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From: bruceh@mentor.com (Bruce Holm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Red Ryder 11.0 Announcement
Message-ID: <1989Oct26.161353.9298@mentor.com>
Date: 26 Oct 89 16:13:53 GMT
References: <35921@apple.Apple.COM>
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From article <35921@apple.Apple.COM>, by chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach):
> gt0818a@prism.gatech.EDU (Paul E. Robichaux) writes:
>>Blaming the excess posts on the news software is just plain wrong.  The
>>news sw didn't post the excess message copy...some human- in this case,
>>you- did it. 
> 
> Wrong, Paul -- Norm posted it once. Two other independent people also
> posted it. If I hadn't seen Norm post it, *I* would have posted it --
> because I knew it was of interest to many people here on the net. 
> 
> You can't fault Norm because people who weren't in communication with each
> other all did what they thought was a good deed for the net. I personally
> think the net is a good place to see upgrade notices for important software
> packages -- upgrade notices are much different, if you ask me, than
> advertisements for new software. It's an information resource.
> 
>>The original posting was questionable. The net isn't the place for
>>postings for commercial products.
> 
> Most of what we talk about on the net is commercial products. Apple, for
> instance, sells Macintoshes last I looked. Now, blatant advertising I
> agree, but I don't agree that what Norm posted was a blatant ad.

I agree with Chuq.  The single posting by Norman was reasonable and
greatly appreciated by me.  I didn't even mind seeing the announcement
a 2nd and 3rd time.  

What I think WAS uncalled for is all the msgs arguing about whether his
posting was proper or not.  All those opposing Norman's post have 
collectively generated far more noise on the net than his one msg, which
I think was FAR more valuable to read than all this follow-up noise.

Keep it up, Norm and any others out there who may be hesitating to post
announcements of interest...I will appreciate them.

--Bruce
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