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Advertising on RCD
Simply put: Don't do it.
No ads for commercial web sites. No "for sale" ads. No auction notifications. rec.crafts.dollhouses is a non-commercial newsgroup. That means for sale, for auction, "service," or any other commercial-type messages or ads are not welcome here. Not the poster, just the posts. Kindly restrict your ads to the appropriate "for_sale" newsgroup. Here is the appropriate portion of the FAQ, which applies to commercial posts: ----------- 6. Can I post a for-sale or auction ad here? No. This is a discussion group devoted to miniatures and dollhouses. Advertisments tend to turn this into a discussion group devoted to advertising. Since we prefer to stay on topic we ask that you post all commercial advertisements to rec.crafts.marketplace. We thank the retail vendors who participate in this group for limiting their advertising to a tag line or signature file unless specifically requested to give further information to the group. - Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(dot)com ANTI-SPAM Sig - Remove NOSPAM from email to reply September 11, 2001 - Never Forget |
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Simply put: Don't do it.
No ads for commercial web sites. No "for sale" ads. No auction notifications. rec.crafts.dollhouses is a non-commercial newsgroup. That means for sale, for auction, "service," or any other commercial-type messages or ads are not welcome here. Not the poster, just the posts. Kindly restrict your ads to the appropriate "for_sale" newsgroup. Here is the appropriate portion of the FAQ, which applies to commercial posts: "6. Can I post a for-sale or auction ad here? No. Let me repeat that: NO ADS. This is a discussion group devoted to miniatures and dollhouses. Advertisments tend to turn this into a discussion group devoted to advertising. Since we prefer to stay on topic we ask that you respect our rules and post all commercial advertisements to rec.crafts.marketplace. Retail vendors who participate in this group may post their business name and website in their signature file. (That's the part of the message that comes after you sign your name) The key here is that these folks are part of the community and regularly offer up help and conversation within the group, not advertising. Vendors may respond to direct requests for product information if such questions are asked on the group. Vendors are encouraged to ask for a link to their business web site or store from our FAQ website by writing to the webmaster at the email address given on the website. Please be sure to include your store address or the website URL. Just to make sure this is clear: You are welcome. Your advertising is not. If you do not want to abide by these rules please feel free to take yourself to some other forum. " -- Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(DOT)com Anti-spam sig: please remove "NO SPAM" from e-mail address to reply. September 11, 2001 - Never Forget -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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There've been exactly zero - none - zilch - nada posts in the last week
except for one reply to a month-old message and two ads. What's the problem? If an ad or two can get some life into here, more power to them. It's not like a continuous flood from some repetitive thoughtless vendor. I know that you're technically right and you mean well. But if someone came here for the first time and saw your lengthy response to what appears at first glance to be a harmless reference to someone's clearing out his miniature junk drawer or a possibly interesting book, they might be instantly turned off, afraid that anything they said would be jumped on. - Herb Chuck wrote: Simply put: Don't do it. No ads for commercial web sites. No "for sale" ads. No auction notifications. rec.crafts.dollhouses is a non-commercial newsgroup. That means for sale, for auction, "service," or any other commercial-type messages or ads are not welcome here. Not the poster, just the posts. Kindly restrict your ads to the appropriate "for_sale" newsgroup. Here is the appropriate portion of the FAQ, which applies to commercial posts: "6. Can I post a for-sale or auction ad here? No. Let me repeat that: NO ADS. This is a discussion group devoted to miniatures and dollhouses. Advertisments tend to turn this into a discussion group devoted to advertising. Since we prefer to stay on topic we ask that you respect our rules and post all commercial advertisements to rec.crafts.marketplace. Retail vendors who participate in this group may post their business name and website in their signature file. (That's the part of the message that comes after you sign your name) The key here is that these folks are part of the community and regularly offer up help and conversation within the group, not advertising. Vendors may respond to direct requests for product information if such questions are asked on the group. Vendors are encouraged to ask for a link to their business web site or store from our FAQ website by writing to the webmaster at the email address given on the website. Please be sure to include your store address or the website URL. Just to make sure this is clear: You are welcome. Your advertising is not. If you do not want to abide by these rules please feel free to take yourself to some other forum. " -- Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(DOT)com Anti-spam sig: please remove "NO SPAM" from e-mail address to reply. September 11, 2001 - Never Forget -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Simply put: Don't do it.
