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From: dfickes@expert.com (David Fickes)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Franchise Opportunity
Keywords: Commerce, commercial, business, etc
Message-ID: <1989Aug17.012249.2122@expert.com>
Date: 17 Aug 89 01:22:49 GMT
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>Ross says:
>Not advertising, to me.  Mentioning we exist, offering our book to
>readers, etc.  

I actually put this question to quite a few people around
here... and the answer was ... "what creeps" to "sounds pathetic
to me" ...  Just an informal survey mind you.

We thought of similar announcements but vetoed the idea on
the "commercial use clause."  Additionally, complaints regarding
any postings that originate from here are handled personally
by me and I would consider it grounds for termination in an
extreme case.  As publishers, we are in the information 
business but also need to hold ourselves to high levels of
ethics, propriety and public image.

Controlled circulation or not (we are as well).  I'd simply 
stick to comp.newprod... if people really want
to find you, they will find a way.  

- david
Publisher





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