"Thom R. Lacosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Martin Sole wrote:
Thom,
This might be a good start. Suggest the database needs to be either one listing, for those with parts or these mythical 'junkers' so people can see who might have what they need, or two listings where the wanted's can be shown as well.
We could have two...one for what's on hand, and one for what's needed
Right now the database is a bit more haphazard, not easy to know if you are in the right place. But it is a good start and I'd be remiss if I didn't say that I hadn't really looked too closely at the site for such a thing previously
(G)...and a lot of folks who used it, as well as the online classifieds wouldn't take the time to delist stuff that they no longer needed or wanted.
As a distributed network the database idea is a good one, needs heavy promoting though and maybe a lot of encouragement to get stuff listed. There is also the postage hassles; though if we are talking about sending small parts in padded bags through normal mail routes it's not so bad. I still like the idea of a 'curator' to handle the requests and deal with the dispersal and of course utilise the donations to acquire more of these 'junkers'.
Yes, a central person/point would be great...as long as there is a person with the space, time and funds to operate the graveyard....given that person isn't found quickly, the database concept may be what's required to get the ball rolling.
All I can do is offer the facilities on the web page....and, if previous attempts to make something happen are any indication....there will be minimal participation.
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