"Herb" writes: > There is no reason to try to keep venders off the list because, if > they follow the rules and respect the fellow members, we will likely > not even know that they are venders.
I agree with this. The key point is buy-in to both the letter of the list rules *and* to the mission. > I question that any vender of any value will not blow his own horn on > their own products, especially if they really have done tests and > conduced trials. These tests and trials can be shared with the list as > a list member. There is no reason to battle. If what you know to be > true is true then it is true. If not then maybe it would be good for > all to know that. But no selling. I think there's a particular talent -- wholly apart from technical and scientific expertise -- that is needed for a vendor to share his commercial R&D results with the members of this list without inciting other vendors to "battle" or coming accross as promotion. It's asking an awful lot of them, and probably only half of those I've dealt with in the last four years have been able to do it effectively, or cared to try. I am committed to having as many vendors participate as possible -- but no more! But they will do it without self promotion or catalyzing arguments. If even their well meaning contributions come at a price of disruption to other list functions, I cannot afford to ignore it. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
