From: Joseph Christie (christij_at_unix.asb.com)
Date: Tue Dec 03 1996 - 07:42:59 EST
On Mon, 02 Dec 1996 10:42:38 -0800, you wrote:
>At 06:15 AM 12/2/96, orders_at_compugen.net wrote:
>>Dear Computer User:
>>
>>The perfect gift for your family, a friend, or just for yourself.
>
> You know, I have no problem with those on the list who want to sell
>their TP-related items or even someone who pops in to let us know he/she has
>a TP-related item to sell--clearly, it all applies to subject matter of the
>list and many of us can or have taken advantage of the deals we can often
>get from such info.
>
> But this very generic "Dear Computer User" ad for keyboards, mice,
>etc. just plain strikes me as blatant commercialism that I'd rather not see.
>
> Am I the only one that feels that way?
>
I usually visit news.announce.newusers and grab the _advertising_on_usenet or
how_to_find_where_to_post faq (both of which are 450-500 lines) and helpfully
email it to the misquided twit who obviously news a clue at least that big. I
usually include a copy to their postmaster if it is a repeat occurrance from
the same site.
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