Tanya,I think this might be a good policy for the list. It's not a big deal to set up filters for such messages, and Alex's idea is perfectly reasonable. However, I'd prefer that the listserv administrator not get in the business of screening such posts.
I suggest that you add the following to the subject line of your e-mails for your commercial listings so that listserv readers (or any others that did not "opt in") may delete the message if they judge it to be spam:
(ADV)
-or better yet-
(ADVERTISEMENT)
This also allows the listserv administrator to delete commercial advertisements from the list if such advertising is unacceptable.
Personally. I had no problem with Tanya's posting, mainly because it was community-oriented, and let me know about something I wouldn't otherwise know about. And many of us are interested in opening a business in the area. In general, the occasional ad isn't a bad thing. (However, if a landlord began hitting the list with continual Openings for Rent, I think we'd be within our rights to ask that he or she Cease and Desist.)
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