(08-22-2015 09:34 AM)Ivy Norsk Wrote: One thing I really liked about this past week was the Lovecraft Fest auction. An amazing event. And there were people there who knew nothing about KittyCats who peeked in to see what on earth was going on. And I think - though I have no way of really knowing - that some of the cats may have been bought by people there for the fest not the cats per se.
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One thing I'm thinking is that I know the CSRs are not allowed to push stores, and secondary market things in the KittyCatS Addicts chat, but surely it could be okay for them to talk about auctions in general, as a thing? (Do CSRs attend auctions? I once talked to one in-world who had never been to one and was intimidated by them.) I know that's not their function. But the chat (on all cat groups) is such a great form of outreach. It would be good to know that they aren't Forbidden to talk about them.
One of the guys that was bidding and buying a lot at the Lovecraft event/Autism benefit mentioned in the KC Addicts chat that it's rumored that even though he's taken, having Pinkies is a great way to get attention from girls. As some folks know, I won a pinkie at the event that Eleanor had put up, but I didn't get the mate because a couple of the guys bid it up really fast. It was so fast and furious that I just stood back and watched. This was a day or so after the event, and I responded to his comment in the Addicts group saying that that must have been why all the guys were bidding them up so quickly at the Autism event. I was immediately told off in IM by the CSR (Cinnamon) that because I was "advertising"!!! I pointed out that it was a single charity event that had already happened and it was hardly advertising. Then she wanted to know if he was one of the ones actually bidding on the cat, etc. So I'd say that they are very closed to the idea of discussing them, at least there. After all, this was an auction that had already happened... and it was for charity!
FYI... I've also been IMed by CSRs when I was apparently chatting too much in the Addicts group, even though we were talking about cats, breeding, traits we like, etc., and told that the forums are the place for that. So I guess they mean it to be strictly for asking questions and posting new births.
More Cancellations .... what's going on breeders ??
