ads on the list

[Mike Arman]

I don't have any problem with an occasional ad on the list - I find them 
interesting, and useful to get an idea of what bits are selling for on the 
"casual" marketplace.

I think what we might do is fine tune the policy - and we have not really 
been abusing it, so this isn't a "sky is falling and we gotta fix it NOW!" 
deal.

Personal stuff mentioned one or at most two times, OK. Should ALSO be on 
marketplace.

Unique stuff found on eBay (or wherever), no personal interest, OK

Ads for businesses, not OK (belongs on vendor list)

Sig lines with the name of the business, OK (I don't mind knowing what 
other listers do for a living)

Sig lines with name, phone number, fax, email, address, full product line, 
testimonials, we take credit cards etc. not OK (belongs on vendor list)

Commercial ads (dealers) for cars for sale, not OK (belongs on marketplace)

A few of us are going to have a problem no matter what - Joel Osserman, who 
I believe is a leasing company, has a pretty specific sig line, but since 
he doesn't abuse the list by posting his entire off-lease sales list every 
two hours, I can't really see a problem. We have a number of other listers 
who make their living (or part of it) from the four rings, Phil Payne, 
Scott Mockery (sp?), Cody Forbes (racing in S. Florida), Igor Kessel, and 
these people contribute to the list on a regular basis, so THEIR sig line 
is also part of their credentials.

Appeals for help from relatives of dead dictators to sneak $X million 
dollars out of sub-Saharan countries and please don't tell anyone - take 
'em out and shoot 'em.

Best Regards,
Mike Arman