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 Author: StarBrick View Messages Posted By StarBrick
 Posted: Jan 9, 2024 16:47
 Subject: Re: Important proposal - Why? Did it break ?
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 Topic: Catalog
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Although the effort is praise worthy, I am not sure what would happen if we do
NOT change anything.

I expect no decrease in accessabilitiy, functionality, security etc.

On the otherhand, executing the changes proposed, will probably affect the site
in one ore more ways that is not desirable. Past changes have been numerous in
effecting the system in ways no one expected. I do not want that to happen again.
Can you guarantee it won't?

So, if the current way things are
- didn't kill somebody
- didn't chase new members away
- didn't downed sales
- didn't broke the system
- didn't triggered law suits

why change it in the first place?

If it ain't broke, there's no need to fix anything!

@Russell, you started this outreaching post with:

As a platform, we have decided to take a hard look at some of the mold variants
that we are currently asking you to recognize. For sellers, more variants means
extra sorting and extra work while pulling orders, plus the issues that arise
from variant misunderstandings.

For buyers, excess variants mean that it's harder to assemble a wanted list,
find stores, and ultimately obtain the parts you are looking for.


The platform can not decide. The people using, running the platform
can. But as other stated, why isn't the input form the meetings weighed in
properly?

How many sellers are complaining about the 'extra work'? If you
organize your stock properly, it is no more work. So get your stock
organized people! ('extra work'?)

And a misunderstanding is a learning opportunity for a buyer as much for the
seller. So do not make it sound like it is a punishment ('issues'?).

How many buyers have entered complaints about variants? It's a community
for X sake! Sellers educate new members. It's part of our 'job' here.
And yes, some effort is required to obtain skills; that goes for every new environment
one steps into. No pain no gain.

I object fully for these changes to be made.

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View Thread Important proposal regarding catalog variants - Admin_Russell
Hello everyone, As a platform, we have decided to take a hard look at some of the mold variants that we are currently asking you to recognize. For sellers, more variants means [...]
(5 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog)

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