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Well, that's still different than some guy advertising his business...

B.B. wrote: > ...It's just that this is a clean newsgroup--no ads at

I wouldn't say "no ads", but it is pretty clean. I wasn't too offended by the OP, but a little annoyed. A better place for him in usenet would be to respond to posts asking about p-a-f.

I also noticed that nobody seemed to mind when "Joee" (who may or may not be a business) posted a number of times about his/her auctions and does not post otherwise.

Bob

Not a deep thinker are you? Where do you think the sponsors get their money? The tooth fairy?

Why?

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the s*it out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

So, you're defending usenet spamming, because people buy things advertised on TV. If that's your reasoning, it's disjointed at best.

"Hey, I've got (thing), thought I'd talk to you guys before putting it on eBay", vs. "Come to craporama.com and see our assortment of crap!" ?

He's got a right to free speech, as long as he's not stepping on someone else's free speech and as long as he speaking in a responsible fashion. I think this guy fit that description- one post, polite response to agressive responses to his first post.. That's not so bad, at least I don't think it is.

John

Actually, Len, it's a tough call, because I feel you have the potential to provide a good and valuable service to many of the readers here. Needless to say, most of us don't like advertising, yet when someone advertises that which we need, we tend to pay attention. I can't help but think that someone on the list has received a benefit from your post. Perhaps not posting anything in the future is the best solution, but keep following this nutty group, and get to be known. You'll be surprised how your information might be accepted as we get to *know* you.

I can't imagine anyone having received a colder reception than I did a few years ago, and I can hardly blame them, for I didn't understand the nature of the group, and likely stepped on quite a few toes along the way. I find that many have become good "friends" and I enjoy talking with them now, even trading barbs on occasion.

I, for one, wasn't offended by your very polite and short message.

Be well,

Harold