There have been times in the last 12 months where I've felt that a
few posters have strained the promotional envelope on IBM-MAIN.
Clearly it's all a matter of achieving balance. So long as Steve's
posts are offering useful explanations, corrections, examples or a
nudge in the right direction that is relevant to the thread raised by
the OP, then IMO it's ok to mention a relevant training offering that
he has available. "Relevant" would mean that it might have helped
the OP avoid having to post at all and "mention" should be little
more than a link to all the gory detail on a website.
I've always felt sympathy for Steve's awkward position here as the
more detailed help he gives, the more effective IBM-MAIN is bailing
newbies 'n wannabes out, and this can be seen by the shortsighted and
the lazy as undercutting the need for his paid services. Go Steve!
Seasons greetings and regards to all,
Graeme.
At 04:00 AM 10/01/2007, you wrote:
Recently I got a post on the ISPF list objecting to my
posting announcements of new courses and offerings on
the list.
<snip>
And I promise I will stop posting promotion-only emails
from now on. (I consider a sly pointer to a relevant course
as part of answering a question to be OK).
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
http://www.trainersfriend.com
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