Re: Free database tools announcements - invitation to discussion
From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:33:36 -0700
Message-ID: <1087886040.455787_at_yasure>
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> Daniel,
> I don't understand. If you agree with jhking's interpretation of
> this group's charter, then why are you telling him that his post
> is SPAM? Is the charter not to your liking? Did your efforts to
> modify it fail? Then I suggest you (re) read George Orwell's
> "Animal Farm" and see how Napoleon, the pig, handled this sort of
> problem.
>
> Good Luck,
> Avi.
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:33:36 -0700
Message-ID: <1087886040.455787_at_yasure>
the spammers have won :-( wrote:
>> jhking wrote: >> >>> >>> there is nothing in the charter making such postings off-topic. >> >> >> But once again you have avoided, as do the spammers, directly addressing >> the issue I raise.
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>
> Daniel,
> I don't understand. If you agree with jhking's interpretation of
> this group's charter, then why are you telling him that his post
> is SPAM? Is the charter not to your liking? Did your efforts to
> modify it fail? Then I suggest you (re) read George Orwell's
> "Animal Farm" and see how Napoleon, the pig, handled this sort of
> problem.
>
> Good Luck,
> Avi.
[Quoted] I did not agree with his interpretation. This issue has been hashed over many times in this group and the vast majority of regulars have always agreed that there it is not a hardship to ask people to post promotional items at c.d.o.marketplace.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Tue Jun 22 2004 - 08:33:36 CEST