[meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham

From: Mark Grossman <markig_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:52:34 -0500
Message-ID: <006f01c982f2$c4805110$6501a8c0_at_QED>

Dean,

Question on your comment:

> Bottom line is this: If you have a problem with ads why are you harassing
900 people who have no ability to do anything? What are you hoping to
accomplish by complaining to me and 900 other people. Complain in private to
Art or to the offender. I dont want to receive your whining emails.

Does this suggestion just apply to ads, or to the countless agressive emails
I have often seen fly between a small number of individuals on this list?

Mark Grossman


----- Original Message -----
From: "dean bessey" <deanbessey at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham


> The "Anti Ad" propaganda is running about 2 to 3 times the actual ads
being posted. Is it really to difficult to just delete 2 or 3 extra emails a
day in addition to all the ads that everybody gets for penis and breast
enlargement - the real spam?
> If I remember correctly the "One ad a week rule" was mentioned because
half a dozen people whined and whined so much like a 6 month old baby for
months that the other 900 people on the list who didnt care got sick of all
the whining so it was an effort to shut them up.
> Then later, two or 3 people unilaterally declared themselves sheriff and
them pulverized the list with anti spam "Holier than thou" messages than
again made everybody sick.
> If you go on any discussion list on any topic and the list is much better,
more active, and much more postings when there is a healthy posting of sale
ads.
> While you are right that an ads effectiveness might be lessened if one
overdoes it I dont see the problem with having to delete a couple extra
emails a week. What is irritating is listening to a smaller number of people
constantly whine about ads than the number of dealers who actually post ads.
That detracts from the list. The whining and bickering and wasted useless
emails whining about other list members.
> Bottom line is this: If you have a problem with ads why are you harassing
900 people who have no ability to do anything? What are you hoping to
accomplish by complaining to me and 900 other people. Complain in private to
Art or to the offender. I dont want to receive your whining emails.
> And yes, I can delete them
> Somebody needs a cold guinness and a life.
> Sincerely
> DEAN
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 1/29/09, bill kies <parkforestmet at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: bill kies <parkforestmet at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham
> > To: mpg444 at yahoo.com
> > Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 9:33 PM
> > Mike,
> >
> > There can be no exceptions to the AD rule, that would make
> > it pointless. You're implying that this person should
> > have special consideration. This isn't just Art's
> > rule. It's our rule. Art asked everyone to help create
> > it. If Art wanted to spend time considering each seller on
> > an individual basis he wouldn't have implemented it.
> >
> > If Cottingham is allowed to do whatever he wants, every
> > other inconsiderate seller will do the same and more will
> > emerge.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:07:53 -0800
> > > From: mpg444 at yahoo.com
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham
> > > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
> > parkforestmet at hotmail.com
> > >
> > > Bill-
> > > Please quit grandstanding to the list and let Mike do
> > as he wants. If you don'tike the ads- just delete them
> > without opening and/or put Mike on your blocked senders
> > list.
> > > As you have said- Art is owner of the list and it is
> > his rule.
> > > When Art feels the ads become out of line- let Art get
> > a hold of Mike personally off the list and let him know.
> > > Thank You
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Thu, 1/29/09, bill kies wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: bill kies
> > >> Subject: [meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham
> > >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > >> Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 12:15 AM
> > >> MICHAEL SAYS:
> > >>
> > >> "Do you really have nothing better to do?
> > Enough. 99%
> > >> of the people on the list- want ads, they want
> > meteorites,
> > >> they want to know what is for sale, they are busy
> > and they
> > >> want to be reminded. You have some tattle-tale
> > like
> > >> mentality. YOU can block my emails and then rest
> > easy.
> > >>
> > >> Michael"
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> After considerable debate, dealers from all over
> > the world
> > >> agreed years ago to respect Art's rule. One AD
> > a week.
> > >> It can't get any clearer than that.
> > >>
> > >> There's no rule about the sales technique. You
> > can
> > >> wrangle your meteorites any way you want as long
> > as your
> > >> goods ring true over time. I marvel at the
> > patience of all
> > >> those that adhere to this rule and their tolerance
> > of the
> > >> very few that don't.
> > >>
> > >> This is the meteorite list not the MICHAEL
> > COTTINGHAM 30%
> > >> OFF SUPER SALE STORE! Please reconsider your
> > methods
> > >> Michael. Since you KNOW what 99% of
> > the"mob"
> > >> thinks and wants, have mercy on the 1% of us who
> > don't
> > >> want to be reminded every day about your goods.
> > Please
> > >> follow the 1 ad per week rule.
> > >>
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