Re: Commerce LIVES !!! Re: :tHE gAME rOOM

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 02:33:51 +0000

In article <37totc$f22@arco2.afrc.ac.uk>,
Ian Pearson <ian.Pearson@bbsrc.ac.uk> wrote:

>I'm sorry Chris (and every one else), but there is *NO* "no ads" policy
>on the 'Net. People can post exactly what they want and to hell with what
>anyone else thinks.

Actually, no. Most service providers will jerk your account for
posting "exactly what [you] want", especially when what you're posting
is an advertisement that has nothing to do with a content of a group.

Such ads don't work anyway.

>Now don't get me wrong. I'm not exactly in favour of being swamped by
>commercial posts, but how many professional specialist (and PBM IS
>specialist) mags don't have ads. Like most things, commercial postings do
>have a place on the 'Net. I for one want to know about new PBM games etc.

You can find out about new games without hype-filled
advertising. Check out the FAQ for this group to find out how most PBM
companies have agreed to deal with advertising. We have a good system
here, which you might want to learn about.

References

:tHE gAME rOOM The Game Room THE GAME ROOM
robert_hams_jr.@microlinkbbs.com (Robert Hams Jr.)
Tue, 04 Oct 1994 22:07:00 +0000
Commerce LIVES !!! Re: :tHE gAME rOOM
ian.Pearson@bbsrc.ac.uk (Ian Pearson)
Mon, 17 Oct 1994 11:58:36 +0000