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Subject:Re: Advertisement? From:Eric Ray <ejray -at- OKWAY -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:44:25 CDT
Hey gang,
In response to a question from Ilana Katz, here is my input
on what to do about ads on TECHWR-L. Frankly, I don't like
seeing them, so I generally send a reply to the sender (with
a copy to postmaster -at- where -dot- ever -dot- they -dot- are) explaining that
this is not a forum for their ads and that they should please
take them elsewhere. Thus far, it has worked. At least, we
haven't had too many repeat ads posted.
I would suggest that others who feel the same about the ads
also direct their comments to the sender and possibly the
postmaster.
Just as a note, I generally find the obnoxious part of the ad
to be its unsolicited nature. For example, if someone had
posted a message yesterday explaining that they desperately
needed to transfer information between two computers and
where on earth could they get a cable, I wouldn't have had a
problem with the message today at all.
Just my two cents. Let me know how you feel and I'll
summarize to the list.
Eric
ejray -at- okway -dot- okstate -dot- edu
