Re: Ads

From: silver@phoenyx.net (Karen J. Cravens)

Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In article <5or51o$j3c$1@usenet.bham.ac.uk>,
phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett) wrote:
>Personally, i have no problem with ads on here, but in an attempt to keep
>everybody happy, why don't we do as somebody mentioned, and apply to form
>rec.games.pbm.ads ?  It seems to be the only solution nobody should
>have any real argument against.

I do.  Here is what will happen.

1.  rec.games.pbm.ads is created.

2.  It will set off all the same flags that r.g.frp.industry set
off when it was created ("keyword 'industry,' time to post ads
for cement pipe and unions!"), and the bulk posters will post
ads.  For psychics.  For sex aids.  For whatever.  If you think
that what gets posted now is all that will be posted in a group
that *says* "ads" (or marketplace, or whatever), you're quite new
to the net.

3.  Everyone will stop reading it because it's useless.

4.  Ads will be posted to rec.games.pbm.misc because that's what
people are reading, and the argument will start all over.

I'd vote no with extreme prejudice.  (Hey!  We can have that
bogus vote we were talking about earlier, Greg!)

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References

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phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett)
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Ads
phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett)
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000