Again. Spam is Spam. Selling is selling, amateur or professional. Marketing defined: The act or process of buying and selling in a market. The commercial functions involved in transferring goods from producer to consumer. My point is the announcement is not legitimate to the forum. The forum is either a marketplace, a discussion forum, or both. If it is both, than I am going to start marketing here and telling people to subscribe and post what they have for sale because it's such a sexy list, then where would we be? How is it ok for some of us and not all to abuse the list? I have common sense by the way, I usually know when I am being snowed. I'm asking everyone to keep it simple and not turn the list into a marketplace. There enough of the community relevant announcements that don't go over the line. This list has become far worst in regard to selling things than any other list I belong to. How can it be immaterial that some people are abusing the listserv and can't follow the simple discussion list guidelines? S.
-----Original Message----- From: Gerardo Razumney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:44 AM To: S. Sharrieff Ali Cc: 'Karen E. Heenan'; ''University City Listserv (E-mail) ' (E-mail)'; 'Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia)'; 'John Ellingsworth' Subject: Re: [UC] SPAM I don't think it is a fair characterization to use the word 'marketing' in reference to a single announcement by one individual of something they want to sell and that it may be of interest to others in the neighborhood. We are not talking about a commercial outfit taking advantage of the listserve to get some free advertising. What is and is not acceptable is just a matter of common sense and I bet most list subscribers would easily differentiate between a legitimate announcement and spam. I waste some time (but not a lot) deleting lots of messages in this and other listserves when the topic doesn't interest me -- whether it is a 'for-sale' announcement or anything else is immaterial. Gerardo Razumney "S. Sharrieff Ali" wrote: > > .>>>> If I'm not interested or I don't want to read it, the > listserv, and all of our computers, comes with a filter. > It's called delete. > > The point is why should anyone compose and send > unsolicited marketing e-mail to a discussion listserv > when they realize it is contrary to the purpose, only > to have most people wasting their time deleting the > content. > > Denial defined: A refusal to grant the truth of a statement > or allegation, also a river in Egypt. > > S. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
