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From: suh@cunixc.columbia.edu (Kenneth Suh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The USENET Seal of Approval
Message-ID: <498@cunixc.columbia.edu>
Date: 19 Mar 88 22:25:44 GMT
References: <2653@crash.cts.com>
Reply-To: suh@cunixc.columbia.edu (Kenneth Suh)
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Keywords: impartial revues?
Summary: Would solicitations be a good idea?

In article <2653@crash.cts.com> haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel) writes:
>        Pehaps we should collect some initial funds (we UseNetters' can afford
>to mail in two to five bucks can't we?) and use these to solicit more funds
>from publishers and distributors.  With these we could hire someone to
>coordinate things.
>
>        Is this unrealistic?
>                                                        Thanks,
>                                                                Wade.


Well,

To start off with, let's say that company XXX donates $1,000 and asks
that their latest piece of software undergo the USENET seal of approval.
Let us also assume that they include a letter with the donation and the
software which says something like:

	We are looking forward to your review and the efforts of your
	organization.  Depending on our earnings in the upcoming months,
	we plan to support your efforts.

Get the picture?  How can this group be impartial if it accepts
donations from manufacturers and softare houses?


/ken

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