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I'm with Brid. Let's review the policy This, for me, was a rare item of interest, and one I'll act on. There is at times like this a rather unappealing undercurrent of snobbery towards 'commerce' on this and similar lists, one that somehow refuses to recognize that academic posts, conferences, seminars etc are not that different from books. I don't suppose it would be feasible to maintain a two-stream list, one for people who are happy to learn about new books in the field, and a list-lite (or possibly heavy) for those who don't want to know. (uh, consider those last four words again.) Picking up Carsten Timmermann's point, mightn't another possibility be to require/request publishers to seek their authors' sanction before advertising their specific books in this way? regards, Hugh Aldersey-Williams >Gosh. That surprises me. > >I think it's an ideal forum to promote books, conferences etc. as >well as discussion. > >Maybe it's time to review 'the policy'? > >Regards >Brid > >---------------------------------------- >> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:51:01 +0000 >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: book promotions on mersenne >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Just a gentle reminder : >> >> It has been the policy, reflecting the wishes of the majority of mersenne >> members, that the list is *not* used for promotion of books. This applies >> even when the book is clearly of direct interest to the >> historians/sociologists/philosophers of science/technology/medicine. >> >> The reason is simple: there are too many books that interest us! Leading to >> too many mersenne emails, etc etc >> >> If anyone feels strogly about this issue, either one way or the other, feel >> free to email me, and/or the [log in to unmask] >> >> cheers >> >> Jon >> > > Dr Jon Agar >> Visiting Associate Professor, Department of History of Science, Harvard > > University