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Hi,

this pricing issue has become gross and unwieldy.  May I suggest 2 principles  
(in the spirit of Usenet postings) to resolve the confusion?

1.  KISS:  Keep it simple silly!
2.  KIIS:  Keep it informative silly!

By principle 1, let's make comp.sys.next.announce a self-contained source of  
information.  If people *want* other or differently organized information, feel  
free.  But let's make comp.sys.next.announce serve the purpose for which it is  
meant --- announcing NeXT products and services in a useful and independent  
medium.  Let's not force its users to do go through silly, bureacratic or  
arbitrary loops just to get useful information.

By principle 2, let's keep the information level high (and complete) and  
include the pricing.  Pricing information is part of the product and sometimes  
even defines and distinguishes a product.  New markets have even been created  
via pricing alone --- the pricing defined the product and the market.  CSNA  
users deserve complete, informative announcements.  Pricing makes the messages  
informative, so don't raise the noise to information content by XXX'ing prices.

If we adhere to these 2 principles, I think we will be much more faithful to  
Usenet policy and spirit than otherwise.  Let's drop this pricing fiasco and  
all the noise it perpetually generates.  Could we now return to genuinely  
informative messages?

Thanks,

= Joe =
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Joe Grace <jgrace@TetraSoft.com>
TetraSoft International   Business and Personal Productivity Tools for NeXTSTEP