Re: Objections to adverts?

From: bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard the Energizer)

Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <831756178snz@trashcity.org> jmclennan@trashcity.org writes:
>His whinges about "having to pay for the adverts" are both childish
>and arrogant, considering that his posts generate far more messages
>than all the adverts in this group put together. If he has a problem,
>I suggest he moves to a service provider that does not charge by the
>message. There are plenty around.
>

Take a look at some of the alt.* groups for what can happen when
advertisers and other net.idiots get out of hand. Some of us perfer
to have a low volume, high signal newsgroup, not one with dozens or
hundreds of adverts a week, that have been cross-posted to 40 other
newsgroups. I don't get charged by the messages, but if I have to
wade through 300 pieces of junk for 15-20 posts that interest me, over
the long term I will not. Killfiles can cut down a lot of the noise,
but a lot of the ads are not going to meet any of my killfile's criteria.

>I really don't care how LONG he has been here. Dinosaurs become
>extinct. If he is unable or unwilling to accept that relevant
>commercial posts do not offend the majority of posters here, as
>seems to be the case, than perhaps he should desubscribe.

I've not been paying enough attention to comment on the particular
item(s) that started this thread, but I have no faith that the
majority of ads would be relevant once the flow starts in earnest.
The Americka Offline invasion cured me of that.

The good news is that if the "Dinosaurs" see the singal level go low
enough, they will unsubscribe, and find other places to read about
PBM/PBeM games.

My bit of noise for the month.
Howard

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Howard Bampton                      "The man without love gives no hostages
Internet: bampton@cs.utk.edu        to fortune." -- Black Omne
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References

Objections to adverts?
Jim McLennan <jmclennan@trashcity.org>
Fri, 10 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000