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From: Dr John Stockton
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:00

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JRS:  In article <383BFBE9.32F9@sundialservices.com> of Wed, 24 Nov 1999
07:53:29 in news:comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc, Sundial Services
<info@sundialservices.com> wrote:
>I'd like to offer these suggestions for postings of a commercial nature:
>
>(1) Make sure the subject line says "announce:" so that readers can
>easily choose whether to read one or not.  Be sure that your posting is
>not a thinly-disguised advertisement... in other words, "would you be
>recommending this if you didn't happen to sell it?"

Unsatisfactory.  Those with off-line newsreaders will have already paid
to download the stuff.

Stick to giving useful, knowledgeable answers in the normal manner, and
use a signature of standard size with correct preferred separator for
your commercials.  Put sales material on your Web site.
 
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From: Dr John Stockton <jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Commercial postings? Oui?? Nyet?? ... Bit-policemen? Nyet!
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