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In article <1992May10.022637.13630@access.digex.com> deja-q@access.digex.com (Lin Yon Q) writes:
>Pardon me for asking, but wasn't that the same Kurt who complains about
>commercial use of the net?  Hypocritical methinks.
>

Not at all. There is a big difference between testimonials, where the poster
has no vested interest, and a company advertising themselves at others expense.
To go back to the original issue, when a person asked about sites offering
internet access: if the response had been from someone saying "I get my
Internet access from FooBar, Inc. and am quite happy with it", or if someone
had said "I used to buy service from Zaqqaz, Inc, but I didn't like their
product because....", I don't think the question of appropriate 
non-commercial use of the net would have been brought up. I also think 
that a reposting of the summary of this frequently asked question is OK,
since it is a collection of facts and mentions several vendors.
	The objection was to Digex actually advertising their own service,
the reasoning being that many sites on the net pay real money for their
news feeds and shouldn't have to bear the cost of someone else's advertising.
In fact, it is possible that some of these other sites may also offer
such services, but have refrained from posting because of the generally
accepted guidelines that unfortunately seem to be eroding with time.
	The model I use for Usenet is that I am sitting around, shooting
the breeze with my friends. If I ask a question, I am happy to hear from
them, but I do not expect salesmen to come bother me; I can go to them,
if I choose to do so, with the information I have gathered.
	For the record, I wouldn't have minded had the person at Digex
sent me private e-mail after I asked the question.
	Just my $.02 ...
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