Just putting my two cents in. I maintained the GRID WIDE Auction Calendar for 3 yrs. Dealt with a lot of complaints between auctioneers being nasty to each other - not willing to share times. In September I tried to go back to the "grass roots" of why the auction calendar was created and why I put so much of my heart and soul into maintaining it- keeping it up to date and current. Most of you might remember the huge fight in the forums that ensued because ScratchN Post felt that my rules of holding times slots on the calendar I created was unfair. I am not trying to stir that pot. I don't want to bring all that drama back up.
I do want to point out that what ever calendar that is created needs to be maintained by a neutral party or the auctioneers directly. The web market (
http://www.kittycats.info/auctions) auctions is trying to do that. This web site market allows the auctioneers the access to add or remove their own auctions. No need to have a middle person to ask to be added or removed. Auctioneers handle it directly. The part about the profilers is just a added benefit. Auctioneers do not need to have profilers at their auctions to be able to manage their own times and add or remove them selves on the website that was created.
If the community wants something where their is one person maintaining a calendar I feel that person needs to be neutral not affiliated with any sim directly. The fighting and bitterness between the Secondary Markets will always be there and the person or project needs to be neutral from all secondary SIMs. *just want to point out that when I started my calendar I was working for Kitty Kottage and that sim was KNOWN for listing all events and Auctions on all sims not just their sim. When they closed I started working at Adorable Pets (AKA Too Adorable). The owner of Adorable Pets had to send me Notecards with auctioneer times just like every one else. No favorites given. - so hopefully that will not be brought up for debate. *
I also think that maybe the community really needs to think about creating a group where their is elections for certain positions such as an Auctioneer Manager or other positions. And if a calendar is created that Calendar person does not have to deal with all the drama of holding spots...but can just have a current list of auctions happening..so the buyers can use it and tp to auctions.
That is my two cents.
