Well, I think it *might* be better if people just announced that they either have something they're willing to trade, if they are wanted...or, more likely, that they have something they WANT, and let them say what it is and ask if anyone could offer that in return for something they could do/give.
I think that might be better because if someone came up to me and wanted a hairstick, I'd find it awkward turning them down if it happened to be that I didn't want anything of theirs, whether at that moment or in general. Or even if I was just too *tired* that week (etc) to do any work on something extra. So it's probably better (imo, of course) if individuals announce their needs or resources as they feel comfortable :)
Trading books and music is a good idea. I have a whole bunch of books I bought and then didn't find to be quite what I wanted, but I never throw books out, and I don't like to give them to a second hand store, because they give just about nothing in return, a lot of the time, and you feel almost like you may as well have thrown the book out, for all the good it did *you*.
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Date: 2007-03-07 12:18 am (UTC)Well, I think it *might* be better if people just announced that they either have something they're willing to trade, if they are wanted...or, more likely, that they have something they WANT, and let them say what it is and ask if anyone could offer that in return for something they could do/give.
I think that might be better because if someone came up to me and wanted a hairstick, I'd find it awkward turning them down if it happened to be that I didn't want anything of theirs, whether at that moment or in general. Or even if I was just too *tired* that week (etc) to do any work on something extra. So it's probably better (imo, of course) if individuals announce their needs or resources as they feel comfortable :)
Trading books and music is a good idea. I have a whole bunch of books I bought and then didn't find to be quite what I wanted, but I never throw books out, and I don't like to give them to a second hand store, because they give just about nothing in return, a lot of the time, and you feel almost like you may as well have thrown the book out, for all the good it did *you*.