On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:03:03 +0000 Jim McAlpine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>On 1/10/07, Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: :>> With all the trivia and word games and nostalgia and nit-picking and such :>> that gets posted, how could anyone object to the announcement of a new :>> mainframe class? :>> I say "keep up the announcements, Steve." The people who need the classes :>> most are the least likely to sign up for the opt-in list. How will :>> tomorrow's newbie know? Are you going to re-post the "no more promotions" :>> announcement every six months? <g> :>> So far as I know, every PC comes equipped with an ANSI-standard delete :>> key. :>Couldn't agree more. At least it's relevant. As you say there's lots of :>other crap that people can complain about. You've got my vote Steve. I am against just plain advertisements - such as not enough students yet for course X. An opt-in list for course announcements is a good idea. On the other hand, there is absolutely nothing wrong with tagging a content post, i.e., an answer to a question, with a mini-ad for a course that addresses the issue. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
