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After several request, this newsgroup has been created as
a forum for Commercial Advertising by Western Australian
organisations, businesses and companies.

        wa.ads.commercial

If administrators wish, they are asked to add this group.
If you are using innd, just type:

        cltlinnd newgroup wa.ads.commercial

This group has deliberately not been newgrouped since
it is intended to be of limited distribution.

This document forms an initial charter for the group,
but is no more binding on participants than any other
Newsgroup Charter. Participants are asked to observe
standard USENet etiquette when posting, in particular:

1) Make the Subject Line descriptive. Include the location
   and nature of the goods. For example:

        Subject: Motorcycle parts (Perth)
        Subject: Books Stocktake Sale (WA)

   and so on. Unhelpful subjects such as "Massive Sale!!!!"
   don't help the reader or your product.

2) Do not cross post. If your advertisement is meant for
   an Australian audience, post to aus.ads.commercial. This
   group has been created because of a perceived need for
   a forum for WA only. If you are trying to reach an Australia
   wide audience, then do so in aus.ads.commercial.
   
3) Don't repost your article every day. Most news servers will keep
   your article for 2 to 3 weeks. If you must post your article
   regularly, do it every fortnight, which will keep it in people's
   minds without annoying (many) people.

4) BE DESCRIPTIVE. USENet does not suffer standard advertising
   techniques very well. Make sure that your advertisement
   contains as much detail as possible. If you post 

        15" Monitors for sale, $660

   then be prepared to let people know the specifications for
   this equipment, including brandname and technical details.

5) Be thick skinned. News is a two way medium. This means that
   when you post your advertisement, people can follow up to
   your article contradicting claims that you make, or questioning
   your facts. This is perfectly normal and quite health. If you
   are a legitimate trader and follow point 4, then this should
   not cause you any bother.


This is not a comprehensive guide. If you are unsure about what
you can get away with, consult with your system administrator
before posting. Queries or suggestions for this charter may
be forwarded by email.

And of course:

Articles that are posted to this group are in no way sanctioned
or moderated by the author of this document or his employer, iiNet
Technologies Pty Ltd (iiNet). iiNet does not read, approve or
participate in the posting of articles, and cannot cause
offensive articles to be universally deleted or modified. In the
event of offense, defamation or slander, the victim is
encouraged to pursue the author of the article.

Enjoy.

Michael