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In article <6erml4$tgm$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
thomasj_at_platinum.com wrote:
>
> This message is in response to the posting made by Mr. Billy Verreynne
(text
> of post is included below). We at Platinum do not want to be viewed
as a
> nuisance or as in the business of spamming. Platinum does not believe
the
> postings I have made are spam (defined as non-relevant or off-topic
mass
> e-mailing or postings). Each posting has been to highlight a Platinum
tool
> that can help with a problem that was already posted to the mailing
list.
How do you know? What's your Oracle experience (DBA, Developer, etc)?
Please, the next time you send a post list the specific problem that the
product
solves and how. Preferably, send the post as a reply to someone's
question
and explain in detail the steps to solve the problem.
This is a
TECHNICAL newsgroup, NO MARKETING please. If you want to
have a technical
staff participating in the group, that's Ok, will help. There are
some
employees of Oracle Corporation that participate regularly in the
newsgroup.
As Billy mentioned, Platinum products are good, if you want to
make a point
in this newgroup, have some technicians participating and
making Platinum
looking good.
> Although some of comp.databases.oracle.server users may know
all about our
> tools, many do not and we truly do believe that this is a
service to the
> newsgroup. If you do not like the postings it is very easy
to ignore them and
> move to the next posting.
This is the point, I have
seen posts of satisfied customers of Platinum
recommending the products. But
the contents of the posting must be technical
, how can I ignore a posting
if I don't know what's in it? That's why there are
rules for using each
newsgroup. When I open a posting, I expect to find some
technical
information in it, not a sales text saying how good Platinum products
are.
>
> However, I would like to conduct a survey of the
comp.databases.oracle.server
> newsgroup. Please respond to this posting with
your opinion as to the
> usefulness of the Platinum postings. Please respond
directly to my e-mail
Sorry, I'll use the newsgroup. Most of the theads is
this group are started by
someone with a problem or question. If you can
help with the solution, post a
reply. It's OK that you want to sell your
product but this newsgroup is not the
place for this kind of message.
>
address (not to the newsgroup): my e-mail address is thomasj_at_platinum.com. If
> the majority of the folks on the list do not want us to participate by
posting
> software-related solutions to problems, then of course, we will
concede to the
> will of the majority.
>
> Sincerely,
> Janis Thomas
>
Platinum Technology, Inc.
>
>
[snip]
--Fernando N. de Souza
Oracle DBA
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