Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 10:19:03 06/28/02
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On June 28, 2002 at 11:49:17, Fernando Villegas wrote: >I almost cannot believe that such a thread was begun because of a simple, >isolated and infomative post by the OWNER of this place. A minimun of courteosy >to the guy that makes possible this site should inspire -even if you feel >outraged by such an attack to your tastes as it is chess products info- solid >and endurable silence. >Besides, I see lurking here a miss conception about what spams are. Spasm is >stuff that arrives to your email about something you has not interest of any >kind. But if the add has to do with something you usually consumes, use, like, >etc, I would consider that, instead, as info. An as an info is a service; >someone is taking time to put you in a list to tell you that this or that thing >you are interest since ever is available. > >We are invaded all day by emails about all sort of merchandises and services we >do not want. And we take at most one minute in erasing all that from our boxes. >So, what the problem is with ONE post about chess computers? >Motre: if you do not like to read it, you need perhaps 2 seconds to put the >mouse arrow over it and push the supr. button. Lot less than to write a heavy, >harsh post about how much you were bothered. >Come on, boys, do not make trouble for nothing. >fernando Spam is ANY unsolicited email with a commercial purpose. Spam is not about time, but about boundaries. No one has a right to invade your email box without your permission, regardless of how few seconds it takes to delete the post. Anyone who unilaterally assumes that their unsolicited email represents information is guilty of presumption, and will provoke controversy. Roger
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