Tel writes: > Nice commercial, seems to be the only one we ever see? > We all know there are dozens of CS generators on the > market, and Silver Puppy is near the bottom for value > and production. I sent one back !
Sorry, Tel, but I don't begrudge Ken the occasional comment on his own product, given as helpful as he is in general and the cooperative attitude he shares with the other vendors who are regular participants in the group. In this case it was good for him to explain the operating modes and timing issues that were confusing to Nancy. The Silver List is intended as a non-commercial forum in which vendors are asked to relate to the community as individuals, not as representatives of their businesses. The list rules require that anyone who wants to post something that might be interpreted as self-promotion contact me for permission, each time. If anybody starts getting too commercial, I normally quietly rein them in via private counseling. Over time they learn the limits and gain my ongoing trust and greater freedom as a result of their good behavior. The key to my permitting remarks on their own products is that they are not competitive, adversarial, or frequent, and that their contributions clearly place the needs of our members above any commercial advantage, often, for example, extending to mention of competitive products as viable alternatives to their own, so that members may judge for themselves. We've had outbreaks of Vendor-Warz(tm) in the past, begun by individuals who refused to cooperate and insisted on being aggressive toward those they saw as competitors. The loss of their potential contributions to the group is sad, but to my mind there is more value to us in the Ken's, Trem's, Frank's, Marshal's, Duncan's (and others!) who remain. And, it is always those people's own choice whether they adapt to these expectations of mine or do not. It is generally best for vendors and customer both to conduct business related activities in private. If Ken had been a bit quicker and Nancy more patient, her questions may have been answered privately and without creating any awkwardness on the list, but there is no harm done, in my opinion, and we actually learned something. Yes, these standards have a degree of subjectivity to them, though I attempt to be as even-handed as I can. That's the nature of the benign dictatorship which describes any carefully moderated list or forum. <sigh> I hope that explains my approach to this and that it is generally acceptable to you, Tel, and the other members. Be well, Mike Devour Silver List owner > --- Todd Paddock <tr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Ode, > > I did pretty much understand, but could have not > > expressed it nearly as > > well. > > Thanks Todd > > > > > > >From: Ode Coyote <odecoy...@alltel.net> > > >Reply-To: silver-list@eskimo.com > > >To: silver-list@eskimo.com > > >Subject: RE: CS>Silver Puppy generator > > >Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:00:59 -0500 > > > > > > OK Biting: > > > > > > The Pups have a number of modes available, > > accessed by operating two > > >switches. > > Bla Bla Bla... hype hype...and so on. > > Tel Tofflemire > Dewey, AZ. > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
