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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup ?

"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup
?

Each newsgroup has it's own charter, some allow advertising others don't.


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Chris Thomas
West Cork
Ireland

"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup ?




It's different for every newsgroup. I thing the urg charter still says you
can advertise anything you want as long as it is no more than 6 lines once
every three months. Look for a post calles abc for newcomers ( or something
like that ) which tells you the exact rules.

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Martin & Anna Sykes
( Remove x's when replying )
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm

"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a
Newsgroup ?

Read the thread by sysop called "abc for newcomers to
uk.rec.gardening". It is repeated aproximately weekly. The latest
issue appeared on 09/10/04.

Franz

Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup ?

Just put your ad in your signature, like I do.

Bill
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"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup ?

It does depend on whether it's *your* commercial website.
Al

"Jill" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 07:17:41 +0100, "St. George" St.
wrote:



Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a
Newsgroup ?



Yes. Do as you wish.

The OP will have a lot of opprobrium heaped on him if he starts
advertising beyond the strictures of the charter of urg.

Franz

The OP will have a lot of opprobrium heaped on him

Does that have nitrogen in it?

Bill

If Sacha can spam for her own business with her every self righteous
posting, it must be okay because her shit doesn't stink!!!!


"Al Reynolds" wrote in message
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"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup
?

It does depend on whether it's *your* commercial website.
Al

On 13/10/04 8:26, in article , "Cerumen"
wrote:


"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup
?

Each newsgroup has it's own charter, some allow advertising others don't.


From urg's Charter:
"Advertising
Advertising is not welcome, with the following exceptions:

Suppliers of UK-relevant gardening equipment, services or plant material may
post a pointer to their website or invitation to request a catalogue. This
may not exceed four lines. This may be posted no more often than once every
three months. The subject line should begin "AD" or "ADVERT".
Participants in discussions may include references to their garden-related
business in their .sig (max. four lines). "
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Cereus-longispinus" wrote in message
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If Sacha can spam for her own business with her every self righteous
posting, it must be okay because her shit doesn't stink!!!!



Translating - it must be OK by the newsgroup charter for a participant in a
discussion to refer to his/her own gardening relevant business in his/her
sig, because Sacha does so, and she may of course be relied upon to abide by
the charter (even if few others seem to think it has much relevance
nowadays) :-)

"St. George" St. wrote in message ...
Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup ?

Have a look at the charter for this group:
http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gard....rec.gardening

"Advertising is not welcome, with the following exceptions:
" Suppliers of UK-relevant gardening equipment, services or
" plant material may post a pointer to their website or
" invitation to request a catalogue. This may not exceed
" four lines. This may be posted no more often than once
" every three months.
" The subject line should begin "AD" or "ADVERT".
"Participants in discussions may include references to
"their garden-related business in their .sig (max. four lines).

The usenet.org.uk site has some useful stuff about nettiquette.

There is a uk.adverts group specifically for promotions.

Cereus wrote "........If Sacha can spam for her own business with her
every self righteous posting, it must be okay because her shit doesn't
stink!!!! ........"

I think you have forgotten what Spam is,(Unsolicited commercial email (UCE),
more commonly known as "Spam,") and that is one thing that Sacha has never
done, also I don't think I have once come across her plugging her husbands
nursery, it is linked on her tab line as is many other peoples businesses
and interests.
Without people with a lot of gardening experience, be it commercial or as a
keen armature then this and other gardening groups would be of no use or
interest to anybody.
It,s just a pity that people who have much to contribute as well as a lot of
total time wasters, have decided that it is clever to be totaly obnoxious
and insulting to people they have never meet and who do so much to promote
gardening.
I always thought that this was a group for Adults, but seems to be more and
more spoiled brats talking over.
Lets get back to gardening related topics and leave all the rest of the crap
for the compost heap.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Sure, Davy, you crybaby sod.

Because you do the very same thing, it must be okay to spam the forums!!!!

If this is supposed to be a group for adults, lets post some porn links here
too!!!
..
"David Hill" wrote in message
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Cereus wrote "........If Sacha can spam for her own business with her
every self righteous posting, it must be okay because her shit doesn't
stink!!!! ........"

I think you have forgotten what Spam is,(Unsolicited commercial email
(UCE),
more commonly known as "Spam,") and that is one thing that Sacha has never
done, also I don't think I have once come across her plugging her husbands
nursery, it is linked on her tab line as is many other peoples businesses
and interests.
Without people with a lot of gardening experience, be it commercial or as
a
keen armature then this and other gardening groups would be of no use or
interest to anybody.
It,s just a pity that people who have much to contribute as well as a lot
of
total time wasters, have decided that it is clever to be totaly obnoxious
and insulting to people they have never meet and who do so much to promote
gardening.
I always thought that this was a group for Adults, but seems to be more
and
more spoiled brats talking over.
Lets get back to gardening related topics and leave all the rest of the
crap
for the compost heap.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Don't you know with Sacha, the queen bitch, its do as I say not as I do? If
she actually did what she says, she would be killfiling herself!!!!


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 13/10/04 8:26, in article , "Cerumen"
wrote:


"St. George" St. wrote in message
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Is it "correct" to promote a commercial website when using a Newsgroup
?

Each newsgroup has it's own charter, some allow advertising others
don't.


From urg's Charter:
"Advertising
Advertising is not welcome, with the following exceptions:

Suppliers of UK-relevant gardening equipment, services or plant material
may
post a pointer to their website or invitation to request a catalogue. This
may not exceed four lines. This may be posted no more often than once
every
three months. The subject line should begin "AD" or "ADVERT".
Participants in discussions may include references to their garden-related
business in their .sig (max. four lines). "
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)