were changed to try to mitigate this problem. 10 people voted against the rule change - the inference being that these are the "junk donkeys" who will now be prevented from scooping up the good offers and not reciprocating appropriately.

 

Ive never messed with PIF thread, it would be cooler if the lot you offered had to be worth at least $5 more than what you took. I wonder how big it could get. hm

Link to comment
Share on other sites
joe_collector

joe_collector

Posted
Posted

PIF has never been about value, just common sense.

 

If you seen some very expensive offer and all you have in your longbox is sawdust, then just *maybe* you should let that PIF go to someone more well-equipped to reciprocate, and wait til someone else offers up sawdust.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
29 29
Go to topic listing