Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!crdgw1!argentina!rankins From: rankins@argentina.crd.ge.com (raymond r rankins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: misc.forsale.computers Message-ID: <9094@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Date: 28 Jun 90 14:41:51 GMT References: <900627.10113738.058241@SFA.CP6> Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Organization: General Electric Corporate R&D Center Lines: 35 In article <900627.10113738.058241@SFA.CP6> Z4616314@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4616314) writes: >In article <55426@microsoft.UUCP> t-rayc@microsoft.UUCP (Raymond CHEN) writes: >>The newsgroup misc.forsale.computers has passed its vote, and news >>sites are gradually adding it to their arsenal. The group was created >>to provide a safe resting place for computer-related "for sale" articles. >>Please refrain from posting such articles to comp.* groups in the future. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ..... >Do we have any say in this? Will I continue to see ads? I'll still cross post my stuff for sale here. It was my understanding that the misc.forsale.computers newsgroup was created to help reduce the traffic in the misc.forsale group and so one wouldn't have to wade through people selling homes, cars, etc. to find the computer items for sale. I have been flamed for posting for sale stuff in comp.sys.apple2 in the past by some self-righteous, self-appointed net cops telling me they're not appropriate for this group. I always thought this group was for posting items of interest related to Apple II's. Is Apple II hardware and software for sale not of interest to Apple II users? I know it is to me and I like to see them. I've gotten some good deals that I probably would have missed if they had been posted to another group. So I say, let them keep posting Apple related for sale items in comp.sys.apple2 Ray -- Ray Rankins |(518) 387-7340 | INTERNET: rankins@argentina.crd.ge.com 2 Moonglow Rd. |(518) 583-3320 | COMPUSERVE: 71131,3236 Gansevoort, NY 12831 | | AmericaOnline: RayRankins