Originally posted by funnymouth
is it rude to request someone to send to???
Oh, thank you for bringing this up now. I would have forgotten until after the list.
ME11 was the first time I\'d seen folks request trading partners or asked to be switched because they had traded with their current partner before.
Requesting partners
The mini-exchange list is randomly generated in Excel. If it randomly matches someone with the wrong shipping preference I move them one up or one down to correct that. Assigning names is somewhat contrary to the exchange. If you want to trade with someone specific - go for it... outside of the ME.
Repeat trading partners
I will check this time to (try and) make sure that people aren\'t paired in ME12 with the same folks they traded with in ME11. It may still happen but I will check the lists against each other. If, however, you\'re matched with someone you\'ve traded with in a previous ME... well, now you know that they like :idea:
The list is random. You may get someone you\'ve traded with before - and you\'re not likely to get a specific name you\'d like to trade with.
Should this go in to the rules?
What do you think, folks, should these little gems go in to the rules? Would it help avoid confusion later or are these questions likely to come up every time anyway?