You sent this to [EMAIL PROTECTED], instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED] (see below)....;))
(which suggests you were with us back then too....which means you
should have known the sensitivity of the list towards commercial
postings....plus that they are not necessarily EOS-related....and if
you were warned before like one list posting suggested, then you have
only yourself to blame....
Assuming you were not just on the list for selling filters, I would
be sad to see you go (if not, you know where to find the exit....).
Please reconsider, and be more careful in what you post to this list,
in particular FS-ads....
My favorite philosopher in dealing with problems this is Kant: 'if
*all* people started doing this, would that be a benefit to the
list?'....while that could be true for strong EOS-related FS/WTB postings,
it can hardly be true for non-EOS postings, even harder for frequent
ones from the same person. And sadly yet even more if you hardly
post(ed) anything other than FS postings....it can only raise
suspicion with other list members....
And in this context, scale of business is less relevant than
scale/frequency of postings....
[CC'd to the list]
On 13 Dec 00 at 16:51, Michael Fontana wrote:
> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:51:05 -0500
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: Michael Fontana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Am I allowed to post FS ads?
> After many complaints about my recent FS ad for 2 filters, I went ahead and
> removed myself from the EOS list. Seems many people are assuming I'm a
> large corporation, when all I make is $4000 a year, and not from selling
> filters. I don't think I did anything wrong except upset a few list
> members. I just wanted to apologize for anything I did do wrong. Yes,
> I've posted a good number of FS ads in the last six months, yes I did make
> a profit off some filters, and yes I posted a website to the list, but I
> think people have jumped to conclusions about what I am. If they actually
> visited my website, they may have noticed an extremely low voluume of
> filters for sale. Thank you.
>
> Michael
>
>
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
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