[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Advertising on quattro list
On advertising... I wrote: > Before we get a flurry of complaints... I generally do not allow > advertising on this list but in this case it is a product that > benefits us particularly, and one which I was unaware that Superchips > carries. In the future though, no advertising Peter. I got a lot of negative feedback to my note. Let me explain: I thought I was pretty clear - I didn't think this message was out of line since it announced the availability of something we didn't know about. But I wanted to make it clear that advertising in general is not permitted on the list. The rec.travel groups on usenet are a good example - a post like "where's a nice, cheap place in the caribbean?" is sent and followed up with dozens of messages like "we're the best travel agency in the world, call us, bla bla bla." I don't want that on the list, nor I suspect do most of you. So if a vendor has *technical knowledge* and is answering a specific question, that's fine. Joel at Select Transportation has been doing this as has Peter at Audionly (Joel's 10 line signature has to go though). This doesn't mean that if someone posts and says "can you recommend a shock for my 88 90q?" that the vendors can't email the person and say, "hey, I saw your note and I can sell you Boge Turbo Gas shocks for $50 each". That's fine, I just don't want to see it on the list. What I will allow is something like "based on our experience with Audis, we recommend Konis and Boges because xyz and abc." Hope that's clear. | Dan | -- Dan Simoes dans@ans.net ANS http://coimbra.ans.net/dans.html 100 Clearbrook Road (914) 789-5378 (voice) Elmsford, NY 10523 (914) 789-5310 (fax)
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