[meteorite-list] Spamfest 2006

From: Dave Carothers <davecarothers_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Mar 12 13:48:54 2006
Message-ID: <01e001c64605$92a07d50$6401a8c0_at_WINBOOKJ>

Dear Adam and List,

First... Well said, Adam. Second, let me add my $0.02.

As a new collector, I'm continually looking at the people in this community
to determine who the players are. I'm especially careful to analyze the
people I buy meteorites from. Is he/she reliable? Does he/she have
integrity? I do so, because as you all well know, a collector had better
have faith in anyone selling him or her meteroites or you might just as well
go out and buy that $3M "Martian" rock that was classified via a "vision".

This list is a great place to evaluate people. Adam keyed in on one such
evaluation item (for me at least) i.e. "breaking a promise".

This list has rules. Most of the list members follow them. Those that
don't, at least in my eyes, have lost major integrity points. It's bad
enough that people submit multiple ads, however, replying to an ad with an
apology and then following with yet more info about your ad is, to my
military mind, a biggest ploy to insert yet another ad --- NO CLASS!!!! If
you can't follow a simple rule like placing an AD only once a week, why
should I or any other buyer EVER think that you would be straight forward
with me in any sale?

A rhetorical question - How many other members of this list either
conciously or subconciously feel the same way? Those of you who can't or
won't follow the rules may want to think about that.

FWIW, just my opinion.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:06 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Spamfest 2006


> Dear List,
>
> Art carefully thought about the direction of this List and asked for a
> consensus before making the once a week advertisement rule. After asking
> for input from subscribers, he set the rule realizing the List would soon
> turn into a spamfest without it. If he thought it was important enough to
> make this rule, then users who post to this List should abide by it, after

> all, it is Art's creation.
>
> As members of this Forum, users agreed to post advertisements only once a
> week. Those who post ads more than once a week are going against something
> they agreed to, breaking a promise. How can people who break promises
ever
> be trusted to do the right thing?
>
> Please show some respect to Art and those involved in the consensus.
There
> are probably 20 different users posting ads once a week with a couple
> thinking they are above the rules posting two or more. If everybody posted
> three to seven times, then 60 to 140 ads would have to be waded through
each
> week, a true spamfest! Over advertising in this type of environment will
> only serve to turn off the audience nullifying the affect.
>
> If those who break this rule think they are somehow special, are above
> everybody else and these rules do not apply to them, let them gain
> permission from Art otherwise they should be called on breaking a promise.
>
> Take Care,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood_at_cox.net>
> To: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <mcomemeteorite2004_at_yahoo.it>;
"Meteorite
> List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] enough already
>
>
> > on 3/12/06 8:22 AM, M come Meteorite Meteorites at
> > mcomemeteorite2004_at_yahoo.it wrote:
> > > I am for 2 AD post for week, one its many few, seen
> > > for ebay auctions if ended in 3 days...
> > > Matteo
> > --------------
> > You can be "For" whatever you like, Mateo. However,
> > this is Art's list, not yours. He makes the rules.
> > Michael
> >
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