Here's my 2 cents worth about using the list server for advertising:
If you want to use the list server to promote your business that is fine. But
participate too.
We see dedicated people/businesses like Joe/CSI and others spending hours
answering questions and helping us out. They get the advertising by placing
their URL at the end of each email. We all know how to reach them if we need
more help than can be provided in this forum.
I used to work with Glenn at CPI and also have come to respect the people at
Chris Schaefer. I think they can be a nice addition to the forum.
So, to all the vendors, I say participate in the forum and help out where you
can. Just like you do with the RUGS. Put your URL in the email if you are
answering a question.
Joe Geiser wrote:
> Wooooooah!!!!
>
> Glenn Koster wrote after Bob Evans,
>
> > Bob Evans wrote:
> >
> > > Chris Schaefer & Co.'s PILOT 3000 Payroll/Personnel packages for the
> > > HP3000 are designed and supported for Y2K... (clipped remainder)
> >
> > As a former employee of Carter-Schaefer (now Carter^Pertaine) which
> > shared a computer room and office space with Chris Schaefer, I always
> > held Chris Schaefer employees (and the company) in fairly
> > high regard...
> >
> > Until now... For CS to use a list server to submit unsolicited e-mail
> > is a new low. To do it without the warning of <plug> anywhere in the
> > message makes it even worse!
>
> Having not seen Bob Evans on anything but frozen pork products or on a
> restaurant, and not around here (at least to my knowledge), I am willing to
> give the benefit of the doubt...and gently tell the lister about appropriate
> protocol...
>
> The Subject Line was pretty "Marketing-Like" --- I knew it was an ad before
> I opened it.
>
> OTOH - to Bob Evans, the poster/lister (not the restauranteur), a gentle
> reminder:
>
> In the future, please place <plug> into your subject heading (and "Adv:"
> would probably be better, since that's gonna be the legal way anyway, it
> seems...). In this way, people who are not interested, can filter it out,
> or just DELete it. In addition, a reference to a URL with one short
> paragraph is usually enough to entice one to "go there" if they so desire.
>
> (not everyone has the luxury of T-1 lines, at work or in their homes, or
> otherwise :)
>
> Best Regards,
> Joe
>
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