Re: *** ADMIN question of clarification

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:16 PM 6/2/2003, you wrote:
> It used to be that BPCS vendors were allowed to make monthly postings that 
> were not in answer to a question: a new product or service for BPCS, such 
> as a BPCS users conference, but only one such posting a month.  It would 
> now seem that some of that stuff is not explicitly allowed any more?

Yes, I'm bringing the guidelines for this list more in line with MIDRANGE-L 
guidelines (which I use as a template).

> New phraseology
> | Advertising products, repeated postings, etc, are strictly prohibited.
>
> I am just checking my understanding is correct.
> This means that job postings, or some update about some service like 
> www.bpcsjobz are not allowed unless in answer to a relevant question.

Exactly.

> This means that vendors no longer permitted to do up to ONE monthly 
> posting of some new product or service they have for BPCS, or a 
> significant enhancement to an existing BPCS add-on, or some BPCS education 
> or documentation, such as a new BPCS manual or newsletter, but they may 
> mention what they have in reply to a relevant question.

Yes

> This means that announcing a user conference may be prohibited if vendor 
> sponsored but Ok if a user asks about it.

A BPCS user conference & BPCS user group meeting announcements (SSA or LUG 
sponsored) is fine, as it pertains to the list in general.  Any other 
vendors user conference is not allowed.

david