Re: Question for the moderator (there is one, right?)

From: summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)

Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000

>Is advertising allowed here or is there a news group devoted to business ads?

Ed,
This newsgroup isn't moderated despite certain postings that may lead
you to think otherwise.
In effect therefore you can post whatever you want, whenever you want,
regardless of what you may be told.
With regard to straightforward advertising on here the simple fact is
that no one can stop you!! It's certainly true to say though that
repeated postings that are nothing more than an advert will tend to
annoy most users and will have the opposite effect to what you are
trying to achieve, ie attract customers.
The vast majority of people who read this group have no objection at
all to the occasional advert for a commercial game, indeed I have
found that they welcome them, as long as they are kept reasonably
short, to the point and are spaced far enough apart.
Warning: be prepared for the odd flame from the few 'bastions of the
internet' who are around who will quote 'nettiquette' and 'traditions'
at you. In the end of course it's your own commercial decision. Get it
right and you gain customers... get it wrong and you don't!

Steve Walker
Summit Soccerleague
The UK Football PBM Game
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~summit/

References

Question for the moderator (there is one, right?)
tardis@juno.com (Edward McCain)
Thu, 01 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000