Re: [ML] Are there any announcement rules for this list? (was Re: [PHP] Re: NEW SPAMMER ...)
| From: | Robert Cummings | Date: | Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:53:52 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [ML] Are there any announcement rules for this list? (was Re: [PHP] Re: NEW SPAMMER ...) | ||
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Personally I like to hear about new releases of PHP related products
here too. For how often it occurs, I can't see how 1 in 80 emails a day
is really going to impact the list. Especially since 10 to 20 emails are
generated in support or indignation for such announcements :)
+1
Cheers,
Rob.
On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 20:59, Joel Rees wrote:
> > I've just read the other thread about spammers and such.
> > Indeed, my announcement - even for a free platform - was not complying
> > to the posting guidelines as it not a response to any questions asked.
> >
> > I apologize.
>
> Where? The only guidelines that I can find for posting to this list are
> at
>
> http://www.php.net/mailing-lists.php
>
> I see nothing there at all concerning announcements.
>
> I personally appreciate brief announcements of related products,
> regardless of licensing. A tag, [ANNOUNCEMENT] or [ANN], in the subject
> line would be helpful, but that's the only comment I have on the subject.
>
> If the list maintainers do have rules or guidelines about announcements,
> maybe one of them would speak up now?
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