Path: utzoo!mnetor!philmtl!pedersen From: pedersen@philmtl.philips.ca (Paul Pedersen) Newsgroups: can.jobs Subject: Re: This area Keywords: commercial Message-ID: <1075@philmtl.philips.ca> Date: 26 Feb 90 16:55:37 GMT References: <1960@oneb.UUCP> <5591@seac.UUCP> <1717@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> Distribution: can Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. - St. Laurent P.Q., Canada Lines: 13 In article <1717@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> lyndon@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes: >Although arguments can be made about the commercial nature of these >postings, I think the benefits outweigh the negative aspects. I >suggest we try it on a trial basis for a month and poll the readership >at that time about continuing the "service" or creating a subgroup >that sites could choose not to carry if they so desire. Pardon if I've missed similar prior discussion, but why not poll the readership *before* anything is done ? Is this discussion such a poll ? If yes, I vote NO. Paul