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Originally Posted by jeana
bettyboobopydoop mentioned that names in a hat is banned- I never heard that- is it true? and Why?
Jeana
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Hi jeana,
A while back, some Members started so-called "names-in-the-hat" ads where they stated they'd consider all expressions of interest from potential Takers. Fair enough, you say, but the problem was that we had threads running for several pages with potential Takers posting "Count me in!" etc. Some Givers were not as swift in updating as they should have been, so we decided to limit the maximum number of responses for an item to ten. That should be enough for any Giver from which to choose a Taker.
Prohibiting so-called "names-in-the-hat" ads also reduces the chance of hoax ads being posted. Admittedly, these types of ads are very few and far between in the first place, but we don't want to encourage them in any way.
So, Givers can put names in hats, socks, or tumble dryers for all we care (Admin has no interest in what people do in the privacy of their own homes!) but only ten of these names will be from those who've posted on the public forum. Givers may have up to 80 requests by PM but that's their business.
Finally, and as we all hopefully know at this stage, the Giver alone decides the Taker, be it the first, second or tenth respondent on the ad/thread or the first, second or tenth person to send a PM (Private Message).
Regards
Chris P
Admin