On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Aussie wrote:
> > 1. You are trying to deceive people by placing a referral to your
> > account on "getpaid4.com".
>
> Where is the deception? I make it quite clear that I am promoting
> GetPaid in my signature. Having a referral URL for that same program
> would hardly be regarded as deception.
The referral is deception. They don't know that by clicking there they
are effectively giving you money.
> > 2. "GetPaid4" is targetted at Microsoft Windows audiences.
>
> True, but I don't post exclusively post to this mailing list. I don't
> know about others, but I have to earn my living also dealing with
> Windows. I live in a small town where Linux is barely even heard of,
> not in the middle of Sydney where *nix jobs are a dime a dozen and the
> pay is $50k+ a year. I would love to have an income 1/4 that rate, and
> before anyone suggests moving, I not able to for a while.
Well, remove your sig when it is not appropriate like I, and most likely
others do. The fact is this list is 100% Linux, and is 100% about people
who use Linux (despite the fact that some may have to use Windows).
> > I am strictly against blatant abuse of the Internet for advertising, and
> > this kind of thing is even worse.
>
> I fail to see how placing advertising in a signature can be regarded as
> "blatant abuse" unless the post contains nothing significant or is
> unsolicited in the first place. I asked a legitimate question that I
> was unable to answer myself, the fact that I left my normal signature
> on for the post to this list should NOT mean I abused the internet.
Abuse of Internet protocols for advertising is stupid and abusive to the
equipment. This media was not designed for this and should not be abused
by mediahouses for this. They don't own the Internet and should not try
to make such a large imprint on it which essentially destroys it.
> > Without using extreme profanity in this message I can say little more
> > than please remove this from your e-mail sig.
>
> Done. No further signatures will be sent to this list.
Danke.
> > If not, I will be sure to contact GetPaid4 and mention your name.
>
> What's this? Ask nicely and then threaten to report me before I can
> respond? How charming!
I didn't say that. I said if you do not, thus meaning that you do have a
chance to respond.
> > No -- Spamming of ANY sort (Usenet, e-mail, ICQ/AIM, etc.) is NOT
> > TOLERATED. If any member is caught spamming, their account will be
> > terminated. You can only contact people that you know either personally
> > or professionally. Contacting people that you don't know is considered
> > spamming. Spammers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
> > We do NOT tolerate spamming of any kind!!!!"
>
> Just FYI, I have just emailed GetPaid in regards to using a signature
> to advertise their program and I am awaiting their response. Although I
> have no way of knowing, I suspect they may decide that using a
> signature advert does NOT consitute spamming unless the original email
> was unsolicited.
Please post their reply to the list. I'll be sure to forward a copy to
the upstream content provider as well.
> If that is the case, will I still be spamming? If you say I am, you are
> inferring that my posts are unsolicited and unwanted? If that is the
> case, I will promptly unsubscribe from this list.
I am in no position to tell you what you can and can not do on this list.
Please don't misinterpret that I am. I am saying that portions of your
messages are unsolicited and unwanted.
However, you have now said you will stop using the .sig and that's good
enough for me.
Andrew.
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