Linux Applications

[Walter Dunz]

Actually, many of my discusion areas had membership approaching that level,
but every time a new system joined one of teh more active areas, they got a
brief but friendly welcome note with the ground rules.  (I was amazed that I
had to explaine the golden rule to people - but I guess it takes all types to
make a world!)

I probably despise spam more than any man alive.  (I have been getting it
since 300 baud was considered pretty fast!!!)  I don't want to see the
automated sales type posts that have become so common lately, but I don't mind
someone sending a brief overview of a product with a link to a web site.  I
think they should be required to be a member of the lug.  

If the software is capable, perhaps we could require someone to be a member
for at least a week before they can post.  This would eliminate the
'hit-and-run' advertisers who join, spam and quit.  

> It seems to me (coming from a 1200+ list with ??? posts
> weekly) that others don't have the "old tyme" net-etiquette.  
> 
> I for one hate spam.   Even if a company was offering a complete end to end
> solution for every MS based product ever sold, it would be intrusive enough
> to  not make me look at it seriously.   I realize there can be a fine line
> between marketing and reviewing a product, but some of these "spam in a
> can" messages we've got are nothing but bait for a luring market department.
 
> 
> -- Bradley Miller
> 
> 

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