My post was made b/c John Signorello has done this before and I thought that a friendly reminder of the proper places to post his 'offers' should be posted.
This is the one that came to mind when I composed the email reply: http://www.mail-archive.com/asterisk-users@lists.digium.com/msg202014.ht ml > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Jenkins > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 12:39 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] DUDE!!!!! was RE: Dialplan > Visualization(Extensions.conf or Dialplan Show) > > Brent Davidson wrote: > > John Signorello wrote: > >> excuse me... > >> > >> But did you not just post > >> > >> [asterisk-users] OT Nice IBM 1U Server Gets Along w/Old and New > >> Digium Boards Cheap X305 $199 > >> > >> Did you not provide a link to a COMMERICAL entity? > >> > >> Wasn't your a post a unsolicited post, that is, not in response to a > >> question??? > >> > >> There seems to be two standards here. > >> > >> The fact that you do not work for them is immaterial. > >> > >> If your argument is no commercial reference at all, then how do you > >> explain your post? > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I felt like the cogoblue stuff is out of place and off topic, so I agree > > that it should not be arbitrarily posted as a solution to any question > > that it might seem to somehow solve. > > > > However, I do not take exception to the IBM server post, even though > > strict adherence to the rules would probably make it "illegal" as well. > > > > I think most people agree (or a least don't mind too much) if a commercial > product is offered as a possible solution to an OP's query, assuming it is > in > fact, within context. > > I'll leave it to others on the list to decide if John Signorello's post > was > appropriate or not, given the context of the OP's original query, but if > someone > posts a query directly related to a product I have to offer, I fully > intend to > let them know about it in as least intrusive manner as I can. > > Assuming a person's product is directly within context, not offering it as > possible solution could be a disservice to the OP and list in general. > > Just a thought... > > -- > > Warm Regards, > > Lee > > "When my company started out, we were really, really, really, really > small. > Now...we're just really small." > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users