Re: The PBM Report-Articles

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu writes:

> (a) Greg Lindahl is not a god, but he is delivering a genuine service in
> his FAQ and PBM list and in his efforts to keep this group true to the
> non-commercial principles of Usenet;
>
> (b) Most of the PBM companies who have discussed their wish to expand
> their level of communication -- and who have in fact posted some form of
> ads -- have exercised considerable restraint, especially when compared
> with the true slimeballs who spam this group with crap ranging from
> Ponzi scams to the recent "auction" of "Magic" rubbish;
>
> (c) Even if we could agree on an ad policy we couldn't enforce it; and
>
> (d) Some readers want more ads, some want none, and there is no way we
> are going to find out what a majority want, since we couldn't even
> figure out what a majority would be.

This is a perfect summary of the situation. Bravo! As much as I'd like
to continue to discuss this issue, I'm busy this week. So this is the
only posting I'll make on this topic this week, but then again I don't
think I can say it better than this posting.

-- g

References

Re: The PBM Report-Articles
jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu
Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: The PBM Report-Articles
jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu
Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000