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In article <3n7ko2$mj3@Radon.Stanford.EDU> mcafee@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Christopher C McAfee) writes:
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>I have bought from Tom two times before and have been very satisfied.

This is like claiming that you bought a stolen item in a back alley, and that
you are satisfied. Tom Spearman might not be selling stoled items, but he is
stealing advertizement space.

>I would hardly consider Tom a commercial threat to this kind of marketplace.

Tom alone is stealing houndreds of dollars a week. Tom and his buddies have
already taken over about 30% of ba.market.* traffic.

>If you don't want to see Tom's posts, do a "man rn" and figure out
>how to put him in your kill file.

This is like claiming that if Fry's posted their ads on traffic light poles
without permission, all I should do is look away. Sorry, but I don't want to
see Tom's posts, Tom should obey the rules and post only to the ba.* hierarchy.
If you want to see his ads, look for them over there.

Allowing people such as Tom to use these newgroups for capital gain by breaking
the rules just because some people don't mind it is not an acceptable reason.

Valentin
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