Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 13:25:13 02/13/06
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On February 13, 2006 at 13:10:21, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On February 13, 2006 at 02:24:30, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On February 12, 2006 at 13:32:33, Peter Skinner wrote: >> >>>This is nothing more than a flagrant attempt in polling users about possible >>>commercial payment possibilities for your program, and as such I am removing the >>>thread. >>> >>>As per the charter: >>> >>>Once a member gains access to the message board, he may read all messages and >>>post new or response messages with the proviso that these new or response >>>messages: >>> >>> 1. Are, within reason, on the topic of computer chess >>> 2. Are not abusive in nature >>> 3. Do not contain personal and/or libelous attacks on others >>> 4. Are not flagrant commercial exhortations >>> 5. Are not of questionable legal status. >>> >>>What about rule #4 do you not understand? >>> >>>Peter >> >>I do not understand why do you make a special post about it. >> >>Usually moderators delete posts of people that do not obey to the rules and send >>an email to them and they do not post in order to insult them. >> >>Note that in this case not everybody understand rule number 4 in the same way >>so if vasik was wrong in understanding rule number 4 you could send him an email >>and explain it to him and make a general post not directed at Vas that explain >>the problem. >> >>Note that I did not understand that vasik's post was against rule number 4 and I >>am not the only one. >> >>If this was the intention it is better to explain rule number 4 better in the >>charter. >> >>Uri > >"flagrant commercial exhortation" > >"flagrant" -> Obvious, conspicuous, flaunting, blatant > >"commercial" -> having profit as a chief aim, related to commerce or sales, >sponsored or supported by advertising, etc. > >"exhortation" -> discourse that advises or encourages. > >Now that wasn't so hard to understand was it? > >Anything that is obviously about selling something to make a profit, falls >directly under charter rule 4. Now would you want to say that the discussion >about subscription service, converting purchases to subscriptions, retaining old >customers, obtaining new sales, etc doesn't fit under that fairly >straight-forward umbrella of forbidden activity??? And posting direct order links of course - for your own items - friends of yours - people you know - companies etc. /S
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