On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:02:37 -0400, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>and the advertising level is getting a bit annoying again. As a bystander, when a question is asked which an available tool can help address I do not object to it being briefly mentioned. Whether the tool has a cost and is mentioned by the vendor or is freely available and is mentioned by the author, such "advertising" is acceptable to me. Unacceptable would be "software advertising" posts not directly related t o a specific topic under discussion. One exception is that I would not object to initial availability announcements for new tools. A grey area is update announcements for existing tools. As a direct response to someone having a problem with an existing tool it is fine. We also need to tolerate some level of functionality update announcements, but where t o draw the line is fuzzy. Discussing the relative merits of tools is useful when it covers new ground or are short answers to direct questions. Long answers should instead reference previous discussions rather than generating new traffic . YMMV. Brian Nielsen
