On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:07, Jason Greenwood wrote: > Hi All, > > I appreciate the spirited discussion my posts have generated and I > apologise to anyone offended. > > In relation to Post [0], I HOPE everyone can see the relevance of that > one! The reason I had posted it is because there had been discussion on > list prior to this about hardware based MP3 Players that support .ogg > (HELLO, it's an open format!). I had told the list at that time that > if/when we got any, I would let them know - which is what I > subsequently did. > > Now, if you were new to the list or do not read all posts, then my > 'commercial post' may have seemed innapropriate. However, for long time > list members it should/would have been viewed as totally appropriate.
hear hear, I too recall that the so called commercial spam was a follow up to an earlier thread (maybe the post should have made that clearer) > There can be no hard and fast rules when it comes to 'netiquette' > generally - one has to use common sense, which I try to do. I will > continue to post as I feel appropriate and if I get kicked off the list > for it, well, then so be it. > > My .0002c worth. > > Regards, > > Jason > > Matthew Gregan wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2004 at 12:00:05AM +1200, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >>There is a great deal of difference between Jason, or anybody else for > >> that matter, answering questions and _AT THE SAME TIME ONLY_ offering a > >> relevent commercial solution to an on topic question being asked, and > >> unsolicited spamming of the list with highly commercial messages > >> offering totally unrelated products or services. > > > > When you say "unsolicited spamming of the list with highly commercial > > messages offering totally unrelated products and services", are you > > referring to messages like this[0]? > > > > I'm curious. In your view, would it also be valid for a Linux/Free > > Software consultant (working as a sole trader, if you like) to respond > > on-list to people looking for help with Linux/Free Software problems > > with advertisements for their commercial support services? > > > >>The former is acceptable, while the latter is not. > > > > Offering a commercial solution is acceptable. However, on a list where > > many people are providing free support to fellow Linux/Free Software > > users without asking or expecting anything more than a 'thank you' in > > return, those who offer a commercial solution and, at the same time, > > advertising that they can provide this particular commercial solution > > is, at best, acting without good taste. It is made even worse by acting > > in this manner and then neglecting to suggest viable free solutions to a > > problem when they exist. > > > > [0] http://lists.ethernal.org/cantlug-0403/msg00803.html > > > > -mjg
