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al <pabbi@swbell.net> wrote:

>
>
>Bob Peterson wrote:
>> "Jason" <Jason24richardson@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>He just sent a message to abuse@comcast.net to say that I was in violation 
>>>of the dfw.forsale charter.
>> 
>> 
>>   He's right.
>> 
>>   Your article promoting "Jason's Lawn Service" violates the
>> dfw.forsale charter clause that says, "Non commercial postings only."
>> A lawn service certainly seems to qualify as a commercial enterprise,
>> and you certainly posted an article promoting your company.
>> 
>>   And on April 1, 2003, you posted a message saying, "All I do is Mow
>> lawns. I hate it if I loose a customer because of something I can't
>> do."  (See the message thread at
>> http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=42272&page=2&pp=10).  Sounds
>> an awful lot like a commercial enterprise, what with customers and
>> all.
>> 
>>   Then there's the entry on Texas Contractor Ratings' Web site
>> (http://www.texascontractorratings.com/contractors/Jason's-Lawn-Service).
>> Seems to be no doubt that "Jason's Lawn Service" is a commercial
>> operation.
>> 
>>   Now, what part of "Non commercial postings only" don't you
>> understand?
>> 
>> 
>>>Jason 
>> 
>> 
>>   Followups set.
>> 
>>     Bob
>
>Any comment about MaxxCorp's sig line, including links to an adult site, 
>featuring nudity and intercourse?

Mentioning one's business in a signature that conforms to the
generally accepted size limits (see the new Usenet user articles
routinely published in news.announce.newusers) is certainly OK.
Mark's .sig clearly exceeds the four line maximum suggested in the
various Netiquette articles, and was, for a time, a point of
discussion.  IMNHO there is a difference between mentioning a business
as part of one's contact information and promoting a business.  Mark
clearly promotes, while most others provide contact information.  Mark
continues to be Mark.

Mark's behavior, including the businesses he operates and promotes,
simply illuminate the type of person he is.

>So, if Jason would just sell *something*, and tag a sig line offering 
>lawn service, he'd be OK?

"OK" is a matter of opinion.  Mark can't very well complain about a
message whose body conforms to the newsgroup charter and that includes
a .sig mentioning the poster's business.

Don't make the mistake of assuming no one is complaining just because
you see no complaints in the newsgroup.

Bob