I tend to agree with Brian. If it is an outright advertisement then mark it as an AD but if you just happen to sell a product I wouldn't expect to see an ad reference in the subject line when helping someone out. After all I don't think anyone on this list wants to see an AD reference every time Wally or Stephen helps someone out. Maybe a signature block is all that is necessary.
Jerry Banker Sr Programmer Analyst Affiliated Acceptance Corp Sunrise Beach, MO 1-800-233-8483 www.affiliated.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Leach [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad > > Susan > > What brilliant marketing there. I'm truly in awe! <grin> > > Seriously though of course, you're right. It is a difficult line... > > For example, someone may ask 'I need to do [blah]'. > I may respond, 'Well, there is a free utility you can download from my > website that does [blah]'. > > Now if the utility is free, and I'm answering a question, and I'm not > looking to profit, I'm not marketing. > But visiting the website necessarily means being confronted by other stuff > that isn't free. > And what about those who don't want to spend any money, don't want to see > any ads, but do want free stuff? > (Hey now, THAT sounds like the MV community...) > > So I would put my 2c on - posts that are primarily intended to be adverts > for products should be so marked. Where they are primarily intended to offer > assistance - like Tony's in this case - we should leave it up to the > conscience of the poster. After all, having [AD] is not a slur - some people > might even *miss* the advert otherwise... > > Brian > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
