Re: PROPOSAL: Vote on FAQ Revision

From: renegadeqs@aol.com (RenegadeQS)

Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

I vote YES to revising the FAQ, and suggest the following revision to the
opening paragraph:

soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM) wrote:

>  Only within certain limits.  Usenet is traditionally a non-commercial
>place, because many people who read the Net are actually paying to
receive
>articles. Posting an advertisement is somewhat like sending them junk
fax.
>  The following guidelines apply only to on-topic PBM companies,
services,
>and Moderators, Free or Commercial.

(To the question, is advertising allowed...):

Advertising for the sake of advertising is not permitted.  Usenet is
traditionally a non-commercial place because many people who read the Net
are actually paying to receive articles.  Posting an advertisement is
somewhat like sending these people junk faxes.

Rec.games.pbm serves the pbm industry, and subject-relevant, informational
postings are welcome and encouraged if they meet the following criteria
(the following guidelines apply to on-topic PBM companies, services, and
Moderators, Free or Commercial.  Players may discuss aspects of the games
they play at any time, as long as these posts are not obvious hype/plugs):

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

That is my suggestion.  It's slightly more verbose, but it seems to me
spelling out the letter of our intention as a group ONE TIME on the FAQ is
worth a thousand posts debating minor loopholes not specifically covered.

Renegade

References

PROPOSAL: Vote on FAQ Revision
soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000