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From: noel@ubbs-nh.MV.COM (N. Del More)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Franchise Opportunity
Keywords: Commerce, commercial, business, etc
Message-ID: <391@ubbs-nh.MV.COM>
Date: 15 Aug 89 00:37:02 GMT
References:  <434@tp2.Waterloo.NCR.COM> <1989Aug9.140945.5371@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <937@utoday.UUCP> <339@m2xenix.UUCP> <943@utoday.UUCP>
Reply-To: noel@ubbs-nh.MV.COM (N. Del More)
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In article <943@utoday.UUCP> greenber@.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) writes:
>(My Map Entry tells what `UNIX Today!' is, and mentions who can get it.
> It also indicates what we're looking for in news and writers)
>
>I've gotten three complaints on the map entry.  I've gotten over 75
>"thank you's" for giving people a way to get in touch with us.
>
>We (UNIX Today!) are on the net for a reason.  We like to keep track of
>what's going on here.  We like to let people know that our publication is
>a two way street, and that input from the readers is important to us -- by
>any channel.

The number of complaints vs. thankies aside, what exactly is the
difference?  You are a commercial profit making organization advertising
your publication.

I don't personally object to your map, but it sounds to me that your kind
of caught with your pants down and trying to justify it.

A commercial advertisement IS a commercial advertisement regardless of
its intended purpose.

And least I forget, Unix Today! is a controlled publication, that is, the
more qualified subscribers you have the more you charge your advertisers
and the more income generated.  Correct?

Heck, I'd put it in the maps too.  Great way to get hold of a large
audience of Unix professionals  B-)

Have a good one!
Noel

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Noel B. Del More             |                             decvax!ubbs-nh!noel
17 Meredith Drive            |                             noel@ubbs-nh.mv.com 
Nashua, New Hampshire  03063 | It's unix me son!  `taint spozed tah make cents