nrk
Newly Enlightened
There is a serial number frenzy going on with the LionCub and I found myself caught up in it. It has been a frustrating experience for me. I asked for a serial number early on, didn't get what I wanted, still don't have a serial number, and finally started questioning this whole serial number thing altogether. Part of me is upset with being upset about all this. In fact, "Do serial numbers really matter?". That's a question I'll try to answer for myself at another time. For now, I'd like to pose the question --
Is there a fairer way to pick serial numbers?
I don't know. What I do know is that the process I am participating in doesn't feel fair to me. And in the same way that this community has tackled subjects such as how to B/S/T, and how to handle auctions, I'm hoping this community can find a better way to pick serial numbers.
Without going into all the gory details here's what I have recently experienced and observed.
There has been an ongoing thread about the LionHeart with a hint of the LionCub here and there. People knew it was coming, nobody had much information about it, and there was no activity to "get on the list". In fact, the "progressive reveal" was actually fun.
Then, all of sudden, bang! Last Saturday night a new thread opened up. Someone asked about the project and "officially" put themselves first in line. That was it. The frenzy started. By Monday morning there were already about 10 or so people asking for numbers and I also put myself "on the list" asking for a number.
Now, at this point, to the best of my knowledge, there was no official list. In fact, the potential sellers were not yet ready to sell. Nevertheless, requests started pouring in. There were people asking for numbers in two different threads, and people were advised to email and PM their number requests as well.
On Tuesday night a third dealer thread was finally started. I saw this early Wednesday morning for the first time. I was surprised to find out for the first time that there were now two different sets of serial numbers and that I had already been assigned to the number I picked but not the color I would prefer. I also saw that somebody else already got the number and color I wanted.
All of this happened "behind the scenes" in the world of emails and PMs without any explicit posting on the thread.
I tried for another number, found out again that it was reserved , and in the meantime requests are pouring in, updated lists are being generated, there is some discussion about first payers getting picking preferences, people are trading numbers, some people are canceling because they're not getting their desired numbers, and so on. Some of this is happening on the thread "in public" and some of this is still happening "behind the scenes".
So, is there a fairer way to pick serial numbers?
One thing that is probably easily doable is to determine the exact sequential order in which people make their request. I see this all the time in non-serial number lists. Posts, PMs, and emails all have timestamps and it should be relatively straightforward to create one list from many sources. With a single list people can then make their serial number choices "in order". I realize there may be a number of logistical problems in processing such a list one member at a time. However, part of the whole idea is to slow down this process and avoid the frenzy and unfairness.
My guess is that we have months to go before the first shipment. What's the rush.
Is there a fairer way to pick serial numbers?
I don't know. What I do know is that the process I am participating in doesn't feel fair to me. And in the same way that this community has tackled subjects such as how to B/S/T, and how to handle auctions, I'm hoping this community can find a better way to pick serial numbers.
Without going into all the gory details here's what I have recently experienced and observed.
There has been an ongoing thread about the LionHeart with a hint of the LionCub here and there. People knew it was coming, nobody had much information about it, and there was no activity to "get on the list". In fact, the "progressive reveal" was actually fun.
Then, all of sudden, bang! Last Saturday night a new thread opened up. Someone asked about the project and "officially" put themselves first in line. That was it. The frenzy started. By Monday morning there were already about 10 or so people asking for numbers and I also put myself "on the list" asking for a number.
Now, at this point, to the best of my knowledge, there was no official list. In fact, the potential sellers were not yet ready to sell. Nevertheless, requests started pouring in. There were people asking for numbers in two different threads, and people were advised to email and PM their number requests as well.
On Tuesday night a third dealer thread was finally started. I saw this early Wednesday morning for the first time. I was surprised to find out for the first time that there were now two different sets of serial numbers and that I had already been assigned to the number I picked but not the color I would prefer. I also saw that somebody else already got the number and color I wanted.
All of this happened "behind the scenes" in the world of emails and PMs without any explicit posting on the thread.
I tried for another number, found out again that it was reserved , and in the meantime requests are pouring in, updated lists are being generated, there is some discussion about first payers getting picking preferences, people are trading numbers, some people are canceling because they're not getting their desired numbers, and so on. Some of this is happening on the thread "in public" and some of this is still happening "behind the scenes".
So, is there a fairer way to pick serial numbers?
One thing that is probably easily doable is to determine the exact sequential order in which people make their request. I see this all the time in non-serial number lists. Posts, PMs, and emails all have timestamps and it should be relatively straightforward to create one list from many sources. With a single list people can then make their serial number choices "in order". I realize there may be a number of logistical problems in processing such a list one member at a time. However, part of the whole idea is to slow down this process and avoid the frenzy and unfairness.
My guess is that we have months to go before the first shipment. What's the rush.