Re: Advertising one's own products (Was Answering error messages)

erm - so adverting and repeated postings ARE prohibited ....I can certainly 
agree with that otherwise the list becomes yet another
advertising email and rapidly useless and no-one will use it for inter-member 
assistance.

but....if I have a potential solution I do try to inform that person (and other 
members, too) and ALWAYS identify myself as a
vendor, and also attempt to instil a little humour (maybe I should drop the 
humour!)

I also (hand on heart) make no attempt to farm or copy the email addresses for 
marketing purposes as that WOULD be unprofessional -
and judging by some entries in my Inbox not everyone is the same.

Jamie Coles
Original Software - a vendor of Automated Testing Tools for the iSeries400 and 
beyond.
Website address available upon request.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <jross-ml@netshare400.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Advertising one's own products (Was Answering error messages)


>From the guidelines sent every month.

"Advertising products, repeated postings, etc, are strictly prohibited.
Also, if you have a solution that will specificly help another participant,
feel free to tell that person. And finally, if you are a vendor, please
identify yourself as such... do not try to pass yourself off as a user of
your own products (even if you are)."

John Ross


At 01:00 PM 6/17/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Not wishing to be pedantic, but if a member of the list asks for advice of
>fellow members of the list, should it not be permissible
>to advertise or mention a vendor's own products?

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