The danger is writ large is it not.
Some quotes from the thread ....
"I have no objection to seeing the occasional advert for a course. If and
when the incidence of such postings becomes inordinate, I'll unsubscribe."
"Surely if the volume isn't great, the relative harm of such communications
is limited?"
Are we all assuming/hoping that commercial cross posting will remain
'occasional' or are we prepared to manage the situation so that it does not
become inordinate in quantity.
Contributing to the list takes time and effort, and for those of us who are
overtly commercial in nature i.e. consultancy based businesses, that effort
can be rewarded when new clients are won through their visibility of our
knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject.
I hope list members would agree that the list would be a poorer place if all
we did was post 'course advertisements'
Do I have a solution?
Perhaps the simplest solution is to take a leaf from the Usenet community
and start another list called [log in to unmask]
thereby separating out the discussion from the sales pitch.
Duncan Smith
Director
iCompli Limited Northampton UK
t: 08707 70 48 66 f: 08707 70 48 69 m: 07775 56 81 80
Mailto:[log in to unmask] Web: www.icompli.co.uk
"Compliance in your language"
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