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In article <1992Aug30.161133.18155@cube.handheld.com> jmd@cube.handheld.com (Jim De Arras) writes:
>In article <1992Aug27.172015.14167@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>  
>ede978e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Robert D. Nicholson) writes:
>> I think the pricing server idea is a good one, although it still lets them
>> get the message accross but its better than blatant pricing information  
>spread
>> across the net.
>> 
>
><flame on>
>"blatant pricing information spread[ing] across the net"!  Sounds like prices  
>are some disease.  They are INFORMATION!  Get it?  
>
>Do you think CSN* is some sort of 'cold fusion' discussion group?  No, it's a  
>GREAT BIG COMMERCIAL!  It is for the support of commercial products of NeXT.   
>Most folks plan to *gasp* make money either using these machines, helping  
>other's use them, or in just plain honing thier marketable skills.
>
>This anti-price-only mentality plain baffles me.  I could understand (but not  
>support) an anti-commercial postings mindset, but not this cock-eyed mess  
>where, say, a Jack Reynold's style post (and I like your posts, Jack, don't  
>take offence here) magically becomes NOT a commerical if the $599.95 is changed  
>to $xxx.xx.  What powerful magic!  Now, suddenly, I see the posting as purely  
>informational, where before I say only a blatent, offensive, commercial.
>
>Bullshit.
>
><flame off>
>
>There, now I feel better.  Offended folks please respond by e-mail
>
>Jim De Arras
>jmd@cube.handheld.com (NeXTMAIL, with prices, welcome)


I think all the other comp.sys.*.* newsgroups routinely carry price
information about their products, without much flamage about this
content.  I wonder who thought up this policy here.


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