No ads for commercial web sites. No "for sale" ads. No auction notifications. rec.crafts.dollhouses is a non-commercial newsgroup. That means for sale, for auction, "service," or any other commercial-type messages or ads are not welcome here. Not the poster, just the posts. Kindly restrict your ads to the appropriate "for_sale" newsgroup. Here is the appropriate portion of the FAQ, which applies to commercial posts: "6. Can I post a for-sale or auction ad here? No. Let me repeat that: NO ADS. This is a discussion group devoted to miniatures and dollhouses. Advertisments tend to turn this into a discussion group devoted to advertising. Since we prefer to stay on topic we ask that you respect our rules and post all commercial advertisements to rec.crafts.marketplace. Retail vendors who participate in this group may post their business name and website in their signature file. (That's the part of the message that comes after you sign your name) The key here is that these folks are part of the community and regularly offer up help and conversation within the group, not advertising. Vendors may respond to direct requests for product information if such questions are asked on the group. Vendors are encouraged to ask for a link to their business web site or store from our FAQ website by writing to the webmaster at the email address given on the website. Please be sure to include your store address or the website URL. Just to make sure this is clear: You are welcome. Your advertising is not. If you do not want to abide by these rules please feel free to take yourself to some other forum. " -- Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(DOT)com Anti-spam sig: please remove "NO SPAM" from e-mail address to reply. September 11, 2001 - Never Forget -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:36:13 GMT, Herb wrote:
There've been exactly zero - none - zilch - nada posts in the last week except for one reply to a month-old message and two ads. What's the problem? Two ads. If an ad or two can get some life into here, more power to them. Wrong. Using this newsgroup as your private ad agency is against the rules, 99.99% of the other users of the group can obey this simple, considerate rule, why should .01% be excused from it? If there's not enough life for you here, post something. Just because only one person a week cruises down a particular stretch of highway doesn't mean the speed limit automagically jumps from 30 to 100. It's not like a continuous flood from some repetitive thoughtless vendor. Doesn't matter, one post, two, twenty...when does it become "wrong" for you? I know that you're technically right and you mean well. Exactly. Which is why I have every intention of responding exactly the way I have been, for the past 7+ years. But if someone came here for the first time and saw your lengthy response to what appears at first glance to be a harmless reference to someone's clearing out his miniature junk drawer or a possibly interesting book, they might be instantly turned off, afraid that anything they said would be jumped on. If that's so, then they don't read very carefully, nor do you, since: a) You're putting your own words into the post and your own spin on it, since no specific post is mentioned, and this is a semi-periodic posting, and; b) There's no reference to anything other than posting advertising -- not asking questions, posting suggestions or anything else one could legitimately want to do on a newsgroup, hence, unless the person is coming here specifically to post ads, they shouldn't be frightened off by a reminder not to post advertising. The "fairness" of the "No Ads" posts has been discussed, ad nauseum, for over 7 YEARS. Do you guys not get it yet...however "fair" or "unwelcoming" you want to spin them as, they are much more legitimate (not to mention non-abusive of the newsgroup) than any advertising post is, regardless of what is being advertised, and I have no intention of _not_ posting them, nor of _not_ responding the same way to the advertisers themselves, via email. The posts are neither rude nor harsh and ask posters or potential posters to follow ONE STINKING RULE!!! Deal with it. -- Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(DOT)com Anti-spam sig: please remove "NO SPAM" from e-mail address to reply. September 11, 2001 - Never Forget -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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