Lost and found

[overstim.livejournal.com]

Lost and found posts are pretty common here, and they always irk me.

"I found xxx in a cab, let me know if its yours". Well, if I lost something, and I'm pretty sure it was in a cab, I'd call the cab company, not check LiveJournal. The sense of responsibility and community here is impressive and rare and heartwarming, but also often counterproductive.

So I got to thinking– should we designate some public space as an all-purpose lost and found? Say, if you find anything within a .5 mile radius of Davis Square, you'll drop it off at Diesel, or the Somerville Theatre or something. That way if I lose something, I'd only have to check one place, not every person I know, several school bulletin boards, several LJ communities and several Craigslist pages. Think some local business would be interested in this?

Comments

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

How would you communicate that to the residents and visitors to Davis Square who do not use this community?

Note that I agree, most of the lost/found posts are shooting in the dark, but I don't find this to be especially more helpful.

[overstim.livejournal.com]

if someone is not on the Davis LJ, then youre not helping either way. But if someone IS on the Davis LJ, they will know to check the lost and found location. and if its a set location, word WILL eventually spread to people off of the community, as well. its better than nothing.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

I actually think it's worse than the status quo, but it's hardly worth discussing.

Heh, if the board king says so....

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

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