[meteorite-list] List rules re ads

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:53:36 -0800
Message-ID: <C20F3C70.337F2%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Howard,
        I went to Meteorite Central to copy the rule about ads,
believing you were mistaken. Apparently, Art ran that rule only
for a limited amount of time and the rules you listed are verbatim
with no additional guidelines, whatsoever.
        So, technically, anyone can run all the ads they want. As
dean said, most complainers are the ones that are consistently
placing ads (which I do not mind - but do hate the, "you ran one
less than a week ago" banter)...(I still don't understand how some
people find the "delete" key so abhorrent). So, no one can really
stand on a "rule" regarding frequency of ads.
        I would "add," however, that over advertising, boring advertising,
flooding the list with ads, etc, will lead to most people on the list
ignoring ALL your ads. In addition, there is a clear implication
that in the list rules that ALL offers should be a "sale" ad for list
members, not just a strait ad. This does NOT include greatly raising
your price for a few days, then taking it back to what it was (or even
higher) as at least one person has done.
        One would think "common sense" would dominate, but
the fact is that "common sense" is not all that common.
        Ads should be clever, and/or provide outstanding photo links
and/or offer a real bargain and /or offer a very rare fall, and/or etc.
        But technically, every one is free to make asses of themselves,
and some are remarkably gifted in this area.
        Best wishes, Michael

on 3/3/07 2:29 PM, Howard Steffic at bencubbin at hotmail.com wrote:

> Read the list policy..........
>
> There is no one ad per week rule. This is an urban legend.
>
> General List Policies:
>
> Posts need to relate -in some way- to meteorites
> Be courteous and professional at all times
> Do not post -private messages- or -personal attacks- to the list
> Please include the 'subject' of the post in the subject box
> Send emails in text format, not -HTML-
> Do not send emails with -file attachments- to the list - include a file link
> Make sure you can back up statements with -facts and references-
> Do not post -major advertisement- emails to the list - include a 'sale' link
> If you are posting a URL for a sale, include 'SALE' in the subject box
>
> Howard Steffic
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: "Dave Harris" <entropydave at ntlworld.com>
>> To: "metlist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] trades vs ads
>> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:44:12 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> Bit of advice needed - we all know the "1 ad per month rule" set by Art -
>> does the same rule apply to trading/swapping?
>> I ask this because, as some of you know I am undergoing an amicable divorce
>> and I am keeping my minerals an meteorites. However, I am not in a
>> position
>> to sell for cash for "technical reasons" but I can swap - I was just
>> wondering what the team felt about swaps ( BTW I have no intentions of
>> swamping the list, of course - I just have another item I might offer up)
>>
>> thanks for your indulgence
>>
>> dave
>>
>>
>> Dave
>> IMCA #0092
>> Sec.BIMS
>> www.bimsociety.org
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