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Posted by Ken Halter on 11/18/05 19:28
"Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:e%23TZSf86FHA.3136@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> You can leave your attitude at the door please. The MS NG's may use the
> USENET, but they have etiquitte and rules of their own. This kind of post
> is an advertisement for a product. This post neither addresses a post
> made by anyone or a specific VB.NET coding problem that someone has asked
> about.
>
> There is a big difference between responding to someone and saying, "Hey,
> there's a product we make that can solve your problem" and just posting an
> unsolicited ad for a product.
(crosspost intentionally left intact)
fwiw, I agree with this entirely. I have a few "offerings" as well but I'd
never "ANNOUNCE" a new release. If someone asks a question and I feel one of
my products would help, I try to provide links to 2 freeware solutions,
followed by links to my product(s). Evidence of this is easy to find on
Google Groups.
As mentioned in a previous post, I keep a trash can next to my mail box, run
MailWasher on my email box, have XP/SP2's Popup Blocker plus additional
popup blocker software, have caller-ID on my phone and take all steps I can
to avoid unsolicited ads from any company, anywhere, at any time. I feel
that, if I need a product, I am perfectly capable of finding it on my own
without being hammered by SPAM from every direction. I don't need someone to
announce the availability of something that I don't specifically need or
want. When the time comes that I may need such a product. Google is one
click away.
fwiw, announcements like this last a lot longer here in the .Net groups than
they do in the VB Classic groups. There are 3rd party groups setup
specifically for this type of post (and they're ghost towns because people
don't want see, hear, read spam)
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB (visiting from VB6 world) - http://www.vbsight.com
Please keep all discussions in the groups..
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