Quote: Originally Posted by Outinthedark 3. It takes little work for HOSTS to do as such. Having BUYERS do that is ridiculous.

If we were talking about hosing a 5 person bundle, I'd agree completely. To keep track of 20 people, though, is definitely more work. The idea of people posting to the OP was made by someone not hosting who is trying to make life easier for everyone involved. I don't know if it'll work, but I appreciate the sentiment and idea immensely.

Quote: Originally Posted by Outinthedark 4. Your SUGGESTIONS are not RULES either. For those who do use this thread, you imply we all feel the same regarding your suggestions.

I'm not trying to set up some kind of dictatorship here. I'm trying to set up a way for people to be on the same page as to how communication should go. CheapLikeAFox and myself both said that we only take people who PM us, but we still had a ton of people posting that they want to be in the bundle after we were full. Initially, my thought was if I host a second bundle I'm only going by PM again and wanted to make that clear so people wouldn't get butthurt if they didn't get in on something I'm hosting.

Quote: Originally Posted by Outinthedark As it is right now the OP is terrible. Here is my suggestion...clean it up to be more useful. Remove old, outdated information, remove the redundant info that is already within the discussion thread. If you want the OP to be what you suggested, remove all of that clutter and make it easier to find a host. For those that do host, make it easier to find buyers, play it out like the XBLA trade thread with one post and edit it. Get your 20 and edit it as a numbered list. Rather than put that info in the OP, keep it within the thread and update. It is not impossible or difficult if you have organization. I've never had a "pre-order" for any bundle or Steam 4 Pack. Take the initiative and sell your product. Don't take the lackadaisical route.

I happen to disagree wholeheartedly with this statement. All that's in that thread is the current bundle, who's hosing, who wants in and a record of previous bundles to have one spot for people to connect with someone who might still have copies of an old bundle available.

Also, I'm not selling anything. I'm not making a dime on hosting these bundles. I'm still paying for my own bundle. I'm doing this to help out fellow CAGs, so there's no product to sell. So yeah, I'm going to ask people to commit to buying a bundle before I shell out my precious expendable income. Is that really such a tough concept to grasp?

I don't know where the rage post came from, but by all means do better, sir. I'm just trying to help out.