Definitions of terms used in exchange forum.

[kutch133]

Should we have universal defined terms IE. LNIB, MIB, etc. that should be used by members when selling or trading knives. These terms could be defined by one of the knowledgeable and respected members.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Moving to TGB&U....

 

[Cougar Allen]

Those terms are defined in books, but we can't post the published definitions because it would be a copyright violation. If somebody wants to write a set of definitions in their own words so they don't violate anyone else's copyright, though, I could stick it to the top of the forum.

 

[bandaidman]

Originally posted by Cougar Allen
Those terms are defined in books, but we can't post the published definitions because it would be a copyright violation. If somebody wants to write a set of definitions in their own words so they don't violate anyone else's copyright, though, I could stick it to the top of the forum.

Are they really copyrighted terms and definitions? They are certainly in common usage......

Do you have a reference?

 

[Cougar Allen]

Nobody can copyright a word, or a concept, either -- but we can't take two or three pages out of somebody's book and post it on the net without the author's permission.

I thought I would post a link to 10 Big Myths about copyright explained for anyone who might want more info about copyright law, and figured the quickest way to find the url would be to run a Google search for "copyright FAQ" -- well, that did turn it up, on the first page in fact, but the search also turned up about 37,900 other hits. There seem to be quite a number of copyright FAQs posted on the net....

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Yes, in my opinion it is important to have guidelines as to the terms used to sell a knife. These terms must be defined so that all will understand exactly how they should be describing their knives when selling.

The only problem is that those that want to scam others will still do so. They will describe their knives as being better than they really are. We will never get away from that, but for those that would really like guidelines, I think this would be a very important step.

 

[Mike G]

Most of the people who frequent the exchange forums already know the terminology for the most part, and I haven't seen a problem in reference to this.

Unless someone has some compelling evidence to the contrary, let's leave well enough alone.