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Subject: Re: Moderation.... The deletion of a recent post.

Author: Lance Perkins

Date: 18:49:27 10/13/05

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On October 13, 2005 at 14:34:52, Dan Honeycutt wrote:

>On October 13, 2005 at 13:00:26, Lance Perkins wrote:
>
>>There is a once open-source engine that went commercial, and the author posted
>>messages on this forum, pointing users to the web site where you can order the
>>product. Consequently, this forum became almost the support vehicle for that
>>product, for things ranging from ordering to installation.
>>
>>Could it be that there is some inconsistency in the way moderation is being
>>applied?
>>
>
>There is information and there is advertising.  I see announcement of a new
>product, and response to questions about that product as belonging to the
>former.
>
>Best
>Dan H.

Its a commercial product and the owners posted a message telling us where and
how to order. The intent is definitely to sell. If that's not advertising, I
don't know what is.

Its not like in the middle of some discussion, they mentioned on the side that,
"oh, btw, FYI, got this product you can buy".



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