Popular Misconception *a rant about group policy*

Hey Di,
In no particular order, I have the following thoughts on why I come to the
ng each day......

I come to hear about what people are working on. I love it when people post
pictures of their work. I go look as time allows, and I should probably post
more responces to let those people know I like what I see

I like to see posts where people mention their own, personal expirience with
both new and old quilting products, be it thread, needles batting, whatever
is quilt related.

I also like that we have OT posts, and I read the ones that interest me,
skip the ones I'm not interested in.

I'm grateful that I don't have to wade through piles and piles of ads for
things I can easily get locally, or by using my best friend, Google ;-).

--
Lisa
http://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl

"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
...
I pay to learn how to quilt better. To get quilting advice. To get
inspiration and techinical advice about quilting. I also pay for the
friendship and fun chat.
So, what does everyone else come here for?
Diana

"Jan" wrote in message
link.net...
Maybe it's because it ISN'T a class.


"Diana Curtis" wrote in
:

Only you can decide if that is a reasonable interuption to your quilt
lesson. For me, trying to pay attention to the teachers, it would be
unwelcome. That might not be true for others.
Diana

"Jan" wrote in message
news But is it a person popping in to the classroom or a person sitting
around the frame answering a question asked? If it's quilting
related
and no prices mentioned or sales pitch made, perhaps it isn't an
interruption, but a nice addition to the conversation, another nugget
of
knowledge and a celebration waiting to happen.

What constitutes adverstising in my mind is a price or a specific
service pitched. Not just saying I do that.... because then all of
us
stay at home moms, or other crafters saying I do that.... are
advertising.

Jan

"Diana Curtis" wrote in
:

.
We all talk about this group as if it is a cyber quilting bee. It
isnt. It is a quilting lesson, ongoing and dynamic. They are
lessons
we each pay for. Some pay more, some pay less, but dang it, we all
pay to be here.
Picture having a quilting lesson at your local quilt store where
every so
often a person pops into the class room and advertises something,
interupting the lessons you paid for. You'd be right to be upset.
It
could be your best friend in the world, offering to quilt for you,
or
a total stranger offering a better way of living thru pills or what
have you. Its the same thing, an interuption.
But what about OT posts, you ask. Arent they an interruption as
well? Yes,
when we forget to mark them as being off topic, to the paying
subscriber to this group, they are, for some, an unwanted
interruption
of what they pay to come here for. Quilt lessons. When we do
remember
to use the OT in the header it is as if we have excused ourselves
to
the little room over there with the coffee urn and the nummy
desserts
where we wont be interupting the other quilters with our chatter.
We all have the right to be here. We have the right to a
newsgroup
that
the majority will find useful and fun. Along with those rights
comes a
serious responsibilty to police ourselves and our own posts. If we
decide as a group to allow people to post ads where do we draw the
line? Who gets to post ads and how many and how often is offensive?
Do
we get to pick on people who are obviously not regular posters? Who
is
going to police such a wishy washy policy?
Does it make more sense to make a blanket policy that
advertisments
are to
go to rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace? That is what it is for.
Rant mode over, back to quilting
Diana