Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today

From: Jellicle <~@~.~>

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Gary Baines wrote:

> Every now and then Greg posts something to this newsgroup that reminds everyone why
> he upsets so many people.  Greg, how can you possibly justify complaining to
> someone's postmaster for advertising on an unmoderated newsgroup which has no
> charter?

Agreed.  Complaints to one's postmaster are, by definition, attempts to
get one's account revoked.  With all the MMF posts, massive
spamvertising and other such major annoyances going on, how can anyone
justify complaining about something that, if not liked by yourself, at
least was not forbidden by any charter or even a halfway decent
agreement of local participants?  I mean, this IS a newsgroup for PBM
gaming.  It would annoy me to see massive advertising.  Quickly.  A game
company might well find itself advertising itself OUT of customers if it
foolishly bombarded this newsgroup.  But a discreet plug now and then,
made interesting and enticing, is not necessarily verboten because it's
commercial in nature.  There's nothing more annoying to an overworked
sysadmin than filtering out bogus complaints from those with some basis.

-- Jellicle

References

Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)
Wed, 02 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
lindahl@deshaw.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
lindahl@deshaw.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
Gary Baines <gb@atropose.blk.js.com>
Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)
Wed, 02 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
lindahl@deshaw.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
lindahl@deshaw.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
Gary Baines <gb@atropose.blk.js.com>
Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000