Re: Appropriate Content
| From: | Evan Nemerson | Date: | Thu, 09 Oct 2003 05:02:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Appropriate Content | ||
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Sounds good to me, what do other people think?
Definitely agree with the contribute and get free ad space idea.
On Wednesday 08 October 2003 09:57 pm, Chris Shiflett wrote:
> I tend to think that PHP-specific product announcements are fine, so long
> as they are courteous enough to prefix the subject with [ANNOUNCE] as is
> standard on many lists. This allows those who don't want this content an
> easy way to filter (whether automatically or manually by scanning
> subjects).
>
> I also tend to distinguish between open source and commercial software in
> this regard. It seems like a misuse of a list such as this to use it for
> marketing and/or general advertising purposes for a commercial product. I
> think the best way to market something like that is what Mr. Cummings is
> doing. Contribute to the list and include a brief description of your
> product in your signature. The more you contribute, the more people hear
> about your product. Everyone wins.
>
> :-)
>
> Chris
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